Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-02
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

Last Friday, L. J. Sterling. of
Leonardtown, bought of Judge J.
Psrran Crane. the Judge Ford lot
and residence.
We ara informed that Collector
Stone, OF Baltimore, and Hon. E..
Clay Timanus took the round trim
from Baltimore to Washington last
Sunday.
The new st. Jerome's school, in
st. Inigo's district. has been COM
pleted and will soon be turned over
TO the School Board. Ii is located
near the site Of the old school.
Misses Laura Crane, OF ST. Mary's
county, Evelyn Parran and Jean
nette Peterson have been the guests
this week OF the Misses GRAY. at
their home here.-CalUert Journal.
L. J. Sterling. Cashier OF the Bank
OfSt. Mary's. and Mr.. B. F. knight
and Judge Joseph II Key. OF our
Orphans Court. are con6ned ~
their rooms by the prevalent colds.
Judging from the quantity Of hay
hauled every steamer day from
Leonardtown whar: there was a
mighty small quantity OF that neces-
sary commodity produced in St.
Mary's last year.
Some hauling has been done pre-.
paratory to beginning work on the
new Church in Medley's Neck.
Rev. Father Stanton is enegetically
striving to have everything ready
for strenuous work as soon as Spring
opens
Rev Father Charles Raley, son OF
the late James T. NJ. RAley, of this
county, has left Worcester, Mass,
and is now stationed at Los Angeles.
California. On his first Sunday
there, he preached at st. Mary's
Church.
The U. S. House OF Representa-
tives has passed q bill increasing,
after July 18. 1911. the salary OF
rural free delivery carriers 10 81, 900.
The bill must pass the Senate to De-
come a law. 1t effects carriers on
routes o. "a miles.
Last Friday, Harry NJ. Jones, OF
I'eouardtown. lost Bed worth colt,
valued at $3.50, The colt was turn.
ed out TO get water and ran and
jumped over a wire fence, ore of it's
feet catching in the wire, tripping
10 and causing il to fall on is head
and break its neck.
Watch the ground hog Thursday,
February 2-his day. He is a six
week weather progncsticator aud in
the opinion Of many can beat to
FRAGILE the Weather Bureau, Hicks,
DeVoe ct al, aud is in the same
class as the old Hagerstown Alma
nae for accuracy.
Public School building, No. 10.
Patuxent district, has been CON-
pleted and turned over to the School
Board. The building is situate on
Oakland" near the old Williams
. home, and was erected by she New.
ton Brothers. Il Is an up TO date
school house and will seat about 30
pupils.
On our first page we print o time
~ article on the selection OF seed
that our farmers ought to read; also
poem written by an old resident
of Leonsrdtown, now residing in
Washington. and the offer Of prize
by the Burnside Farm, OF Baltimore
county. for the cow producing the
most butter.
After ratherextensive and lengthy
travel, Mr.. Thomas Brook banke has
decided that there is no place like
the old county and has returned to
his old home in the Charlotte Hall
section and settled there. AS the
story books say. may he live hap
PLY ever afterwards. and he is in
the right place to do il.
Duke Bond and Walter I. Daw.
kins, two desirable citizens. for
whom Baltimore is indebted to st.
Mary's county, occupy prominent
places in the Baltimore Suns pic
ture gallery. They are fine men
both, and their pictures are the best
looking that have appeared in the
Sun for a econ s age"
l. Stanley Johnson and Miss Ida
A. Foxwell. both Of Lsonardtown
district, were married as st. Alloy
sius' Rsctorv in this town, on Tues
day morning, Rev. L. ]. Kelly. S.
j., performing the. ceremony. Mr..
Johnson Is the junior member Of the
firm Of Foxwell & Johnson. Leonard
town, and Is o popular and success
full young merchant. His bride is
q daughter Of Captain Thomas f.
Foxwell, of The POint," and is
one OF the brightest aud most popu-