Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-04-29

market See advertisement.
Miss Anna Gardiner, NJ st Marv's
Cnuntv, was the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs q NJ. Eiel-n. -Jr Bryantown.
during the week.--Charles County
Advocate.
We have been requested 70 state
that BOlgiano. the Baltimore wea,h
er-prophet, is in no ways Connected
With the 6rm Of J. Bolgiano d Son.
the Baltimore seedmen.
The schooner Z Jackson. of Wash
ingtOn, was at Leonardtown wharf
last Monday, unloading q cargo Of
shingles brought here for Josepb r
Neal, our local Lumbar merchant.
Friday, April Both, will be Arbor
Day and will be suitably celebrated
by the Public Schools. We nope
everyone will plant q tree. Tree
planting ought 70 be encouraged.
Max L. Millison writes. under
date OF the 18th. instant, that he
will return TO Leonardtown on the
18th. and will reopen his store with
fne lot OF seasonable goods at bar
gain prices.
Roy Getz. of Hotel st. Mary's.
keeps the model stable OF Southern
Maryland and persons interested
should pay him q visit and investi-
gate his arrangements and methods,
His system is well worth an exami.
nation.
Last Saturday, Hon. T. Van Ola.
gett. OF Upper Marlboro, took the
oath OF Office as Associate Judge OF the
Seventh Judicial Circuit, succeed
ing the Hon. George G. Merrick.
whose term expired, because OF the
age Limitation.
Thomas ID. Stone, one of Charles
county's most prominent citizens.
died at his residence In that county.
April 10Th, instant. in the SOth wear
OF his age. Mr.. Stone was @ student
at Charlotte Hall and graduated at
Princeton in 1850.
Mr.. Peter N. Spalding, OF Holly
wood, and Miss Annie Farley, of
Baltimore, are TO be married In st.
Peter 8 Church. Baltimore, Wednes.
day, the 18th. instant. We wish the
young couple many years of han.
piness and prosperity.
The Charlotte Hall Academy team
have lately been playing in hard
luck, having been beaten bv the
University OF Maryland and the
Washington Technical High School
in recent games. We hope our bows
Will have better success in the fu-
ture.
Monday OF last week, the woods
on Glover Hill farm near Leonard
town, caught fire from q spark from
Shimp's mill and about three hun
dred acres OF land were burned
over. it was thought at one time
that Glover Hill school house was in
danger. The neighbors fought the
IRE and finally subdued 10.
Robert Raley and Mss Eva Tin.
petit, both OF Leonard town. were
married In St. AIoysius' Church.
last Wednesday. Rev. Father Stan
ton performing the ceremony After
the wedding the young couple were
entertained at the home of the
groom's father. They have our sin.
cere congratulations and best wishes.
At the recent meeting OF the Coun-
tJ Commissioners in Baltimore, Gov
ernor Crothers reiterated his deter.
mination 70 begin work on the State
road In st. Mary's county. This
declaration was made ia response 10
request that the work be begun ia
another county. The st. Mary's
representatives at the conference
were Commissioners ]. T. Abel. and
J. J. Cecil and Clerk w. NJ. Loker.
The Maryland Pilgrims Associa
ton has chartered the steamer Sus
quehannah for the pilgrimage OF the
Association to st. Mary's City on
May %. Some OF the visitors will
leave Baltimore on the regular
steamer and meet the others at st.
Mary's. The landing will be made
at Grason's wharf and thence the
procession will be formed and march
% st. lgnatius' Church, where High
Mass will be celebrated. Governor
Crothers, Mayor Mahool and Cardi
nal Gibbons are among the invited
guests.
We read in-4he papers great brags
OF libraries founded by rich men In
different cities and towns. but right
here In Lsonardtown Ia Que of the
oldest and best libraries iu the coun.
try built up by the contributions OF
generations Of our citizens. We
have several thousand good books
and they represent not the benefac-
ton OF any one man, but the small
monthly contributions of genera
tons Of st. Mary's countians who
started their library before Carne-
gie's father was born. Our people
ought TO take more pride In their
library and strive 20 keep alive the
literary spirit that was such q dis
tinguishing feature Of their ances-
tors.
Last Saturday, Lieuteuauts B. F.
Foulois, p. f. Lain and r s. Bam-
berger. OF Washington, reached
Great Mills at 8. p. NJ. three hours
out from Washington. by balloon
At7.30 p. N, they registered Of
Hotel ST. Mary's, and securing q
team left. soon after. for Cox's Sta
ton. Their balloon was hauled up
from Great Mills by Mr.. Freeman
and shipped back 10 Washington By
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