Saint Mary's beacon., 1889-03-28
Saint bIarv's L,eacon.
Locax Dott1ngs.


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Snow began falling carly thursday mora.
ing and continued until night when II
turned TO rain.
Read the report Of the Grand Jury and
lend all your efforts Do zee thar lls recon.
mendasions are carried ou,
Recently, Mate Smith, Of the Gov. Thom.
as, shot of portion OF one of his fingers
by the accidental discharge Of a pistol.
Owing in measure 10 the inclemency
Of the weather the attendance at tho term
of Court, just passed, was not as large as
usual.
Saturday evening last horse belonging
TO Dir. Glen Lloyd was stolen from Green
Holly Store. The animal has since been
recovered.
Saturday next. the sOth instant, viii be
the meeting day OF the farmers Club.
Doa't fail 10 attend, as officers 70 tie Club
will be elected.
Last Wednesday night Mr.. George Brew
ers meat-house, at "Wcodberry," near this
village, was broken into and about 25 lbs.
OF meat stolen.
Mr. William Harrison, brother Of Mr..
Ed. b. Harrison, accompanied Mr.. VIM.
C. Drury TO the State Of Washington May
success attend them.
We return our thanks to Mr.. ]. Frank
Ford for the excellent reports of the Court
proceedings with which he has so kindly
furnished the BEACON.
Mr.. Leo Abel, brother of Mr. French
NJ. Abell, was drowned in Smiths Creek
Friday last. Our S. Inigo's correspon-
dent describes the accident.
Hon. Barnes Compton arrived per Sue
Monday morning lsst and Tuesday evil
dence in the contested election case was ia
ken before Jo. +. Morgan, Examiner in
Chancery.
Last Thursday horse belonging TO Mr..
Bushrod Nash, Of this neighborhood, was
taken and ridden OF. Mr.. Nash recovered
the animal next day ia the st. Georges
neighborhood.
Giles +. Dyer, of Medley's Neck, has
been appointed Register. of Leonardtown
district, vice w. g. Drury, resigned. Mr..
Dyer is true Democrat and will make q
first-class official.
We have received letter, from Nc
Keeysport, Pa, but too late for insertion
in to-day's BEACON, informing us of the
death, in that city, of Mr.. Zachary T. Bal
ley, native of this county.
Reference to our st. Inigo's Items will
show that the "Old First" is ahead in "gar-
den sass and sich like" We are betting on
Ct Inigo's exhibit at the proposed County
Fair and at the State Fair.
Politics were not over and above lively
this Court The bad weather prevented
the republican clans from meeting in force
and fixing their fences and the democrats,
like Brer Rabbit, "are laying low"
Since the beginning of Court, Nh. A.
Burroughs, OF Chapticc. has had charge OF
Fenwick's Hotel. Those who have visited
Mr.. Burroughs say he is a hospitable and
pleasant landlord and good hotel man.
The Port Tobacco Times seems to think
that Mr.. Adrian Posey, of the Independent,
win be the next Internal ReveRue Collec-
tor. As Brother Posey is not yet "out Of
the woods" we will reserve our congratu.
lations
Of the four prisoners who were senten-
ced to the penitentiary at the last term OF
our Court but one, Samuel Cole, is a native
of this county; Crask was born in Virgin
Ia; Harrigan in British Guiana and Gaynes
Ia native of Baltimore city.
Sister Gregoritta, formerly stationed at
the Convent near this village, Is dead. The
Sister was very popular with all who made
her acquaintance while in our county and
the regret for her death is sincere and wide
spread. May she rest in peace.
We regret to learn that within few days
Mr.. John L. Viett viii leave our county
and go to the Eastern Shore to reside. MIR.
Viett is good and useful citizen and will
be much missed from our county. We
wish him abundant success in his new
home.
John Cooper, the colored man who was
drowned from the schooner Julia, at the
city dock, Saturday night, formerly resid-
ed in ST. Mary's county, where he is said
to have brother living. He also lived in
B,liimore. His body was buried at the
expense of the county.--SsR of the 10Th in
stant
About May LIST, proximo, Mr.. j. Walter
Carpenter will leave our county and be-
come resident Of Baltimore, where he
will take an active part in the business OF
his firm. Mr.. Carpenter is one OF the best
business men our county ever produced.
We trust that he may soon become rich
enough aad return to his native county.
Our Circuit Court has prescribed a
''change of sir" for four OF the prisoners
now confined in the county Jail. Their
names, crimes and sentences are : George
Harrigan. colored, horse stealing, 2 years;
Samuel Csde, colored. larceny, years and
months; William Gaynes. co ord, lar
ceny, IS months. and Seldom F Crask,
chicken and dog stealing, 16 months. AL
Of them are 10 so to the penitentiary.
%. Inigs's Esems.
From our Resuiar CorTsspondcatl