Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-25

for the Potomac river at o, A. NJ
Wednesday 10 hours late.
We are Ia receipt Of two mortuary
tributes which we will print on the
FIRST page of our next paper.
Tuesday night, j. Wilmer Raley,
Of Leorardtown, caughtin his traps
a16-pound otter and a raccoon.
Note the County TSeasurer's adj
veatisement, and If you have not
paid your 1905 taxes. meet him and
settle up,
We will print on the first page oil
OF our next issue description Of a
Pleasant Dance. given in honor
of Miss Geneyra Blair.
The Annual Supper for the bene-
tit Of St. Paul's M. E. Church. Leon
ardtown, will be given at Wiss's
Hotel, Wednesday, February.
Orphans Court Judge ]. H. Par
sons, is much improved in health
and hopes to be able to attend the
next meeting Of the Orphans Court
January 18th, instant, gum coat
belonging to mail carrier j. Ford
Greenwell was taken from the post
Office porch. Leonardtown. Mr..
Greenwell wants the coat returned
at once.
Mrs. Sanderson has sold the bar
fixtures and outfit Of her late hus-
band, Harry Sanderson, to Messrs.
Thomas E. Shearer 4 Stearns. Of
Washington. They are doing BUSH
ness at Stag Hall.
The steiner Anne Arundel did not
reach T.eonardtown wharf until
about noon Monday. She was de-
layed by the dense fogs. His many
friends along the route we're pleas
ed TO see Capt Geoghegan again.
During the session Of the Legisla-
ture, we hope to be able TO give our
readers weekly Annapolis letter
from Paul Winchester Mr. Win
chester is one Of the best newspaper
men in the State aud his letters will
be we'll worth reading.
Geo. R. Garner. Agent OF the
Montgomery Mutual, will be In
Leonardtown for short while next
Tuesday, on his way to the lower
part ofthe county to collect fire in
surance premiums. II you haye
not paid your premium attend 10 il.
We are In receipt Of Song enti-
tied Uncle Sam In His War paipt"
words ty Luke r. Matthews, OF
Park Hall, and music by Eugene
Kaeuffer, Of Chicago. We are In
formed that the song and music will
be on sale at the postofiice. Get .
copy.
The oyster police schooner Bessie
Jones last week captured the bugeye
Mary, Capt. ]. D. Mears, ofVirginia;
and Capt, Augustus Steine, Char
les county longer, for having small
oysters. Capt. Mears was tried in
Virginia and fined aud Capt. Steine
was fined $40 and costs by Justice
Page, OF Charles.
We invite special attention to the
article on Alfalfa published on our
first page. Mr.. Councilman Is the
pioneer alfalfa culturist Of Maryland
and knows whereof be writes. Re-
gister OF Wills J. Philip Greenwich
has an IS acre alfalfa field that is as
pretty as any ia the State and we
hope sometime TO get him TO give us
his experience in its cultivation.
Saturday night, the 18th, instant,
the small house in the village Of
Chaptico. occupied by q e. Poverty
as an Office, caught fire and was
destroyed. The house is about 20
feet from Mrs. Burroughs dwelling
and about 40 feet from Geo, r. Gar
ner's store building. The village
FIRE brigade prevented the spread
of the flames and saved Mr. Poverty 3
desk and -most OF his Office furniture.
Saturday last, while Mr.. Wise
was Strengthening up his store at
Beauvue, he found large box Of
parlor matches, some Of which were
burned nearly out, many with the
heads burned off and some untouch-
ed The box was burned through
IN one place and nearly through on
the sides. II is thought rats fred
the matches, as there was crack il
the box about large enough for one
10 enter. How the IRE was extin-
guished is mystery as there was
lots Of infammable stuff all around
the box.
Saturday night telephone mes-