Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-04-12
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcaIwise and Otherwise.

corn ana pfoYender from many SECTIONS
of the county
Mr.. Frank Camalier, of Georgetown
University, is spending his Easter with
his father, this town.
The pleasant spell Of weather is Civ
ing gardeners chance to get to work
and plant their "sass"
Associate Judge Crane left Monday
last to attend the meeting of the Prince
Georges Circuit Court.
Sunday next will be Easter Sunday
and we hope every st. Mary's family
/. will enjoy its stuffed ham
On and after Easter Sunday, Masses
in st. AloysiIs' Church, Leonardtown,
will be at and 10 o'clock.
If the present spell Of weather con-
tinues the epidemic of la grippe will
soon be thing of the past.
Notice the advertisement of the
sale Of the Personal Property Of the late
Allen G. Tyler and attend it.
Rev. Charles X jenkins, s. j., is ex-
pected to return home Friday next. We
hope that his visit has greatly benefited
his health
"A good deal of blowing has been
done and we are told that some of Mr..
John H. Parsons tenants have begun
planting corn.
The temperature of the month of
March, just passed, was degrees colder
than the average OF the month for the
past thirty years.
Silence is a still noise, and one Of
the hardest things for a man to do, is to
keep still. 1t is also one of the best
things for a man to do.
Misses Bertha and Beulah Jones and
friend, Miss Geneyieve While, of st.
Mary's county, are visiting Mrs. Charles
OvertoE. Calcert JorHm
Notice particularly the statements
of the Life Insurance Companies pub.
lished in this issue. They are all good
companies and worthy Of confidence.
Under able management the BEACON
was well run during the absence Of our
Mr.. King and he hopes that now he has
returned the paper will not deteriorate
Monday last, Sheriff Bailey left for
Montevue Hospital with Thomas Gross, !
colored, recently adjudged lunatic and
committed to that institution by Judge
Crane
Rev Father Gillespi, s, j, will |
preach the Passion Sermon 10 81. Alloy |
sius' Church, Friday next. The services
will begin at p. m, sharp. No bell |
will be rung.
Mr. John r. Garner was detained in
Annapolis after the adjournment Of the
Legislature in the performance Of du
ties connected with the Committee on
Engrossed Bills
Joseph F. Morgan, Esqr, of Leon
ardtown, who has been at the City Hos
pital, Baltimore is at home very much
improved in health Mr.. Morgan was &C.
companied by his wife.
DR. L. i. Payne, dentist, will be at
Mechanicsvillc on Wednesday, April
18th, and at the Ridge on Wednesday
and Thursday, the 25th and goth instants,
to attend to professional calls.
We regret to hear of the sickness of
Mr.. Alexander Burroughs, Of Chaptico
Mr.. Burroughs is nearly SO years old,
and we trust he may reach 100. He is
one of the solid men Of the county.
Mr. Francis V. King and family re.
turned home Friday morning last. Mr.
King is under treatment Of nr. f. F
Green well and hopes soon to be able 20
give his entire attention to newspaper
work
The season for setting hens is at
hand. After long and varied exper.
fence the most successful poultry raisers
have come to the conclusion that the
best time to set a hen, is when the hen
is ready.
Very little is known concerning the
mineral wealth Of the Philippine Islands
It is stated that there are deposits of
coal, petroleum, iron, lead, copper and
gold in the various islands, but little or
nothing has been done to develop them
"A valuable Setter belonging to Mr.
r. V. King was shot last Thursday night
in the streets of LeOnardtown. The dog
had just left his home and was running
up the street when killed. There is no
clew to the party who did the shooting.
We hope that the troubles of the
Baltimore Building and Loan Associa-
tion will not cause any serious loss to
st. Mary's county investors. 1t is claim
ed that much of the money of the Asso-
citation will be available to pay off de-
positors.
The Towson Union says that Prof
X. Brent Crane, principal of the public
school at Towson, is an applicant for
the position of assistant school exami-
ner. Prof Crane is native of St.
Mary's and we hope he will secure the
,ons;4;on