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

SICK Tor hODuA Two weeks
Work is now b4ilR pushed on
oar local telephone line add 10 is
hoped that ~s will speedily re again
iu communication with other points
When our mail carrier left Mech
anicSville last Monday. the train
had not come in aud so we were
without out Of county mail on that
dale
GeorgeT. Hutchins, Who has been
spending sometime in Athens, Ga
for his health. has returned home
aud was greatly benefited by his
trip
Our Town Hotel men are making
preparations for Court ard visitors
Who attend will find a warm vel
come and tirst-c!ass accommoda-
lIOLS.
Reports have reached us that near
lv all the telephone poles bet va en-
Laurel Grove and p 7 Graves, 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 in
session Tuesday and transacted
routine business. The Court dis
cussed the roads aud 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 q medal to be given
mail. carriers, Frank Waters, OF
LeoDardtown, is certainly entitled
70 one. He took his mail through
on the worst day Of the storm and
never missed trip.
Sheriff Dent reports that the road
supervisors and assistants had the
main roads of the lower districts
cleared oftrees bv Saturday morning
after the storm. This was certain
ly good and quick work.
Robert Hayden announcrs the mar.
riage Of bis daughter, Honora
(Drlce) to Howard Charles Cooney
a. S.. Patrick $ Church. Butte. Mon.
tana, February %, 1909. We wish
the young couple long years of hap
piness and prosperity.
William Bowman. colored, died at
his residence in Leouardtuwn dis
trIct last Tuesday morning, aged
about 30 years. BILLY" was a man
OF remarkable powers OF mimicry
and was good worker aud good far
mer. Many friends sincerely re-
greet his death.
Last Tuesday, Fenw wick Herbert,
our local telephone lineman, went
over the line from Leonardtown to
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.
Mrs. Eliza Wheeler beloved wife
OF Peter c. Wheeler, died at her
husbands residence at Hermanville,
Sunday, the 7th, instant. Mrs.
Wheeler was q truly good woman.
She was dutiful daughter, q devot-
ed wife and an sffectionate 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 his intention to subscribe for
some Of the stock OF the railroad tC
Esperanto. Mr.. Callahan is one oil
the most progressive and best bust.
ness men in Washington and has
many friends in st. Mary's who ap
preciate his faith in the future oil
the county.
Detective Pratt, OF the Washing
ton Police Headquarters, has arrest
ed George Jones, colored. charged
with an out rageouS assault upon
Josephine Cole, the 10 year old
daughter Of Richard E. Cole. color.
ed, OF Milestown district. Jones,
arrest was procured by Constable
Long. who will be sent for the pri.
soner as soon as the proper requisi-
tion papers are procured.
On the night OF March 3, instant,
s. L. Hammett, Of the Bay district,
had his horse stabbed under bis
barn-shed in o box stall with door
shut and fastened with q latch on
the outside. During the night the
shed fell fat and 10 was thought, oil
course, taat the horse had been
crushed. About uoon on the 4th,
the animal came up and was sp.
parently none the worse for his bliz
zard experience.
W. V. Waters, OF Leonardtown. is
entitled to front rank among rough
riders" and has earned q title to 9
captaiucy ia the regular army. Mr..
Waters went to the inauguration
and when he started 20 return home
was informed at the Union Station
that no trains were running on the
Pope's Greek Lane. He then went
70 DR.. Ferny hough. where he secur
ed q horse, and at 4 O'Clock, ieft
Washington on horseback. He mis-
sed the road once. but ~ IL o'clock
YVES at Hughesville: left there u
1l:40, and reached home al 3.