Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-10

Ida. : foure6n yez< III dacshser Of
Andrew n. farmer AZ tlse sh alzkrics, died
last week, making TIC :,zru deash II sTr.
Garnxr's family in DC razs ~ months.
lie has our sincere syrnpz;lszz 4 his attic
ton.
Ar. J. Frank Fora's E,zsy Hiends cnn-
s1le themselves upon his 6szsrsurc from
our midst by the reiiectiaa ssIsat our loss
Is his GAIN He wiz - greatly missed
We understand that he vii not remove
his family 70 Annapolis
MIR. Manning coEabs hzs taken the
school in Medley's Neck nqrde vacant by
the appointment Of Mr. r Lee Massingly
AS Clerk to the Commissioners Court and
Dir. William r. Perry has snecesded % the
school vacated By Dir. Combs
The committee appointed BY the tax
payers meeting Of the sth Instant viii meet
| in Leonardtown. Tuesday. nex,. The 18th
instant to formulate their plan for imprOv-
ing the roads and reducing county ex-
penses. See report Of meeting.
Mr.. +. Xevier Thompson swore in as
Sheriff Tuesday last. and bis FIRST Official
act was to summon q jury IN the lunacy
case Of Aggie Bowling colored- Mr..
Thompson has not yet uaznsd his deputies.
He has, however, chosen Mr. Charles p.
Abel, Of the sth district As iailor.
Thursday night, as the steamer Arrow
smith was leaving Colton's wharf, Dr. r.
p. Blackstone slipped overheard aud fall
ing across the hawser was IN danger Of
being sucked under the 135zt when Mr..
McWilEiams managed to throw rope
over him and rescue him. The Doctor had
quite narrow escape.
Mr. James J. Greenwich succeeded Mr..
J. Frank Ford as Clerk 10 the Circuit
Court Tuesday last. Mr. Joseph f. Neal
is to be the Deputy. Mr.. Meals efficiency
and fitness for the place II known 10 every
one in our county and ell viii be glad to
know that he is 20 roil-ain in the Office
Success TO the new regime!
Tuesday morning "Beckie' q three-y eal
old daughter of Celia and Robert Hanson
a colored couple, living near this village
caught fire and was burned 20 death. The
child had been left In the house with
two other children and when she caught firs
ran out in the woods near the house
When found the body was burned TO /;
crisp.
Recently, while some ssportsmen" wer'
cunning on the land OF Mr.. George +
Wathen, of the Branch, they mistook
very fine colt for bird and put an ounc'
of No. 6 shot into it, "Frank" says he Ia
picked out sixty-two Of the pellets ant
put them away, and when he gets tn
balance out he viii try them on the frs
person he catches tresspassing on hi
, property.
, "Pompey," faithful horse belonging 4
Mr.. William G. Matiingly of Leonardtowl
: neighborhood, was badly injured by
r tobacco stick penetrating his breast to tn
, depth of several inches. The stick, file
/ with tobacco. dropped from the tier an
stood up with the end resting against th
. animals breast When the horse started I
! rise the stick was run into him as abov
stated.
Mr.. J.. Frank Ford gave up the Clerk
Office Tuesday and was succeeded therei
! by Mr.. James J.. Greenwich 4fr. For
has held the alice FOR three terms an
| during all the time no one ever had occa
sion to call upon him who did not fin
him ever affable, pleasant and obligina
a Mr.. Ford's place is hard to fill but w
! believe the new Clerk will come as near
doing it as would any man in our county