Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Loo j. wise and Otherwise.

acted considerable business.
On her down trip Tuesday last
the Sue was delayed about six hours
because of heayy freights. More
boats are needed.
Rev. John A. Morgan, S. j.. is OK
pected 10 reach Leonardtown Friday
next. We hope that he will remain
here for some time.
We hope the new Read Law will
be given q fair trial and that II may
result in permanent Improvement
70 the county roads.
Miss Heiser, Of Baltimore, has
been appointed music teacher at St.
Mary's Female Seminary in place of
the late Miss Brimhall.
William C. Mattingly, OF Leonard
town, was painfully hurt Saturday
last by falling under lumber wag-
on. We hope he will soon be out
again.
All road supervisors must tile u
bond for 500 in time for approval
by the Commissioners Court ut its
next meeting to be held May 18th,
proximo.
The electric plant on the Steamer
Potomac has been damaged and the
vessel is now without electric lights.
1t is said new machinery will soon
be installed.
Mrs. Cecilia Roberts aud Mrs.
Thomas, widow of the late j. b.
Thomas, of Valley Lee, returned To
st. Mary's from Baltimore per
Steamer Potomac Sunday last.
Mrs. Walter FL. b. Wise, of Leon
ardtown, is quite sick. Mrs. Wise
is one OF the most popular ladies' OF
our county and her many friends
join us in the hope that she may
soon be well again.
G. Manning Combs left per Steam
er Potomac Wednesday en- route for
Cuba. May he have pleasant trip
and soon return to the odd county"
rich in wealth, health and h0nors.
He deserves success.
The Leonardtown Baseball Club
has been reorganized for the season
OF 1902 and we hope it viii be well
supported. Practice up gentlemen
and give a good account Of your
selves in the Summer games.
We are in receipt of letter from
DIR. G. K. Morgan announcing that
arrangements have been made look
ing TO the immediate erection of q
telephone line between Leonardtown
and Mechanicsville. Estimates are
desired for the furnishing Of poles. '
A shed has been erected and work
is to be begun at once on u brick
kiln ut Greenwell's Mill near Leon
ardtown. William j. Hearn, prac
tical brickmaker, is assisting DIR. r.
4. Greenwich in the project. We
wish the enterprise great success.
Monday, May 9th, proximo, will
be corporation election day in Leon
ardtown. The citizens of the Town
will, we hope and trust, come out 70
the election and choose good COM
missioners who viii take pride in
the improvements of the Town. DOM
forget the dayl
William Jones, the popular and
affable purser OF the steamer Potomac
is reported To be quite sick az his
fathers home in Baltimore, of ty-
phoid fever. His many st. Mary S
friends join with the BEACON in
wishing him a complete and speedy
restoration to health.
At Tuesday s meeting each COM
missioner named the road supervis-
ors in his respective commissioner
district. The republicans allowed
Mr.. Lilburn this privilege when
they were in q majority and MIR.
Lilburn stated that for that reason
he would extend the same courtesy
to Mr.. Bowles.
Among the locallegislation passed
at the resent session of the General
Assez66y was Senate Bill, No. 800,
fixing The per diem Of the st. Mary s
county Orphans Court Judges at ~
ger day and limiting the amount
they are to receive in any one year
to 800. The notice Of the passage
of this Act was omitted in the list
published in our issue OF April I'D.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia,
70 succeed the late Bishop Whipple
on the Board OF Indian Commissions
ers. Archbishop Ryan is the first
member of his church ever appoint
ed on this Board. Should the Arch
bishop decline the appointment 1t Is
stated that the honor will be offered
20 Charles j. Bonaparte, OF baltl-
more.
Leonardtown is having quite a
building boom. Three new houses
are being erected: One for ]. b.
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