Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-03-15
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
L0caIwise and Otherwise.

sion Iuesday lasC.
When in town during Court, don't fail
to give Levinscn, our popular jeweler,
call
The March Term of our Circuit Court
will convene Monday next, the goth, in
slant.
Mrs. George F. Tennison, of Britton's
Neck, is the possessor of over 200 yodng
chickens.
If you have not already paid your sub
scription to the BEACON, now is the APP
pointed time
Rev. Charles K jenkins, s. j., left
Monday for Baltimore on visit to his
brother, who is dangerously i'll.
The Rev. Mr.. Williams, who was
last week thrown from a buggy and Sc
verely hurt, is slowly eonvalescing
We enjoyed a small sample of spring
weather last week and the genial sun
shine set the birds to singing merrily.
Captain James A. Turner, of Salisbury,
wants to be appointed to the steamer
McLane, his former command in the oys-
ter Navy.
Mr. Joseph A. Dillow, of this town, is
confined to his room by slight attack
of erysipelas. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. John Ed. Raley, of Patuxent, is,
we regret to say, confined to his bed by
a slight paralytic stroke. We trust he
will soon be out.
The Governor has not yet appointed
the new school Board for st. Mary's
county. The law under which it will
serve gees into effect on the 1st of May.
More than 10000 dead dogs cats and
goats are picked up in the streets of
Baltimore in single year Nearly all Of
these 60 to the soap, glue and fertilizer
factories
Owing to the absence of the two as
sociate judges of the Orphans Court,
Tuesday, no business was transacted. 1t
adjourned to meet on Tuesday next, the
goth instant.
Tuesday last, Enoch b. and Charles
Abel, Executors of James f. Abel, sold
at Mortgages Sale, "Brian's Purchase"
containing 80 acres, for $50: Charles
Abel was the purchaser
Don't fail to attend the spring open
ing of L. A. Jones & Son next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. A souvenir
will be given every customer buying to
the amount of one dollar.
Mr. George T. Hutchins, Of Patuxent,
who was in town Tuesday, informs us
that, barring unforeseen accidents, there
will be a larger yield Of peaches in that
section than for many years.
Owing to carclessness we got the "Re-
collections of an Elk Confederate mixed
up putting the third part instead Of the
second part on the first page. However,
you will find 1t good, no matter which
part Of II is first
Mr.. Jo +. Morgan, Of our town, who
has been sick for the past seven weeks,
was taken to the City Hospital, Baltimore,
Monday last for treatment. We hope to
see the Judge back again soon, as well
and hearty IS ever.
We received this week very interest
lag letter from Rev. James l.. Smiley, a
former Rector of Christ Church, Chap
tico, but now at Manila, Philippine Is
lands. For want Of space we are oblig-
ed to run it over until next week
Many of the old employees have cotton
their ticket of leave from the tobacco
warehouses and others are soon to fol.
low This action doubtless means the
prompt filling of the places with new
men Of a different political faith.
Tuesday last, deputy:sherifT Alonzo
Cullison brought to town Robert Guilt
sou, colored, of the LIST district, for dis
orderly conduct. He was given a hear
ing before Justice William NJ Locker and
was sent to Jail in default of bail
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Mattingly, OF our town,
is in Washington visiting his brother
Charley, who is very sick at ST. Eliza
beth's Asylum with erysipelas in the
face. We hope that Charley will soon
be out and attending to his duties
Mr. John Key, sold ten days ago 10
lambs for $1,000 net from Indiantown
farm. Sheep-raising at the present prices
of wool, lambs and mutton is, we think,
profitable in this county, so well in eli
mate and otherwise adapted to this in
terest.
In our advertising column to-day sp-
pears a call for a meeting of the Wash
ington, Mechanicsville, Leonardtown
and Point Lookout Railway Company
to be held in Baltimore. We are assured
by the promoters chat this road is to
be built and is not to be paper road"
Mrs Hannah Grinder, formerly Of
this county, died at the residence of her
husband, Il. M. Grinder, Esq, in Wash
ington city, on February 18, 1900, after
a short illness, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was Miss GreenweIl OF st. Ma
rvs city, st. Mary's county. She is sur