Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-04-11
LOcalYise and Other wise.

a valuable mllk COW % OuBlhR w
A Mills Bea d. Ct Leonardtown
district, died last Tuesday of
pnuemonia.
Ex President Roosevelt will pro
b IDLY spsak at the Lyric, Baltimore,
early next month in the interest of
his presidential canvass
James sherkliffe, colored. lost a
valuable horse last Monday. 1t is
supposed that the animal died from
the prevailing horse disease.
Elk Governor Frank Brown thinks
dhe local option problem could bs
solved in Maryland by law making
~ unlawful for anyone to treat.
The Mississippi River is in 4 ,od
and has driven nearly ten thousand
PEG Die from their homes and d)ne
over million dollars damage to
property.
Mrs. Igns. J. Jarboe, OF Leonard
town, rho has besn to Baltimore
Hospital for treatment, has returned
home and is. we hope, much teut fit.
ted by her trip.
VIC. Mattingly's valuable hor So
Major Red wood died last Sunday
evening. Mr.. Mattingly valued the
horse at $3.50 and it was one OF the
finest in the county.
Arthur F. Turner, OF Lconardtown
is now licensed plum 3er. Note
his advertisement and give him q
call II you need any work in his
line.
The Department OF Commerce and
Labor reports that Maryland Is the
fifteenth State in the NUMBER OF
manufacturing plants and four
teenth 10 the number Of persons em.
ployed In manufacturing.
From Senator Wilkinson we learn
that the law extending the time for
longing for oysters only applies -
the PAtuxent River and not to the
tributaries Of the Potomac. The
season for longing oysters in the
Patuxent will begin In 1912 on Sep.
TENDER 10.
The Governor made many reduc.
tions 10 the omnibus appropriation
bill, among them. reducing the APP
preparation for Charlotte Hall from
1000 to Sc. 800 the year the Sem
mary, from $500 TO S. 900. The
appropriation for the Hospital at
Leonardtown is $1,000.
Catherine. beloved wife OF James
Gray and daughter Of the late John
and Mary Mcdonald, died April l.,
instant, at her home at Congress-
Heights, d, @. Mrs. Gray was q
years old, ani was four years, a pu-
pill DIST MAry's Academy, Leonard.
town, May she resi- in .peacel
We regret to hear Of a murrain
among the stock on Mrs. j. TnolA IS
Brome's estate, 81. Mary's City.
Mrs. Bronze has lately lost twenty
6Le pigs, two valuable colts and
two young cattle. 1t is thought
that the pigs died from cholera, bus
we have not heard the cause OF the
death of the colts and cattle.
Monday last, ]. Patrick Russell,
OF MorgauZa. paid the BEACON q
much appreciated visit Mr.. Rus.
sell is one OF the patriarchs OF the
unity having celebrated his eight
ieth birthday anniversary on March
16, uItim9. Fe 10 one Of our mode
citlzrns al d we wish him many
more years OF usefulness.
We are indebted 10 Senator Will.
kinson for the informs'ion that there
is 70 be no new general reg stration
this year. The registrati N hooks
ere to b. copie and at the Nav pri
5 mary all voters who apply TO vote
will be required to state th,i party
utilization which is TO be noted in {
column ruled for that purpose.
The friends of Walter B Dorsey
iu St. Mary's county are urging bin
to make 6ght for the Democratic
nomination for Congress. Mr.. Dor
sey last Fall won easily for Thu
House OF Delegates and many frieDd
he think that he would doequallS
we'll as a car dida'e for Congress
We are informed that Mr.. Dorse,
may soon announce his candidacy
Senator wilkinson informs u
that the Liquor Law for ST. Mary''
county submits TO the voters Of tn
county at special election 30 b
b sid on Saturday, August 3, 1912
the question Of higher license TO
the sale Of spirituous liquors in to
county The peope will vote on th