Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-03-13
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS. /.
LocaIwise and Otherwise.

busy with their work.
Thursday last, John II. Wathen,
of Leonardtown district, brought TO
our Office q monstrosity best describ-
ed as headless lamb.
Derby A. Lynch Esqr., who has
recently returned from Washington,
reports Jas. K. NJ. Raley TO be very
sick. We hope he may soon recover.
Landlord Wise, OF Moore's Hotel,
is having the Office repainted and
the dining room papered. Messrs.
Oden aud Doyle are doing the work.
Notice the advertisements of the
County Commissioners and II you
wish any change made in your as
sessments be on hand and attend TO
the matter.
A number of young people were
entertained ut the home of Capt. G.
G. Cullen, MonGay evening OF last
week, in honor of their guests, Misses
Mable Buckler and Violet Spald-
ing.
We invite attention TO the commu-
nication of "Alumnus, published
in another column. 1t is reply to
the articlesigned Citizen" publish
ed in the BEACON, OF February 9th,
ultimO.
Last week, Capt. William G. Mad
dOx, Of the Bessie Jones, arrested
Capt. Conlburn Of the Samuel III.
Mills for violation Of the oyster law.
Capt. Coulburn was convicted and
fined so and costs.
We invite special attention to the
papers on our outside pages. We
think their careful persual will be
good for all our patrons and that
they win be especially appreciated
by our farmer friends.
r. p Bond died at the City Hos
pital, Baltimore, last Wednesday and
was buried in st. Joseph's grave
yard. this county. ''Dickie" Bond
was well known in Leonardtown
and Patuxent districts.
John p. Pilkerton, of Oak Point,
has made an assignment for the ben
eft of his creditors. Derby A..
Lynch, Esqr., is the Trustee, and
gives notice in this week 5 paper of
the sale of the stock of goods.
Workmen will soon begin making
the excavations for the foundation
OF J. b. Drury's dwelling. 1t is to
located on the corner of the Race
Track farm, at the ''mouth-of-the-
lane" f. c. Milburn is the con-
tractor.
Admiral Duffy, of the Baltimore
Sun, is without flagship, the Sun
beam having been purchased by a
Washington firm. We hope Duffy
will soon hoist his flag on a better
ship. The Admiral deserves the
best in the feet.
John Key, of Indiantown, Chaptico
district, has shipped over $500 worth
of lambs and has orders for the bal
ance of his flock that will bring the
amount realized up to $500. Mr..
Key is one of the best and most sue
cessful farmers in Southern Mary
land.
Sunday night last the steamer Po-
tomac again had trouble in making
Leonardtown wharf. Monday last
George Russell put up the buoys to
mark the channel. We hope Con-
gresham Mudd will succeed in Sc
curing an appropriation TO deepen
and widen the channel.
While digging a grave for the re-
mains of Miss Joanna Hayden Fri
day of last week, the grave diggers
opened an old grave and unearthed
hand made horn comb. On it was
scratched: "John A. Blair, $40 Main
ST., Braddock, Pa" The grave was
located at the corner of old st. Jo-
seph's Church.
Mr.. Henry S. Beal, general freight
agent for the Weems Steamboat Com
pany, is confined to his home, 543
Columbia avenue, by injuries Ia his
back and limbs, sustained on Tues
day night by falling in the tank of
the steamer Potomac, lying at Pier
2, Light-street wharf. Mr.. Beal was
inspecting some repairs in the tank,
and slipped and fell.
Clyde Garner, colored, was last
week, arrested by the oyster police
schooner Folly for violation Of the
oyster law. tried before Justice K.
r. Evans convicted and fined $25
and costs.-The sans Justice sent
George Wye, colored, to Jail in de-
fault Of fine for dredging in forbidden
waters. Both OF these parties are
from Calvert county. We learn the
same justice tried and convicted
Will Abel, of this county, for al
legged illegal dredging and that the
fine was paid.
Saul In Here.-Saul Levins0n, the