Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-05-18

Neck nine by score OF rs 10 9.
Ben Yoffee's advertisement will
appear ID our next Issue Want Of
space prevents its insertion in this
paper.
The tug Aurora. Captain Tyler.
Of Baltimore. loaded with gasoline
for the Standard Oil Company was
at Leonardtown wharf last Tu' sday
The Leonard Hall boys will have
eross.country six-miles go-as-vnu-
please run next Friday, the 19th.
The race will start and end at the
Hall.
Sunday last, Judge Camalier left
for La Plata to attend the May Term
of the Charles County Circuit Court.
tits thought the term will last about
two weeks.
Pompey Thomas, an insane color
ed man. was removed from Leonard
town jail 20 Montevue Hospital last
Sunday. Thomas had been c0nfin-
cd here for sometime past
A valuable Dutch Belted heller
died at the Brothers farm, near
Leonardtown, recently. 1t was the
recently imported winning
heller and was valued highly.
The drouth has made many farm
ers behindhand In their corn. plant
ing. and the crops that have been
planted are coming up badly because
Of the lack Of moisture.
w. Bernard Duke has purchased
o large drove OF 'mule-flOt. hogs for
his Herring Greek estate. The
Farm journals report ihatthis strain
OF hogs is immune from hog cholera.
Hon. Thomas Parran. Congress
man from this District. has been
given place on the Committee on
Merchant Marine aud Fisheries
one cftheimportaut comm ttaes fthe
House.
Excavations have been completed
for the residence of w. Meverell
LokeF, this town, and The carpenters
are at work raising the building
Ben. Garner, u Leonardtown, is the
contractor.
James J Hickey. Of Philadelphia,
is In ST.. Mary's looking after the
welfare OF The 96 children, from
the Sisters orphansge ia his city,
who have homes in this county.
Mr.. Hickey is pleasant gentleman
and we were delighted 10 meet
him.
James Franklin Go'dsb0rough, H.
year old son OF ] Frank and For
ence v q ,ldsb3roueh. Of Leonard
town district, died al his parents
reside ice, MAY Btu. instant He
was a bright, promising hoy. His
bereaved parents have our heartfelt
sympathy.
Frank p. May. presIdentoflheF p.
Mag Hardware Company. Of Wash
Engton died az his homeo NJ street,
n W., Sunday morning last, aged
SO years. Mr.. May was educated
az bit. ST. Mary's and az George.
town and was we'll known 70 many
in ST. Mary's county. He was one
Of the most prominent business
men in Washington. May he rest
Ia peacel
The Reunion TO be held In 81. J0-
seph's Hall on Friday, May 18th,
for the benefit Of ST. Mary's Acade
my Hall. is pnder the management
OF the Alumnae Circle and promises
to be The great social gathering OF
the Eastertide An enthusiastic
meeting was held on Monday In the
hall by members OF the Alnmuae.
and plans were perfected TO welccme
ali the guests Admission, rs CENTS.
On May BIB, last. the local camp
OF Modern Woodmen OF America
presented en attractive entertain
nent at the Town HILL, Leonard
town, which Was we'll attended and
greatly enjoyed. The stars we're In
full force and a good performance
was rendered. between the acts,
Miss Agnes Ching aud Messrs. s.
M Jones and @ W. FoxwelI sang
After the performance there was
dance. The gross receipts amount
ed to about $3.50.
The Director OF the Census, un-
der date OF May ID, issued d state
ment showing the population OF the
State OF Maryland according to col
ar The statement shows that ia
ST. Nary's county. there are 9.726
whites, and .304 negroes; in Charles
county, 1913 whites. and 1872 ne
groes;in Calvert. b,279 whites, and
b,O46 negroes. The county with the
smallest negro population is Gar
ret with 107; Anne Arundel has the
greatest number, IA 1876
A forest FIRE OF huge proportions
ragged Thursday and Friday near
Brandywine, and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company sent every avail
able man Ia Its employ between
Washington and Baltimore to help
fight the flames which extended q
distance Of five miles. The Wash
ipgton Herald reports five hundred
men fighting the fire. The railroad
companys efforts were directed to-
wards preventing the spread Of the
iiames and TO saving the large mum
i1er of ties piled along the railroad