Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-01-31


dette was in LeonArdtown collecting
for the Winter campaign.
Miss Sara Vaughn. OF Valley Lee
is visiting Mrs. Joseph Fl. Key q,
Tudor Hall, Leonardtown.
Recently. George Joy, OF Patux.
ent. sold a woke of oxen for 800
Capt. p. A. Cation was the purchas.
or.
Rev. ]. Wright. Rector OF Chris,
Church, Chaptico. has received and
accepted a call to a Washington
pastorate.
We invite special attention to the
change of schedule of the Patuxen,
Line Steamers. See schedule on
first page.
Tuesday, Associate Judge Crane
drew the jury for the coming March
Term of the Circuit Court. See list
in another column.
We invite attention to the adver-
tisement of ]. L. ConnelIee, Litwal-
ton, Va. Mr.. Connellee wants 10
buy persimmon and dogwood.
SATURDAY.. January 26, 1907, Char
les J. Mouerv, of"CIover Hill." was
married to Miss Ida 7. Cusic, of
PStuxent. Rev. w. r. B. Turner
performed the ceremony.
Saturday next will be ground-hog
day and that knowing marmot will
die his predictions for the next six
weeks. Asa weather prophet he is
generally a great success.
Saturday last, Cough A. Tippett,
formerly of the Leonardtown firm Of
Tippett, Johnson & Foxwell, left
with bis family to seek a w:deer
field. We wish him success.
Under the head, do you Want
Help 7" we publish a short article
sent out by Hon. w. p. T. Turpin,
State Superintendent Of Immigra.
ton, which should be carefully read
and considered.
The gross receipts from the sup
per for the benefit OF St. Paul's NJ. E.
Church, given at Moore's Hotel,
Tuesday evening last, were 800.
eWNa
The Ladies in charge have good
reason to be proud of their success.
We give space in this issue to q
letter from dear old Tom Reeder,
who is now in Cody. Wyoming.
We know that many BEACON readers
will be glad to hear from him and
will join in our regrets that he is
so far from home.
Arthur Johnson, colored, q deck
hand on the Westmoreland, is held
in Baltimore for the action of the
Criminal Court, charged with steal
ing $50 from Purser Harry Beal.
The money was found under the in.
side band Of Johnson's hat.-Ga-
Eette.
We have received the Sun Almanac
for 1907, and feel that there are now
no questions touching current hap
penings during 1906 to which we can.
not quickly find o correct answer.
We do not see how more really valu-
able information could have been
compressed within the narrow linn.
its Of an Almanac.
Anent Tuesday evenings supper
At Moore's Hotel for the benefit oil
ST. Psul's NJ. Z. Church, If the
Bentztown Bard really appreciates
good eating, he ought 10 attend q
Church Supper in St. Mary's. He
would thereby not only tickle his
palate but improve bis poetry, much
OF which is now the product of in
digestion superinduced by pie.
Last Thursday. the dwelling oil
Harry Brown. colored. on the Camp.
meeting road, Patuxent district,
caught fire aud was burned with its
contents. The FIRE originated from
spark on the ROOF. Brown is one
Of the best nf our cn'o-ed citizens
and Is respected by all who know
him. We hope his appeal for help
will meet with liberal response.
Monday night. OF last week, the
barn ut James A. Watts home il
Bay district, caught fire aud was
burned with its contents. consisting
of tobacco, proviuder and machinery
The loss is probably 500. There
was no Insurance on the building
but we are informed that the tobacco
was insured for $500 and the machin.
err fov $500. Mr. Watts is an agent
for the sale Of farm machinery and
there was q valuable lot in the barn.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.