Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-04-09
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalWise and Otherwise.


visit to relatives in Washington.
William Fl. Nash. of Ieonardtown.
and Willie HeE5ert. Of Dynard, have
returned from a visit TO Washing
ton.
Miss Mary Garner, Of Chaptico,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. f. w.
Matthews, at Edge Ladepea-
d,1d.
Mrs. John B. Abel, of Washing
ton, is visiting her cousin, T. Lee
Mattingly at "Buena VISTA" near
Leonardtown.
Tom Swailes, colored, brought the
first hard crabs OF the season to
town last Monday. Tom also caught
a small sturgeon.
Miss Belle Lynch, OF Leonard
town, has returned from a visit to
the family OF her cousin, DIR. Hooper
Lynch, Valley Lee.
]. Frank Goldsborough is having
a dwelling erected on his farm,
"Heard's Security" this district.
Benjamin Garner is the contractor.
Last Friday, Arbor Day, was OBJ
served in the public schools of the
county by tree planting. After the
exercises the pupils were given hol-
iday.
l.. A. Jones & Son have a very
attractive aad full line Of Hats, Shoes
and Dress Goods for Easter. Spe-
cial preparation has been made in
Easter Hats"
The DeiiaeafOr for May is strictly
first class. Its fashions are the la
test, and it's reading matter is of the
best We know of no better ali
around family magazine.
Sermon on the Passion of Our Sa-
viour will be preached at st. Alloy
sius' Church, Leonardtown at z p. M.
Friday. No bells will be rung to
give notice of Good Friday services.
Misses Helen and Louise Adams.
Of DrayGen, have returned home for
the Easter Holidays. They are ac-
companied by their friend, Miss
Ella NJ. Rehberger, of Baltimore.
We are indebted to Harry Combs,
formerly of Leonardfown, for an in
vitation TO the graduating exercises
CT his class at the Association Hall
of the Evening School, Dayton, Ohio.
On Thursdays trip from Balti-
more, the steamer Northumberland
was delayed nineteen hours by run
ming aground in Smiths Creek.
She was pulled off by the Calvert. ;
Lumber is being hauled for the
erection of new dwelling on ''Su-
gar Hill, near Leonardtown. When
completed it will be occupied by
Lewis b. Graves, the owner of the
property.
1t turned off cold last Saturday
and by Sunday morning considera-
BILE ice had formed. Some farmers
contend that the cold snap damaged
the fruit crop, others claim that it
did little or no injury.
While the Calvert was pulling on
the Northumberland in Smiths
Greek last Friday, trying to float
her, the hawser parted and one Of
the ends struck First Officer Her
bert Bohanan in the breast knock
ing him senseless and hurting him
painfully.
W. Bernard Duke, of Baltimore,
has been on a trip through st. Ma
rvs prospecting for a telephone
line to connect with Baltimore. Mr..
Duke is anxious to build q strictly
up date line and is willing TO put
up considerable capital to accom-
plish his object.
William Ell. Jones, of Leonard
town, left Friday last for Baltimore
t0attend the Conference of the M.
L. Church al Baltimore and to wit
ness the ordination of his son-in-
law, Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Jones was
accompanied by his little daughter.
Shirley. 1t is Mr.. Jones first visit
TO Baltimore in q years.
A partial eclipse of the moon, WIS.,
IDLE over the greater part of the
United States, will occur on the
evening of Saturday, April IL. The
eclipse begins before the moon rises,
and it will appear above the horizon
with most of its disc obscured by
the earth 'sshadow. The eclipse will
end about nine o'clock, and will be
almost total.
TX. Il. Sanderson, of LeonardtOwn,
has introduced ''bobbing for eels"
into this hundred. He threads
bunch OF bait worms and ties them
to the end OF q pole, goes down at
night TO the bay and sticks the pole
overheard. Soon the pole is pulled
up, shaken over the boat and lot
Ofsquirming cells are trapped. Some
nights he catches 40 or 80 cells.
James b. Adams, OF st. Mary's
county, has in ms possession
medal rrhich IL ssnnransad IN hava