Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-07-07
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

"TS' bu"iu T. h0rcn died a.
4i6 P. street. N. w.. Washington.
D. c.. June Is. 1910.
Mrs. s Z Murray, OF Wash o gton
has given $50. 900 for the building OF
q residence at Mt st. Alban for
Bishop Harding
Wednesday. Constable Graves
bought tn Lea" ard.own and iOlved
in Jail on warrant Of Justice Canter.
Charles Shelton. colored. CHARGED
with stealing 2 chickens from M.rv
Ellen BrOoL s, c0lnred
Last Thursdays game of baseball
between the La Palta team and the
Lennardtown nine resulted in vic
tory for La Plata bv q score Of 3 10
2 IL took ten full innings TO ds.
eide the game. II was a pitchers
battle between Dent aud Wilmer.
Father Francis Tondorf S ]. ot
Georgetown University spent a few
days In the County last week He
gave stereOpticon entertainments al
Newtown. Our Lady's Chapel and
two at Holy Angels Hall. He ex.
poets to continue the the tour next
month.
Sincs our first page was printed
the following advertised taxpayers
have adjusted their bills and their
names are TO be Withdrawn from
the list: A. S. BenvIlle Il Co. Jno.
Is. Dawson, Jno S Garner, Ber-
nard Dean, Lydia Tennisor, Bene-
dict Shorter. Rose Fowler.
Sister Angelica, who was Miss
Estelle Green we'll, second dauehtsr
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Philip Green we'll.
OF this county, is visiting her home
for the first time since her reception
as Sister Of Charity. Her mapv
friends and relatives are delighted
TO see her again 10 St Mary's.
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller.
OF the United States Supreme Court
died suddenly at Sorrento, Maine,
July 4, 1910. aged "a years. JUS
tice Fuller has served for TWENTY
two years on the Supreme B.rcb.
tie was a pure. upright. alb" iurisr
and a strong, wholesome, lovable
mao. He was appointed To ire
Supreme Bench by President Cieye-
land in 1888.
The Reno prize fight resulted in
victory for the negro Johnson,
who beat Jedries into su omission in
the fifteenth round. The Sun re-
ports that at no time was the white
man o match for the negro. The
result OF the fight caused conflicts
between the races in many cities,
the most serious clashes being in
New York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
st. Louis and Atlanta. There was
small size riot in Washington.
About B. A. Nj, Wednesday, fire
was discovered in Mr.. Harry Jones
stable, Leon rdtown, ard in a short
time Inc sable WAS euv.llptd in
flames ahd the fire had sprogd Ia
Joe Young's dwelling. Both ths
dwelling and the stable were burn
ed TO the aground A'llhe res ,depts
OF TO Town turned out and helped
TO fight the fire and prevented the
flames from Speeding to other build
ings. 1t is thought that the fire
was started, from a cigarette.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Directors OF the National Bank OF
ST. Mary S was held Tuesday. The
usual semi annual dividend was de.
clared. Mr.. L. Z. Mumford, Presi.
dent of the Bank, was present q,
the meeting. and there was q unani.
nous demand made upon him tn 1t
he should continue in his position
every director contending that th.
phenomenal success Of the Bank
had been largely due to his great
business ability and sound iudgmen,
and advice. Mr. Mumf I'd said tina,
hs bad thought OF resigning as pres
ident OF the directorate, to devote
more attention to his personal bust
ness and that he had already re
tired from several Of his positions
but that under the circumstances,
hs would remain as President Of
the Bank Of ST. Marys.