Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-04-17
Saint Margs 8eacnq.
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

Miss Alice G. Fenwick, Of
Leonardtown, left on Sunday last
for Washington where she is visit
ing relatives.
Miss Winefred H. 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
Can't. Thos. F. Foxwell.
There will be dance atHerbert s
Hall, Mechaniesville tomorrow
friday night, everybody invited.
Good music and an enjoyable time
is 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 4.08 miles
of road from Mechanicsville to
Oaks. has been awarded to The
Hassan Paving Co., of Worcester,
Mass. The bid accepted was $780,
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
matched and good game is an
ticipatcd.
Rev. w. II. 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. He
many friends were delighted to see
him.
Foote g. Co. of Baltimore, recent
Is sold Tor Mr.. G. G. Ricards, of
Ridge, a calf six weeks old which
melted him $2l.O5. Many other
farmers in that vicinity have receiy-
ed fancy prices recently for calves,
vet as far as can be learned Mr..
Ricarls 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-
: ncr was lodge in jail to await the
action Of the Circuit Court
The gentlemen of the Mission Of
St Ienatius' and st. Michael's are
cordially invited to attend a meet
ing to be held at St. Michael S
Church, next Sunday at 3 p. NJ.
The meeting will be held in view Of
organizing a Catholic Club and So
dality; in connection with which
there will be social intellectual and
beneficial features.
On Thursday morning last fire of
unknown origin destroyed the store
house, post Office, and two DWELL
mo houses belonging to Mr. VIM.
A. Hurry, at Cross Roads, b. Brcn-
ner. who occupied the storc-housc
lost his entire stock Of goods. Mr..
Hurrv's loss is estimated at about
y
$500. Insurance on the building is
Sl4O0. Brenner's stock valued at
$4,000 was insured for $4,000. Our
sympathy.
The State Veterinarian returned
Yesterday from ST. Mary's county, to
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 and
troublesome, is not necessarily fatal.
A report of an outbreak among
horses in the neighborhood of Hayre
de Grace, Hartford county, has also
been received and DR.. Hickman will
90 there to make an inyetigation.
The Mechanicsville Base Ball
Team met in that village and re-
organized for the season of 1913 or
April 10th last. The following
officers were elected: j. M. Fowler,
Manager, Harry 9. Davis, Captain
and Chas. p. Herbert, Secry-Treas.