Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-03-21
LOCalVise and Otherwise.

present term OF court
St. Patriek's Day was exception
ally mild aud pretty one and we
hope vas an index Of nice weather
coming.
Mrs. J. P. Greenwell, who has
been visiting relatives in Anne
Arundel county. has returned to
her homo.
J. e. ID. Ralev, formerly of this
county, has been drawn to serve on
the Jury OF the q s. District Court.
Baltimore.
We are In receipt OF o letter from
Henry +. Abel from Houston, Texas.
We hope to make room for It In our
next issue.
DIR. McLane Cawood and wife and
daughter. Of Anne Arundel county,
are visiting relatives at Stones
Wharf, this county.
Monday and Tuesday were field
days In Leonardtown aud our local
politicians exchanged views and dis.
cussed the situation.
The many friends OF DR.. Randolph
Walton were delighted to see him
sgain 10 st. Mary's. DR.. Walton
came BY Sundays steamer.
Today Thursday is the first day
Of Spring. and we hope from now on
we may have much good and pleas
ant weather for farm work.
Note the new schedule ofthe Nd,
Del, & Va, r. r. Co. Patuxent
F:ivsr Route. in effect March 20, and
time your shipments accordingly.
In spite of the Indictment day there
was q large crowd in attendance
Ct Court last Tuesday. Many out Of
county people were among the num-
Der.
The name OF T. A. Parran, Of Bal
timore, should be added to the list
Of subscribers to the Scotland Leon
ardtown Telephone Line. published
on our first page.
A we'll attended and interesting
meeting OF farmers was held at the
Court House Tuesday last. Messrs.
Geo. T. Hutchins and Joseph Fl.
Key made addresses.
Miss Ida Smoot has returned to
her home In Covington. Va, after o
visit to her old home, walnut Hill,
near Charlotte Hall. She was &C.
cOmpanied bv her little niece. Ida
Shepherd.
John r. 7. Reeves, Jr., was mar.
ried at Kansas City. Mo-. Tuesday
March 8. 1907, TO Miss Nettie Estelle
Rule. Mr.. Reeves is the Young
est son OF DIR. Reeves, of Chaptico,
and is practicing law in Oklahoma.
Charles Davis. formerly of this
county, now employed bv the Penn
sylvania railroad, spent Sunday last
In Philadelphia with Rev. Father
Linehan, formerly pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, Milestown district.
1t is q good time now to begin
cleaning up your premises and scat
ringlimearound. Lime and white
wash are not expensive and sickness
Ia. Neat and clearly surroundings
contribute very greatly to healthful.
ness.
There will be q Celebration oil
Maryland Day at Charlotte Hall AGA
deny, Monday next, March Is. The
exercises will consist of recitations,
music and an address by George w.
Joy, Of Leonardtown. The public
invited.
During the present season, the
Oyster Police Schooner. Bessie
Jones, has made Ill arrests for viola
tons of the Oyster Law. and Cap.
tain Maddox has turned ia more than
sufficient fines 10 pay the expenses
OF bis boat.
The Commissioners Court was In
session Monday and Tuesday last
all the members being present. The
Board was engaged in hearing ap
plications for transfers and sbate
nenis aud in revising the list o.
out pensioners.
The farmers of the Oaks hundred
Of Charlotte Hall district have con
tracted with the r Fl. Pollock Pack
ing company to grow tomatoes FOL
the eompauy's factory at the rate o
q cents per hushel. This is al
advance Of 4 cents per bushel ovel
last years prices.
The dredge machine is in Leonard
town harbor cleaning out and widen
ing the channel, Inspector Foster
who conducted the survey, tells u.
that the channel has preserved il.
depth exceptionally well since
the last work was done on il. Il il
inte1ded 70 widen the channel to 10
feet
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