Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-16
LOCalViSe and Otherwise,

matter OF local interest.
Several favors Of correspondents.
received too late for this issue, will
appear 10 our next.
We return thanks for a copy of
the Thirty Ninth Annual Report OF
the St. Msry's Industrial School
the model Industrial School OF the
United States.
The General Assembly Of 1908 set
tied down 70 les work last Monday
and began making political history
Of the session of190S. May it's work
be for the good OF the State!
IL Chaptico Taxpayer" will send
bis name, not necessarily for publ
Gallon, but TO let US know who our
correspondent in, we will cheerful
ly print bis communication.
Grace Newton, beloved wife ofW.
r. Newton, died at her husband 3
residence in Patuxent district, JAM
uary 10. 1908. aged IL yesrs. Her
remains were buried In St John g
graveyard. May she rest in peacel
Monday, December 3Otb, 1907, o.
St. Aloysius' Church. Leonardtown,
Mrs. Rose Emily Lacey was mar
ried TO Mr.. King Henry Hill. Rev.
Father Gillespie. S. J.. performed
the ceremony.
Miss Ora N. Hopkins. the very
popular Young milliner at the May.
Rudasil Department Store, In Or
Ange. 10 now on q visit 70 her home
in GRANVILLE, ST. Mary's county. Md.
Her host Of friends here wish for her
. pleasant soiourn.-Orange Obser.
YER.
Mr.. L. <. Mumford, President OF
the L. Z. Mumford Banking Co., of
Cape Charles. Va. and President of
the First National Bank ofSt. Mary's,
was in attendance upon the annual
meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Bank at Leonsrdtown, last Tuesday.
Many friends here were pleased to
see him.
Up TO January 10. instant. Licen-
ses TO Marry had been issued as
follows: Lewis E. Tennisson and
George Irene Wheatley; Stephen
Downs and Mary Agnes Hall; Jo-
seph S. Dunbar aud Mary NJ. Dam
sron; J. G. Raley and Marie C.
Beale; Benjamin Tippett and Mary
A. Alvey; Joseph Frank Combs
and Margaret L Redman.
We are 10 receipt Of the Hundredth
aud Tenth Annual Report of the
Board Of Managers of the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane. The report
shows that our county has in the
Hospital 8 patients-3 male aud 2
female. John w. Rsnehan, OF this
county, is one Of the Board of Mana
gers Of the institution and 10 chair
man OF the farming committee.
The Fifth Annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the First National
Bank Of st. Mary's was held in the
Bank Building, Leonardtowu, last
Tuesday. OF the $50 shares, 222
we're represented in person or by
proxy, The old officers and Board
Of Directors were reelected with the
exception that r. Fulton Powell, of
Stockton Md. was elected Director
in place Of W. F, Green we'll. deceas-
ed.
We have received the first number
OF the Charles County Advocate, the
now Republican paper just started
ct La Plata. The paper is well
printed and well edited. but how it
Is going 70 make living We cannot
see for the Charles county journals
tic field seems TO US TO have been 81
most over-cropped before the advent
OF The Advocate. Both the editors OF
The new journal. fortunately for them
selves. have other businesses than
Journalism.
c. ]. Clements has begun work on
his new dwelling below the wharf
hill. Leonsrdtown; Chas B. McCully
has nearly completed his new d we'll
ing on Church Street, and Messrs.
Norris and Hebb expect TO finish in
the next ten days. W. c. Mattingly' o
dwelling on the corner Of Lawrence
Avenue aud Fenwick Street. This
house was the southern wing OF old
MOore's Hotel and It's removal from
the old site 70 she new was quite q
feat. Messrs Norris and Hebbs'
work on this JOB is deserving Of she
highest praise.