Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-12-07
Under the Law the dead body OF

10y 10B w0oU 0Be8 W CUOtDE0 WU8k
DO burned or buried before sunset
OF the day on which the animal dies.
This regulation 10 20 prevent the
spread OF the disease by dogs or
buzzards feeding on d Q carcass. The
law In this case ought 70 be riRidly
enforced.
Now 10 the time 10 plant your
Christmas advertisements II you ex.
pect 20 do big Christians business.
Shoppers also should get busy and
visit the stores that invite them to
come and buy Christmas goods.
ID 'nt put OF your dealing to the
last minute, but do 10 now and avoid
the Christmas rush.
George Il Garner. ESQ agent for
the Montgomery Mutual Fire In
surance Company. passed through
Leo"a dtowu rus<d ~ on his way
70 Great Mills 70 adjust the loss on
the store house lately destroyed by
fire. Mr. Garner iutorm.d US that
Mr.. ] W. Freeman carried Of, VDO
policy on the building.
Il dcesn't pay 70 gossip about
ones neiRhbors. Let Us have only
kind thoughts ard good words for
everyone and be sure 70 lend q
helping hand whenever occasion
calls for IL. 10 trying u tighten
another's burden. We forget our
own; and the kind thoughts we
send out come back TO Us like echoes.
Mr.. K. Decxelmau. q competent
and experienced j,welsr. has taken
charge Of the Lsonardtown branch
oil tie Business u his brother in law.
Saul L"vinson. Mr.. Deckelman has
worked In the est .b'ishments of
great city gold and silver-smiths
and work entrusted to him will be
as we'll done as IL sent IN a city es.
adjustment See him before pur.
chasing your Christmas ie velry.
DR.. Hodgdon. OF Pearsons. is real
benefactor 70 st. Mary In bringing
to the attention OF the outside world
many OF the advantages OF the old
county. The Doc tor s latest achieve.
mentin this line Is noted in an illus
trated article in the Sunday Sun,
showing pec4ns be has grown here.
Mr.. r N. Freeman. Dynsrd, has
also a pecan orchard ard probably
the finest single pecan tree in the
State.
The marriage OF Miss Lucy Lee
Briscce, daughter of Judge and
Mrs John P Briscoe TO Ensign
FOrney Moore Knox. q. s. Navy,
was celebrated 81 st. Paul'- Church,
Prince Frederick. Md. Wednesday
morning. November 20. u'tino
Toe ceremony was witnessed BY
one OF the largest assemblages ever
seen AZ the caurch The young
couple have our best wishes for
their happiness and prosperity.
The Leonsrdtown Camp OF Mod
sru WW dtnen OF America held a de-
bate at the Town Hall on Tuesday
night last. which was well after ded
and much enjoyed. The question,
Resolved that single life is pref
e-sble to edded life." The afirma-
tive was defended by Harry N.
Jones and 7. Spencer Crane, the
Negative by r. B. Brouu and Dr..
Charles V. H'yden. The judges de-
cid.d in favor OF the negative The
singing bv Messrs. S. NJ Jones and
G. W. Fox we'll was especially fine.
The Washington Sunday Herald,
If December 8. contains q column
account u the death OF James L
Cryer at the National r fies Arm,ry,
Washington on last Saturday uight.
Mr.. Cryer was attending o ball aud
was placed under arrest by Dectsc-
tive Corr we'll. He went 20 the
cloak room With thu detective and
presenting check for his hat aud
coat stepped bshird The counter ap-
parently 70 help search for 10.
When behind the counter be threw
himself under the counter aud shot
himself. the ball striking him 10 the
right side OF the head just above the
ear. The shot was fired at 8 so aud
Cryer died NJ the Emergency Hos.
pital 90 lilo. Some OF the Wash
ingson papers stated that the body
would be brought to L ,onardtown for
burial.