Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-30
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

See announcement Of the Supper
st Hotel st. Mary's for the benefit
Of st. Paul's n. Z. Church.
Congressman Mudd is trying to
secure the appropriation OF $3.50 900
for an Immigration Building at Bal.
timore.
Two bills have been offered at
Annapolis - increase 'Baltimore's
representation in the General AS.
sembly.
Ash Wednesday OF this year will
fall on March 4. and Easter Sunday
on April 10. June Z will be Whit
Sunday.
Note the advertisement OF John.
son q Foxwell and give them a call.
II you want Clothing. now is the
time "a buy.
Ice-house owners should not vet
despair OF filling their houses. Wait
until the ground hog files his guess
next Sunday.
Winter began in earnest last
Thursday with quite q snowfall, but
Monday nearly all OF the beautiful
had disappeared.
Next Sunday will be Candlemas
Day. At ST. Aloysius' Church.
Leonardtown. the Blessing OF the
Candles will be at 1890. AN.
Thus far our county merchants
have not reaped any considerable
profit from the sale Of skates. but
marbles have been In demand.
''Patuxent, and Other Poems, by
Luke T. Matthews may be purchased
at the store Of L. A. Jones d Son,
Leonardtown. Call and buy copy.
The U. S. ship "Matchless" OF
the Geodetic Survey is reported at
Smiths Greek, this county aud her
crew will do survey work at that
place.
Tuesday evening last, Miss Nettie
Trainer found In Leonardtown q small
pearl handled knife in case. Owner
may secure same by calling at DR..
Trainers jewelry store.
January %. 1903. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Msttingly, Of Leonardtown.
celebrated the twenty fifth anniver.
sary Of their marriage. We wish
them many happy returns OF the
day.
James r. Ryce, Of Ryceville, died
January Il, 1903. Mr.. Ryce was q
great sufferer from asthma He was
soldier in the Confederate army
and was member of the Baltimore
artillery.
Senator Green we'll has introduced
o Bill authorizing the employment
on the public roads Of criminals con.
viCted OF minor offenses. We have
not seen the text OF the bill and hence
cannot give full particulars.
The st. Mary's Delegation at
Annapolis request the Taxpayers of
the county to meet them at the Cour,
House. Leonardtown, Saturday Feb.
ruary 3, proximo. at z. p. H.. and
discuss Read Legislation for the
County.
A message reached here Monday
last stating that Charles Il. Richards,
formerly Of this town, had died in
New Orleans. Mr.. Richards was
very popular In ST. Mary 3 and many
friends here will sincerely regret
his death.
We have received that invaluable
book Of reference the Baltimore San
Almanac. lt contains in succinct
form just the information the aver.
age citizen wants almost every day.
IL 10 @ necessary for our daily needs
m the San itself.
We regret the verbal war now
raging between Ex-Governor War.
field and Gen. Jos. B. Seth, Presi.
dentof the Maryland Senate. Neither
Of she beligerents are likely to reap
any great honor from she conflict, but
before IL is ended an impartial public
NAV invoke - plague on both your
houses"
Senator Clagette, Of Prince Geor.
ge's county, has introduced q Bill
amending the Tobacco Inspection
Law by providing for one Inspector
as salary of $1,000 aud samplers in,
stead Of Deputy Inspectors. The
Bill is Endorsed by the Tobacco
Growers Association and will like
ly become o Law.
By our next issue all arrangements
will have been completed and notice
will be given of the day aud date Of
the Annual Duck Supper at Hote
st. Mary's. Landlord Duke Is de-
termined 10 revive this old socia
event made famous by the late
Count Moore" and will spare nj
palms nor expense 10 make the coca
sion q joyful one.
II. d. Goldsboroagh died Mt bis
residence ia Patuxent district
Thursday, January q, 1908. age g
years. Mr.. Goldsborough lived for
anmn woa ra m Solomon - Island anH