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


The Colorea Schools 81 the county
will close February 18th. instant.
Miss Ida Mae Redmond. Of Belti-
more. Is visiting Miss Edna Hayden.
ear Leonardtown.
The rscsnt heavy winds have
dried up the roads and greatly I'm
proved she travelling.
Teachers pay checks for tho term
ending January 81, ultimo, will be-
issued early next week.
The cold snap, Il Is hoped. will con
tinue long enough to enable our To-
cal iceman to Gil their houses.
The School Commissioners we're
In session Tuesday and audited
Teachers reports for the term end
Ing January 81
Workmen are now putting In an
AcetyIeno plant at, S.. Aloysiua'
l1ehurch and when that is completed
yin put In another plant for the
Academy.
We invite especial attention 70 the
advertisement Of the auction sale OF
horses and mules 10 be held ct Mat
ingly's Sale Stables. Leonardtown.
February is. 1909.
II the grounding did not see bis
shadow last Tuesday the varmint"
is sursly blind. II there be any.
thing in his guess. we are 10 for six
weeks more Of winter.
The cruise Of the battleship flset
whom II is finished at Hampton
Roads, will have cost the country
$4,000, 900. The repair bill, when
the feet returns. II Is estimated
will be sir million dollars.
In . card published Ia the Hyatts.
vilia Independent. Of January 30,
Fillmore Beall. Esq, announces bis
candidacy al the Democratic prI.
maries. for the Judesbip In Success
sion 70 Hon. George Q. Merrick.
Benjamin o. Hance. formerly Of
Calvert county. was married 10
Washington, Wednesday. January
~, instant. 70 Miss Myrtle Hebb.
daughter Of Grimm Hebb. formerly
ofthis county. Ourcongratulations.
Rev. John O. Harmon. s. j., has
taken the place Of Father Quigley IS
pastor Of st. Johns Church. this
county. Father HARMON IL pleas
Ahnt aud agreeable gentleman and bis
ariahioners will Be pleased With
im. ...--.-l-
ne Annual Supper Cor she bone
fit Of ST. Paul's NJ. &. Church win
take place Of hotel Lawrence on
Wednesday, February 18th. at7R
n. II che 18th be not fair day The
Supper will be postponed until the
next evening.
An unusually large crowd was In
attendance upon the Farmers' In.
stitute last Tuesday. They Insti.
tuts speakers could not reach here
for she meeting Monday. and be-
cause Of that fact many feared they
would not attend on Tuesday.
The Court House floors have been
silled and rehoored and yentilators
placed IN the walls. First class sea-
soned white oak Was used for stills
and II is hardly probable that other
repairs will be needed for many
years. Jos. II. Milburn. tbe con-
IRA ctor Ia charge will repair the ROOF
90 soon as practicable
Captain w. @. Georbegan has been
given ''hero medal" for saving 3
party Of U. s. sailors at Norfolk IN
1859. Captain GeoRhegan was then
In command OF the old Sue and vent
70 the rescue Of the men who we're
being driven out to sea, when no
other captain would go ont. The
evidence Of the late Lleutenant e
p. Bostick aided materially 10 secnr.
IpR the medal for Capt. Bill.
Horace n Bowling. former assist
ant postmaster at MechanIcsville,
Md, pleaded guilty 10 conspiring 10
Issue money orders wishout having
received money for them and was
aned $50 William r. Brcening,
sprney for Bowling, told she Court
" Bowling had only been guilty
y. So indiscretion ii issuing money
orders without having tirst obtained
She money for them, and that the
Government had stnothinR by him.
as The bank draft which represented
she total amount ofthe alleged short
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