Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-13
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise,

Wicomico river has been thoroughly
rebuilt. Capt. Tom Fox we'll did thu
work.
W. p. Lyons. Esq, OF the BaIti
more bar, and family are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Renehan at Bush.
wood.
Misses Margaret and Edith Moore.
oil Baltimore, are visiting their sis.
ter, Mrs. John b. Ballenger, Me.
Gainesville.
II you wish to meet old friends and
to enjoy q pleasant day, don't fail 70
come to Sacred Heart Church on
Wednesday, August End.
Mrs. Mary Greenwich and her
grandson Charles Greenwich are
spending the summer at Hunter s
Retreat" Medley's Neck.
Henry B. Tebbetts, of New York,
has purchased of Messrs. p. II. and
J. w. Latham, Part of De la Brooke
Manor, situate in Patuxent district.
ID. G. Hammett, Esq, OF the De-
partment OF Justice, Washington, d.
c., with his wife and daughter, are
on visit TO their old home in Leon
ardtown.
Among the recent arrivals in Leon
ardtown we note: Capt. Jessie
Moore Mr.. and Mrs. Klinklett, Miss
klinklett; Edward and Miss Mild
red Cryer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Gibson, of
Easton, are visiting Mrs. Gibson's
relatives in st. Mary's. Mrs. Glib
son was Miss Nellie Dorsey, former
ly OF this county.
DR.. II. Z. Goodrich, of North Da-
kota, and wife and son are visiting
the family of Sheriff Freeman at
Great Mills. DR.. Goodrich is a
brother of Mrs. Freeman.
Saturday last lightning struck a
dwelling lately erected for Mr.. W.P.
Powell at Ridge and almost demolish-
ed it. The windows frames and
inside wood work were torn up.
Miss Rowena Holmes, of Mechan-
icsville, is visiting Misses Elizabeth
Fletcher and Annie Hopkins, of
OnancOck, Va. She will also visit
Miss Mary Fitchett, of Cape Charles.
In a runaway, last week, Harry
Mudd, of Mechanicsville, had one of
his feet badly mashed. We are
pleased to hear that Mr.. Mudd is
fast recovering and is now moving
around.
Rev. Father Stadleaan, S. j., is
giving retreat at st. Mary's Acad-
envy, LeOnardtOwn. In addition to
the Sisters stationed at LeouardtOwn
there are many from other houses
here for the retreat. Father Stable
man is an eloquent preacher
Master Harvey Bailey, accompani-
ed by his sister-in-law, Mrs. John
I. Bailey, who has been attending
school in Memphis, Tenn, has re-
turned to spend his vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James FL.
Bailey, of Mattiponi, MilestOwn dis
trict.
Daisy, eleven year old daughter
OF L. II. J. Readmond, of Baltimore.
died suddenly last Thursday. We
are told that the child was visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Bap Russll and was
playing in the yard when death
came. The family have our sym.
pathy.
Garrison L, the fast trotting
horse OF Derby A. Lynch, ESQ. of
l'eonardtown, died July 10th. in.
slant. The horse has been sen. n
Washington for treatment by a We.
terinarian. Garrison L was oue Of
finest horses ever raised in s.
Mary S and Mr.. Lynch had lately
refused $325 for him.
LAST Saturday evening a violent
wind storm visited this section and
twisted of and blew down MANY
large trees. The path of the storm
was fortunately narrow one. Sew.
eral trees in Leonardtown vera
broken off and two large trees in the
front yard of Hunters Retreat, ;"
Medley's Neck, were uprooted. The
growing corn in some parts of the
Neck was damaged.
The heavy rains of last week wash
ed out culvert on the Washington
Il Potomac railroad where the track
crosses Sekia Swamp. Charles coun
ty, and in consequence no trains have
since been run. We are told that
an order for an iron bridge has been
given Baltimore firm and that pend
ing its completion, it will be at least
ten days before the resumption of
the regular schedule.
Last Sunday. in attempting to
board the steamer at Abell's wharf
before the gangboard was put out.
Ralph Neal, colored, aged about II