Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-12-15
LOCalVise and Otherwise.

Vlte. nave removed 70 washington.
J. Ford Wsthen. OF Washington
10 visiting relatives 10 So. Mary's,
]. W. Freeman and family, OF
Great Mills, have removed to Balti-
more.
We wonder 10 anyors doubts that
ibis December has made good % q
Winter month.
Mrs. J. EN-. Sterling, Of Cape
Charles, is visiting her son. L. ].
Sterling. OF Leonardtown.
Mrs. Edith Drury, of Britton q
Neck. and her mother, have rented
their farm and will remove 10 Wash
ingtor.
Mrs. Z. Leigh Morgan, OF Leon
ardtown, sold her household furni.
ture a. auction last Friday and will
remove 70 Washington.
o.. warrant Of Justice Dubois,
DR.. J. d. Cook has been committed
for Court on the charge Of disturb
Ing the peace In Nee hanicsville.
Mrs. Ida Ford, who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. VIM.
Meverell Loker. Leonsrdtown, has
returned 10 her Washington homo.
While the snow Is on the ground
and 10 Ia impossible for the birds to
ges semething TO eat don't forget 70
scatter little wheat around for the
partridRes.
The road engines are oil laid up
for the Winter and persons having
fractions horses may COW come 20
town without dreading TO meet q
road engine.
8. Paul Hayden. Of L.eonardtown,
who has been quite sick, is, we are
glad 70 hear. couvalescinH. Mr..
Hayden Is one ut our very best an d
most useful citizens.
Watch out for your house fires
aud see that eli fues are In good
order. When the high winds blow
che danger from Are Is greatest and
the care should be greater.
The Wintry spell continues aud
there has been some skating and q
little sleighing. From present pros
poets, 10 may be that good Ice may
be harvested before Christmas.
4 ]. MeSweehey. OF Philadel-
phia, L. selling IN st. Msry's coun
~. three volume set OF Mater
pieces OF Catholic Literature, Ora
tory and Art. The books are 6ne
ones aud should have place in Ca,ho-
lie families.
There was Q meeting OF 81. MAry's
Council. K. OF G lastSundav. The
old officers were re elected and a
committee was instructed 10 endea
vor to secure site for O Hall To b.
erected In Leonardtown. The COM
-fnittee In 70 report at the first meet
ing In January next.
Miss Bessie Mattirgly. daughter
Of Mr.. James Mattingly. Of Leonard
town. and mem Der OF the gradual
Ing class Of st. Mays Academy, is
very sick. Miss Bessie is q bright,
popular young lady and Der mary
friends are praying for her speedy
restoration 20 health.
Because OF illness, Hon. II. W.
Watson was unable 70 get TO Leon
ardtown on Thursday last for the
meeting 70 consider ways aud
means for the extension OF the rail-
road. Mr.. Watson writes that ne
hopes before Christmas to confer
With many OF the gentlemen who
are interested In the railroad.
Il. Galletti, o former resident OF
Leonardtown and one OF the most
popular young men who ever lived
here. paid our offics Q brief v sit
Tuesday. Mr.. Galetti Is visiting
Washington and ran down on Tues
days steamer 10 say ''how do" 70
old friends In our Town. Every
one who kuew him was delighted
70 see him.
Ben. Groves. OF Mechaniesville,
sccidently shot himself last SUNDAY,
while setting o gum" While
STOPPING down 10 set the gum, his gun
slipped Of bis knees and both barrels
were discharged tearing some OF
che Gesh from the ribs Of his eft
side and burning him severely.
Mr.. Groves had q very narrow e.
cape.
Dr. Samuel T. Love died Tuesday
Last, December 8. ct The residence
Of bis sister. Mrs. Jameson. l04
Massachusetts, Ave, Washington,
D. c.. aged 50 years. His remains
we're buried a. ST. Joseph's grave
ysrd last Thursday. Dr.. Love was
D native Of this county and was we'll
Known % many Of our older people.
May he rest 10 peacel
. In our next issue We will begin
ths publication Of Christmas
Carol" by Charles Dickens 10 is
o world famous story-the master
piece OF the great English author
and will make eighteen columns ia
the BRAo1N. 10 Ia good 20 read or
70 70 read. Toy Tim aud Scrooge
have caused millions 70 laugh and
cry. for 10 Is o story that never
grows old.
Work on the Leouardtown end Of
the State Road will cease 20 day and
not be resumed until the Spring,
and Messrs. Daniel Don nelly, Philip
stoever. Patrick McCullion, Tom
GaGney, William Buck aud Thomas
Hurd. ell Of whom have been stay
ing in L,eonsrdtown while on the
Job, leave for their respective homes
20 spend the holidays. We wish
them I'll Q Happy Christmas and
most prosperous New Year. Su.
-perintendsns Donnelly and the men