Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-01-24
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Mechanicsville near the Cath
Hunter 81 Burroughs are
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Capt. John T. Foxwell, of the sehoon-
er Murray Vandiyer, Capt. Benjamin
Pratt, master, is at home on visit to his
relatives and friends.
DR.. Thomas Lynch, Health Officer,
informs us that the reported case Of
diphtberia in Leonardtown, 10 merely q
case of acute tonsilitis.
Rev. William Brayshaw, of Chaptico,
will preach at st. Peters Chapel, Leon
ardtown, Sunday, January eth, instant,
at 3p. m. The public invited.
Mrs. Mary Owens, died, Monday, Jan
uary 21st, instant, at her residence in
the "backwoods," aged "a years She is
said to have been the oldest woman in
the 7th district.
Our friend P. M. Petit, of st. Georges,
is reported to have lost all of his hogs
from cholera. We hope he gave the
remedy of the U. s. Bureau of Animal
Industry fair trial.
Landlord Wise, OF Moore's Hotel. pro-
poses to revive the annual duck suppers
of that famous hostelry, and will give
his first, sometime before Lent. Due
notice will be given.
Messers. Dan. Wilkinson and William
Brewer. both OF the 9th district, are re-
ported to have each lost one OF their
children from membraneous croop. They
have our sincere sympathy.
Ex-senator McComas is seeking to amend
! the River and Harbor bill so as to In
crease the appropriation for Leonard
town harbor to $4,000. Congressman
Mudd got 5000 in the House.
Therefore Roosevelt, Vice President
elect, in his recent hunting excursion
was freed by wOolves, and for four hours
posed as "the man up a tree" There
was show Of teeth up and down the
tree.
We want correspondent at every
postoffice in st Mary's county, and will
be glad TO furnish him or her with ad-
dressed envelopes, &c. We wish to get
all the news Of the county Wont our
friends help US out!
William M. Loker and Daniel Combs,
Esqrs., left Monday last for Annapolis
to be admitted to the bar OF the Court Of
Appeals. We wish them great success
in their chosen profession and predict
that they will attain 1t.
Philip II. Dorsey, jr., has accepted .
position with the commission house of
Dawkins & Duke Baltimore, and Miss
Sarah Russell has been elected teacher ID
the Head ofthe Bay Public School, form.
erly taught by Mr. Dorsey.
Julia Ann Brooks, colored, aged shout
70 years, died recently at Jas. q. Wises,
Medley's Neck. She was an old and
faithful servant In the family Of Joseph
T. Cough, Of Solitude" and was es-
teemed by all who knew her.
The Calvert Gazette. of the 10th, In.
slant, says, mat Mrs. Francis Garner
ayde,sor 81. Mary's county, visited
brother, Mr.. w. g Sommerville.
}, Miss Grover, Of 81. Mary's county,
sitting her sister, Mrs. Robinson.
%. Morgan has begun hauling lum.
y for the addition to his storehouse.
In the Spring, Mr.. Morgan expects to
enlarge and greatly improve his store
He purchased his lumber from the mill
of J. Frank GOldsborough, ST. Andrews.
We regret very much to learn that
Joseph ]. Cough, purser of the Potomac,
is at home sick with the grippe, and
trust that he will soon be all right again
Joe is deservedly popular and during
his enforced absence will be much missed
by friends all along the Potomac route.
Kansas, the State of old John Brown,
has had a public burning at the stake Of
negro alleged to have attempted an
assault and suspected of murder. Leav-
enworth was the scene of the lynching
and eight thousand people are said to
have witnessed it.
Rev. j. L. Smiley, formerly pastor OF
Christ Church, Chaptic, ), and later with
the U. s. Amy in the Philippines, is at
home in Baltimore. We trust that Mr..
Smiley will revisit St. Mary's, where he
has many warm friends. During his
stay in the Philippines he wrote the
BEACON several interesting letters.
Capt. John Wheeler, now residing on
Chimborazo heights, near LeonaEdtown,
wac sailor boy ON an American ship in
the Thames in 1888, when Queen Vic
toria was crowned. Capt, Wheeler saw
the pomp and pageantry Of that notable
event, and is still active and vigorous
and Is full of svmnakhy far the DIVING