Saint Mary's beacon., 1913-04-17
Saint Mafq's Beacnq.
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalVise and Otherwise.

sure effect:
Miss Alice G. Ferwick, of
L,eonardtown, left on Sunday last
for Washington where she is visit
ing relatives.
Miss Winefred III. Lawrence, of
Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting her
uncle, Capt. A. A. Lawrence, of
Leonardtown,
The repairs to Leonardtown wharf
have been completed. The work
was done under the supervision of
Capt. Thos. F. Foxwell.
There will be a dance atHerbert's s
Hall, Meohaniesville tomorrow
friday night, everybody invited.
Good music and an enjoyable time
il assured.
Miss Agnes Plowden, of Miles
town who has been visiting friends
in Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York, has return
to her home.
The contract to build 4.OS miles
Of road from Mechanicsville to
Oaks, has been awarded to The
Iiassan Paving Co., of Worcester,
Mass. The bid accepted was $53,-
1926.
The Leonard Hall base ball team
will play the nine of the Kinsale
High School on Saturday next.
These two teams are very evenly
natcked and good game is an
ticipa,ed.
Rev. w. r. b. Turner, formerly
Of Leonardtown, but now of Gray
ton, Charles, Co., together with his
daughter, Mrs. Jno. J. Duke, ar
rived on Tuesdays steamer for a
short visit to his old home. His
many friends were delighted to see
him.
Foote Il Co. of Baltimore, recent
~ sold for Mr.. G. G. Ricards, of
Ridge, a calf six weeks old which
nctted him $2I.O5. Many other
lsrmers in that vicinity have receiv-
ed fSncy prices recently for calves,
yet as far as can be learned Mr..
Ricards holds the record.
On Monday last B. Bremen, of
Cross Roads, was brought to jail
charged with arson in connection
with the burning of the Cross Road
property. The offence being of SO
serious a nature and Justices of the
Peace not having jurisdiction Bren-
ner was lodge in Jail to await the
action of the Circuit Court.
The gentlemen of the Mission of
st. Ignatius' and St. Michael's are
cordially invited to attend a meet
iAg to be held at St. Michael 5
Church, next Sunday at p. Nj.
The meeting will be held in view OF
organizing a Catholic Club and So.
dality; in connection with whicl
there will be social Intellectual and
beneficial features.
On Thursday morning last fire o.
unknown origin destroyed the store
house, post Office, and two dwell
ing houses belonging to Mr.. VIM
4. Hurry. at Cross Roads, B. Bren
ner, who occupied the store-hous,
Lost his entire stock of goods. Mr.
Hurry's loss is estimated at abou
$4,000. Insurance on the building i
slIbO. Brenner's stock valued a
$4,000. was insured for $4,000. Ou
sympathy.
The State Veterinarian returne'
Yesterday from st. Mary's county. t
which he went to investigate an out
break among horses in the nighbor
hood of Cedar Point. DIR. Hickman
diagnosed the diseas as pink eye
which, though highly contagious ant
troublesome, is not necessarily fatal
A report of an outbreak among
horses in the neighborhood of Havr
de Grace. Hartford county, has ais
been received and DIR. Hickman vii
go there to make an invetigation.
The Mechanicsville Base Bal
Team met in that village and re
organized for the season of 1918 o.
April 10th last. The following
officers were elected: j. NJ. Fowler
Manager, Harry c. Davis, Captain
and Chas p Herbert. SecrY-Treas