Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-03-14

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and 10 o'clock.
The politicians will no doubt get
hustle on EN-" during March
Court and we will see what we will
see.
A letter from L. D. Sale, OF Wash
ington. was received too late for
this paper and will be printed next
week.
We received communication from
an esteemed Scotland correspondent
too late for insertion in this issue.
1t will appear in our next.
Mrs. 7. Lee MattinRly. OF Buena
VISIT" near Lsonardtowu, who has
been spending the Winter in Balti-
more and Washington. has returned
home.
Spring is due to begin next Thurs
day, according to the Almanac, but
We would not advise our friends to
change their Winter flannels on the
Almanac's say so.
Next Sunday. March 18th, will be
st. Pstrick's Day, and next SUNDAY
week, the oath, ine:ant. will be Palm
Sunday. Easter Sunday falls this
year on March 31st.
We wish the newly organized
Farmers Club long and useful exis-
tence, and know our wishes will be
realized II the members will abide
In unity and concord.
The Trustees OF the st. Mary's
Female Seminary will meet In Leon
ardtown, on Wednesday, March q,
instant. instead Of on the first Mon
day in Court as heretofore.
We invite the special attention OF
our tobacco planters to the sugges-
ton made in the card of Inspector
Yates, published in another column.
Read IL and profit therefrom.
Messrs. ] w. Averill and Edw.
H. Foster. OF Washington, are In
Leonardtown. preparing to make a
survey OF the harbor preparatory to
dredging out the channel of Brit
tons Bay.
Thomas Hayden. OF Leonardtown,
now in his 8Oth year. informs us
that he remembers well the Jessie
Cation" spoken of by Josiah Turner,
OF Texas, in his letter in the last
weeks BEACON.
Court will begin next week. Up
TO the present writing it looks as II
we would have an exceptionally
small criminal docket even for St.
Mary's county, where there are new
or many law breakers.
Tom Mattingly asks us to invite
all owners of Garrisons. Happy
Russells, ct al. to come to Leonard
town next Tuesday. Tom promises
to have horse on hand that will
throw them all in the shade.
Wednesday last, while telling q
tree, W. j. Smith, of Leonardtown
district, was severely and painfully
cut on the left leg, just below the
knee by an ak accidently slipping
from the hand Of John Butler, color
ed.
Jacob Frank, the Baltimore Cloth
Ter, Is in Leonardtown on his trip
through st. Mary's. Mr.. Frank Is
q brother OF the late lamented
Ephraim Frank. who was one OF the
most popular salemen ever in this
section.
Messrs. James Hall and J. Frank
Smith shave had the Confederate
Cemetery at Point Lookout fenced
and plowed. 1t should be plowed
again in the Spring and grass seed
ed and we hope that our people will
contribute TO the good work.
Thursday last, Judge Crane was
Ia Leonardtown and drew the fol-
lowing jurors TO serve in place Of
those excused; Enoch A. Norris, Of
st. Inigo's, vice John ]. Ross; W. F.
Chesley. of Charlotte Hall, vice DIR.
@. w. Petherbridge; Andrew J.
Cheseldine, OF Milestown. vice Wade
I'll. Blackstone.
The wedding of DR.. Purnell F.
Sappington. of Bel Air. and Miss
Nellie Slye. OF Fallstone, is announe-
ed to take place on March Il. The
groom is one of our well known local
physicians and the bride is one of
the most highly esteemed members
OF Harford's teachers corps Bel
Air Democrat.
A general advance in price has
been made by all manufacturers on
ell grades of paper. The suhscrip-
tlon 20 the BEACON Is still 81 q wear
however. and wa hope our friends
win not neglect the opportunity af-
forded them by the March Term Of
Court OF calling aud helping US out