Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-10-17

liam ID. Henry, Of Ieonardt0wn. has
been granteda e. s. pension Of IS Der
month, and also pension of e per
month for each Of her two children.
October 18th, instant. in Wash
ington, Harry j. RaIey, formerly o.
this county, was married to Miss
Mamie HUNT. Of Washington city.
DIR. Raley is member of the
Washington Fire Department. We
wish the young couple much happi-
ness.
On our first page we reprint
another short story from the pen OF
j. u. Rollins, formerly of this coun-
ty, and on our fourth page is time
~ and instructive letter from DIR.
Fulton. Secretary Of the State Board
Of Health, on how to prevent an cpl
demic of smallpox.
Monday evening last there was
musical and Evolutionary enter
tainment given at the Court House
by Misses Delma Lenore Newman
and Ruth Brimhall, Of the St. Mary s
Seminary. Every one who attended
was charmed by the performers and
delighted with their entertainment.
The attendance at the Republi-
can Mass Meeting Tuesday was
large. the colored people being even
more numerous than usual Capt
A A. Lawrence presided and the
speakers were: Congressman S. +.
Mudd, Thomas Parran, Senator Dick
and J. Goodman Boyd A fine band
was In attendance.
AT the meeting of the Board of
Trustees of St. Mary's Seminary.
held at Moore's Hotel, Monday, the
14th instant, Stephen III. Jones was
elected member of the Board, vice
Jos. ii. Jones, resigned. ApprO-
priation was made for the repair OF
furnaces, roof, &C A committee
was appointed to purchase two pi-
amos for the school.
1t seems to Us that the Millinery
in the November number of The De
faedtOr shows great Improvement
over previous millinery articles.
Not only are a number of stylish
hats shown, but also materials are
photographed so that the general eff
feet of a material when used in hat
can be Judged by those who under
take to trim their own
The races at Piney Point, Satur-
day last, resulted as follows First
race between w. G.. Mattingley =
Garrison and Medley's Hero
was won by Hero; second race, be-
tween w. V. Waters ''Slye" and |
V. McKay's Garrison" was won
by Slye; the third race between J.
Bean Tippett's 'Alenteere' and Mr..
Callaway's mare was won by Allen
teere.
Mrs. Flora Johnson, wife of Pc
ter H. Johnson, of the 9th district.
died suddenly Sunday last and was
buried at st. Joseph's Tuesday.
Mrs. Johnson was Miss Love, and
was about % years ofage. Wednes-
day, Judge Crane passed an order,
upon the recommendation of the
Grand Jury, TO have the death in
vestigated and VIM. Nj. Loker, core
ner, viii have the body exhumed and
hold post B,ortem.
Last Wednesday night, October
9th, instant, George T. Wathen, of
the Branch, lost horse of cere-
bro spinal meningitis; two other of
his horses were dangerously sick
with the same disease and upon the
recommendation of DIR. Thomas
Lynch he procured some ointments
and package of ]. Bean Tippett :
horse powder. Mr.. Wathen used
the powders and thinks his horses
are now well on the road to com
plete recovery.
In common with many friends
all over the county, we have heard
with sincere regret of quite seri-
Gus runaway in which Mrs. Oscar
G.. Hayden and two daughters were
painfully injured. Mrs. Hayden
was returning from the St. Mary s
Seminary, where she had been to
visit and bring home a sick daugh-
ter. Capt. Hayden went to the wharf
10 meet them Sunday night, and on
the return, when coming down Not
ley Hall hill, a breast strap broke,
the horses became frightened, ran
away, demolishing the dayton and
throwing out its occupants. Mrs.
Hayden was painfully bruised and
had her nose fractured: the sick
daughter was painfully bruised and
her shoulder dislocated, The other
daughter was bruised, but not very
seriously. DIR. Dent rendered the
necessary surgical attention and the
ladies, we are pleased to hear, are
fast recovering from THEFT injuries.