Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-05-14
LOCalViSe and Otherwise,

new advertisement In next week .
issue.
The Democratic Primaries have
been called for Saturday, May Both,
instant. See call.
Congress has passed q bill that
will close the Bennings race track
in the District Of Columbia.
The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts and the Election Supervisors
we're In session last Tuesday,
We very much regret our inabiI-
ity 70 get into type for this Issue
several favors Of esteemed CORES
pondents.
An exceptionally large crowd was
10 Leonardtown last Tuesday In o.
tendance on the meetings Of the
County officials.
Work has begun upon the rebuild
ing Of All Saints Church, Milestown
district. Mr.. John Dean is the con-
tractor in charge.
Tuesday last was Local Option
Election day in Prince George
County. The county voted for Lii
csnse by majority Of 2l4.
Rev. Clarence Wheeler, of Holy
Comforter church, Washington, &C.
companied by his sister. has been
visiting friends in Leonardtown.
Rev. Timothy Bresnahan. S J..
Professor OF Ethics At Woodstock
Jesuit Seminary, is making q retreat
at ST. Aloysius' residence, Leonard.
tewn.
DR.. O'Donovan. OF Baltimore, who
was to address the st. Mary's Medi-
cal Association last Tuesday, tele-
phoned that he was unable to be
present.
Arthur Rand. colored, of Calvert
county, has been sentenced to the
MARYLAND Penitentiary for thirty
i've years for assaulsing Mrs. Mary
B. Ward.
The barroOm in Parsons store,
Morganzs, has been discon tinued (;
the stock Of goods been replenished
and the store is now fitted specially
for ladies aud children = trade.
We are receipt of communication
from DR.. G. Weems Petherbridge on
the Local Option question. Because
one Of our typesetters is sick, we are
unable TO handle the letter this week.
Monday last Sheriff Dent took
Bessie Willis, colored, 70 the Spring
field Insane Asylum, and Matthew
Barnes, colOred, TO the House OF
Correction TO serve IL months SEN
tencs imposed by Justice Luther +.
Miles.
Thomas Jones, one OF the oldest
men in Patuxsnt district. died sud
denly At his home near Holly wood i,
May 9Th, instant, aged 20 years.
Acute indigestion was the cause OF
death. Mr.. Jones was good man
and o good citizen.
Don't fail to attend the Moving
Picture representation Of the Life
and Passion of Christ to be given at
the Town Hall. Leonardtown, Tues
day, May 18th, instant, at 8. p. n.
Everyone ought TO witness this great
sermon in pictures.
Miss Flora Britton, daughter of
Mrs. A. T. Britton, is 70 be married
TO Mr.. Arthur Dudley Carpenter,
at ST. Margaret's church, Washing
ton on Wednesday evening. May 9Th.
1908. Mr.. Carpenter 10 o son OF the
late J. Walter Carpenter.
A great deal Of interest was mani
tested Tuesday in the appointment
Of the Road Supervisors. In this
district, We are informed that Thad.
Yatos, who made frst-class super
visor. was not an applicant for re-
appointment. The new sppointees
on the list are, Msssrs. Eugene Abel,
Samuel B. Hayden and J. BiscOe
WOODBURY..
The May Devotions in st. Alloy
slus' church, Leonardtown, are NJ.
tracing larger congregations each
night. On Tuesday night. Rev Cor.
nelius Gillespie, S. j., gave o briel
instruction and incidently paid q
high compliment 70 "old maids.
OF "old bachelors" he said he had
studied them for fifty years and
could find no good in them.
By order of Andrew G. Trippe,
Major General Commanding the
Maryland Division Of tne U. @. ",
We have been notified by David S,
Briscoe. Adjutant and Chief Of Staff,
shat the next re union Of Confeder
ate Veterans will be held at Birm
iugham. Ala. June 3 TO IL. praximo
Arrangements have been made fol
greatly reduced fares to and frou
the reunion.