Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-10-12
LOcalEise and Otherwise.

Courts were Ia session on Tuesday.
Willie Nash and wife, OF Washing
ton. have been visiting relatives
near Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harvey, OF
Washington, are visiting the family
Of Mr.. q. B. Abel, Leonardtown.
Look out for the changes in the
advertisement Of Frank Libbey h
Co., the Washington Lumber deal
ers.
On our first page we print this
week some political articles, NOR
tuary tributes and other items Of in
terest.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Fen wick and
Miss Lottie Fenwick, OF Washing.
ton, are visiting relatives In Leon
ardtown.
Thursday, October IL Is Colum.
bus Day and legal holiday. The
Bank Of st. Mary's will be closed
on that day.
We regret that lack OF space com
pels us 10 hold for another issue au
account Of the Festival at Holy An
gels Chapel.
The advertisement Of w. A Smoot
q Co, Alexandria Lumber mer.
chants. will be changed next week.
Note the change.
Mrs. H. w. Viokers, OF Chester
to vn, Md, and her son, Mr., George
Vickers, OF New York. are visiting
relatives ct Charlotte Hall.
Miss Madge Fenwick, OF Leonard-
town, who has been visiting rela-
tives and friends In Baltimore, New
York and Washington, returned
home last Sunday.
In the recent quarterly distrIbu.
tion OF the State School tax, made by
Comptroller S'anley, 81. Mary's
county received 90, 730. 34for schools,
and 1913 04 for free books.
The County Road Engineer. the
Town Commissioners and District
Supervisor Heard have put the
Wharf Hill, Leonardtown. In better
ahape than we have ever known IT,,
and are entitled TO great credit for
their work.
The registration for this year
closed last Tuesday. II your name
Is not now on the books Of registra-
ton you will not be allowed 10 vote
In this Falls election The regis.
trars sit for revision only on next
Tuesday, the 18th. instant.
The Baltimore News" is owned
by Frank Munsey its policy dictated
by him: Frank Munsey is o Rspub
lican,. this should cause Democrats
to discredit anything they SEQ 10 il J
columns disparaglng the Democra-
bic party, or Its candidates.
Five large schooners are in Leon
ardtown harbor. The Murray Van
diver is unloading coal for Hotel St.
Mary's; the Thomas B, Taylor Is
loading manufactured lumber; the
Samuel Wood Is loading cord wood /;
the Mildred Is loading ties. and the
Matte Dean is awaiting sailing or
ders. NJ.
MIR. and Mrs. Stephen M. jones,
OF Sandgates, are at home from their
wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
took the sea trip to Boston and
thence went to Albany and came
down the Hudson River. They
also spent about week with Mr..
Jones sister at Patchogue, Long
Islands
Mr. and Mrs. g. Bernard Ed
wards and son, Of Mobile, Alabama,
will reach ST. Mary's on Friday
next. for visit to Mr.. Edwards
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O..
ed wards, 0f Chaptlco On their
way 10 Maryland. they stopped over
at At. Louis, Louisville and Gin
cinnatti.
All indications, weather prognos-
ticators say, point TO long and
early winter, with many heavy SHOWS
and freezing weather generally.
The prospect for heavy crop oil
nuts, the sickness of the bark or
young trees, she early falling oil
leaves and other signs are what the
predictions are based upon.
The death Of Walter Townsend,
or Baltimore county, removes one D
the most unique and popular char
Acters In tbs State of Maryland
Mr.. Townsend was q practical poll
kician. esteemed and beliknd bl
mon 81 Ill parties and had perhaps
more personal friends than any maj