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

1854 Ia out of date. 1855 10 the new
wdakls.
TO those who wish TO make presents To alb.
sent lrleads we would suggest that auhseFip-
tloa to the BEACON would DO jast the thing.
It Ia oRly one dollar.
Capt. HutohlnS, who was shot Ia rem
counter With Young While at CorRasid Har.
Dor lats last Fall, 10 dead. The papers do not
state whether or not death resulted from the
ELECTS of his wounds,
Ths bodies nf Capt. John w. Wheeler and
his brotheFIR-lrW, WHOSE drowning We
noticed In our last paper, have been recovered
and thelr remains takea 10 Baltimore and
there Inferred,
A medical expert has examined the water
Of our Court House pump and found 1t to be
plentfuliy endowed with animalcal@. Its
use, for the present, has been abandoned
Though there is "inilions In it, the rev we'll
Is not rnying investment. We hope some
means may he found TO improve the water.
A tug, one of the leaders OF the dredging
machine, now at work Ia our hsrbor, was
sunk q few days ago by the neglect Of the boy
IN charge TO close the veBt after blowing Off
the steam. Owing to this mishap and the loss
of an important cogwhee the operations of the
mud-machlne are at present suspended.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Leo N. wathen
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 harm, the loss is heavy one, but
sincerely hope that this ''bad beginning may
make an exceedingly good ending"
On Saturday, the 27th ulto., while driving
home from MeehanicsvilIe, Mr.. VIVA. PiIker-
toms horse ran off with his sulky. Mr.. P.
WAS throwpout, knocked senseless and reeeiv
ed a severe flesh wound and sprain. Neither
horse nor suiky was injured.
A few days ago, Henry Noble, worthy
coiored naa Iiyag in BHtoa's Meek near -siEit
village, had valuable horse severely injured
by its running into wire fence.
He uHNt bcluHRthk 10 out ohibcli
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,
Shephnrd's Bride and Chesley's saddle. The
saddle has not been recovered.
A friend writing TO US from the city says
that ''this 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 a puzzle the
future will solve"
Mr.. John W. Tones has removed 10 3alti-
our last issue,
Mr.. p. A. Moran has removed from Oak
vile to MechabitsviIie. Mr.. Moran is an oc-
casional correspondent of our paper and we
hope that he may meet with abundant success
in bis new home.
The quarterly distribution of the public
able on and rfter the 10th instant, has been
made by the Comptroller, and is 10 white
schools in this county, $2053. O7-colored
schools, $ll45.59.
Miss Nancy Iglehart, former teacher at
White Hall Academy ia this village, has
opened select school for young ladies, at
Mt. Airy, Jacksonville, P. o., A. A. Co.,,
Nd.
Miss Fanny Joy, of 0akvilIe who has been
visiting in our village for the past two weeks,
has returned home.
Hon. B. g. Harris and Mr.. A. r. Fenwck,
ST., both of W .om, for sometime past have
been confined TO their beds, are now very
much better and their maLy friends hope that
they may soon be restored to their usual good
health.
A correspondent writing from the 9Th dis
trict and signing himself disappointed,
says that ION the 9th ulto., be saw fine
soft crab which had been caught in the Pa
tuxent River, near Sottery, and that fisher
men are now catching plenty of perch and
rock off Sheridan's Point with hook and line
The oyster Police sioop stationed in the Pa
tuxent Is making strenuous efforts to prevent
Dredgers from working in that River. Sue,
cess to her.
California, is still improving, the latest adj
dition being fine new ice-house built by Mr..
l.. J. Wise.
Tuesday last, 10 r. Morgan, attorney for
morigagee sold the farm known Ms SuttIe's
Range, situated in the 4th election district
and containing l60 acres for 81, 100. Pur-
chaser, John Y. Ching.
Masque, for the benefit of the organ of
the colored Sodality, was given at Jordan's
Hotel in this village on Friday nighs last
The participants seemed to thoroughly enjoy
themselves.