Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-08
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.
State Senator James J. Green we'll

The sleet OF Monday night last,
broke down many trees and obstruct-
ed travel on roads passing through
woods.
Mrs Robert G. Combs and daugh-
ter. Miss Ellen Combs, of Leonard
town, have returned from a month s
visit TO st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Hutchins,
Of "Patuxent," who have both been
quite sick, are, we are pleased to re-
port, very much better.
Don't forget that the entertain
ment at the Sisters Academy. Leon
ardtown. has been postponed until
Friday next, the 9th, instant.
The long dry spell was broken
Friday night last by good rain.
We will likely now have Jupiter
Plnvius for frequent visitor.
The devotion Of the Forty Hours
will begin in st. Aloysius' Church,
Leonardtown, Sunday next, Decem-
Der 18th, at the 10 o'clock Mass.
The non-iury term OF our Circuit
Court began Monday last, Associate
Judge Crane on the bench. There
are no cases of general interest to be
disposed of.
Fabian +. Cough. of Medley's
Neck, has moved into Mrs. Holmes
house on Washington street, Leon
ardtown. We welcome Mr.. Cough
to our Town.
There will be q dramatic enter
tainment given in the Leonardtown
Hall by local talent about Feb. 1st.
Proceeds for an iron fence to inclose
st. Paul's NJ. 4. Church.
Benz. NJ. Garner. of Leonardtown,
has just completed dwelling for S.
S. Reeves, of Chaptico district. 1t
is considered one of the best and
prettiest houses in the section.
The Commissioners Court will
meet Tuesday next, the 18th, instant.
At this meeting, amolg other bust
ness, the election expenses will be
audited and certificates issued.
We invite attention to the adver-
tisement OF Loker & deWaal, in this
issue. This firm is good one, sells
good goods and sells them right.
Call and see them and you will save
money.
Sunday last, Francis J. Coad, esq.
President of the Telephone Company,
informed US that the switchboard
for the Leonardtown Central" had
been ordered and that private phones
would soon be put in here.
The entertainment advertised at
the Academy, Leonardtown, for Mon
day night, December 3, instant, was
postponed on account of bad wealth
or. 1t will be given on Friday, De-
cember 9th, instant, if fair. If that
date be not fair, on Monday, Decem-
Der 18th, instant.
December 2, instant, an attempt
was made to torpedo the State Oys-
ter Police steamer, Governor Thomas,
A bomb or torpedo was exploded in
the dock at Cambridge usually occu-
pied by the vessel. 1t is claimed
that some local oystermen are re-
sponsible for the attempt to destroy
the steamer.
Poles for the extension of the Tele-
phone line from Charlotte Hall to
Hughesville, Charles county, have
been contracted for and some have
already been delivered. The COM
pany hope to have the extension COM
pleted in :he near future and will
thereafter proceed at once to extend
to Brandywine.
T. X. Harrison, OF Charlotte Hall,
has gone to Texas to accept q posi-
ton with the Beaumont Oil Com.
pany. Mr.. Harrison is one of the
most energetic and brightest of our
county young men and we sincerely
regret his departure. Wherever be
locates he will win success. because
he will deserve it.
The Trustees of st. Mary Female
Seminary met in Leonardtown last
Monday and received report OF Mrs.
L. V. Maddox, principal, showing
the school to be in flourishiug con-
dition. Disciplinary rules were sub
mitted and adopted. An order was
passed fixing the Christmas holidays
from December 10th, instant, to jan
uary 3rd, proximo.
Friday night last. a colored man
named Benedict Herbert was
drowned in Cranberry run on the
Clements Compton road. II is sup
posed that the man fell in the run
during an epileptic attack A jury
Of inquest with Justice George r.
Garner, coroner, rendered verdict
Of accidental death" Herbert
lived on Frank R0wleS' land