Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-02-19
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalEise and Otherwise.

rain.
There will be Mass at Newtown
Ash Wednesday, February %, ut s
An.
James Roach has been appointed a
Justice Of the Peace for ST. Inigo's
district.
William II. Stone has been an.
pointed postmaster at Drayden, Sec.
ond District.
February 1903 is exceptional in
that it has in the month every day Of
week four times.
The Venezuelan blockade has been
raised and Minister Bowen is the
hero of the hour.
Next Wednesday, February 18th.
will be Ash Wednesday and the be-
ginning of Lent.
Charles L. Richards, of Leonard
town, is, we regret to hear quite
sick. We wish him a speedy re-
storation TO health.
A Washington letter from a we'll
known correspondent, mortuary tri-
butes and items of general interest
appear on our first page.
The heavy rain of Tuesday was
succeeded by a strong wind and
snow and we are forcibly reminded
that Winter is still with us.
The State Lunacy Commission in
its annual report urges that all the
insane be cared for in institutions
established and maintained by the
State.
On the 18th, instant, a terrific
storm of rain, sleet and snow ragged
in Oklahoma. The storm was also
severe in parts of Missouri and H.
linols.
Owing to bad weather, the NOV
ing picture show advertised for the
10th, instant, at Newtown, has been
postponed until Tuesday, February
24th. Don t forget the date.
Rev. Jeremiah Prendergast, S. j.,
is expected at Leonardtown Friday
next, to take chargeof St. Aloysius'
parish, pending the return of Rev.
Father Jenkins.
We are indebted to Miss Rowena
Holmes for an invitation to the In
termediate Soiree to be given by the
young ladies' of Episcopal Female
Institute, of Winchester, Va.
Franklin Adams, one of the bright
est and most successful teachers of
our county, has resigned to accept
a position with "a Correspondence
School. We wish him great sue
cess.
The February examinations of the
Sadly Bottom - public school were
complimentary to teacher and pu-
pills. In the 9th, 9th and 9TH grades
the averages were nearly the maxi
mum, 100.
Don t fail to attend the meeting of
the st. Mary's Farmers Institute
to be held at Leonardtown, Thurs
day and Friday next, February 26
and q, instants. 1t is good to at
tend Institutes.
Justice Cotton, of Milestown, in
vestigated the drowning of w. n.
Broome, colored, reported in last
weeks BEACON determined that it
was accidental and deemed an in
quest unnecessary.
Charles S. Grason, son of the late
Judge Richardson Grason, of St.
Mary s City, St. Mary 5 county, is
visiting relatives in Towson. Mr..
Grason was a member of the last
Legislature. Sun.
H. w. Rowland, of Baltimore, al
one time quite prominent in English
politics, has bought of j. II. Par.
sons farm in the Forrest Hall
section and eontemplates building
a summer residence there.
Lynwood j. Sterling, cashier O
the Bank of st. Mary's is a frs
class accountant and a pleasant and
agreeable gentleman. When in
Leonardtown call at the Bank anC
make his acquaintance.
The many friends of James Z. Cop
page, who have often been the re
cipients of his hospitality at Bacon ::
wharf wish him happiness and sue
cess wherever he goes. We have
heard that he will remain at "Ports
Bello" for about a month.
Mr.. Upshur Wilson, of Warsaw
Va, crossed the Potomac 10 aid il
opening the books of the new
National Bank of st. Mary S at Leon
ardtown. Mr.. Wilson is a very
pleasant gentleman and made friend!
of all who met him. He returned
home last Friday.
The u. $. Senate Committee OF
Claims has favorably reported al
nsnnihuS hill for tha r,avmant A