Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-16
saint AIaru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Localwlse and Otherwise.

you get yaleniiHes
Lent began Wednesday last. Easter
sunday win fnll On April >
Nos, anyone that desires il, can now
cool OF shoveliag snow. Try il.
The clipping sent Us by an Eighth
District friend is reprinted on our fourth
page.
Mr. Bushrod Nash, the mail carrier
on the FaulkRer route. reports many
dead birds al ng the road.
Many Of our citizens ar. piRing FOR q
sight Of the SaA aud its always reliable
news of the outside world.
Up to Saturday evening last there was
excellent skating on che haY. The ice
was then about 6 inches thick.
We rolice from the Baltimore SaR
thar Charles n Maiheny has been app
pointed postmaster at 81 Mary's.
MIR. Nash, the Faulkner mail-carrier
tried to "a through on Monday morning
en- horsebacas. but could not make ii.
Ills reported ;hat there is dearth OF
wood in Leonardtown. THIS j. bad
spell Of weather to be short on wood.
Monday Of last week, Messrs. Clyde
Abell and Charles Connolly. of Fundy
Hill, caught red fox in an otter trap
We sincerely hope that our humane
20 n.
little grain or meal for the birds during
the hard weather.
Mr.. Lilly, of Baltimore county, has
been confined 10 his room at Moore's
Hotel for the past two weeks by pain
full attack Of rheumatism
II a young lady wants pair of beau
tiful madeto-order Oxford ties in black
or tan, she will find them at F. o. Nor
gan's store. LeonardtOwn.
The Weems Line Steamers have dis
= continued their trips until further no.
tice. The discontinuance is because of
the unusually hard weather.
Saturday last, our Mr.. Yates took
walk round the neighborhood, and in
his travels saw wren, snowbird and
partridge that had frozen to death.
Rev Father Richley was almost over
come bY cold Monday afternoon last in
going to see Washington Reeder, color
ed, who died at 1890 p m. of freezing
ST Mays County School children are
reported la have copiribu'ed S34 50 to
the Lafayette Memorial Fund Charles
contributed 500 90, and Calvert, $3.50.
Owing to the great weight of snow,
the shed at LaMTence's stable collapsed
Monday morning last. Sew raj vehicles
that were under il were slightly dam
aged.
Mr. Henry Stainhice, who drives the
; Mechanicsville mail, started out ON time
Monday morning last but could not get
through, the roads being blocked by
snow.
The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts could not meet Tuesday last,
for the good and sufficient reason that
the members were unable to get to their
Offices
Mr. Thomas L Bean. well aud favor
ably known in our county, died at his
residence in Baltimore, February 9Th,
instant. Mr. Bean was in the 5sth year
of his age.
Receiving no mails this week, we are
of course without the usual favors of
our correspondents We miss their let
tiers very pIuch and so we believe wal
our readers.
If the oldest inbabiiant" remembers
deeper snow than the present, he can't
get around - tell about it, We will
bet that this will lay over the famous
Snow of 1857.
Because of the unusually deep snow
and the consequent impossibilitY of
travelling, the dramatic entertainment
billed for Monday last, had TO be indefi-
nitely postponed.
The snow which began Saturday, Feb
ruary li.h, at $50 IN, continued with
slight iutermissions, until l2 O'Clock.
midaight Monday, and reached depth
on level OF feet.
Some of our local weather prophets
predict that we are TO have more snow
within the next few days. For our
selves We are more than satisfied with
the present supply.
Thanks TO the tank wagon of the
Standard Oil Comp NY, run under the
supervision If Mr.. George r. Loker. we
will not likely run short OF coal oil dur
ing the present blockade.
Owing - the deep snow the Leonard
town Minstrel Troupe was obliged to
postpone its proposed entertainments
The boys viii. however, appear after
Lent, a d promise fine show.
We are sorry that The snow did not
put OF its appearance for at least day.
Capt. Lawrence had promised TO give
our local lights an exhibition of f.ncy
skating and we very much regret that
they missed it.
During this spell of weather horses
and cattle should be carefully looked
after. Give them good beds and proper
attention. mercifnl man is msrciful
90 his be Sc, aud the beast shows the
character of lie ownar