Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-04
LocalYise and Otherwise.

mora. Is visiting Miss Edna Hayden,
near Leonardtown.
The recent heavy win0s have
dried up the roads and greatly i'm
proved the travelling.
Teachers pay checks for the term
ending January 81, ultimo, win be
issued early next week.
The cold snap. it Is hoped. will con
tinue long enough to enable our 10
eal icemen to Oil their houses.
The School Commissioners were
10 session Tuesday and audited
Teachers reports for the term end
ing January 81.
Workmen are now putting in an
acetylene plant ct St. Aloysius'
church and when that Is completed
will put In another plant for the
Academy.
We invite especial attention 10 the
advertisement of the auction sale OF
horses and mules 70 be held at Mat
ingly's Sale Stables, Eeonardtowr,
February is. 1909.
1.-THE grounding did not see bis
shadow last Tuesday the 'varmint"
Ia surely blind. II there be any
thing In bis guess, we are in for six
weeks more Of winter.
The cruise OF the battleship feet
when It 10 finished at Hampton
Roads, will have cost the country
S20, 0O0. 600. The repair bill, when
the heeb returns, IL is estimated
will be six million dollars.
In card published In the Hyatts-
vile Independent, of January 80,
Fillmore Beall. Esq, announces his
candidacy at the Democratic pri.
naries, for the Judgship in success
sion 10 Hon. George @. Merrick.
Benjamin O. Hance. formerly OF
Calvert county. was married in
Washington, Wednesday. January
a. instant, 70 Miss Myrtle Hebb.
daughter Of Grin b Hebb. formerly
ofshis county. ourcongratulations.
Rev. John O. Harmon, S. j.. has
taken the place Of Father Quigley as
pastor Of ST. Johns Church. this
county. Father Harmon is pleas
Ant and agreeable gentleman and his
parishioners will be pleased with
him.
The Annual Supper for the bene.
atof 81. Panl's M. Il Church will
take place ct Hotel Lawrence on
Wednesday,, February 18th, at 7 P.
4. II the 18th be not fair day the
Supper viii be postponed until che
next evening.
An unusually large crowd was In
attendance upon the Farmers In
stitute last Tuesday. They Insti.
tnse speakers could not reach here
fOr the meeting Monday. aud be.
cause Of that fact many feared they
would not attend on Tuesday.
The Court House floors have beer
silled and refioored and ventilatort
placed 10 the walls. First class sea
soned white oak was used for silll
and Il is hardly probable that othel
repairs will be needed for many
years. Jos. a. Milburn. the con
actor In charge will repair the roo
as aeon as practicable.
Captain w. O. Geoghegan has beer
given hero medal for saving |
party Of c. s. sailors at Norfolk ii
1869. Captain Geoghegan was thei
In command Of the old Sue and wen
70 she rescue Of the men who wer'
being driven out to sea, when n,
other captain would go out. Th'
evidence Of the late Lieutenant &c
d. Bostick aided materially 10 secur
Ing the medal for Capt. Bill.
Horace Fl Bowling, former assist
ant postmaster at Mechanicsville
Md. pleaded guilty 10 conspiring b
issue money orders without having
received money for them and wa
lined $3.50. William r. Broening
attorney for Bowling. told the Cour
that Bowling had only been guilt,
Of "a indiscretion In issuing none.
orders without having FIRST obtaine'
the money for them. and that Oh
Government had lost nothing by him
~ the bank draft which represents
che total amount ofthe alleged short
: ags had besn paid. Sun.
81. Aloyeius' Church. Leonard
town. was Tuesday evening last. til
scene Of q pretty wedding whe
Miss Annie Mary Agnes Abel wa
uarried 10 Mr.. Claude T. Guy Tn
church was filed With relatives an
friends and the ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Father Stanton, (,
J. The groom Ii asuccessful younI
merchant, Of Clements. and the brid
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