Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-03-07

Large nocks OF DUCKS nylnR NORM
are taken by some as a sign of an
early Spring.
The six weeks of ground hog
weather will end ON March 15-in
time for Court.
The Novena OF Grace began last
Monday night In st Aloysius Church
Leonardtown. The attendance was
good.
The many friends of Claude Lynch
are delighted to see him again in
Leonardtown. Claude has been
spending sometime past 10 Balti-
more.
The first fresh fish OF the season
were brought to Leonardtown last
Tuesday by Capt Thomas Morris.
Herring and founders were the
varieties.
The schooner Murray Vandiver
is at Leonardtown wharf for a load
OF lumber. The Vandiver brought
hay and mill fesd for the Elliott Lum-
Der company.
A few days ago, it looked as II
Spring was with us, but now win
ter is not ouly lingering in the lap
of Spring." but seems to be frozen
right there WITH small prJsp3c. Of
getting up for sometime to come
Samuel Bryan, colored county
pensioner Of Patuxent district, died
last week. Uncle Sam" was born
in 1915 and was in lis 9Th year.
He was q strong, powerful mao ard
was well known TO many OF the old
err generation
The first call Of the Comptroller Of
the Currency for reports from Ma
tional Banks was made on February
Goth, ultimo. Usually there are Eve
calls during the year. The state
ments Of our county banks show q
healthy AID prosperous business
condition.
It's ell mistake about r Dosevslt
wanting third term as President
OF she United States. 10 wants TO
Do President Of Mexico where there
is always row on hand Teddy
would make DADDY Mexican tanner
Won's Mr.. Taft please present him
to that country2
A snow white muskrst has been
killed by Baysrd Carroll and the
stuffed skin Is on exhibition at Eas-
ton. There is said 20 be q small col.
ony OF white muskrA,s on Mr.. Car
roll s farm Even the c1lor OF she
rats eyes is said 20 be pure white,
changing TO pink or blue.
Tnere was q considerable snow
fall last Sunday nigh the second
snow in March Many old folks in
the county used TO store away bot
ties Of water from the hrst March
snow fIr uss for sore eyes and burns.
Can some student OF folklore aell US
the rea son for this practice7
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert s. Jones, and
Mr.. A. Ridzely Jones. OF Baltimore,
have been at tbs AtwilI House for
some weekssud will probably be here
until some time In March. The r
new resid snce is nearly c1nplstsd
and is very good additio1 10 orr
town We well gladly Welcome them
as residents here.-NJrthern Neck
Netos.
We regret 10 hear OF the sickness
OF Joseph F. Neal, deputy clerk OF
our Circnit Court, and hope hs will
be able TO attend at the coming
March Term IL will hardly look
like Court without Mr.. Meals pre-
Bence. There is no better aud more
popular clerk in the State than Mr.
Neal and, few If any, who hays SER
we'd so long and faithfully.
The March Term Of our Circu :
Court will begin on Monday, the
18th, instant Already toe county
: Jail Is filing up in Anticipation Of
1.-The jury ter a. Snce last Septem-
Der there have b,en but few crimes,
but last week there were two bur.
glaries OF stores aud from nov on
we may expect criminals TO get busy
The prospect for a speedy trial
seems TO stir them up
Constable Latham, last Saturday,,
brought to the county jail, Wallace
Holt, colored, Committed by Justice
Garner for the action OF the Grand
Jury, on thu charge OF breaking iuto
the storehouse Of Fowler & Payne,
Chaptico. We are inform sd that
Holt was released from the Peniten-
tiary last July. He admitted to