Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-01-12
LOCalVise and Otherwise.


Miss Minnie Bradburn, of Balti
more, has returned % her home from
o visit TO her parents 10 Sc. IuiRo's.
Miss Catherine Cecilia Dun bar.
OF Baltimore. has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ]. +. Brad burn, this
county.
o. NJ. Spurier. representing the
Frick Machine Company, OF Waynes.
boro'. is on q business trip TO st.
Msry's county.
Note the adv. of6eorRe r Garner,
the collector for she Montgomery
Fire Insurance Company and meet
him when 10 your section.
Mr.. Newton ID. Rich. formerly OF
Mechanicsville. has returned from
Missouri, where he was on q survey
for the Santa Fe Rail Road.
About two weeks ago, q colored
mau named Queen backed OF the
wharf at ChapIieo aud was drowned.
Up to the present writing his body
has net been recovered.
We regret TO hear Of the death OF
Helen Burroughs, daughter OF Mr..
Andrew Burroughs, OF Patuxent.
She was q bright. pretty and attrac-
tive girl, the idol Of her family.
Her bereaved parents have our
heartfelt sympathy.
A six year old son OF Peter st.
Clair. OF Milestown district, was
dangerously burned on Monday
evening last The little fellows
clothing caught from the stove.
His mother was badly burued In
her effort TO extinguish the flames
L. Z. Mumford. OF Cape Charles.
Va, was Ia Leonardtown this week
in attendance upon the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders OF the First
National Bank OF St. Mary q Of which
be is President. Mr.. Mumford il
deservedly popular here.
The Orphans Court was in ses-
sion Tuesday last with all the Judges
present. Tax. bills OF Joseph b
Drurv. late Treasurer, aggregatinR
SIG IL were passed vs.. estate OF
Jas. K. Coppage Final account in
estate of Appolonis Dean. filed and
approved.
The dead body of Marion Dorsey.
colored, was found 10 the wood s
near the old Peter Smith farm last
Sunday. He has been dead for sew
al days. We are informed that the
man was feeble minded and had
wandered from his home and died
from exposure.
We regret to hear OF the serious
sickness in the family Of our esteem
ed friend, Judson ]. Alvey, OF ST.
Joseph's. A few years ago Mr..
and Mrs. Alvey celebrated their
golden wedding. Since then, Mrs
Alvey has lost her eyesiRhta and now
Mr.. Alvey il dangerously sick
This afflicted family have our heart
felt sympathy.
At Tuesday 8 meeting OF the stoc K
holders of the First National Bank
OF st. Mary's At Leonardtown, the
old Board OF Directors was re cleo
ted and vote OF thanks extended
them for their management OF the
affairs OF the Bank. The new Board
OF Directors re0rganixed by unani-
mously re-electing all the old Off
GERS.
Miss Katherine Rannsy, OF Chica-
60, has been visiting her uncle
Judge Geo. r. Garner. at Locust
Grove" Miss Ranney, very
sweet and attractive girl. is the
granddaughter OF the late DR.. John
l. Garner. of tais county, and the
great granddaughter Of the late
Henry g. Garner. Her visit TO her
ancestral home was much enjoyed
6y ell who had the pleasure OF meet
ing her.
The Board OF County Commission
ers have organised as 0 Board of
Control aud Review for the purpose
OF passing on the new assessment
and elected John T. Cecil. president.
The Board and Clerk Dorsey left
on Tuesdays steamer for Baltimore
to attend q meeting of County Com
missioners to be held at the Govern
or's Office for the purpose OF dis
cussing matters pertaining to the
affairs Of their Offices.
Mrs. M. A. Harrison, relict OF the
late Thomas Harrison, died recently
at her residence near Chc-lotte Hall,
aged about 30 years. Mrs. Harri-
son was not only . woman Of great
ability but was also sanity char
acter whose life was spent In con.
tributing 70 the happiness and bet
terment Of her family and neighbors.
She was dessrvedly beloved and IS.
teemed by all who knew her. Her
family and friends have our sincere
sympathy In their bereavement.
Caroline Blackstone, colored, died
ct her residence in Leonsrdtown,
Monday NOR ming, January Q, 1911,
aged about % years. Aunt Caro-
line, % she was Familiarity known,
was perhaps the oldest resident Of
Leonardtown, having been born Q
slave OF the Key family on the ''Tu-
DOR Hall" estate and residing here
all her life. Her maiden name was
Williams aud sac was sister OF the
late George Williams. colored. who
was Tor macy years coach. painter
In the old DilIow shop.
George u. Hayden died at the
residence OF his son-in- Law. Joseph
w. Ford, near Leonardtown. Janu-
ary6, 1911, aged about "a years.
Requiem Mass was celebrated for
the repoee Of his soul at St. Alloy
sius' church, Lecuardtown. and his