Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-10-05
LOCalViSe and Otherwise,

WISS Auuio LYNCH OF Leonard.
town, is visiting relatives in Balti-
more.
Frank Duke. Of Baltimore. spent
Sunday last with his parents at
Hotel St. Mary's.
There is a good yield OF sweet DO.
taiOes this season and the "taters"
are unusually sweet.
Monday night last a valuable
young horse belonging TO MIR. Geo.
w. Maddox died in the stable.
Judge Camalier left Sunday last
TO attend the October Terms OF the
Prince Georges Circuit Court.
State Auditor Ash paid his An.
nual visit to leonardo wn last Tues
day. We were pleased TO see him.
Mr.. B. K. Abel. of the Bank Of
St. Mary's, left Sunday last for a
visit to Baltimore and Washington.
The schooner w. II. French. Of
Baltimore, IS at Leonardtown wharf
with cargo OF hay for ]. Philip
Green well.
Dogs recently harried Judge Jos.
II. Keys sheep, but were luckily
discovered before any OF the flock
were killed.
Raymond Foxwell, OF Leonard
town, left Sunday last for Baltimore
where he is attending the Maryland
University School OF Medicine.
The dates for the Fall Races over
the Leonardtown course have again
been changed. this time to October
30 and 81, instead Of 9, 10 and IL as
heretofore announced.
Farmers are busy cutting ard
housing their tobacco crops. Some
corn has been pulled and husked
We have heard Of some sales Of corn
from the piles at 50 tho barrel.
There will be a game OF baseball,
on next Thursday, October ), be-
tween the LeonardtOwn Workmen
Club and the Leonard Hall College
team. Don't fail to see it, as it will
be good game.
The season for longing for oysters
in the tributaries OF the Chesapeake
Bay and Of the Potomac River began
Monday. Up 10 Wednesday 49,
Licenses had been issued by the
Clerk to the Circuit Court.
Messrs. w. II. Anderson and J.
Bibb Mills, Of the Maryland Anti
Saloon League spoke at the Court
House, Leonardtown, Wednesday.
We regret that the speaking was
too late for US to get report.
Early Monday morning last, Capt
+. J Plowden' s stable was burned
with about 3 tons of pea hay and
1900 bundles of blade fodder. The
fire is thought to have been caused
by Spontaneous combustion Of the
hay.
Chairman VandivCr and Senator's
German and Lee and able assistants
ar lolk ng alter the details Of the
cam .aigu. We are going to have an
aggressive aud winning fight
Do ut let St Mary's lag behind in
the I'd work
Thursday, OctC Der 3, was tho first
rogi.'rAti IL day this year. Thereie
but cue more chance to register for
the ei, ctlon Of 1911. and that i /, mex
TUESDAY, tie lOth. instant. The re
Pi,tralIun officers sit for rcrixion only,
on Tu, sdLy. October IL.
The Clerk Of TIE Circuit Court, in
p"r>' n or by d, putty, will DO at ST.
lnign's. on Thursday, Oct. 18th.
instant. between IL O'Clock A. VI.
and three cock, p. NJ. for the pur
pOseofissuipg certificates fO- Dredg,
Licenses. Residents fist George :
Island may be accommodated in the
same tm'. by application to Jos. G.
Hobbs.
Ex-Judge ]. W. G.. Blackstone
died suddenly at his home at Acc
mac Courthouse, Virginia. on Sep
tembe4. ultimO. Judge Blackstone
was u brilliant lawyer ard force
ful and eloquent advocate. He was
with Robt. c. Combs. Esq atttor
ney for the defense, in the Wood
Chase trial q. this court, September
Term, 1896.
Associate Judge James r Bras
hears, OF tbs Fifth Judicial Circu :
o: Maryland. in the Circuit Court
OF Anne Arundel County, recently
decided that examinations in I.un-
acy by Doctors are unConStitutionat
and that the sanity of pat e is must
be determined by a jury before they
can legally be committed ~ 5 ate
Institution. The County Commits
Sloners Of Anne Arundel ruled il
conformity W tn the Judge $ opinion,
at their meeting on September 10,
u.timo.
S. W. Lyon. who lived on The
Motley Hall farm on the WicOmicO
River, Chaptico District, was the
victim OF fatal accident Saturday
last. Mr.. Lyon was at work har-
rowing field near the house, when
about A. NJ. someone noticed q
horse estray and as be had been
driving three, went to see what the
matter was. When they reached
the scene, it was discovered that
Mr.. Lyon was lying ia a furrow and
that two horses were lying on him.
When they were cut from the har
ness Mr.. Lyon was found dead. He
was man Of about 40 years Of age
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