Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-04-04
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for signature
Clean up your premises Get
busy and after cleaning up, give a
liberal sprinkle of lime.
Prof. ]. Felix Fenwick, OF Char
lotte Hall, was in Leonardtown for
short visit last Sunday.
Judge Csmalier left Sunday last
TO attend the April Term OF the
Prince Georges Circuit Court.
The Campbell Price Oyster Bill
has passed aud awaits the approval
OF the Gov ernor to become law.
At the session on Monday. Sena-
tor Wilkinson s Local Option Law
for ST. Mary's county was passed.
The Mechanicsville Postofice has
been designated as Postal Savings
Bank. La Plata has also been so
designated.
Ne8t Friday, April B, will be
Good Friday and is legal holiday
in Maryland. The Bsnks will be
cloaad on that day.
Az Monday nights session, the
Wilkinson Bill to pay certain claims
for tho construction Of high way in
St. Mary's was passed,
Up to the present writing, we
have beenSunabls to secure informa-
tion as TO the features OF the new
local laws for this county.
Sunday last, Sheriff Dent took
away the prisoners sentenced to
the different penal institutions at
tho recent March Term OF Court.
Farmers are busy blowing and
getting their land ready for plant
ing. In some sections the ground
is too wet to break up good
or course IL was no personal re
Election on the General Assembly Of
1912 that IL ended on All Fools Day
but just Constitutional coincid
ence.
We note from the newspaper re-
ports that compulsory education
bill has been passed by the General
Assembly and is now before the
Governor for signature
We are in receipt Of copies Of the
Jefersonian. the new Baltimore
county paper. II isatypographical
beauty and is newspaper worthy
of the great county OF Baltimore.
Toe Sun, OF April 2, reports the
passage Of law introduced by Sen
ator Wilkinson extending tbs time
for taking oysters in the Patuxent
and Potomac rivers. Y
The body OF Charles Abbott, who
was drowned December %, ultimo,
came ashore, Wednesday last near
Rods Point. The body was fairly
we'll preserved An inquest was
held.
II Hon. Bill Brsgdon, ESQ will
send US his real name, not necessar.
lily for publication. but as guaran-
tee OF his good faith, we will print
bis announcement In the next
BEACON.
Mrs. Prince, visitor from the
Philadelphia Orphan Asyluns, will
arrive in Mechapicsville, Wednes-
day, April 10. Parties receiving
ehildr,n will meet her there at noon
90 that da'e; parties returning child
rem will be duly notified.
We re turn thanks to the Union
News of Towson for cooy OF its
Almanac. The highest compliment
we Gao pay this paper Is that under
us now Ill " 9Doub ~ hhlhbdi " > buu
hi ID standard set by its former edl
t,rs, the Longnecker Brothers.
II you wish to improve your stock
OF poultry. there is no need to send
away for eggs or chickens. Our
h1ne poultry fanciers Offer you the
finest stock that can be obtained
anvwn4re Raj tn cir advertise
mont and deal with them.
Benl Herbert, formerly clerk al
F1xwell d Johnson 3 store. Leonard
town, has returned TO his Charles
county home. Mr.. Harbsrb made
many friends here and all OF us re
greet his departure. and wish hin
abundant success wherever h'
goes.
Mr.. Roland ]. Mckay. Presiden
OF the Brownson Literary and De
batting Society of Leonard Hall, an
nouncsd Friday, March 20, that thu
members OF the Junior Debating So
ciety have adjourned sine die. anc
that hereafter only Literary Meet