Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-21
LOcalEiSs and Otherwise.

IN pFlnblu8 400 Oh tn0 BOWL u
will be our endeavor 10 try and give
chapter each week.
Mrs. Geo. n. Peacock and daughter
Christine. Of this district. are visit
inK friends in Washington.
Tuesday. January 10. 1909. was
the one-hundredth anniversary of
ihe birthday Of Edgar Allan Poe and
was observed with Citing add resses
al Johns Hopkins University. Baltf
marc.
We learn through DR.. Cana
Her. Of Providence Hospital, Wash
) ineson. that Bertha Swailes. colored.
4 Of Leonardtown, who has been
operated on for appendicitis. is
getting on quite picely"
DIR. Franklin A. Camalier has been
appointed . member OF the staff OF
Providence Hospital and selected as
Superintendent Of the House STAFF.
This IL great honor for q young
physician. Our congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah e. Ped
dicord Of Baltimore announce the
cement Of their daughter. Rena
beth. TO Richard Covington
Ire, Of Washington. The we'd
Z viii take place some time in
bruary.
Because Of the absence of the Res
In attendance upon the consecra-
bn ofthe second Bishop Of Washing
b.. there will be no service as Pop
Z lar Hill Church or at ST. Peters
\ Chapel. Leonardtown. on Sunday
next, the 24th. instant.
Don't fail 70 meet George r. Gar
nsr. Esq, agent for the Montgomery
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
who Is now making bis annual
rounds through the county collect
ing premiums for his company. See
bis advertisement 10 another column.
IL viii greatly expedite the deli
very Of papers Of patrons who have
moved from one postoffice to another
Il they would always give the name
Of the postotice they move from as
we'll as the name OF the Office they
move 70. Please bear this in mind.
February ! and are Farmers In
stitute days for ST. Mary's county
and on those dates meetings will be
held In the Court House. Leonard
Town, from 1890, A. n. to4Ps NJ We
hopethere will be large attendance
for we believe our farmers may reap
great profit from the discussions.
Anyone who wants TO buy coun-
y will do we'll to attend at MARI
b0ro' on the LIST Monday in March,
1909, when the Prince Georges
tax.sales take place. The Marlboro
Gaxette. Of the 18th. instant. has
nsarly fifteen columns filed with
names Of delinquent taxpayers and
their muniments Of title.
Governor Crothers has named
commission 10 revise the game and
ash laws Of Maryland and make them
uniform throughous the State DIR.
Charles v. Hayden. OF Leonardiown,
is the 81. Mary's representative
end ex-senator s. S. Lancaster no.
presents Charles county
We are trying to gather up enough
copies Of the issue of the Beacon
Of January 7. 1909. to supply the
demand Of new subscribers who
want the first instalmentof Rob OF
che Bowl" II any one has copy
Of that issue they do not want, please
send itin tous. The demand for the
story and the interest in 1t Is very
much greater than we anticipated.
The Commissioners Of Leonard
town are considering the advisa-
bility Of selling the portable tanks
and she windmill and cypress tank
now on hand and arranging for the
purchase Of chemical fire engine.
The residents Of the town are in
xited 70 express their opinions on
the subject The Board will NOT
sell untilaiisr February. proximo.
90 % TO afford ample opportunity for
81 Interested to be heard.
The will Of James Neal, 9 promi-
nsnt colored man Of Milestown dis
srict. whodied recently was present
Cd Ia she Orphans Court for probate,
as noted IN The Beacon Of the 18th,
iastant. He was q provident and
good farmer and made and saved
money. for thought be Is said TO have
lost nearly q thousand dollars by the
failure Of ihe Freedman's Bureau
Bank. ret the sppraisrment Of bis
property. returned TO the Orphans
Cours. shows an aggregate Of $2.76l
40, real and personal In bis will be
devises. 500 10 Rev Father Kelly,
s. J., pastor. 10 be EXPANDED by him
or bis SUCCESSOR; 10 Emma Young,