Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-01-11
LocalWise and Otherwise.
The days are gradually growing

Many OF the good New Year re-
solutions are now i'm cold storage.
The Orphans Court and the Coun-
ty Commissioners were in session
last Tuesday.
Owing 10 unfavorable weather DR..
J. NJ. Cook will postpone his trip
through the. county,
We are now having real spell OF
wintry weather and the prospect Is
good for fine ice harvest.
See our first page for an account
OF the opening session OF the Mary
land General Assembly OF 1912
When in town call at Mathews
Greenwich Implement Company and
get one OF their 1912 Calanders.
S. Paul Hayden, OF Leonsrdtown.
housed a very fair quality OF ice
last Monday from his pond, near tho
town.
Because OF heavy freight aud the
snow storm OF Saturday night, the
steamers we're several hours late on
their Sundays trip.
On Tuesday. the Ice on Britton 3
Bay, above Leonard o 4n, Was thick
enough to bear and several parties
walked across the bay.
Read the new advertisements OF
Gendason & Jones; Of the National
Bank OF St Msry's; Fox we'll &
Johnson; Harry Shuman and others
We are delighted to learn tina, the
report OF the illness OF Mr.. John
Gray Lilburn. OF ST. IniRo's, was
much exaggerated. Mr.. LilbIru
has been out driving around since
his reported attack.
The prophet who predicted no
cold weather for this Winter evil
IDENTIFY overlooked the first and SO
cond weeks OF January 1912 And
no doubt thero will be other cold
snaps thai he forgot 70 meatiou.
Toe Md, Del Il Va. steamer for
the Potomac River did not leave
Baltimore on Monday evening on
account OF the ice and 10 consequent
90 there was no steamer from Leon
ardtown to Washington on Tues
day.
Rev. Johu H Flnnegan, S. j., OF
she Leonardtown MIsslol, is q lite
sick aud has gone to Biltim IRE
Hospital for treatment. Many heart
felt prayers will 70 up for bis speedy
restoration 10 health aud aquick re
turn to his pastoral duties
The supper and entertain ment TO
DO given by the X OF G. viii. take
place on Thursday, January 18Th,
inst. Tickets are for sale al Hotel
ST. Marys, Fox well & johnson.
Drury & Saunders, ]. J. Norris,
+. o. Morgan and elsewhere.
The deadlock in the Repub lean
Sen Atorial caucus was endei by the
selection Of Senator Washington, OF
ST Mary's, for their floor leader.
Wash is sure the genuine Rspubli-
can live wire al Annapolis, and is
close to the head OF the procsssio .
Rev. l.. ]. Kelly, S j.. pastor OF
St. Aloysius Chure1 Le )nlrdtown.
was called away last week by sick.
ness al hiS home 10 Philadelphia.
HIS many ST Mary's friends wish
his father a speedy RI covery ADD
him q quick return 10 his post q
duty.
Mr.. l. Z. Mumford, OF Cape
Charles, President Of the National
Bank OF ST. Msry's, attended the an
nuaI NEE ing OF the Back stockhold-
ers last Tuesday. Mr.. Mumf ri il
deservedly very popular here and
many friends were truly delighted
to see him.
In the distribution of the State
School Tax for January, ST. Mary :
receives "a, 206. AZ for the general
school fuLd, and 1918 O4 for the
Free Book fund. The distribution
for our general fund is 81. 500 less
than the amount received in the dis.
tribution OF October last.
Ga our first page we reprint from
the Washington Herald an account
OF the sad death OF Miss Margaret
Shawhan, g former pupil OF ST.
Mary's Academy, this towr. Miss
Shawhan was deservedly popular
here and many ST. Mary's friends
sincerely sympathiz3 with her par.
ents ia their bereavement.
The stockholders of the First Ma,
tional Bank OF ST. Mary's at Leon.
ardtown met in the Bank building
last Tuesday and re elected the