Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-30

Circuit Court convenes on Monday
next.
It cost the wet force $780,
69s.S7 to defeat prohibition in
Maryland.
The schools of the county closed
on Wednesday last for the Thanks
giving holidays.
Miss Anna May Boyd visited
her sister, Mrs. w. A. Smoot, Of
i. B., recently.
Judge b. Harris Camalier, who
has been in attendance on the Charles
County Court has returned.
Miss Heloise Abel and Miss
Madeline Camalier, visited friends
in Washington during the week.
Mr.. L. J, Sterling, of the First
National Bank of st, Mary's, visit
ed Baltimore during the week.
The County Commissioners
have ordered all work on the pub
lie roads discontinued until further
notice.
We regret to learn that Mr..
Geo. Il. Garner, of Chaptico, is un-
well and trust that he will soon re-
cover.
Note the sale of the stock of
General Merchandise at the store of
the late w. X. Herbert. See
advertisement in this issue.
Louise Marguerite, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. +.
Owens, died at the home of her par
eIits on Friday last.
A marked improvement to the
town is noticeable by those who
traverse Lawrence Avenue. The
street is vastly improved.
The Trustees of the st. Mary's
Female Seminary will meet in
Leonardtown, at Hotel st. Mary's,
on Monday, Dec. {, prox.
Among the successful applicants
for licence to practice dentistry in
Maryland is DR.. b. Harris Camalier.
of Leonardtown. We congratulate
him.
Mr., A. K. Wilkinson, of Brit
ton, killed last week two 26I-days
old hogs, one weighing 29s and the
other S44 lbs. Who can beat this
most excellent showing?
Our correspondents are again
requested TO get copy in our Office
early. We are most anxious to
publish all county news, but copy
MUST be in this office before We'd
nesday.
We regret To learn that Mr..
j. Frank Smith, Of Scotland has
Abeen extrepely gick and ,-sincerely
trust TO hear Of his speedy recovery.
His condition as we 90 TO press n
greatly improved.
In conformity with the ancient
custom, the festival Of Thanksgiving
10 celebrated throughout the country
today. And America, above all of
the nations of the earth, has much
for which to be Rreatful.
Alec Dorsey, an estimable col
ored man, who has lived in or near
Leonardtown all his life, died on
Tuesday morning last. Uncle
Alec" was good citizen and was
well liked by all who knew him.
Wheat has dropped off nearly
ten points on the Chicago exchange.
Conservative experts on the grain
situation claim that this recession is
unwarranted and that il will mount
even higher than its recent high
mark.
Attention Of advertisers is call
ed to the fact that we print only
three more issues Of the BEACON be-
fore Christmas. Delay in getting
your holiday advertisement before
the public may be reflected in the
RECEIPTS tor the season.
We are anxious TO secure the
news from all sections Of the county
and desire 10 communicate with par
ties who are willing to help make
the BEACON a better paper by secuf-
ing and forwarding the news of their
sections. Please write us. We
mean TO have a newsy paper and
consider this the best means toward
that end.
The lecture of Mr.. l.. o.
Armsworthy, Of the Bureau o.
Commercial Economics, Washing
ton, was very much enjoyed on
Tuesday evening. Illustrations OF
goth century scenes of the Evange-
line and Hiawatha country was
given by stereopticon and motion
pictures. These lectures are given
gratis by the Bureau which Mr.,
Armsworthy represented.
The death Of Mr.. Louis e.
Shoemaker, Of Washington, which
occu-ed 1t his residence in that city
on Saturday last, removes one Of
the Capitol's foremost businessmen.
Mr.. Shoemaker was we'll and favor
ably known in st. Mary's, where he
had . host Of friends. His sincere
good wishes for the county and her