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

ports that influenza is epidemic In
St. Msry's County.
Miss Mary Waters and her little
sister Margie. Of Leonardtown,l left
ON Sundays steamer TOR q visit to
Washington.
First Friday Services will begin
next Friday, April z, at Newtown.
Confessions on Thursdays and Fri.
days.
Havre de Grace has been given q
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 and
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 500, Mr.. Bern
ard Hammett Of Alexandria, Va.
who is i'll with the la grippe.
Last Saturday, while Charlie Tip
petit was towing q scow loaded with
sand, the scow filed and sank of
Long Point. Britton s Bay.
Professors Fenwi and Wescott,
OF Charlotte Hall. were In Leonard
towd last Sunday and took the steam
or here for run up TO Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Trossback and Mrs.
r. W. Bell, accompanied by their
brother. Mr.. Joseph Gator, paid
the BEACON Office q brief visit on
Thursday last.
Henry b. Fenwick, formerly of
Leonardtown, spent q short time
with friends and relatives here last
week. Everyone in The Town was
glad to see him.
Since January l. Charles v. Hay
den, OF Chestnut Hill" near Leon
srdtown, has lost over half OF his
f)ck Of sheep by rsvsges of dogs.
We are informed that some Of the
dogs have been killed.
Wednesday, officer Zach Graves
brought Samuel Suit to Leonard,
town and lodged him in Jail on war
rautof ustice Adams, of Mechanics.
vile. The charge was stealing
$50 from Richard odrick, OF Trent
Hall.
Rev A. Z. Spielm1n left Wednes-
day to attend the annual ses sion OF
Balti more conference of the NJ f.
Church. In Washington. Mrs. Spiel.
man and children left the same day
20 visit at the home of her mo her,
Mrs. Jones, at Leonardtown.- Cal
rert Journal.
Mr.. Miles Dyer. q prominent citi-
rem Of the Hughesville section OF
Charles county, died recently at his
home. leaving large family aud a
wide circle OF relatives aud friends
TO mourn his loss. He was broth
or OF Giles F. Dyer. Medley's Neck.
May he rest in pesceI
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 published
in many papers and rs prin ted in
our last issue, but Friday. April
q. 1911, and the official designation
is Arbor and High way Day.
Many OF our people write TO poul.
try fsnciers In different sections for
fancy bred poultry. They can Sc
cure just as good stock right at home
at better prices. Mrs. Bryan, OF
Piney Point, sdvertises in this issue
prize strain Plymouth Rocks and In
dian Runner ducks. Give her your
orders.
Saturday, April l. instant, Capt.
John Thompson and his brother.
W Hired Thompson, both Of Oxford
Md, aud two colored men employ
ed by them Basil jefferson and
Sydney Gross. both OF Calvert coun-
~, were drowned in the Chesapeake
Bay. near Plum Point. while setting
pound nets.
Jesse Kelly, colored, of Hill Top,
Charles county. is in La Plata Jail,
charged With the brutal murder oi
his wife and setting FIRE to their
dwelling and burning it and her
body 10 conceal his crime. Kelly
il accused OF killing his wife with
"a ax. placing her dead body across
q stove aud then firing the house.
The death OF Mr.. Alpheus Hyatt.
OF Portobello, at IL Livingstone
Place, New York, on March 29.
1911. is . real loss to st. Mary's
county and particularly to the Sec
ond District, where he made his
home. Mr.. Hyatt was about 40
years of age and was popular with