Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-04-06
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

The Health Officers' Bulletin re-
ports that influenza is epidemic in
ST Mary's County.
Miss Mary Waters and her little
sister Margie. Of Leonsrdtown, left
on Sundays steamer for a visit to
Washington.
First Friday Services will begin
next Friday. April 7, at Newtown.
Confessions on Thursdays and Fri.
days.
Havre de Grace has been given a
Postal Savings Bank, making two
in Maryland, the other being at
Frostburg.
Winter is sure lingering in the
lap OF Spring, and we truly wish
that Summer would come along aud
kick him out.
Note the advertisement of the
Close OF Levy, printed in this issue,
and have your bills against the
county filed in time.
Mrs. Z. F. Hammett. OF Wynne,
Md, is visiting her son, Mr.. Bern
ard Hammett OF Alexandria, Va.
who is i'll with the ls'grippe.
Last Saturday, while Charlie Tip
petit was towing q scow loaded with
sand, the scow filed and sank of
Long Point. Briston's Bay.
Professors Fen wick and Wescott,
OF Charlotte Hall. were in Leonard
towd last Sunday and took the steam
or here for a run up to Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Trossback and Mrs.
X. w. Bell, accompanied by their
brother, MIR. Joseph Cation, paid
the BEACON Office a brief visit on
Thursday last.
Henry b. Fenwick, formerly Of
Leonardtown, spent a short time
with friends and relatives here last
week Everyone in the Town was
glad to see him.
Since January |. Charles V. Hay
den, OF Chestnut Hill." near Leon
ardtown, has lost over half of his
A)ck OF sheep by raVages OF dogs.
We are informed that some of the
dogs have been killed.
Wednesday, officer Zach. Graves
brought Samuel Suit TO Leonard
town aud lodged him in jail on war
rant OF ustice Adams, of Mechanics
vile. The charge was stealing
s20 rom Richard Goodrich. OF Tren /
Hall.
Rev A. +. Spie!mln left Wednes-
day TO attend the annual ses sion OF
Balti more conference OF the NJ. f.
Church. in Washington. Mrs. Spiei.
man and children left the same day
70 visit at the home of her mo her.
Mrs. Jones, at Leonardtown.-Cdi
usrt Journal.
Mr.. Miles Dyer. q prominent citi-
zen Of the HuRhesville section OF
Charles county, died recently at his
home. leaving a large family and a
wide circle OF relatives and friends
TO mourn his loss. He was a broth
er OF Giles F. Dyer. Medley's Neck.
May he rest in peacel
We have before us q copy of the
Official proclamation OF the Govern.
or designating Arbor Day, and find
that it is not April IA, as pub ished
10 many papers and IS printed in
our last issue. bit Friday. April
q. 1911. aud the official designation
is Arbor and Highway Day.
Many OF our people write TO poul.
try fsuciers in different sections for
fancy bred poultry. They can Sc
cure just as good stock right at HON,
at better prices. Mrs. Bryan, o
Piney Point, sdveriises in this issu,
prize strain Plymouth Rocks and In
dian Runner ducks. Give her you
orders.
Saturday, April l. instant, Capt
John Thompson and his brother
W Wilfred Thonpson. both OF Oxford
Md, and two colored men employ
ed by them Basil jefferson ant
Sydney Gross, both of Calvert coun
~, were drowned in the Chesapeak
Bay, near Plum Point, while settinl
pound nets.
Jesse Kelly. colored. of Hill Top
Charles county, is in La Plata Jail
charged with the brutal murder G
his wife and setting fire to thei
dwelling and burning it and he
body TO conceal his crime. Kelly
Is accused Of killing bis wife wit
an ak, placing her dead body acros
9 stove aud then firing the house.
The death OF Mr.. Alpheus Hyatt
OF Portobello. at IL Livingston
Place, New York. on March e
1911. is q real loss to St. Mary
county and particularly TO the Sec
ond District, where he made hi
home. Mr.. Hyatt was about 4