Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-07-09
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise,


another issue several favors of our
correspondents.
The Leonardtown Glee Club will
give a concert at Chaptico Hall ON
Thursday, July %, 1903.
Mrs. Jane Hooper. aged aged Sc
years, died at her residence In Miles.
town district, Wednesday. July I,
1908
During local storm last Tues.
day lightning killed two sheep be-
longing to James Jordan, of Valley
Lee section.
Charles Davis, formerly of Glenn
ents, is visiting Niagara Falls,
Canada. Buffalo and other points of
interest in the North.
The tax payers of Cobrum section
are petitioninR for q public road IN
Cobrum Wharf on st. Clements Bay.
We hope this road will be opened.
Miss Daisie Beavan and Milburu
Bohannon took prominent parts 10
the Fourth Recital at Miss L.ouIa
Craig $ school in Baltimore. June
80. 1908.
Rev. William J. Brooks. S. J., has
succeeded Father O'Connor S. j..
AZ Pastor OF st. Johns Church
Hollywood. The appointment will
probably be permanent.
There have been local rains in
sections OF st. Mary's within the
past three weeks, but many hun
dreds have been dry and crops and
grass are suffering for rain.
Mr.. Camalier and wife left Tues.
day for the Blue Mountain House.
where Mr.. Camalier will attend the
meeting OF the StateB ar Association.
They will return next Sunday.
Reports have reached us that
Tuesday week there was a severe
hail and rain storm in the Trent
Hall section and that growing
corn was cut into ribbons and
blown fiat.
The nd, Del. * W. r. r. Co., is
running AN extra steamer leaving
BAlLlmore on Sunday and Thursday
al }. l.. VI. This boat touches a,
unt o"c Mar i4r.L iauGIu. (oluuu.)
and leaves there for Baltimore A.
$50. a. NJ. on Monday aud Friday,
The annual retreat Of the Sisters
Of Charity will begin July 10, in the
evening. Rev. Edward w. Raymond,
>. j., vi 81. Joseph ) College. Phila-
deIphia will Conduct the Exercises.
Over fifty Sisters from various parts
OF the South and West will make the
retreat.
The Democratic National Con ven-
tion met in Denver Tuesday and we
have no doubt but that Mr.. BRYAN
was nominated for the Presidency
ON the first ballot. 1t is nov the
duty vi all Democrats 10 see that hs
recelvesevery vote posi- ole to secure
for him. And remember abusing q
man is poor way to win him 20 your
views.
The County Commissioners were
in session last Monday and approx
I'd the line of road selected by the
State Road Commission. The bond of
u. Y. Herbert, Constable Ia Day dis
trlct was approved, and Joseph +.
Roorecnt, ot ST. Georges. was ap.
pointed aid " the State Fishery
Commission. vice Joseph G. Hobbs,
resigned.
The Easton Ledger, Of July 2, re-
ports that Charles Hargis. colored.
attempted To ncSmsrize or Soujur"
swapping turtle, W assure his
position as conlur mau." Hargis
held the turtle close to his face and
danced around reciting charms and
sticking out his tongue. The snap
per grabbed the end of the darky's
tongue and Hsrgis is now unable TO
speak and it is feared that he may
lose part Of uis tongue.
The route OF the proposed State
Road through 81. Mary county, as
tentatively located by the State Road
Commission begins ~ the Charles
d1unty line near Jos. A. Shoots
farm. thence to New Market thence
to Mechanicsville, to Morganza, 70
Loveville, to Leonardtown, thence,
by the Gravel Run road, 70 Indian
Bridge, to Great Mills, to Park Hall,
TO st. Mary's City, to st. Inigo,s. to
Ridge. to Scotland, TO Ps. Lookout.
Captain aud Mrs. W. A. Parsons
have moved into their new home at
Cobrum. They will be great ad-
dision to the county. The Richmond
News-Leader says OF them: Cap
tain and Mrs. w. A. Parsons hav-
ing sold their beautiful home.
Woodstock. left Monday for their
farm on the coast OF Maryland to
spend few months on account Of
the i'll health Of Captain Parsons.