Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-10-15
Chestnuts are ripe.

our wells are getting low.
Mr.. sam'l Wallace left via steamer
ON Sunday last for Washington.
Monday last was Columbus Day.
and was fistingly celebrated through
out Maryland.
A party Of State road officials are
now on an inspection of State roads
in st. Mary's.
Mr.. /. M. Morris, OF the Reming-
ton Typewriter cc, has just complet-
ed a canvas of the county.
Mrs. Thad. Yates, of Washington,
is visiting her brother, MIR. Ford
Grecnwell, who is seriously Ill.
Mr.. o. L. Owens district manager
for the oliver Typewriter Co., has
been spending few days in the county
Judge b II. Camalier, who is in
attendance on the Prince Georges
court, spend Sunday with his family
in Leonardtown.
The ladies of the Farmers Club of
Chaptico will hold q supper and dance
on Wednesday, October n. A good
time is anticipated.
Plans go ON aDace for the great
Fair at LDeoard Hall. This Is TO be
something really big for the county.
All should take a deep interest.
After siege of ii days the Ger
mans captured Antwerp, the temporary
capitol of Belgium. The Belgium
army, however, succeeded i'm evading
capture.
Deputy Sheriff Pi1kerton, lodged
in Jail on Thursday last, George w.
Coates, committed by Justice Joseph
c. While, in default of bail, to keep
the peace.
All Saints Parish, Rev. ID. We'll
lington Curran, Rector. Sunday, be-
ing ST. Luke's Day, there willy be
shortened form Of Mathis and Holy
Communion ut IL O'Clock.
On Monday, October 10Th, the
Clerk of the Circuit Court will visit
st. Georges Island, either in person
or by deputy, for the purpose of re-
ceiving applications for certificates for
dredging for the coming season
The Boston Braves won the base
ball championship of the world, hav-
ing defeated Connie Mack's Athletics
in four straight games. There was
sure some tea party in Boston when
the glad event had been accomplished.
Mr.. Zach s. Graves, of the Fifth
District, qualified on Tuesday last "a
Constable for the 18th year. Mr..
Graves, in the quarter of a century
that he has been constable and deputy
sheriff has made record for efficiency
and attention 70 duty of which he may
well he proud.
Aunt Louisa Gordon, an estimable
colored woman of Leonardtown, died
suddenly on Sunday afternoon last
while walking on the back street. For
a number of years Aunt Louisa was
cook at the old Moore's Hotel and
was one of the best old colored women
of our section.
At the residence of the brides
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Thomas +.
Foxwell on Monday last at 10 a. m.
Miss Rosaline S. Foxwell became che
bride of Mr.. William Hales Pardoc,
of Washington. DIR. w. W. Costin
performed the ceremony. The young
couple will reside in Washington.
Our congratulations.
Representative Levy, of New York,
the owner OF Monticello the home of
ThomPs jefferson, has written letter
To Secretary of State bryan, Offering
to sell same TO the Government for
half million dollars. He makes the
suggestion that Il be used as "a ''home
for Presidents, - his idea being place
for the President TO spend his vaca-
tions.
MIR. II. b. Tippett, former st.
Mary's countian, delivered the ad-
dress Mt Englewood, N. j., on October
IL, to 5000 members of the Holy Name
Society Mr.. Tippett took for his
theme the peace, prosperity and hap
piness of this country and compared
It's condition with the struggle for
mastry in Europe. MIR. Tippett is an
eloquent orator.
Mr.. Roland Ii. Duke, of Leonard
town, has purchased the Job Printing
Establishment formerly owned by Mr..
w. G. Sadler. The new business will
be known as The ST. Mary's Job Print
ing Co., and is to be continued at the
old stand Mr.. Duke is an energetic
young business man and enjoys the
friendship and confidence of the com
munity. He will undoubtedly make an
enviable success in his new venture.
See advertisement In another column.
A new firm has completed arrange
ments for assuming the manage
ment OF the mercantile business OF the
late F. o. Morgan, and from the per-
sonel we feel amply warranted in pre-
dieting an abundant success for those
engaged in the venture. The member
ship Is composed of Messrs. ]. 4. N.
Sterling, L. B. Abel and Chas. N.
Sterling, all men of wide business ex-
Perhence, high moral character and |
pleasant personalities. Their an
nouncement appears elsewhere in this |
issue and their advertisement will be
published next week.
On Sunday last a party from
Washington motored to Leonardtown |
In three cars on a visit TO Mr.. and |
Mrs. ID. p. johnson, and we're enter