Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-03-11
LOcalEise and Otherwise.

His many friends are delighted
to see W G. Mattingiy ont and
about again. Glenn has been quite
sick for about two weeks.
Work is now being pushed on
our local telephone line aud it is
hoped that we will speedily Re again
Ia communication with other points.
When our mail carrier left Mech.
anicsville last Monday. the train
had not come 10 and so we were
without out OF county mail on that
date.
GeOrgeT. Hutchins, who has been
spending sometime In Athens. Ca.
for his health. has returned home
and was greatly benefited by his
trip.
Our Town Hotel men are making
preparations for Court and visitors
who attend will find a warm wei
come and tirst-class accommoda-
lions.
REPORTS have reached us that near
" all the telephone poles betwt en-
Laurel Grove and p. T. Gravrs, are
down and that practically the whole
Milestown line is down.
Wednesday last, Judge Camalier
drew on the jury, l.. Nota Read,
mond, vice Capt. W. f. Chesley. ex-
cused because of the serious sick.
ness Of his youngest son.
The Commissioners Court was 10
session Tuesday and transacted
routine business. The Court dis
cussed the roads and ordered all
distractions to be removed.
Next Monday will be the 6rst day
OF our March Term of Court We
will be pleased TO see any and all OF
our visiting friends on that day or on
any other day they may choose to
call.
II there is medal to be given
mail-carriers, Frank Waters, of
Le0nardtown, is certainly entitled
70 one. He took his mail through
on the worst day Of the storm and
never missed q trip.
Sheriff Dent reports that the road
supervisors and assistants had the
main roads of the lower districts
cleared of trees by Saturday morning
after the storm. This was certain
~ good and quick work.
Robert Hayden announces the mar,
rage OF bis daughter, Honora
(D7lce) to Howard Charles Cooney
at S.. Patrick 8 Church. Butte. Mon
tana, February 20, 1909. We wish
the young couple long years Of hap.
piness and prosperity.
William Bowman, coIored, died al
his residence in LeonardtUwn dis.
trict last Tuesday morning, aged
about IS years. BILLY" was man
Of remarkable powers OF mimicry
andrWAs q good worker and good far.
mer. Many friends sincerely re-
greet his death.
Last Tuesday, Fenwick Herbert,
our local telephone linemau. went
over the line from Leonardtown tc
Charlotte hall and says that reports
OF the damage have been greatly ex,
aggerated. He Is now at work on
the trunk line wires and hopes
soon TO be in connection with Char
Tote Hall.
Mr.. Eliza Wheeler. beloved wife
Of Peter @. Wheeler, died at her
husbands residence at Hermangille
Sunday, the 7th, instant. Mrs
Wheeler was q truly good woman
She was Q dutiful daughter. adevot
ed wife and an affectIonate mother
Her husband and little children
have the heartfelt sympathy OF q
wide circle OF relatives and friends
We have received notification from
Mr.. Robert Callahan. OF Washing
ton, Of bis intention to subscribe fol
some Of the stock OF the railroad Il
Esperanto. Mr.. Callahan is one o
the most progressive and best bust
ness men in Washington and has
many friends in st. Mary's who ap
probate bis faith in the failure o
the county.
Detective Pratt, of the Washing.
ton Police Headquarters, has arrest
ed George Jones, colored, charged
with an out rageous assault upor
Josephine Cole, the 10 year old
daughter Of Richard e. Cole. color,
ed, OF Milestown district Jones,
arrest was procured by Constable
Long. who win be sent for the pri,
soner as soon as the proper requisi,
tion papers are procured.
On the night OF March 3, instant
s. 4. Hammett, OF the Bay district
had his horse stabbed under bis
barn-shed In q box stall with door
shut and fastened with latch or
the outside. During the night tbs
shed fell fat and II was thought, 81
course, that the horse had beer
crushed. About noon on the 4th
She animal came up and was ap
pafently none the worse for his biz
zard experience.
w. v. Waters, OF Leonardtown. Il
entitled 10 front rank among rough
riders and has earned o title to /
cnbtaincy IL the reguIararmy. Mr..
Waters went to the inauguration
and when be started to return home
was informed ct the Union Station
that no trains were running on thI
POpe's Greek Line. He then wen