Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-14
In our last weeks locals there

september ID. The longing season
does not open Ia the tributaries IN.
I'll October l, proximo.
The Town Commissioners are a.
work on the streets and IL Is sin
cerely hoped that they will not over
look To" pool Of stagnant water on
Lawrence Avenue near the West
end OF Fen wick street. This stand
ing water is not only an eyesore.
but Is q menace TO heIlth.
Sylvia Adams. aged Ga years. an
estimable cOlored wonauof the Comp
ton section, dropped dead last Mon
dav, September IL. while getting a
bucket OF water form the spring.
She was the wife OF Thomas Adams
and was respected and esteemed by
all who knew her. May she rest ia
peacel
Wednesday last Judge Camalier
drew three additional jurors in place
OF those excused AZ follows: J.
Stephen Alvey, Of the 4th Il strict
in place OF r. Mattingly Swami,
John X. Career. Of the 9Th district.
in place OF Fred A. Norris. J. Theo-
dore Bailey. 7th district, 10 place Of
Adam 7. While.
Sealed proposals. in duplicate. will
oe received Al tho Lemon Building.
Washington. until ll.l5. ", Ser.
TENDER IL. for removing the small
iron fence from The Point To,knut
Confederate Cemetery aud re erect.
ing same around tho S.ats Moru
men. re- Intlv ro.ere:tcd Blank
proposals furnished on application
J Erwin Coad. OF 'Cherrylinlds, I"
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. N.ale
Thompson at HobDkrn. ". J. On
Tuesday. September IL. Mr.. Cad
celebrated the SOTO anniversary OF
his birth and there was large gath
ering of his family aud connections
in honor OF the occasion. That be
may celebrate maLy more such an-
niversaries is the sincere wish OF
the BEACON
A License 10 Marry was issue
Monday. the 11th. instant, bv the
Clerk OF our Circuit Court to
Vance S Davis. aged %. ard e.
telle wilkins. ag. d 81 both OF Nor
thumberland Cou nty. Va. July 8.h,
ultimo. License to Marry issued
10 Claude Newson and Lulu Rock,
also OF Northumberland county.
Leonsrdtown is becoming quite a
Gretna Green for Virginia couples.
On Tuesday next, the 18th, in
SAINT, there will be Farmers Nee
ing held In Leonard own, under the
auspices of the Governor Agricul-
tural G Immittee Governor Croth-
ers and several other prominent
speaker ; will deliver addrt sses on
Interesting subjects. The meeting
will be similar IL the great F .rmers
Picnic I'D at La Plata. last year
and t is to be hoped that it viii be
equally as well attended.
Tuesday evening last. Constable
ZACH. :. Graves and special officer
Locke Holmes brought to Leonard
town and lodged in Jail on warrant
of Justice L. JOhu son Canter, Lou 5
Hermann Abinett, adjudged guilty
OF Re sistiug an officer and general
disorderly conduct, and Joseph
Abinet, guilty OF assault and charg-
ed with larceny. Ga Louis Abiue:t,
the Justice imposed fms aggregat-
ing $35. while Joseph was fined 50
and held for the action Of the Grand
Jury.
Our old friend. Mr.. Chapman
Burroughs. of Mechau!csville, is
sorely afflicted by sickness in his
family. Six OF his children were
taken down with ptpnaine poison
ing. induced, it is thought by eating
oysters Four OF the patients were
sent 10 a city hospital aud two are
quite sick at b me- DR. Z r. Nor
gan is attending the stricken family
and under his skillful mAusg- ment
aud treatm nj hopes are entertained
for their speedy res'orl..o1 to
health. MIR Burroughs is Con-
federa'e vetsrar AID ihs prayers OF
many st Marv's friends go up for
him in his sffiiction.
Since writing the local Of the
sickness in tho family of Mr. Chap
man Burroughs, of Mecbanicsville,
we have been informed, by phone,
OF the death of his seventeen-year
old daughter. Miss Bessie. at Sibly
Hospital. Washington. She died
Tuesday. the 18th. instant. and her
remains will be brought to Mechan-
icsville on to days train for burial.
The afflicted family have our heart
felt sympathy.