Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-12-07
LOCalEiSe and Otherwise.

MT. Geo. ". IleFOeFL anu vile, OF
Valley Lee, left Sunday last for an
extended visit to Washington.
There will be no services at ST.
Andrews church or st. Peter
Chapel on Sunday next owing to ab-
sence Of Rector
On our first page we print a
circular letter by John ii. Drury,
Secretary of Tobacco Growers AS
ISOLATION. Read it.
Miss Edith Evans and Mrs. Lucy
Spalding, both Of Leonardtown. who
hava been quite sick, are, we are
pleased to hear, convalescing.
Sunday last, DR.. Irving Beach
and wife. John O. Cryer and wife,
all of Baltimore, made flying visit
10 w. b. Moore OF Leonardtown.
Miss Mary L. Gass and Miss
Edith VI. Bailey, of Milestown, have
returned home from a visit OF two
weeks to friends in Washington.
Tuesday last, Giles +. Dyer, of
bloomsbury" brought TO our office
a branch Of pear tree that had on
it IL we'll developed second growth
pears.
Misses VI. Louise Heron, Lille
King aud Sarah, Jennie aud Cath
lcne Guyther, Vi. Riley. spent
Thanksgiving with P NJ. Petit,
PIney Point.
Commander Howard is at Crisfield
with the Steamer Thomas and will
aid the sheriff OF Somer, ct county
IN protecting the grounds OF the oys-
ter planters.
Among the recent arrivals at
Moore Hotel, Leonardtown, we
note Miss Dent, u charming and at
tractive young lady-the prettiest
in the State according 10 Francis.
The U. S. Revenue Cutter Window
during recent course IN the Cheese
peake Bay boarded 100 oyster yes
sells, arrested three captains, sent
one man ashore and took four men
OFF the boats.
All the poles are up on the Holly
wood telephone extension, the line
is trimmed out and about two miles
Of the wire is strung. Weather per-
hitting, the line will be in commits
sion in about ten days.
Don't fail to attend the sale of per-
sOnal property on the H'Huggins
Point" farm, Medley S Neck, next
Thursday, the l4th, instant. Mr..
Bottle has desirable property for
sale. Sec advertisement.
November 10Th, Mrs. T. VI. Petit,
Piney Point, received account of
sales Of 8 geese that brought in
Baltimore 1929. Mrs. Petit says
this answers Mrs. w. ii. Dudley 5
query in last weeks BEACON.
Congress met Monday. 1t is pre-
dicted that the President aud the
Republican Congressional majority
are 20 have a strenuous time. Hon
John Sharp Williams will make an
admirable referee for the scrap.
On warrant of Justice James
Roach, Hanson COUNTESS, colored
was committed To Jail, November
Both, ultlmo, charged on the oath of
Ernest BOhanan with robbing his
store of Sl25 IN currency, silver and
two sight drafts.
Monday last, the newly elected
Sheriff, Oscar George Wathen, filed
his bond, took the oath of office and
entered upon the discharge of his
duties Heappointed Z. J. Clements,
of Leonardtown, deputy and jailor,
and James A. Latham, of Hurry,
deputy.
II you know anything of Herman
Knaust, aged IA years; about 4 feet,
8 inches tall; blue eyes, light hair
and fair complexion, please notify
his father, Fred Knaust, Waterloo,
Howard Co., Md. The lad is said
to have recently gone towards the
lower Patuxent section, this county.
Allan Mattingly, of Milestown
district, was thrown from his road
cart on the road near John Morris
Store and so painfully. hurt that he
was unconscious for sometime. Drs.
Dent and Palmer rendered the ne
cessary surgical attention and Mr..
Mattingly is now considered out oil
danger.
r. Notely Smith died at the resi-,
dence of his brother, J. Frank
Smith, Thursday November Both,
ultimo, aged 81 gears, His remains
were buried in the graveyard of St
Michael's Church. NJ. Smith was
one of natures noblemen and his
life was spent in doing good. All
who knew him admired and respec-
ted him. He was sincere friend and
a true man. May he rest in peace!
The Plank Bridge near Leonard
town is to be again repaired. The
first bridge over this stream was
built sometime between lS40-46 by
the late Vincent Camalier asd had
a roof over Il In 1853 Mr.. Cana
lier repaired it. 1t was rebuilt by
Horn and Greenwich about 1867; re-
built by A. J. Blaine in 1854 and
again rebuilt by Jos H. Milburn in
September 1894 The stone abut.
ments were laid by the late Charles
Maxwell.
The Steamer Northumberland had
quite an experience on her Sunday s
trip to Washington. A cOlored hand
"Hab" Jordan, of Leonard'own, was
on the boat and was sent by Capt
Smith to a Hospital. AS soon as he
reached the hospital his case was
diagnosed as smallpox and health
officer was sent. post haste. to the