Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-01-12

them.
The sittings Of the Orphans and Com
missioner Court, Tuesday, brought quite
crowd In town.
The Maryland Legislature may now be
said to have sctiIel down 20 work and for,
the nonce, Annapolis, the dead, Is living.
Mr.. Charles v. Hayden is among the
few who awaited themselves Of the anti
New Year freeze To partially lay in their
ice supply.
Mrs J. Simms Fenwick has removed her
millinery store from the old stand 10 the
residence Of Mrs.. Z. II. Fenwick on Fen
wick street.
Mr.. William G. Drury anticipates giving
within the next two weeks Duck and
Oyster Supper. Due notice Of the time
will be given.
Gen. Frank Armstrong, a gallant ex- Con-
Tolerate, at present in the Indian service Of
the Federal Government, is visiting at Mr..
George Combs near this village
The Republican Legislative caucus COM
plimcnted Mr.. Frank N. Holmes, of this
village, by selecting him as their candidate
for Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. Josiah II. d. Smoot, leading lum-
Der merchant of Alexandria, died at his
home in that city, Sunday. He was near
relative Of Mayor Smoot, who died on
Christmas.
Messrs. b. NJ. Abel and John Foxwell
have returned from their triD 10 Portland,
Maine. Both young gentlemen are looking
well and their many friends are much
pleased To see them home again.
The S. NJ. r. r., via Mechanicsville, and
the Weems' Line every Friday from Balti-
more, are now the connections with the
outside world of this part of ST. Mary's No
Steamer runs to Leonardtown.
Mr.. Compton, our Representative in Con-
gress, did not fare so well as he should
have done in the distribution of Committee
places. He ought TO have been chairman
of the Committee on the District of Column
bia
AS will appear from. its decision elsewhere
published, the Court Of Appeals have deci.
ded against a new trial for Biscoe The
prisoner apparently takes the matter very
coolly. Executive clemency is now his
only hope.
MIR. William A. Wallace, of the 7th dis
trict, has been appointed door-keeper of
the Senate. This position is the only one
given to st. Mary's and was secured
through the influence of Senator Cotton.
Mr.. w. has cur congratulations.
We are in receipt of the January num-
Der Of the Library Magazine, John b. Al
den, Publisher, p. o. box, 1927, New York
city. This publication is filled with "sol
id" literature, only costs 81 per year and
as much or more choice reading
than do many of the $500 magazines.
Those who desire newsy, reliable and
Washington paper should
subscribe To the daily Post. The Post is
democratic in its politics but is, by no
means, a partiZan paper. II has opinions
of its own and expresses them fearlcssly.
the Post, Washington, ID. c,
On the LIST instant, according TO instruc-
tons from Secretary of the Treasury. Fair
child, the offices of Deputy Collector and
Inspector Of Customs at Annapolis and of
Deputy Collector ut Town Greek, this
were abolished. The last men,
toned position was held by Mr.. John
Jones. of the Sth district.
During very cold weather" said n horse
man "thc bit should never hc put in
horses mouth until il has been dipped into
water to take out the frost. Ii you touch
your tongue 10 a piece Of iron or steel that
has.bccn exposed tn n low temperature you
will see the reason, for you can't take your
tongue away without leaving its skin be-
hind it."
A thousand years will come and so be-
fore the world will again write three eights
in its year date, and the Rochester Herald
wants to know "what kind Of a world We
will have 4. d., 1855 - We hope that
his desire for knowledge will not worry
our Editorial brother into early grrve.
A more important question is, what will VIC
have for dinner 10 day?
In common with her many friends
,i~,urI,,v, tkn county NO nNiopJ p,,r CON
CALCULATIONS Ia Mrs. Laura A. Jones, Of
this village, upon her debut as an artist.
One Of her pictures, "L'IIirondellc de
Mere" recently sold in Baltimore, for n
little oversee. ana for another, IAN Even
ing in Winter" she has received 4 very fair
price. The Evening Meas states that both
pictures were bought by a well-known
connoiSSeur.
The Baltimore San has recently heen
publishing correspondence narrating how,
during the Rebellion, two generals and a
Captain were struck by a cannon ball and
survived the shock. Officers bodies are
not the only ones capable of stopping can
non balls as Burke, No. ., Of Pelham's
Battery can testify. At Funkstown, Nd.
the aforementioned worthy, though only
private, WAS struck on the side of the
head by a 10 10 shot which had passed
through horse standing just in frunt Of
him. Mr.. Burke was knocked down but
was soon himself again and afterwards had
leg shot off.