Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-01-08


1884 Ia out Of date. lass 10 the new
wrinkle.
10 those who wish to make presents to ah-
sont irleuds we would suggest that sphsOFip-
tioa to the BEACON would DO just the thing
tia oRly one dollar.
Capt Hatchlns. who was shot Ia rem
counter With Young Wlhle at CorRasd Har.
Dor late last Fall, 10 dead. The papers do not
state whether or not death resulted from The
ELECTS Of his weunds.
The bodies nf Capt. John W. Wheeler and
his bFoiheF-In-law, whoss drowning We
noticed In our last paper have been recovered
and thelr remaiEs takeu 10 Baltimore and
there Inferred,
A medical expert has examined the water
of our Court House pump and found 1t to be
beautifully endowed with animslcule. ia
nse, for the present, has beea abandoned
Though there Is ''millons 10 IT. the new we'll
Is not rayinG investment. We hope some
means may be found to improve the water.
A tug, one OF the tenders OF the dredging
macl,iae, now at work Ia our haFbes, was
sunk few days ago by the neglect Of the boy
in charge to close the vent after blowing off
the steam. Owing TO this mishap and the loss
Of an important cogwhceI the operations of the
mud-machine are at present suspended.
We regret to learn that Mr. Leo NJ. Watben
has lost two valuable cows--one, from natu-
raj causes, and the other from being shot by
an unknown party To youag man who
has but recently boughtand commenced work
ing iarm, the loss Is heavy one, but NO
sincerely hope that this dad beginning Rlay
make an exceedingly good ending"
On Saturday, the 2?th uito., while driving
home from Mechanicsville, Mr.. Wm. PiIker-
toms horse ran off with his sulky. Mr.. P.
was thrownout, knocked senseless and receiv-
ed severe flesh wound and sprain. Neither
horse nor suiky was injured.
few days ago, Henry Noble. worthy
coiored maa living in Britoa's Meek near ssit
village, had valuable horse severely injured
by its running into wire fence.
The FLY, belonging to our village barber,
Mr. Fred. Guy, was stolen from Landlord
Fenwick's stables Saturday night last ridden
off and turned loose. Fred searched long and
fruitlessly tor his mare and finally found her
in Medley's Neck where she had been caught
and taken care of by kind friend. The
thief sea tered his blows taking Guys horse,
Shephard's bride and Chesley's saddle. The
saddle has not been recovered.
A friend writing TO rs from the city says
that ''tbis Christmas was the dullest witnessed
in Baltimore for many years. Whether the
democrats were saving their money to buy
things to suit the positions expected and the
republicans theirs from lear, is puzzle the
future will solve.''
Mr. John W. Tones has removed TO Ta,i-
more end not John S. Jones as reported in
our last issue.
Mr.. r. A. Moran has removed from Oak
vile to MechaDiesvilie. Mr.. Moran is an oc-
casional correspondent of our paper and we
hops that he may meet with abundant success
in bis new home.
The quarterly distribution of the public
school tax for white and colored schools, pay
ableon and eiter the 10th instant, has been
made by the Comptroller, and is TO while
schools in this county, .O7-colored
schools, $ll45.59.
Miss Nancy lglehart, former teacher at
White Hall Academy In this village, has
opened select school for young ladies, at
Mt. Airy, Davidson vile, P. O., A. A. Co.,.
Nd.
Miss Fanny Joy, of Oakvlle who has been
visiting in our village for the past two weeks,
has returned home.
Hon. B. g. Harris and Nr. A. r. Fenwick, |
Sr,, both of WON, for sometime past have
been confined TO their beds, are now very
much better and their many friends hope that
they may soon be restored to their usual good |
health.
correspondent writing from the 9Th dis |
trict and signing himself disappointed, |
says that ION the 9th ulto., he saw a fine |
soft cab which had been caught in the Pa
tnxent River, near Sotterly, and that fisher
men are now catching plenty of perch and I
Jock on Sheridan's Point, with hook and line.
The oyster Police sioop stationed in the Pa
tuxent ID making strenuous efforts to prevent
Dredgers from working In that River. Sue
cess to her.
California, Is still improving, the latest adj
diton being fine new ice-house built by Mr..
l.. ]. Wise.
Tuesday last, 10 r. Morgan, attorney for
mortgage, sold the farm known MS Suites
Range, situated in the 4th election district
and containing 100 acres, for 81, 100. Pur-
chaser, John +. Ching.
A Masque, for the benefit of the organ of
The colored Sodality, WAS given at Jordan's
Hotel In this village on Friday night last.
Jhe participants seemed to thoroughly enjoy
themselves.