Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-01-17

Miss Kate Lyon, OF st. Mary's county,
is guest of Miss Eta Pilkerton, Dents
ville.-Independent.
The room above the Registers office
will, we are informed, be arranged for
the sitting of the March Grand Jury.
The rains of the 10th and 18th in
stants softened and washed the county
roads and damaged them considerably.
Rev. William Brayshaw will preach at
st. Paul's Chapel, Leonardtown, on
Sunday, January 22nd, instant, at 3 p,
m. Public invited.
Mr.. and Mrs de WAL arrived on the
Steamer Potomac Wednesday and will
reside with their son, II, B. de WAL, at
!, the Drug Store, Leonardtown.
There is reported to have been 2 inch
ice in the ponds of Baltimore county
during the recent cold snap. In st. Ma
Sry's we didn't have ice an inch thick.
The local agent of the Montgomery
Fire Insurance Company will be in
LeOuardtown on the 22nd instant to col
lect pvemiums on policies. See notice.
The Projected telephone line for St.
Mary's co19ty is meeting with merited
encouragement and contributions have
been liberal. We hope that the line will
soon be built. y.
Keep your feet dry and warm; take
extra care Of yourself and try and avoid
the grip. But if it gets you, send for a
doctor. 1t is disease that doesn't bear
fooling with.
Monday last the Presidential Electors
of the different States met and cast their
votes for President and Vice-President.
Congress will canvass and declare the
vote February 18th.
The prayers of the American people
go up for the recovery Of President Nc
Kinley from his attack of grip. Should
the Presideny die during his term Of Of
fee Roosevelt would succeed him.
We regret TO hear the report Of the
death of our old friend Sydney Magill,
of the Park Hall neighborhood. MI
Magill was well known all over the
county and was very much beliked.
An epidemic of la grippe is reported.
There are numerous believers in the ei-
fcacy Of sulphur in shoes as a prevent
i've. DR.. Angel, of Boston, is great
advocate of the sulphur treatment.
John Gray Lilburn, Of st, Inigo's, lost
all Of his killing hogs from cholera. Mr.
Lllburn says that he had fed them over
40 barrels of corn and that the 81 hogs
that died weighed from 100 to $50 pounds
each
Mrs. Howard Jennings and daughter
. and Miss Louise King who have been
visiting the family Of FrancisV King,
Leonardtown, left Monday morning last
on their return to their home in Savan-
nah
The Baltimore City Grand Jury scath-
ing arraign the Female House Of Re-
fuge. Cruelty to the inmates is charged.
The Grand Jury thinks the remedy for
negro rowdyism is manual training for
negro youth
The Sun Almanac is at last at hand
and we can now manage things right,
No Maryland family can do without the
Siln and its Almanac When our hens
insist on setting we refer to this Alma
nae and let EN- set.
The population Of Leonardtown has
decreased during the last decade. The
population of St. Georges Island has
increased G5 during the same period and
is now 398. Leonardtown's population
is 454, decrease of g.
The School Commissioners and the
Trustees and patrons of the st. George 8
Island school have prevailed upon Jas.
d. Hayden, former teacher, to resume
charge Of the school. This is a high
compliment to Mr.. Hayden and we be.
lieye a merited ore.
Don't forget 10 attend the Dramatic
Entertainment 1T the Town Hall, Leon.
ardtown Friday next, the 18th, instant
hNoble 0utcast," drama IN four acts
rendered, and from the cast OF
acters we feel assured that those
attend will enjoy real treat Cot
nd sandwiches will be served at the
fusion of the performance See no
~ the $l1 $50 for remodeling the
Court House, $3.50 is for repairs and
erection of an addition to the building
The fire-proof record rooms, including
metal furniture, are to cost "a 300, anf
81 800 is to be expended for furniture
including desks, tables, chairs, seating
tor auditorium, heaters, &c An orna
mental front is included in the specif
cations for remodeling the building.
James d. Hayden has been commits
stoned magistrate for the 9th district
Mr.. Hayden has resigned as oyster'in
spector and will resume teaching in tn,
Island school Henry Smallwood, o
st. Georges, succeeds Mr.. Hayden as in
spector. In accepting Mr.. Haydeus res