Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-03-29
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcaIwise and Otherwise.

-BlackDlrQS ana rODulns nave aiilFOu
IA pretty sure sign that Spring is upon
u.s..
Mrs Charles L. Ways, of Baltimore,
is visiting the family of Mr. Joseph Fl.
Key, at Tudor Hall"
The present session of the Legisla-
ture viii expire by constitutional limit
next Monday April 2nd, at midnight.
Tailor Armsworthy informs us that
since our present March Court convened
six prisoners have been admitted to jail.
Miss Madge Duke, of near Leonard
town, who has been on quite visit to
relatives in Baltimore, returned home
Sunday last.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Jo F.
Morgan, who is at .he City Hospital,
Baltimore, is rapidly improving and will
soou be home.
How full of good resolutions we
were for the coming of the New Year,
but where are those we made at the be-
ginning OF Lent
Weather experts express the belief
that in spite Of unusual cold and snow
for March, the backbone of the winter is
thoroughly broken
AN oyster planting bill has been in
troduced in the Legislature that may he
modified to meet the expectations of the
oystermen of Maryland.
The men in this county who have
been appointed justices of the peace by
Governor Smith will assume the duties
of their Office on the 1st of May next.
1t Is a curious fact that in 1899 East.
er fell on April ., for the last time in
sixty .two years. This year It occurs on
April 10, for the FIRST time in sixty.two
years
Saturday last, Robert, a young son
of Mr. and William G. Mattingly, this
town, had his right ankle painfully hurt
by getting it hung in the spokes of a
wagon
Governor Smith has signed the bill
increasing the tax rate Of lG8 per cent
on the 800 also TO issue bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 to pay off floating
debts, etc.
We are in receipt of very interest
ing communication from a reader Of st.
Inigo's, titled, Taxation Without Rep.
resentation" and will be published in
our next issue.
The total amount earned by the
State tobacco warehouses during the is.
cal year was $S.4s512 according to re-
port submitted to the Comptroller by re-
tired Chief clerk Wright.
Mr. r b Tippett, formerly Of this
county, OF the law firm OF II b. Tippett
& Bros, and president Of the Jail Board,
Baltimore, left last week for London.
He will be abroad about month
Recently, John b. Abel, Commits.
sion Merchant, Washington, d. O., sold
for Mr. J ]. Farr, Of Maddox, one old
sheep for SO 2s, and one for Mr. Richard
H. Garner, Of Hilestown, for &C.
"A Virginny parson was given bull
dog in payment for tying the nuptial
knot When poor man viii give up
one Of his dogs for woman he must
love her to beat the band, as the worldly
say.
There are many things that a news
paper might say, that are decidedly bet
ter for the community that il don't say
and yet there are some fools who win
not give paper any credit for the dis.
erection shown.
Owing to his health, Rev. Charles
K jenkins, S j., pastor of st. Aloysius
Church, this town, left last week for
Baltimore to- undergo treatment We
hope he may soon return in the best of
health. Father Gillespie, s. j., has taken
his place
Tuesday last, Virginia A and Joseph
A. Smoot, Executors Of the late John w
Tippett, sold at tax sale Thomas Lot
and Jacobs Discovery" situated in the
Fifth district, containing 1874 acres, for
$4,000 George W. Herbert, colored
was the purchaser.
Colonel j. Thomas G. Hopkins, Of
the Belair bar, has in his possession an
interesting document in the shape Of a
marriage certificate of his great grand
father, dated 1869 The Belair Democrat
says it contains the names of some of the
Oldest and most highly respected citizens
of that county.
Divine Service will be held in Beth
ell NJ. i. Church, South, on April /, at
100 p. m. No service in the morning.
Bethel M E. Sunday School will reopen
on April 9Th, at 10 a. M Members, pat
rons and friends cordially invited to be
present and to bring their children. The
choir is requested to meet April list in
Bethel Church at 1890 a. m.
Governor Smith has named Wednes-
day, April 1, as Ar6or day A procla-
nation calling attention to the impor-
lance of its observance will be sent to
public school officials throughout the
State aud it will be expected that in