Saint Mary's beacon., 1910-02-17

On our arst page We print On ar
,icle by A. Y. Gray, on Why Prices
are High"
The net proceeds of the children 3
entertainments in Leonardtown foot
up t66.
Lack Of space has forced US to
omit several favors OF correspon-
dents from this issue.
Attend the sale OF Jos. S. Mat
,hews' personal property. on next
Wednesday, the 23rd. instant.
Itis reported that J. Philip Green
we'll has sold his Stones Wharf"
estate to John B. Abel. of Washing
ton.
U. S. Commissioner Bond and U.
S. Marshal Lsughammer we're in
Leonardtown. Tuesday. They were
cruising on the Revenue Cutter.
Apache.
William L. Clarke. son OF Henry
C. Clarke, OF st. Inigo's, has been
elected q director and assistant
treasurer OF the Norvell Sharpleigh
Hardware Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
The firm is one Of the largest in the
West. Mr. Clarke was its credit
man prior TO his promotion.
Delegate Hayden of st. Mary's
has introduced a bill to charter a
new railroad for this section. The
ineorporators are Messis. George
Blackstone. Francis T. Homer and
W. Bernard Duke, OF Baltimore; and
J. Roland Duke, OF Leonardtown
We understand that the provisions
OF the charter are liberal and author
ize steam, electric or other power
road.
Mrs. q. N. Early left this week
for her old home at Oraville, ST.
Marys county, Md, where she will
spend q month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. hopkins. Be-
fore returning. she will spend some
time in Baltimore. Md, where she
will selects beautiful stock OF Spring
and Summer millinery for the May
Rudasill Department Store, in Or
snge. Her many friends wish hera
pleasant sojourn.-Orange Obser
YER.
On Sunday evening last. the ten
ant house on the St. Mary's Hotel
property, near Town run, Leonard
town. was found on fire. The alarm
was given and the town population
was speedily at the scene. So Wig.
orously did they work, that though
the IRE had gained considerable
headway, it was subdued and the
property saved. So muca good
work was done that it is impcssi-
Ole to say who did the best, but
she young girs who dragged the
ladders almost to the fire, are not far
from the head OF the list.
Monday night, Governor Cro,hars
sent the following St. Mary's ap-
poIntments to the Senate:
School Commissloner.-Zlch. r
Morgan.
Notaries. Francis v. King. VIM.
+. Powell Ernest NJ Anderson.
Justices OF the Peace - lst dis
trict-E. E Birch 2qd district
Charles A. Watts. PhiIipJ Medley.
3rd district-T. Fenwick Herbert.
Harry NJ. Jones. Jas. f. Fo-restel.
4eh district-Theo. B. Carpenter,
Geo X. Garner, ]. J. Alvey. Henry
warning. 6district-Chas. Ad .ms.
L. Johnson Canter. Leon Dub pis.
Ssh district Joseph c. While, ].
Woodley Latham, Chas. F. Graves.
9TH district-R. Johnson Cotton, J.
J. Stone. 9Th district-Heury W.
Bedford, r NJ Abell
-'saml. L. Bawleigh previously appointed
Ine detective forces OF the cities do
not compare with the St. Mary's
county sleuths, as Hilary Ho'ton
and Flabian Brown, both co!ored.
OF Charles county, now soiDurring
In the s.. Mary's county Jail, de-
monstra'e. Friday night last, these
young b'ouds started footback from
rear W.comico. Charles coucty and
purneTed ~ Helen in ST Mary's
county. distance OF ab )ut l3 miles
Arriving at Helen, late at night,
they broke into the store OF j. ..
Hancock aud loaded with plunder
hiked back to Charles county. The
burglary was discovered Saturday
morning and Mr.. Hancock, with q
party OF friends and Sheriff Love,
started tracking the thieves. Be-
lore evening they ran them to cover,
recovered most of the goods, and, on
warrant, Of Justice T. B. Carpenter
Sheriff Love had Holtou and Brown
in Jail. This establishes a record
and places our detective and track
ing force o! the head OF the class.
Luke =. Matthews Dead.
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