Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-01-19
COUNTY NEWS.
LUcalViSe and Otherwise.
Another cold spell on hand.

IuikS icIt Oo 0uuoAy y otSo018T EOr
Washington.
a The Democratic Jubilation Ban.
'quet- In Baltimore last TUESDAY,
night was grand success.
Rad the Bank Statements publish.
ed:in shis issue. They make q rood
showing for our local 6nanc'a insti. :
tutions and for So. Mary . county.
:. The County Commissioners ara in
. 4fession as q Board OF Control and
,. Review and ID will likely be some
time before they finish the revision
OF the assessment.
A. r. Fen wick, of Lronardtown.
who is confined 10 bis house by an
attack Of rheumatism, IL, We are
I'll ad 10 learn. improving and hopes
soon to be out again.
Miss Flora Forrest. Of Baltimore.
last week, paid q short visit to rsla.
tives and friends In Sc. Mary's.
She was accompanied by her neph-
ew. Mr.. George Barber.
All OF Prince Georges county In
again advertised at Tax Sale-the
sale advertisement taking I'D twenty.
One columns Of The Hyattsville In
dependent OF January II. instant.
Charles Magill, aged about Is years
died at bis residence in Bay district
last Friday. Mr.. Magill was o
pious. member Of the Methodist
church and was highly esteemed
. by all who knew him.
j. Our esteemed Exchanges, the Cal
vert Journal and the Gazette have
turned themselves inside out. We
rather approve the change for ID
gives prominence To particles of genu-
inc merit and local interest.
Tbs Virginia Corporation Com
mission has granted a char ter 70 the
Bank Of Kinsale. Our esteemed
friend, J. Z. Marsh, Jr.. is one Of
the incorporators and is secretary
and cashier of the association.
1t is exceptional IL 100 delip ouent
taxpayers are advertised in ST.
Mary's while in the rich county OF
Queen Anne, we note from the
Queen stown Nstcs, OF the 14th, ia.
slant, that ITS are there adyertis
ed.
John J. Hess and family. OF Oak
vile, have removed from st. Mary's
to Tompkinsvilfe, Charles county.
where Mr.. Hess will engage In the
merchautile business With his broth.
er. Mr.. Hess is q good citizen and
We regret his departure from the
county.
John Hanson Clarke, colored,
died at his residence near Leonard.
town. January 18th, instant. after
long aud painful illness. He was
esteemed by oil who knew him for
his many good qualities OF mind and
heart He was a model 20 his race.
May he rest in peace
Claude B. Lloyd. the popular and
clever representative Of the G. Ober
Fertilizer Company, OF Baltimore,
has gone on an extended Southern
"trip and DIES not expect TO return
before April. His many ST. Mary's
friends will miss him greatly o. the
coming March Term Of Court.
Governor Crothers is waging war
against pistol toting" and "rozor
carrying. His Excelleucy will
call upon the authorities ell over
the State TO enforce the present law
more rigidly and will ask the next
Legislature to pass mors stringent
law to break up the practise.
Mr.. Lewis Russell and Miss Lii
liam Abel, both OF this county. were
married in Washington last week
Rev Clement Lancaster, S. j., was
the officiating minister. The groom
Is son Of John Russell, OF 'Socie-
ty Hill, and the bride 10 daught-
or of Mr.. J. Perry Abel, OF Comp
ton. Our congratu atious.
:. o. January 6. 1911, r. Z. Crothsr
OF Mt. Holly, Va. brought across
the Potomac to touchdown. Jesse
r Knight, Of Westmore aud county,
aged q, and Miss Minnie Pearl Ma
lingo, of Richmond county. aged 10.
who secured q marriage license here
and we're married by Rev. Mr.. Nun
day. The Northern Neck NesOs say 8
it was runaway couple.
Before the War it was customary
TO celebrate Washington Birthday
10 Lsonardtewn by q grand feast
-of, reason and flow of soul" There
was q banquet. an GRAFTON. the read
4. ing OF the Farewell Address" and
!: sf course, q Ball We are delighted
to hear that the old custom is TO be.
in part at least. revived and that
steps are being taken to httingly
:. celebrate the coming February 32ud
We hope that the efforts now being
made by Mr.. Geo. w. Joy and others
to get up the celebration will Be
crowned with merited success.
The body OF George Queen. COL
ored, who sccicently fell overheard
from Chaptico wharf on the evening
Of December 20, 1910, was recover.
ed Saturday morning. the lash, by
James Copsey. Il was lying on the
edge OF the fats a short distances
east from where he fell overheard.
Justice Geo, r. Garner was notified
aud after Identification by Queen g
father and brother and evidence oil
accidental drowning, acting as coro'
nor, decided al inquest unnecessary
The body was delivered TO bis rela-
tives and was buried &C John Yves.
ley graveyard on Sunday.
At the annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Bank Of So.
Mary's at LeoDardtown the old