Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-03-14
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LocaIwise and Otherwise.

Farmers are complaining of the recent
dry weather injuring their wheat.
The March Term of or Circuit Court
win convene Monday next, the 18th, in
slant.
The Orphans Court was in session
Tuesday last. See proceedings publish
ed elsewhere.
If you have not already paid your sub
scription to the BEACON now is the APP
pointed time.
The recent heavy rains have made the
roads very bad and the travelling is
something terrible.
On our fourth page will be found an
account of the Smith trial, taken from the
Newport Evening (Va.l Times.
Judge of the Orphans Court Coppage
is, we are glad to know, out and has en-
tirely recovered from his recent injuries.
We are obliged to hold over for our
next paper several communications
which arrived too late for this weeks
issue.
A valuable horse belonging to Will
liam G. Mattingly, of Leonardtown, was
taken sick Wednesday last at Hughes
vile and died.
Stephen Abel, OF the Washington Po-
lice Force, who has been on visit to
his old home, returned to the city We'd
nesoay.
f. o. Morgan, of Leonardtown, has
finished the addition to his millinery
department and has now the largest and
finest store in Southern Maryland.
In this issue we publish the change of
schedule of the Weems Steamboat Com
pany, Patuxent River route, which goes
into effect Saturday, March 10th.
Among the changes in revenue bill
just passed by Congress, is the abolition
of the stamp on checks. This is a change
which the public will appreciate.
Last Wednesday was the coolest day
of winter. The Baltimore Weather Blu
reau recorded a temperature of 10 de-
grees above zero in the morning Of that
day.
Joseph c. M. Abel, formerly Of st.
Mary's, and until recently employed at
st. Elizabeth's Asylum, has secured 4
position at Wizards Hotel, Washing
ton, d. G.
Mr., Zachariah Dyson, living near 81.
Clements Bay, is lying dangerously i'll
from pulmonary trouble. He was bap-
tized in the Catholic Church by Father
Lancaster on Saturday.
The street lamps are now in working
order and give very good light. We
hardly think there is a sufficient number
and hope our Town Fathers will have
few more erected.
Saul Leyinsoh, our popular Jeweler,
returned from Baltimore Tuesday with
anew stock of clocks, watches, rings,
&c, and will be pleased to wait on you
during Court. Give him a call
Mr.. J Donelan Hurry has taken the
store and post Office lately occupied by
Goode Bros. at Dynard. If we may
judge the future by his past, he will sue
coed. We hope so, at any rate.
Two beautiful statues Of the Blessed
Virgin and st Joseph, made of Carara
marble, measuring feet in height, are
now at Sacred Heart Church and will be
dedicated on April 2lst, proximo.
Friday last, Constable W. B Long
brought to town and lodged in jail on
warrant of Justice George r. Slye, John
Hayden, of the 4th district, charged with
breaking in Wheeler's store at the Cross
Roads.
Don't fail to attend the Spring Open
ing of Mrs l. A. Jones Sc Son, Leonard.
town, March 1s, 10 and 20. A box of
scented soap given each customer whose
cash purchase amounts to one dollar or
more.
One week from today and Spring will
be with us. And it will be hailed with
delight, for the weather Of the past six
or seven weeks has been such that
change to something better and more
stable will be happy relief to the peo-
pie.
The Sou-esster of Sunday night, the
10th, instant, did considerable damage
in the Sixth district. A 4s-foot tobacco
shed of George T. Hutchins, of "Old Pa.
tuxent," was blown down, and barn of
Mrs F. F. Floyd, near the Three Notch
road, was slightly damaged.
There is nothing more delicious,
wholesome, and medicinal than good
ripe fruit. 1t may and should be eaten
at every meal, raw and stewed, as it is
cooling, nourishing, laxative and far
superior to the abdominal doses of salts
and oil given in fever and other cases.
The March Term of our Circuit Court
commences on Monday, the 18th instant,
and will afford an excellent opportuni-
ty for persons owing us on subscription
and advertising accounts to Call at the
Captains Office and square ancient &C