Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-02-29
LocalWise and Otherwise.
Time to get busy making your


beds.
The recent high winds have done
yosman service in drying up the
public roads anG making travelling
easier. sl#e
In last Wednesdays list Of ap-
pointees, Gov. Goldsborough nlmsd
Mr.. Samuel Wallis as Justice Of
she Peace for Leonardtown district.
II our correspondents will be
very carefnlin writing proper names
they will greatly contribute towards
having the names properly printed,
The "~ind gauge" at Leonard
Hall Academy, Leonardtown, rsgis-
tered the velocity Of the wind storm
Of Wednesday night last at sixty
miles, the hour.
Experienced horticulturists say
that late February Is the right time
70 prune grape vinesand that March
Is the best month for pruning most
kinds OF berry bushes.
Elk President Theodore Roosevelt
has announced his candidacy for
the Republican presidential nomina.
ton. The Maryland Republican
leaders seem generally opposed 10
him.
James ONeil, who for the past
four years has bseu The Beacon's
Office boy. left last Tuesday morning
for Baltimore. James was q good
boy and we wish him great success
wherever he goes.
]. Thomas Duke, Of Boards
Point" holds the long distance re-
cord for crossing Britt1n' s Bar on
the ice. Tom crossed the bay o.
the ice forty.four consecutive days
this Winter.
In this paper we print letters
from DIR. W B. Dent on the Potomac
Oyster Pollution problem. Doctor
Dent is ever alert to the interests
OF the county and his letter to the
st. Mary's delegation demonstrates
IL.
]. Wilson Adams has been appoint
ed Democratic Supervisor Of Flee.
ton for 81 Mary's county Tue
new Board is composed Of U Lee
Mcguire and George Y. McCully,
republicans, aud Mr.. Adams, demo
crat.
Hon. Walter B. Dorsey is In the
Emergency Hospital at Annapolis,
convaIescing from sn tack Of pneu.
monia His many friends 10 st.
Mary join with US In wishing BIN
o speedy and complete restoration
to health.
1t is relief to know that regular
steamboat traffic is again assured
between our county and nearby
cities. Tnough 1e can knock along
very we'll for three or four months
without steamboats,, yet II is very
pleasant and nice to have them re-
gular callers at our wharves.
Oscar g. Wathen and family, OF
Leonardtown district. have removed
- Washington. Mr.. Wathsu has
been Sheriff, was one OF the Repub.
lican Supervisors Of Election uudsr
Governor LoWndes aud Is well
known all over the county. We
wish him great success In bis new
home.
In our next issue, we will begin
the publication OF serial story, en-
titled The Prodigal Judge" 1t is
q strong and interesting story ar d
deals with rather remarkable in
cident in the early history OF the
South and Southwest-ihe infamous
Murrell conspiracy. You will find
no lack OF excitemert in the story.
Read IL.
We are 10 receipt of the Eleventh
Annual Report OF the South Balti.
mora Eye, Ear, Nose auh Throlt
Charity HJspisal. The objscs OF
this Hospital is to give to the de-
serving poor of the State the gratui-
tous services Of specialists in eye,
ear and throat disease. so far as the
resources OF the hospital will per-
init 1t Il q great charity.
A meeting wa, held at Hotel ST.
Mary's last Saturday and 10 was de-
termined to incorporate the St.
Mary's County Hospital with a CAPT.
tai stock OF $25. 900. Directors for
the 6rstyear were elected as follows
Messrs. John G H. Lilburn, q.
Frank Dent, John W. Renehao, Jesse
Turner e. B. Abel, f. o. Morgan
aud Stephen NJ. Jones. A commit.
tee was appointed to visit Annapo.
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