Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-18

dues.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Smoot, Of
Charlotte Hall, are visiting friends
in Washington.
L. J. Canter has boughtthe Chap
peear property, Charlotte Hall, and
will build thereon in the Spring.
Judge Crane came to Leonardtown
last Tuesday and drew the jury FOR
the coming March Term Of Court.
See list elsewhere.
DR.. L. ] Sothoron has purchased
the Mattingly property, Charlotte
Hall, and has located there for the
practice OF his profession.
The Annual Supper for the bene-
fit of St. Paul s M. e. Church, Leon
ardtown. will be given at Wise's
Hotel. Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 1906.
The Sunday Sun has began the
publication Of series ofietters from
Hon. William jennings Bryan des-
criptive OF his trip around the
world.
Frank Hanway, OF Hartford county,
representing r. II. Pollock, is at
Charlotte Hall perfecting plans for
a canning factory to be located OH
the Isaiah Canter property.
Wright B. Dent, son Of Col. J. M.
Dent, OF Oakley, this county, has
left Baltimore TO accept position
in New York City. We wish him
great success in his new home.
Saturday last, Justice 10. f. Nor
gan, committed 10 jail for further
hearing Francis Hebb, colored,
charged with stealing BLACK sow,
the property OF Thomas b. langley.
Robert Raley, OF Clements, has
opened g barber shop IN the Drug
Store Building, Leonardtown. Mr..
Rdley worked at the barber BUSH
ness in Washington and is said to
be a good workman.
George T. Cusic died last Friday,
the 18th, instant, at his residence.
Town Creek and was buried az
St. John s. He was 70 years old and
was good man and q good citizen.
May he rest in peace
Saturday week last tenant house
on the old Leigh property owned
by j. p. Greenwich and occupied by
George Holt, colored, caught fire
and was burned. Holt and family
had just moved il. Nearly all their
furniture was destroyed.
Recently, Cephas M. Lewis, com
mission merchant, Baltimore, Nd.
sold for II -. Hewett, Valley Lee,
10 turkeys for $2S 66, and on Jan.
9, sold for @. ). Lynch, ST. lingo s,
% turkeys for 1929. Last week
Mr.. Lewis sold calves for ct cents
per pound.
On our first page, this week. we
print Mr.. Charles +. Chaliners lee
ture one Sweet Potatoes, delivered
before the farmers Institute. Next
week we will publish Farmer Charles
A. Churchman'S paper on the Gull
tivaiion Of Alfalfa. We hope the
articles will be carefully read.
Alexander Adams died at the resi-.
deuce OF his son-in-law, Hon. w 4.
Wilkinson, Patuxent district. last
Monday, January ID, 1906. aged Sc
years. His remains were buried at
st. Johns Tuesday Mr.. Adams
was pious, Christian aud model
citizen. May he rest in peacel
Washington B. Williams, IA years
OF age, a prominent Washington
business man, died at his residence
730 6 street N. W., last week. Mr..
! Williams was In charge of Piney
Point Hotel for several wears and
was very pupular 10 ST. Mary s.
He was bornin Montgomery county.
Dr. Charles v. Hayden has been
complimented blythe appointment as
Chairman Of the House Committee
on the Chesapeake Bay and Tribu-
taries. He is also on the Committees
on Education. Inspections, and on
Sec. IA, Art. 23of Constitution. Mr..
Wilkinson is member OF the Com
mittees on Inspections aud Immigra-
ton.
The Directors OF the Southern
Maryland Telephone Company met
Monday. The reports of the officers
showed that during 1905, the com
rany has built 115 miles Of line and
installed 65 phones. The financial
report shows that but for the need
of the revenues for construction pur-
poses the company could pay good
I dividends.
In common with many other Dem
ocrats we are looking on with inter-
est at the Republican family quarrel
now raging at Annapolis about Re-
publican Legislators voting for Gen.
Vandiver, but we are not butting-in
to the fracas. Political supporters
Of the honorable gentlemen are are
the proper chaps to criticise their
political lapses.
Senator German, Of Howard, has
introduced Bill to repeal the Act
pensioning Judges. Whatever the
sentiment in Baltimore may be- we
think there is no doubt that the peo-
pie of the counties favor the repeal
of the Act. The passage OF the Act
was very unpopular in the rural
communities and those who voted