Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-02-22
LocalWise and Otherwise.

GUS to cross them.
Gov. Harmon, of Ohio, has accept
ed an invitation to address the Mary
land Legislature on March 6 or 8.
The County Commissioners will
meet, Saturday next the Gath in
slant, instead OF Tuesday, the 9th
II is reported that Chaptico and
Bush wood wharves have been ma
terially damaged by the moving
ice.
Last summer was the warmest in
twenty-five years. This winter,
thus far, is the coolest in thirty
years.
Get to work on the Hospital pro-
position. A Hospital in st. Mary s
is certainly Que OF the county's
greatest wants.
A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore last Monday to Charles
S. Davis, age 40, and Louise Kuott,
age 20, both OF St. Msry's City.
The warm wave is expected to
bring the steamers again to our
wharves and put US again in direct
communication with the near by
cities.
The ice moving out Of our waters
has seriously damaged wharves on
the Potomac and Patsxent rivers.
Many wharves will likely be ruin.
ed, and have to be rebuilt.
A masked robber boarded B h.
o. train near Piedmont, w. Va,
last Monday night and robbed the
Pullman car passengers. The cul-
prit has not yet been apprehended.
A few weeks ago, Alfred @ San,
ner, OF Park Hall, slipped on the icy
ground and sustained painful
bruise Of his left leg. Mr.. Sanner
is still moving around on crutches
W. Mason Sheehan, Of Talbot
county, has been elected Insurance
Commissioner by the Board OF Pub
lie Works, and John f. O'Mailey. Of
Howard county, has been chosen
State Auditor.
Ex-County Commissioner John
Gray Lilburn was in Leonardtown
last Monday aud Tuesday. His
many friends here rejoice at his re-
storation to hoalth and were delight
ed to see him again.
Let him who looks for monument
to Washington look around the Uni
ted States. Your freedom, your in
dependence, your national power.
your prosperity, and your prodigi
Gus groth are a monument 10 him
KosSuth
Mrs William NJ. Freeman died sud
denly at her home on Blackstone 3
Island, last Wednesday. Her re-
mains were buried at Sacred Heart
cemetery In the presence OF large
gathering Of sorrowing friends and
relatives. May she rest in peace
The United STATES Supreme Court
decided in the case OF the children
OF former Mayor James S. McCue. of
Charlottesville. Va. VS. Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
that public policy demanded that
death by the law should void life in
surance.
Monday night last, Charles Abel,
OF Medley's Neck, while out feeding
his hogs, stepped into a cart rut
and falling broke his right ankle in
two places. DIR. f. +. Greenwell
reduced the fracture. Mr.. Abel's
many friends sincerely sympathize
with in his suffering.
The State Board of Education, at
o recent meeting at Annapolis, re
commended Legislation to increase
the minimum salaries OF teachers.
md to protect the tenure OF Office OF
lassistant teachers, ss are principals
now protected, so after being APP
pointed, they cannot be removed
without cause.
The appointment OF William T.
Wilkinson as Tobacco Inspector is
generally considered good one.
Mr.. Wilkinson had experience In
? the State Warehouses; under Gov.
Lowndes; he has been growing aud
handling tobacco all his life, and he
is we'll known and liked by the peo.
pie OF ST. Mary's, irrespective of
politics.
Delegate John R. Garner, Of St.
Mary's county. Is winning and de-
serving great praise forhis prompt.
ness In dealing with the Potomac
oyster question. Since the intro
duction of Mr.. Gamers resolution,
a friend has tolephoned us that as