Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-05-25
Here and There.

Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., who secured
divorce from her husband some time ago,
is to marry DIR. WIN. T. Ball, of N. York.
The Salisbury IN. Co. Herald is raising a
fund with which TO send twelve MANNED
ex -Confederates TO Richmond on the 30th
of May
On Friday an old negro man in Wilson,
N. c., eighty years old, (some say he was
one hundred,f Frank Phillips by name, COM
miited suicide by deliberately shooting the
top of his head Off
William Mackessy, the third mar tried
on the charge of conspiracy 10 murder Geo.
Z. Rudolph, the ex-Roman Catholic priest,
at Lafayette, Ind. was found guilty and his
punishment fixed at two years imprison-
meat.
Since the refusal of Greenbrier county
CIV. Va) court to grant bar room license
at Bonceverte five applications for drug
store license have been presented TO the
municipal council of that town. The
council has raised the license fee for drug
stores from $50 to 500.
In the manufacture of knives the divis-
ion of labor has been carried to such an
extent that one knife is handled by 20 DIFF.
ferent artisans from the moment the blade
is forged until the instrument is finished
and smoothly wrapped mp for market
Maude Roberts, the eight-year daughter
of III. L. Roberts, of Naugatuck, Conn +,
was standing in front of q stove when her
clothing caught fire She rushed upstairs
and sought the protection of Mary Monroe,
an aged woman, of Waterbury, who was
in bed. The bed was set on fire and both
were burned to death.
What is claimed to be the Oldest church
existing in the United States is situated in
Smithfield, Va II was built in the reign
of Charles l, between the years 1880 and
1885, the brick, lime and timber being i'm.
ported from England. The timber is Eng
lish oak, and was framed in England. Il
is brick structure, erected in the most
substantial manner.
An exchange says: A French scientist
figures il out that the number of deaths in
the entire world in a century amounts to
$500, 100000. And yet the relatives of
John Smith get mad as sore-heeled mules
when the rural editor refuses 10 give him
more than stickful of obituary taffy.
We believe the above TO be about cor
rect, and we are willing to bet big apple
that St. MarV's can put more obituary wri-
ters to the front than the State of Massa-
chusetts.
Bernard ]. Tegethoff, St. Louis grocer,
has invented trap TO catch railway rob-
bers. The device provides for an iron in
closure in which the express messenger can
retire at the first indications ofdanger, and
from which he can shoot at viii all intru-
ders. From the inclosure he can also by
system of mechanism open The express car
door and permit the burglar 10 enter. Al
ter the burglar has entered the car he can
readily close the Car door ant capture the
intruder.
All Things Come to Him Who Waits
In June, 1885, George w. Wilson, then OF
Luzerne county, was standing upon the
tracks in front of the Harrisburg station.
Being deaf, he did not hear or see an up
preaching train. Hiram Carson, now OF
Binghamton, then a railroader, saw the old
gentleman's danger and pushed him from
the tracks just as the engine dashed past.
Grateful Mr.. Wilson handed Carson 800
on the spot, and when he died, In this
county, this week. left him 500 acres OF
hemlock timber land, valued al $50 900
CDb0ndaIe Leader.
Peru TO Have Revolution.-Perui il tn
have q revolution on its hands, IL seems,
the cause being dissatisfaction with Senior
Cacaras, the q fficialr candidate for the
presidency. An influential section of the
population asks the Senior not 20 be can
didate, but he refuses 10 withdraw. On
the contrary, ne proposes TO make '.dem-
onsiration" in Lima, and this viii, il i
feared, lead to hosiiIities. Like Presiden.
Pena, of Argentina, he Is too patriotic 70
refuse the presidency o. 9 chance at IL