Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-02-25

curved at one end, with frail three-legged
stool as q seat, drawn by horse, apparently
more rickety than the continuance he drew,
were all means oflocpmotion, which would
have rivslled in paint Of aniquen=Ss any bur
lesque carnival we have seen. While we
chronicle the pleasure derived from the
snow, il is but meet we should mention
some Of the inconvenience therefrom, most
serious Of which was the bloekading Of the
Southern Nd. K II. for several days, there
by delaying the mails to and from the
county for the same time. Night and day
the train men worked diligently 10 remove
the incumbrancc, rigging temporary snow
plows and attaching them 10 the engine.
Allappliances were, however, of little value,
the wheels becoming clogged and refusing
to reyOlve, and thus delay was necessitated.
After many fruitless attempts, Mr.. W.
Ridgeway took charge of the engine, and
determined 10 carry il through TO Brandy
wine, or smash il in the attempt And 50
indeed he did, arriving at Brandywine about
O'Clock, Saturday, 18th inst, not without
some damage, however, To the engine. The
track being once opened, no more trouble
ensued.
On Jan. 2sth, ulto., the wife Of Moses
Day, colored, was severely burned by the
explosion of d coal oil lamp. 1t is sup
posed she tainted while the lamp was in
her hand, and falling in the flames, was
ftightfully burned. Her left shoulder, arm
and hand, suffered most OF the hand she
will lose all the fingers. Her son, who was
up stairs, noticing the flames, rushed down
and smothered them with a quilt In at
tempting 10 tear the burning garments from
his mother, il is reported the skin followed
the clothing. The sufferer is now slowly
recovering.
Our friend. Mr.. L. N. Hancock, while
paying call at the house of one of his fair
friends in Chaptico, on Tuesday, the 10Th
inst, fastened his horse 10 the rack in the
village. The visit ended, he left TO get his
horse and proceed to Leonarltown. Find
ing no horse at the rack, be Immediately
concluded il had broken away and gone
home. In spite of the earnest entreaties Of
his friends Ia remain, he set out on foot for
Charlotte Hall and accomplished the feat
of walking through the heavy snow for ten
miles in about three hours Finding no
horse at home, he Immediately set ON the
search for his lost horse and found it the
next day about two miles befond St Glenn
ent's Bay on the road to Leonardtown. We
do not know whether this was intended
for a joke or not, but we do know, that if it
was intended for such, it was carrying a joke
a little too far, and, as freud II. had boosted
it would be, il was a ''cold day when he
was left" The gallant equestrian " was
considcrate enough To remove the saddle
and bride somewhere under shelter. We
would suggest TO friend H., Ito catch the
rascal and have him well ehiPped" He
would then possess all essentials TO the out
fit of a chevalier who might turn and wind
a fiery Pegasus, and witch the world with
modern horsemanship.'
Mr.. VI. n. Raley and Miss n Howard
were married on Sunday l4th, inst, by the
Rev. Father Heating, at the church Of the
Immaculate Conception, Mechanicsville.
Their many friends in the neighborhood
wish them many years Of happiness to-
gethSr. Yours truly,
CHRoSIcLER.