Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-02-22
LOcalVise and Otherwise.

our public roads
Fred H Fletcher. Of Washington,
is visited Benjamin Spalding, Leon
ardtown district.
Derby A. Lynch, Esq. is in Wash
ington on business and will not be
in bis office. Leonardtown. until
Thursday.
Mrs. Fred H. Fletcher, Jr., Of
Washington, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jane A. Spalding, Leonard
town district.
Last week W. 6. Mattingly. Of
Leonardtown, lost q promising colt.
Overlooking is said to have been the
cause Of death
Misses Grace Laurence, Alberta
Wilkinson. Alice Yates and May
Mattingly were among the callers az
the BEACON Office last Monday
Mrs. Hattie Cotton. OF Washing
ington. accompanied by Mr.. J Ben.
Jarboe, Of Charles county, has been
visiting relatives in ST. Mary's.
Associate Judge Crane, OF this
county, attended the luncheon and
reception given the State Judiciary
last Thursday by Gov. Edwin War
field.
A happy welded life tothe Ameri-
can man and the American girl we'd
ded al the White House last Saturday
is the sincere wish OF all genuine
Americans.
Tuesday night, Governor War6eld
sent to the Senate the name Of Capt.
Alexander Kennedy to be School
Commissioner Of St. Marys county,
vice DR.. James II. Miles.
$. Clarence Yates, Of Washington,
is visiting bis father, H. M. Il. Yates.
OF Newtown. Mr.. Yates Sr., has
been quite sick, but we are pleased
to learn that he is now conyalescent.
u Arthur Edwards, Of she Wash
ington Office ofthe Southern Railroad
Co., who has been under treatment
Of DR. L. B. Johnson for the past
three weeks. has returned 10 Wash
ington and is now enjoying robust
health.
BY phone from Annapolis. We'd
nesday morning we are informed
that The Governor has named as
Supervisors Of Elections for ST. Ma
RVS county, DR.. Walter B. Dent,
DR.. i. B. Johnson and Stephen NJ
Jones.
Last Thursday, DR.. i. Ferney-
hough, Of Washington. was married
70 Miss Byrd Grigsby Fitzhugh. Of
Pulaski City, Va. DR.. Penney
hough's many ST. Mary's friends
tender their congratulations and
best wishes.
Tuesday last through w. Never
eli Loker, attorney, Jos. B. Drury,
oil Leonardtown, sold part Of his
farm known as the Race Track 70
James +. Mattingly for $500. Mr..
Drury reserved about l2acres of the
southern end Of the estate.
John A. B. Shermantine has been
re-appointed deputy Tobacco Inspec-
tor by Governor Warlield. Mr..
Watkins. OF Anne Arundel was
named deputy inspector vice p Reed
Wills. Of Charles. and Frank o.
Smith, Of Calvert, was re-appointed.
Through the cooperation Of the O.
up Telephone Co. the U. S, Wealth
or Bureau will give phone renters
the benefit OF its daily weather fore
casts and special warnings. Call
up your exchange at any time after
10 NJ, and get the forecast until
8P. NJ. Of the following day.
Last week President Henry Watson
Of the Washington q Potomac Rail-
road thoroughly inspected the line.
Mr.. Watson Ii not man 81 many
words and made no glowing promises
but merely stated that his title to
the road was now perfected and II it
Is not completed he will be to blame.
Within the past week two child
rem o. Cotton Yates, colored, Of
Fox $ Point, Medley 5 Neck, have
died Of pneumonia following measles,
and another child is dangerously
sick Of the same disease. Cotton is
worthy man and many friends
sympabhize with him 10 his affection.
Archibald Mattingly. son Of ex-
Register Of Wills, ] B. Mattingly,
formerly Of Charles county, is now
teaching in the Oakley Graded
School, Milestown district. Mr..
Mattingly Is an alumnus Of Johns