Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-01-15
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalViSe and Otherwise.

MISS belle Lynch, OF Leonard
town, is visiting friends in Balti-
more.
Alphrmsus Saunders, of Leonard
town, has returned from a trip to
Baltimore.
Ticket No. 50 won the sofa cush-
ion raffled among the customers OF
Loker & deWaal.
Hicks predicted cold weather
is on hand, and there is fine pros
pect for good ice.
Among the recent arrivals in our
town we note, Miss -. Greenwell.
and Mr.. - deWaal.
The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session last Tues
day. See proceedings.
The ice on the ponds around Leon
ardtown is about 3 inches thick and
some is being harvested.
Miss Loretta LiDehan, of Cumber-
land, is visiting her sister, Mrs. f.
+. Greenwell, Leonardtown.
Ballenger & Dyson, the progress
sive Mechanicsville merchants are
advertising a discount sale.
We understand that the steamboat
channel in Britton's Bay is to be
dredged out sometime in March next.
The work is much needed.
We have been unable to get into
type this week all the favors of
our correspondents. They will be
given space in our next issue.
Mr.. James l.. LOnax, of Rock
Point, was the guest of his aunt,
Mrs. Mary Davis, st. Mary S county,
during the holidays.-Times- Cries.
cent.
Sanner Wootton, an esteemed citi-
zen of the Second district, died at
his home near Great Mills, Satur-
day last, January 10th. aged about
73 years.
There will be preaching at Mt.
Zion. NJ. E. Church, next Sunday,
the 18th, instant, at IL o'clock, A.
NJ, by Rev. c. c. hewitt, of Mechan-
icsville.
Judge VIM. II. Thomas, of West
minister, Md, was in Leonardtown
last Tuesday, and with his brother,
Truman III. Thomas, called at the
BEACON Office.
Last Thursday. Charles, second
son of State Senator Greenwich, ac-
cidently broke his leg. 1t is the Sc
cond time the little fellow has broken
the same bone
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
James II. Carroll will be pleased to
know that they have entirely recov-
cred from the effects of their recent
runaway accident.
The Columbia, S. G. State reports
Miss Amelia Adams, of Charlotte
Hall, among those present at the
annual ball given by the young men
of st. George, S. C.
On our first page we print this is
sue considerable news of local in
terest. On our fourth page will be
found notices of the February De
IiRedtor and of The Reader.
The young folks of st. Nicholas
Parish are to have q Concert, Mon
day, January 10, at 7:3O, p. NJ, for
the benefit of the proposed new
church. Don't forget the date
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Green
well reached their Leonardtown
home last Friday morning. The
young couple have our sincerest
wishes for long life of happiness
and prosperity.
There will be an exhibition oil
Moving Pictures, &C., at Chaptico
Hall, Thursday night This is q
very enjoyable entertainment and
has attracted good audiences wher.
ever exhibited.
Last week, A. Y. Gray, of Wash
ington. sold Tor Jos. Fl. Key, of this
town, IL young hogs, averaging 1st
pounds, for 8 cents per pound. Mr.
Gray reported the hogs well fatted
and well butchered.
Since the advent of 1903 we have
received the New York Sun on the
date of its issue. 1t used to arrive
the day after. When the telephone
and railroad reaches US, we will bt
no longer 1.-THE rest Of mankind"
The Fffty-fifth report of the Mont
gomery Fire Insurance Compan,
shows the losses in this county fol
the year ended January l, 1903, a.
follows: ]. A. Smoot, 81 POS; E. L
& ]. S. Burroughs, 1894; II. Ham
mond, manager, s72: Trustees st
Joseph Church, Union School House
so.
The letter of our friend Mr.. G. B
Bailey, of McKeesport, published
on our first page. is of the kind tina