Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-06-08
LOCalViSe and Otherwise,

Mrs. ]. e NJ. Raley and sons
are visiting their old home in Leon
ardtown.
Everyone ought to jIin In next
Sunday in thanksgiving for the late
bounteous rains.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
determined te open a postal savings
bank in Baltimore.
F. w. II. Peckham. formerly OF
Riverside" Medley's Neck. was
IN Leonardtown, last Monday.
The State encampment OF the
Maryland National Guard will be
held this year in Frederick county.
Examinations in the County Public
Schools will begin Tn day, June g.,
and continue until the 18Th, closing
on that date at 2, r. NJ.
According TO Baltimore dealers,
the price OF clothing will be decided. =.
ly lower il the proposed red duction
in the tariff on wool is made.
Mrs. Rosa Combs and her dauph.
ter, Mrs. John Jenkins ara visiting
Mrs. Mamie G. Green we'll at Hun
ter's Retreat" MedIey's Neck.
Recently, the Southern Maryland
Commission Agency sold for account
Of $. II. Bean, Of Beechville, six
hogsheads OF tobacco for 9 cents the
D uud.
The work on the LeOnardtown
section of the State Rod is nearing
completion, ard il is thought that
it will be iinishe d in about ten more
working days.
According to the daily ne wsp lper
reports the post bellum riots in
Mexico are more destructive 10 life
and property than was the war to
dispQsses Diaz
Lookout for The new advertise.
mentS next week of MillisOn's 8
Bargain House. Leonardtown, and
Of w. A. Smoot IL Co., the Alex
andria Lumber Merchants.
st Mary's Academy, ST. Mary's
Seminary and Char otto Hall will all
hold their 1911 commandments on
next Thursday, the 18th, instant.
Leonard Hall will commence on
Tuesday, June 20th.
Tnesd,y. RIbt. C. Combs, ESQ,
sold Ut Trustees Sale. the home
farm Of the lite Samuel Ii. Hammstt,
situate near Jarb JeSvil!e in the Bay
district. Mrs J ParrAn Crane vas
the purcf aSer for $27O0.
K Brooke Thomas. lately OF Cum
berland, was recently operated on
for appendicitis and is now cOnval
eScing at his old home "Matiaponi," 4"
on the Patuxent. We wish him a
sp edy restoration to health.
The June Term OF the St. Mary
Circuit Court convened Monday
with Judge CamaIier on the bench
The dOckets were called and iadg-
ments entered ia uncOntested cases
No causes of general interest were
tried.
Mrs. Kate Beavan, wife OF B. w.
Beavan. died at her husbands resi-
dence near'St. Andrews Church,
Monday last Her remains we're
bnried in st. Johns graveyard on
Wednesday. May she rest in
pelceI
The long drought was broken
Wednesday, evening May 81, by
good rain accompanied with thunder
and lightning. Some trees were
struck and a valuable OK, belonging
10 George T. Mattingly, of Leonard
town was killed.
Beal Il Loker is a new Baltimore
Commission firm. both members OF
which are popular and we'll known
81 Mary : countianS MIR Beal was
formerly with the WeemS Line, and
Mr.. lOker with the lowering Coffee
Company
At recent meeting ot the Town
Commissioners of Leonardtown.
Gerald Clements was appointed
lamplighter. and AN order was pass
ed iustructing the collector to at
once enforce the payment OF delin-
quent corporation taxes.
IL is reported that the $l0O. 900
guarantee fund for the National
Democratic Convention OF 1912 in
Baltimore has been raised. Hur-
rah for Bob Grain. He was. We be-
lieve, the only man who could have
accomplished this work.
Monday last, Richard J. Watts
was given q hearing before Justice
Charles A. Watts for assault with
intent to kill on Luke Goddard and
Coma Knott. The Justice held him
under 1925 bonds in each case for
his appearance at September court.
w, Meyerell Loker, ESQ, repre-