Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-07
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Lncalwise and Otherwise.

The Extra Session of the Legislature
began Wednesday, the 9th, instant.
If you want to buy good horse cheap,
call on Cough Tippett at F. o. Morgan's
store.
The Spring like weather has set farm
e,s to blowing and fixing up for Spring
work.
The census frauds in this district seem
to be the chief topic of conversation at
present.
The Standard Oil Company has a tank
located at Mechanicsville near the line
Of the railroad.
Derby A Lynch and Harry Fenwick
left Sunday last to drive to Washington.
We hope they had pleasant trip.
Miss Birdie Chesser, of St. Georges
Island, is in Washington to take a civil
service examination. We wish her much
success
Bud Sommerville, the Branch's brag
blacksmith aud wheelwright, has moved
his shop up the road and in front Of his
residence
Friday last, DR.. Thomas Lynch, of
LeOnardtown, lost good horse. The
animal died about three hours after it
was taken sick.
Unless something unforeseen happens.
travel over the county roads will be bet.
ter this March than "the oldest inhabi-
tant" remembers ever having seen It,
We have received copy Of the New
sport News Evening Times containing an
account of the hearing in the B f Smith
case. 1t will appear in our next issue.
We heard the paper read by Judge
Henry @. Adams at the Farmers meet
ing at River Springs highly compliment
ed. We trust to soon have it printed In
the BEACON.
Washington has the lowest death
rate of ten cities of equal size Many
of its citizens hold public office, and their
grip is so tight that even death itself
can't lOsen it
St. Mary's was well represented at the
Inaugural ion Of Mr. Mckinley. Many
of our prominent republicans attended
and some democrats were also on hand
to see the pageant
The foreman OF the b f. Smith Steel
Construction Company has been down
and we are informed that work on the
Court House will begin shortly after
March Term Of Court
1t is thought Hon Spencer Q Jones, Of
Montgomery coonty. will be appointed
this week as clerk of the Court Of APP
peals, a position be formerly held by
election for two terms.
Rev VIM Brayshaw will have service
at st Peters Chapel, in this town, Sun
day, March 10th, proxim !, at 3 clock
'-P. NJ, and on Monday, March 95th, at
1i>o'clock, A. NJ, with Holy Commun-
ion on last day.
Joseph Creighton one of the oldest
coloredmen 10 Leonardtown died Thurs
day last Joe was an exceptionally po-
lite man and was noted for his faculty
of turning everything into rhyme. He
was much liked.
Saturday last Woodley F Abel took
to the Maryland Agricultural College
for analysis part Of the viscera Of the
two oxen that died recently in w. c.
Mattngly's stable. 1t is thought the an
finals were poisoned.
If you chance TO find among your
change silver dollar bearing the date
of 1894 hold on to it. Dollars of that
year are said to be worth s. now, and
will be worth more a few years hence,
as but 900 were coined in that year.
On Thursday last, in Baltimore city,
Mrs Bessie Miller Condiff was acquit-
ted of the murder Of her husband, Capt
Littleton T CondiT, of Solomon's Is
land. Tazewell Thomas, of this coun.
tY, was one Of Mrs CondiT's attorneys
+ A Jordans, salesman Of the Wrought
Iron Range Co., will spend this and next
week canvassng the st, Georges section
Mr.. Jordans is courteous gentleman
and deals fairly with all We have had
experience and know whereof we speak.
Our friend, Mr. B Wilson Bond, left
here during last week to accept a posi-
ton with Mr.. p Reed Wills, of Bel Al
ton, Charles county. Mr. Bond is a
thoroughly correct and pains.taking
young lnan and our best wishes follow
him
Mrs Mary II Thomas died Tuesday,
the Ssh Of February, ult., at her home
II West Franklin street, Baltimore
Mrs. Thomas was the widow Of the late
Dr. G. Byron Thomas. She was 81 years
Of age. Her father was Judge James II
Hopewell, of this county.
The ground hog is played out. Not
only has he deliberately falsifed this
winter, but his official rival, the Wealth
or Bureau, has come out with declara.
tion that he has been right only twice
in the last ten years. We shall have &c