Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-01
Saint Narg ) Bsacull.
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalVise and Otherwise.

Recently, J. Ham Wise. Of Patux-
emit, shot and killed an almost pure
white squirrel.
Do not forget to attend the Enter
tainment at St. Mary Academy next
Monday, the 5th, instant.
Misses May and jamie Queen are
visiting the Misses Gardiner. of St.
Mary's county. Times Crescent.
Thursday last, Samuel Nelson, OF
this district, killed an owl that
measured four tand seven inches
from tip TO tip Of wings.
Last Thursday on the return drive
from Charlotte Hall toLeonardtown,
Harry Jones, Of this town, lost by
death Q valuable horse.
The Telephone company is push
ing its line towards Bready wine
and hopes soon TO be in direct COM
munication with Baltimore.
Il Is reported that j. Frank I'm
kerfer, Of MedIey's Neck. has sold
his farm to Rev. Scott +. Hershey,
Phi. D., TL. d.. Of Back Bay. Bos-
ton.
A tenant house on the farm of Jos.
T. Cough, Medley's Neck, occupied
by Charles Butler, colored, caught
fire last Tuesday evening and was
burned to the ground.
Rev. W. ]. W. Thomas will hold
services at Poplar Hill Church next
Sunday morning at 1890. and at st.
Peters Chapel. Leonardtown, Sun
day evening next, at 7.30.
The Calvert Gazette, of Nov. Is,
reports the downing of a st. Mary 8
county colored man in crossing the
Patuxent TO Solomon's Island.
Three men were in the boat when it
capsized, and two were saved.
Sister Rose, of st. Mary's Aca-
deny, left Wednesday last, for
Davenport, Iowa, TO attend the can
secration OF her cousin, Bishop
Davis, as coadjutor to Bishop Co.'S
grove. Sister Rose will return this
week.
AS far as reported the prize for
the largest hog is due Daniel Wood
burn, who. last week. killed one
weighing 1854 pounds. A Jack Hay
den, OF Patuxent, killed a sixteen
month old pig, that melted $50
pounds.
About "A. NJ, last Thursday, the
Southern Maryland Savings Bank at
La Plata, Charles county, was enter
ed and large sum Ia money and
securities stolen. Mr.. Posey, the
President Of the Bank, has our sin.
cere sympathy 1910 I.
The Thanksgiving Day races were
well attended and enjoyable. VIM.
II. Gardeners horse beat Aubrey
Gardeners horse, ard I.'V. McKay's
Garrison won the last three heats
against the first two heats won by
ID. A. Lynch's Garrison. Budd
Clark's horse beat Frank Colds
borough's horse in a well contested
running race.
Joseph H. Jones, formerly of
Charlotte Hall district, now a resi-
dent OF Baltimore, will celebrate,
next Monday, the fiftieth anniverl
sary OF his second marriage. His
wife was a Miss Thoen, of Charles
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
we'll aud lovingly remembered by
many OF our citizens who join with
us in wishing them many happy re-
turns of their wedding anniversary.
The annual meeting OF the Asso-
citation Of School Commissioners and
County Superintendents of Mary
land win begin today and will con-
sinue two days. The subject of the
trst discussion will be: How may
the Superintendent and School Com
missioners help to increase the num-
berof Teachers doing the work ofthe
State Reading CircIe?" Mr.. Geo.
w. Joy. OF this county, IS one of the
Superintendents assigned 20 this
discussion.
OF course, We do not know, but
We think that 10 would be impossi-
BILE 70 rob the Bank Of st. Mary's as
the Bank Of La Plata was robbed.
In the vault OF the Leonardtown
Bank there is as fine a burglar
proof safeas can be found in any city
bank, the only difference between
1t and the safes in city banks being
in size. The stockholders and de-
positors in the Bank of st. Mary's
may rest assured that no precaution
has been omitted to safeguard the
banks cash.
Daniel J. Payne Dead.
Daniel ]. PAYNE diasi Thursslav las&