Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-05-09

The store house Of Jonn W. heno-
han at Bushwood wharf, Wicomico
river. St. Mary's county was burg
Iarized Friday night.
BENZ. Combs. Of Leonardtown. has
purchased the store. house and
dwelling at California, now occupi-
cd BY J. Oscar Jarboe
We have had unusually heavy
rains and ID consequence farm work
is greatly delayed Land and roads
have been badly washed.
Last Tuesday 10 digging up the
floor Of the old meat house at Moore s
Hotel. the workmen killed 81 rats
some Of them almost as big as d
squirrel.
There is large tree lying across
the Macintosh road about half q
mile from the run. II should be-
taken away. The road is in general
bad condition.
Monday was corporation election
day in Leonardtown. But 80 votes
werecast. There was but one tick.
ct. DR.. F. F. Greenwell and Jos. r.
Neal were elected.
On our iirst page we print letter
on Our County Roads" written
by J. Manning Russell. who is now
taking course ID Civil Engineering
at Morgantown. W. v. Read the
letter.
Dr. L. e Payne, who for some
time past has been practiciug den
tistry at Heathsville, Va. will re-
open his LeonardtowD Office and re.
sumo bis practice in the county.
See his notice.
BY LOOKING at the wrong calendar
we printed last week. the wrong
date for the meeting Of the Commits
sioners' and Orphans Courts. The
meeting day is the second Tuesday
Of the Month May IA. 1907.
Capt Lindsay, Of the tug. Spring
Garden, Of Norfolk, and Capt. Hob.
son, Of the Dredge Jack, Of Phil.
adelphia, have completed the dredg-
IN Britton's Bay, aud will leave In
the near future for Acquon bay.
Sunday last the Morganza base
ball team defeated the Leonardtown
4 Yniors 10 a ten inning game on the
Maryland Springs diamond. The
game was apitcher 'sbattle from the
start and Bullock for Leonardtown
was in fine trim. Score 10 TO 8.
Hurley Cusic, who lives on Part
Beaver Dam, Patuxent district,
reports thelossofthree OF bis horses
this year. The FIRST horse died
10 February. the second 10 April
and the third ia Nav. He thinks
some intestinal trouble was the
cause Of death.
Wednesdays Sun reports the fol-
lowing Democratic pluralitIes 10 the
Baltimore election MahooI, 1865;
Hooper. 1900 Numsen, S.6I5. The
Democratic majority in the First
Branch will be 10; 10 the Second
Branch. s, The total vote on the
mayoralty was 9l.42O. Both loans
were carried By more than 10000.
CIetus Hanson, colored. died sum
day evening last, at the residence
Of his brother in Leonardtown.
Clete vas Q son OF the late Thomas
and Sarah Hanson. who were SER
wants Of the late II. q. S. Key. He
twas a polite, kind-hearted and hard.
working man and was respected by
all who knew him. May he rest In
peace
Louis Turner died suddenly al
MorGanza last Tuesday. He was
about 50 years Of age. Mr.. Turner
was i son 81 the late J e. Turner, 81
1 Indian Bridge. econducted ablack.
Ninth and wheelwrlght business
Il laurel Grove for years and sub
sequently removed bis shop 10 Nor.
gauza He was esteemed by al who
knew him.
Friday last the MorRanza Juniors
defeated the MechanicsvIlle Juniors
n a we'll played game Of base ball
on the Morganzl grounds by ascore
of IS TO 10. Johnson and Parsons
Tor Morganza and Holmes and Her.
bert Tor MechauicsyilIe were the
batteries.
Mechanicsyille g 0 1000 Ito
Mprgansa so32l 2Q2x-Is
Robt A, Young. formerly Of Leon
ardtown. but now q resident of
Gaitbersburg, paid a visit to his
old home this week. II was Mr..
Young first visit to the county for
twenty wears. Those here wha