Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-02-02
Saint Mary $ Beacon.
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

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Misses Katharine and Ed wardina
Crane, of "Patuxent Beach" are
visiting friends in Leonardtown.
Miss Ellen Combs. of "Eldon, -
near LeonardtOwu. -a4urned
from a visit to friends a..a ives
in Baltimore.
Messrs. Thomas Boyd and w. b.
Moore, OF Leonardtown, who have
been confined to their rooms for
several days past, are out again.
Miss Eva Cation, aged 80 years,
daughter of the late Capt. W. W.
Cation, died January 18th, ultimo.
Her remains were buried at Joy
Chapel.
A fatal disease has broken out
among cattle in some sections ofthis
district and several valuable animals
have died. We have been unable TO
learn the symptoms.
We return thanks for Report Of
the tuberculosis Commission Of the
state of Maryland 1902 1904. IL is a
valuable work and should be care
fully read and preserved.
Me-. LAGard Jones and wife. of
baltimore, reached Leonardtown last
Friday night after a three days trip
the steamer having left Baltimore
Tuesday evening, the Oath, ultimo.
VIM. A. Sommerville, coIored, of
Loveville, was severely aud pain
fully injured by an explosion of lead
while repairing a boiler. 1t is fear
ed that Bud" may lose his eye
sight.
The Rev. VIM. L. Reaney, Rector
OF All Saints Parish, who has suffer
ed severe attack Of pneumonia, has
recovered, and will resume regular
services at All Saints Church, on
Sunday next, February 9Th, at II q.
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Seventeen shares of the stock of
the Bank of st. Mary's were sold
last week, OF which, five shares we're
bought by resident of the county
for $3.50, the share. All of the seven
teen shares were held by non-resi-
dents.
Weather prophets who predicted
that we were to have fine, pleasant
weather after Christmas will now
take back seat and give the ground
hog q chance. His hogship makes
his guess today. Make a note of
his prophecy.
The gold watch taken from the
body of Albert Constable when he
was shot has besu found in a Phila-
delphia pawnshop and Detectives
Weaver and Dougherty claim that
John NJ. Shippers, now a convict in
the Maryland Penitentiary, is the
man who pawned it.
A Washington syndicate has Sc
cured majority of the stock of the
Southern Maryla Fair Association,
and the local directorate has resign
ed. The Association is $4,000 in
debt, and it is said that the Fair
Grounds at Marlboro and the i'm
provementS Thereof Id to
pay the debt.
From 3 to 4 bushels of pike, white
and yellow perch, brim. &C., were
cut out of theice in Britton' S Bay,
Saturday and Sunday last. Some of
the fish were frozen in the ice and
others seemed to be stuck in by their
fms. We do not remember ever be-
fore having any of our fish thus kept
in cold storage.
Recently, DR.. Greenwich, of Leon
ardtown, sent to Chicago q sample
of st. Mary's brick clay and from it
has been made beautiful specimens
of red pressed brick. DR.. Green
well knew the clay he was using,
but sent some of it on to see the
product of brick making machine.
Green well & Hearn's handmade
bricks are as good as the best for
wear, but, Of course, lack the finish
and beauty Of the machine-made
product. We hope the firm will put
in a machine in the near future.