Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-04-04
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

Easter AueSudB WAS wei attend
ed and was a great success.
The Reverend w. J. Wright has
been recalled to Chaptico and will
take charge Of the parish in about
two weeks.
Franklin A. Camalier. of the Medi-
cal Department OF the University OF
Georgetown, is at home for the Eas-
ter Holidays.
Until further notice. Sunday Mas
ses at the different Catholic churches
Of this Mission will be at z and 10
o'clock, A. N.
Friday, April IL. will be Arbor
Day and will, we hope be generally
observed. Plant 8 good tree and
take care OF it.
Easter Sunday and Monday were
raw and inclement days. Easter
Saturday was an exceptionally mild
aud summer like day.
The intense cold snap of Easter
and Faster Monday il is feared has
resulted in killing a great deal of
early fruit. Considerable ice FORM
ed Monday night.
We invite attention to the new
passenger tariff OF the Maryland,
Delware and Virginia Railway Co.
in effect on the Potomac and Patux-
ent routes, April 10. See advertise
ment.
At Medley's Neck. the choir, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Giles Dyer,
sang Bordezi s Mass on Easter Sun.
day in mastery style. The affairs
we're beautifully decorated With
Easter lilies and red roses.
Misses Lillian aud Annie Turner.
Ethel joy, MeSsers. Aubrey and
Etheloert Abel. and Claude Lynch,
all Of LeOnardtown, who have been
spending the holidays at home have
returned totheir respective schools.
Last Thursday, the kitchen on the
"Pene Rene farm OF Mrs. A. T.
Garner in Milestown district caught
fire and was burned TO the ground,
A IC1 Of meat and groceries belong.
ing to Mary Jamison colored was
burned.
The Summer like weather of the
past week brought out the bloom on
plum and other trees and wood
anemOne, wild violets and other
early Spring flowers were in full
flower. We hope we will not have
freeze to kill the fruit.
Don't forget that this is the an
pointed season for cleaning up your
premises. burning the accumulat-
ed Winter rubbish aud scattering a
plentiful supply of lime. Such work
well done will repay you many fold
by preventing sickness.
Rev. Edward J. Dewitt, S. J., a
Professor of the Post Graduate
Course In the University OF George
town, preached on Good Friday night
and Easter Sunday morning at st.
Aioysius Church, Leonardtown.
His sermons were able and eloquent.
According to Hicks there will be
regular storm period from the 9th
to the 9th of April; q reactionary
storm period on the IL and l3. vi.
cious electrical storms with hail will
visit many sections during the pas
sage of these storm centres from
west to east.
There is q mad-dog scare in Miles.
town district. 1t seems thss q dog
brought from Washington had an
attack of rabies and bit several other
dogs and so tho disease was spread.
An OK and Two heifers wero also bit.
ten aud have been killed Up to
Gate nine dogs have been effected
aud been killed.
The choir of St Aloysius Church,
Leonardtown, under the direction
OF Mrs. Thomas Boyd. rendered
splendid music during Holy Week
AID on Ester Day The professions
OF holy Thursday aud Good Friday
We're particularly edifying. The
services, music and decorations
during the Week were unusually
impressive and beautiful.
Road Supervisor A. Mills Heard
informs US that be do not get his
Beacon from the postoffice until Sat
urdav, and did not know Of the dan
gerous bole in the road near John III.
Clark 5 until he saw the notice.
On Monday he took his cart and
mended the road,filhng the hole with
I'VE loads Of gravel. The road In
now safe and in good shape.
At $50 Saturday evening. L.
hudde, contractor for the artesian
well for Hotel st. Mary's, struck
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