Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-14
LOCalViSe and Otherwise,

Don't fail 70 call at the BEACON
Office during Court.
Don't fail 70 attend thu Farmers
Meeting. at Leonardtown next Tues.
day.
Mrs. W. G. Mat,ingly. OF Loon
ardtown. 10 visiting friends in
Washington.
Miss Madge Fen wick, Of Leon.
ardtown, is visiting relatives and
friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. George Cough spent Sunday
last at Chsptico. ST. Mary's Coun.
ty.-Marylaud Indepe ndent.
The season for longing for oysters
in the tributaries Of the Chesapeake
aud Potomac begins October /.
A schooner cargo OF hay. co1sign-
ed TO ]. P. Greenwich. was deliver.
ed at Leonardtown wharf. this week.
George Hasselswerth is building
q large stable and barn on h lot
back of the Loker store, Leonard
town.
Mrs. Ray T. Jenkins and Miss
Bertha Joy. OF Washington. are visit
ing their uncle. W. W. Joy. OF Holly
wood.
At Q meeting held last Monday
evening, the Con missioners OF Lem
ardtown appointed Harry Peacock
bailiff.
The Medley Neck Bas. ball Club,
defeated the Valley Lee nine. Tues
day last, in a seven inning game. by
score Of Y TO 8.
Up to d .te the Convention of tho
Slavonic Society has not determined
when the work Of colonizing at st.
Mary's City will begin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Joy, oil
Washington, D. c., have returned to
their homs after pleasant trip to
Niagara Falls and Canada.
Mrs. ]. Dallas Evans. Mrs A. p.
Collision and Mrs. J. Ford Yates
paid the BEACON Office q much ap-
preciated visit last Tuesday.
Recently. Mrs. James Spalding. Of
this district. fell and was painfully
hurt. Mrs. Spalding is a sister OF
the late James 81. Mattingly. We
wish her q speedy recovery.
Miss Julia A. Price. OF BAltim IRE,
who has been visiting her uncle
Louis Saunders, OF Great Mills. has
returned home much to the regret
Of st. Mary's friends and admirers.
81. Mary's Academy, this town.
begins the session of 1911 IL with q
la Ga attendance. Three new pupils
have arrived from Charles county,
Misses Lancaster. Hayden and
Martin.
VI" invite special attention to the
BanH s,s.cnents published in this
issue. They show the conditions {
cur local banks which is the best
index Of business conditions Ia the
county.
The Septsmbsr Term OF our Cir
cut Court Will convene next Mon.
day, the 18th, instant. From pre-
sent indications the Criminal dock
ct will be exceptionally short. even
for this county.
Tuesday, Judge Camalier drew
for the September Jury Peter Came
ron vice J. Dallas Evans, OF ST.
Inigo's. excused. and john F. A.
Norris, OF Bay district. vice. Joseph
A. Bean, excused.
Leonard Hall. LeonardDwn. be-
gins the scholastic year with a good
attendance-36 board rs and A day
pupils. Ten more board-rs have
been accepted and will be in before
the end OF the week.
The local Republican csndidaieS
met in Leansrdtown on Wednesday
Ii is reportt that at the conferer &c
IL was determined to nominate for
County Commissioner. Arthur c
Combs, OF Valley Lee.
The recent rains have greatly
benefited the corn crop and there
Is now fiue prospect for good
yield OF tobacco. While not q full
crop was planted, the growing TO-
blcco is looking very we'll.
Miss Rose Fenwick. daughter Of
William II. Fen wick. OF Valley Lee
district. died recently In q Bslti
more hospital. Her remains were
bought 10 ST. Mary's for interment.
She was about 10 years Of age.
The recent advance in the prices
Of sugar will likely soon bring the
cost per pound to the consume r
higher than IL has been for y ars.
Sugar Is now retailing in our loo al
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