Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-07-16
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise,

Laurel Grove.
Tuesday and Wednesday were ex.
animation days for applicants for
Teachers certificates.
Wednesday was st. Swithin's day
and prognosticates the weather for
the next eight weeks.
Tuesday last, the Leonardtowp
baseball nine defeated the Cedar
Point nine by score of IL to5.
Mr.. ]. G. Alvey. and his child.
rem, Anna, Lucy and Walter, of Bal
timOre are visiting MIR. J. ]. Alyey.
near Morganza.
From now on TO election every
Democrat aught 70 work earnestly
aud faithfully Eor tbe election of
Bryan and Kern.
The Leonardtowu Glee Club will
give q concert At Chaptico Hall on
Thursday, July %. 1903. Dancing
and Refreshments after play.
Claude Lynch. OF Leonardtown.
has opened an ice cream parlor in
the room in front of the Beacon
Office. Give him q call.
There was q slight rain in the
Leonardt0wn section last SUNDAY
evening, the first for four weeks.
Vegetation was greatly benefited
thereby.
We regret to hear OF the sick ness
OF Thomas Ii. Fowler, OF Mechanics.
vile. and wish him q speedy res
toration TO health. Mr.. Fowler is
one OF our county's best citizens.
Saturday last, there were three
Washington automobiles in Leonard
town. Mr.. Robert Callahan 8 car
made the record run from Mechanics
vile in 40 minutes and to G reat Mills
in u minutes.
Mr. L. 4. Mumford. of Cape Charles,
Va, was in Leonardtown last Friday
and went from here TO Colonial Beach
by LAUNCH and returned Saturday
evening. Gu Monday he returned
home by way Of Mechanicsville. His
many friends here were delighted 10
see him.
GA tho way hame from the Denver
convention, J. Frank Smith, of this
county, was overcOns by heat and
tainted in the barber shop of the
Hotel MesrOpOlO, ST. Joseph, Mo.
Cold Water was thrown in his face
and he speedily recovered. We
trust that he will sustain no i'll effects
from his trip.
The appointment of Mr.. B. Harris
Camalier, Of Leonardtown, as the
successor of Judge ]. Parran Crane
on the bench of this Circuit meets
with unqualified approval all over
the Circuit. The Hysttsville hide
pendent, In recent issue heartily
endorses the selection OF Mr.. Cam
alier and compliments him highly.
The Mabel & Ruth, probably the
largest sailing vessel TO come to
Leonardtown- landing since the war,
brought q cargo OF lumber to Mr..
JOS. +. Neal last Thursday. Tho
and had on board ia. UUU feet of lum-
Der. Captain COuAwAy. her M Istcr.
was pleasant gentleman and de-
servedIy proud of his ship.
Bishop Alfred A. Gurus died la
Baltimore last Saturday, July Ii, in
the 10th year of his age. Ii, led
sanity life, doing good to oil his
follows and the world Is better be-
cause he lived. Ii was a PIE cher
Of great force and q scholar Of un-
usual requirements. HIs munIury
Will DO atfocGIUuaIsIy rovorod u ali
who knew hum. May he rest in
peacel
There is considerable feeling in
the county over the selection Of the
State road. Many are contending
that a nlstake has Oeou made liz Sc
Letting the Mechanicsville route and
are al vocaIiug the route oy Clements
ChapticO and Budd s Greek. Dele
cations left the county Tuesday for
Baltimore to meet the State Road
Commissioners and argue the point.
The orphans and commissioners
Courts and the Election Supervisors
were in session last Tuesday.
Joel Chandler Harris. affsctionate-
ly known as Uncle RsInus died ut
his home in Atlanta, ia. July 8. 1908,
Mr.. Harris was burn in Georgia
Dec. 3, 1916, and in 1876 became con-
nected with the Atlanta Constitu-
tion. ltwas while employed on that
paper that he wrote MS Stories ey
Uncle Remus' which made his name
famous in all English speaking
Countries He MAS "A charming IMAM