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

Since Friday We have had quite =
spell Of Wintry weather SNOW, hal
end sleet
In printing Rob OF the Bowl, /,
will be our endeavor TO try aud give
chapter each week.
Mrs. Geo. r. Peacock and dauRhte,
Christine. Of this district, are visi.
Ing friends In Washington.
Tuesday. January 10. 1909, was
the one-hundredth anniversary oI
the birthday OF Edgar Allan Poe and
was observed with fitting add resses
at Johns Hopkins University, Bal.i.
mare.
We learn through DR.. Cana.
lisr. Of Providence Hospital. Wash.
ington. that Bertha Swailes. colored,
Of Leonsrdtown, who has been
operated on for appendicitis, is
getting on quite nicely"
DR.. Franklin A. Camalier has been
appointed 0 member Of the STAFF OF
Providence Hospital and selected az
Superintendent OF the House STAT.
This Ia Q great honor for q young
physician. Our congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah K. Ped.
dicOrd If Baltimore announce the
engagement of their daughter. Rsna
Elizabeth, TO Richard Covinpson
Moore. OF Washington. The wed.
ding will take place some time IN
February.
Because Of the absence OF the Rec.
Tor In attendance upon the cousecra-
tion OF she second Bishop Of w ashinR-
ton. there will be no service at Pop.
lar Hill Church or at st. Peters
Chapel, Leonardtown, on SUNDAY
next. the 2lth. instant.
Don't fail 70 meet George r. Gar.
ner. ESQ. agent for the Montgomery
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
who In now making his annual
rounds through the county collect
ing premiums for his company. See
bis advertisement in another column.
IL will greatly expedite the deli.
very OF papers OF patrons vho have
moved from one postofice to another
IL they would always give the namc
OF The postofice they move from as
well q the name Of the Office thew
move 70. Please bear this In mind.
February ! and Q are Farmers In.
stitute days for So. Mary's county
and on those dates meetings will be
held In the Court House, Leonard.
town. from 1890. A. n. to4P.M We
hope there will be large attendance
for We believe our farmers may reap
great profit from, the discussions.
Anyone who wants TO buy a coun-
~ will do well TO attend at Marl-
ooro' on the 1st Monday Ia March,
1909. when the Prince Georges
tax-sales take place. The Marlboro
Gazette. OF the 18th. instant, has
nearly fifteen columns filed with
names Of delinquent taxpayers and
their muuiments Of title.
Governor Crothers has named q
commission TO revise the game and
nsh laws OF Maryland and make them
uniform throughout the State DR..
Charles v. Hayden. OF Leonardtown,
Is the St. Mary's represeL tstive
and ex-senator s. 8. Lancaster re-
presents Charles county.
We are trying 10 gather up enough
copies OF the issue Of the Beacon
OF January 2. 1909. to supply the
demand OF now subscribers who
want she first instalment OF Rob OF
she Bowl" IL any one has a copy
OF that issue they do not want, please
send Tin tous. The demand for the
story and the interest In 1t is very
much greater than we anticipated.
The Commissioners OF Leonard
town ara considering the advisa-
bility OF selling the portable tanks
and the windmill and cypress tank
now on hand and arranging 70: the
purchase OF o chemical Gre engine.
The residents Of the town are in
vited TO express their opinions on
the subjecs. The Board will nos
sell untilafter February 1. proximo,
20 a. 70 afford ample opportunity for
oil Interested to be heard.
The will Of James Neal, o promi-
nent colored man OF Milestown dis
trict, whodied recently was present
Cd In the Orphans Court for probate.
as noted in the Beacon OF the 14,h,
instant. He was . provideut and
good farmer and made aud saved
money, for thought be is said to have
lost nearly thousand dollars by the
failure OF the Freedman's Bureau
Bank. vet the appraisement OF bis
property. returned TO the Orphans
Court, shows an aggregate OF az, 76l
30, real aud personal In his will be