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By Guy Leonard The report also recommended a tiered
Staff Writer impact fee plan based on the square foot-
age of the building to be constructed.
The impact fee the county govern- Under the new plan, a building up to
ment should be charging for new con- 1,199 square feet would be charged 80
struction and development projects is percent of the fee, a building between
$10,241, according to a task force report 1,200 to 2,399 square feet would be
mandated by the Commissioners of St. charged 90 percent of the recommended
Marys County and presented to them at impact fee and all buildings above 2,400
their Tuesday meeting. square feet would pay 100 percent.
The reports recommendation is still The report stated the tier approach en-
less than half of the possible increase to couraged building of smaller workforce
$25,000 per project impact fee the com- and senior housing units; smaller units
missioners were considering earlier this had less of an impact on infrastructure
year when they were seeking a middle such as roads and schools.
way to increase the fee to match the ris- The report also recommended a
ing cost of services but not make it so phase-in of the higher fees over a five-
high as to squelch development. year period, rising steadily to the final
The task force came up with a cal- $10,241 fee.
culation that put the total impact fee at Commissioners seemed pleased with
$21,705 but that was reduced by $8,465 the options in the report and said it
to account for the debt incurred on coun- should go to a public hearing before they
ty government construction projects and made their final decision.
then again by $2,999 which is the same This is a better approach, its more
amount as the countys transfer tax. gradual, Commissioner Mike Hewitt
The report stated that these reductions said of the plan.
prevented duplicating property taxes
and transfer taxes, which had already guyleonard@countytimes.net
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Exploring partnerships across Transportation director John Deat-
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FOR A LOVED ONE THIS CHRISTMAS. tors to achieve the best results for sembly Session. The ultimate result
its citizens. Attendees will learn of attendance is more effective and
this and more during 28-educational efficient county government.
break-out sessions, general sessions, The conferences theme The
meetings and briefings at the 3-day Power of Partnerships is a goal we
event. are striving to achieve here in St.
Representing St. Marys County Marys County, said Commissioner
Government at the conference are Randy Guy. There are a number of
Commissioner President, and Leg- initiatives on our wish list but in or-
islative Committee member Randy der to accomplish them we may need
Guy. He will moderate a panel en- to consider public-private partner-
titled Basics of Risk Management. ships. So what we are able to take
Commissioners Tom Jarboe (1st Dis- away from the MACo conference
trict) and MACo Legislative Com- will help us in our future decision
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On December 5, 2017, at approxi- 20000 block of Pt. Lookout Road in
mately 7:38 PM, deputies from the Callaway, for a report of an assault.
St. Marys County Sheriffs Office Contact was made with Renee Ann
responded to Centre Liquors, located Adamson, age 56, of Callaway, who
at 40955 Merchants Lane, (Leonard- was reporting an assault. Further
town Center), in Leonardtown, for a investigation revealed the allega-
reported robbery. tion of assault was fabricated, and
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By Guy Leonard to what caused the attack but he said
Staff Writer the student pictured in the video be-
ing attacked might have instigated
Maryland State Police have taken the incident.
over the investigation of a savage All four students involved in the at-
beating of a student at Leonardtown tack have been charged with assault
High School Nov. 27 apparently at and disrupting school activities; one
the hands of three other students. of the students, an 18-year-old, has
A video of the assault has surfaced been charged as an adult.
of two males attacking another at the All of them are technically vic-
school, knocking the victim to the tims and suspects, Linger said.
ground and kicking, stomping and Video doesnt reveal everything.
punching him repeatedly.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said
Superintendent Scott Smith spoke Sunday, December 10
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stationed at the school was not there
during the assault and that state
troopers were the first responders to
Tuesday meeting and said that the
harshest penalties afforded under
the school systems student code of
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12 In Our Community The County Times Thursday, December 7, 2017
Pet of the Week Attendees bid on all kinds of auctions items from hunting shotguns and equipment to wildlife art to sup-
port the organization.
Elected leaders, including U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer and members of the county commissioner board, join
family of former state senator J. Frank Raley as a portion of Route 235 was dedicated to his memory. U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer joined members of the Commissioners of St. Marys County, the state delegation
Raley was elected back in the early 1960s on a reform ticket to modernize and bring new opportunities to to Annapolis and board members of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum to dedicate the completion
St. Marys County. Among other issues, Raley boldly opposed slot machines in the county decades ago, of renovations to the museums secondary buildings. The renovated building holds more exhibits on the
which cost him politically. history of naval aviation as well as air combat simulators.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 The County Times Feature 17
Delegation, Commissioners
Reaching Dtente
As state delegates and county commissioners changed, Cudmore said.
By Guy Leonard
Staff Writer
at a given time.
prepared to discuss and debate bills to be sent to Commissioner Todd Morgan was quick to point I think there may be savings, Hewitt said.
Annapolis next year several political observers out that the bill the commissioners were asking the With the hurricanes the nation has had to deal
had predicted another scrape over a $24.6 million delegation to support and put forward in Annapo- with, building supplies have gone up [in cost]
bond authorization bill to fund a plethora of coun- lis did not require the county to borrow that entire dramatically.
ty construction projects. amount. Trying to bide time on moving ahead on some of
Aside from a few probing questions and com- The authority is just that, authority, the Dis- the countys capital projects might help save mon-
ments it did not materialize. trict 4 commissioner said. We dont go out and ey, Hewitt said, in waiting for costs to go down
It was a much different situation than last year, frivolously borrow against that authority. and labor availability to go up.
when the delegation had attempted to place con- Delegate Morgan also said he was concerned Were all competing for the same resources,
ditions on a similar bond bill that threatened to that bond money was sometimes spent on projects Hewitt said.
derail funding, and the political process in An- other than what they were originally intended. Projects that have been delayed in the countys
napolis, for key projects in St. Marys until a last Commissioner Tom Jarboe said he would be capital improvement program (CIP) include a new
minute negotiation defused the situation. happy to have bond money affixed to certain proj- site for the Advanced Life Support Unit facility as
This year the delegation had a more measured ects throughout their building cycle but it would well as connections of FDR Boulevard.
approach to analyzing the Com- The county has also had to reduce
missioners of St. Marys County the scope of projects such as the
requests. new Leonardtown Library and Gar-
The bill would authorize the coun- vey Senior Center to make it more
ty commissioners to borrow money
The authority is just that, authority. We dont go out affordable.
for projects ranging from completing and frivolously borrow against that authority. Weve had to reduce that project
the jail renovation in Leonardtown by about 2,250 square feet, Hewitt
to funding the new library and se- said.
nior center projects. - Commissioner Todd Morgan During the Dec. 5 hearing, Sena-
The day after the meeting, Com- tor Steve Waugh signaled the del-
missioner Mike Hewitt said a great- egations willingness to work more
er level of prior cooperation be- closely with the commissioners.
tween the two parties led to a much Were not a barrier there [in An-
smoother discussion at the Dec. 5 joint meeting at cost more. napolis] to slow you down, Waugh said.
the commissioners chambers in Leonardtown. Wed need more bonding authority for that, That was much appreciated, Hewitt said in a
Weve provided a lot more info in advance, Jarboe said in a later interview, adding that un- later interview about Waughs statement.
Hewitt said. And that gave us the opportunity to der the current situation, commissioners could be In the end, Jarboe said, both groups were com-
have more dialogue back and forth. flexible in spending money on projects that were ing to a greater understanding of each other but
During the meeting Del. Matt Morgan noted that ready to go. what really mattered to voters was their ability to
despite what had been planned, the final price tag Jarboe also said that relations between the two get things done despite any conflicts.
for capital projects always seemed to be a moving groups were improving and that while the delega- Theres been education for both sides, Jarboe
target. tion did not emphatically support the bond bill said. But in the final analysis the voters dont
Its hard to tell exactly what these projects they did not deride it either. care whether the delegation and commissioners
are costing, the District 29 A delegate said. I They didnt mention anything against it, Jar- like each other.
couldnt tell you what that jail costs at this point. boe said. My assumption is that it should go for- All they want is to have things happen. They
Jeanett Cudmore, the countys chief financial ward without issue. want things done.
officer, said the price of the jail project shifted Hewitt said he believed the county might not
with state funding . have to borrow the full $24 million if they were guyleonard@countytimes.net
The state funding changed, so the project assiduous about which projects they borrowed for
From left, Del. Jerry Clark, Del. Matt Morgan, Del. Deb Rey and Sen. Steve Waugh. Photos by Frank Marquart
18 Obituaries The County Times Thursday, December 7, 2017
In Remembrance
The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes
and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to
guyleonard@countytimes.net after noon on Mondays may run in the following weeks edition.
Dolores Ruth Sorli ist, organist and Eucharistic minister. Mass celebrated by Reverend Ray- Leonardtown, MD to the late Thom-
Dolores loved spending time with mond Schmidt at 11:00 a.m., at St. as Foley Drury and Florence Irene
family and friends whether it was lis- John Francis Regis Catholic Church, Small Drury.
tening to music (in particular 50s and 43927 St. Johns Road, Hollywood, Katherine was born and raised in
military bands), traveling for vaca- MD 20636. Interment will be private. St. Marys County. She enjoyed ten-
tions or attending her grandchildrens In lieu of flowers, donations can be pin bowling with a group of friends
music concerts. Dolores followed in made to St. John Francis Regis Cath- for many years. She also enjoyed
her fathers footsteps as an avid NY olic Church, 43950 St. Johns Road, spending time with friends and fam-
Mets fan and enjoyed watching her Hollywood, MD 20636 or Hospice ily attending church, shopping, and
kids and grandkids play ball. Dolo- House of Charles County, 2505 Da- dining out. She was a loyal fan of
res children and grandchildren were vis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603. Coke, McDonalds cheeseburgers and
the pride and joy of her life. Family Condolences to the family may be strawberry milkshakes. For many
and friends will miss her delicious made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. years she would vacation at the beach
Dolores Ruth Sorli, 83, of Hol- cooking, but her memory will never Arrangements by the Brinsfield in Ocean City during the summer and
lywood, MD passed with peace and be forgotten. Funeral Home, P.A. in Florida in the winter. She also en-
grace November 29, 2017. Dolores Dolores was predeceased in death joyed a vacation to Disney World and
was born in Jamaica, NY on Septem- by her husband Ralph Sorli and be- Katherine Ann Drury a cruise to the Caribbean.
ber 7, 1934 to the late Adolf Sterbenz loved son Scott Sorli. She is survived Katherine is survived by her sister,
and Anna Marie Mille Sterbenz. Do- by her sons: Joel Sorli (Jane Hall) of Sharon Owens of California, MD, her
lores graduated from St. Johns Uni- Hollywood, MD and Jonathan Sorli niece Lisa Clarke of Lothian, MD,
versity while working in Manhattan. (Mariana Rengifo-Sorli) of White three grandnieces and 2 grandneph-
She earned her Bachelors degrees in Plains, MD; grandchildren: Brandon ews and many friends at The ARC of
Business and Education and was a Sorli, Brittany Sorli and Mia Sorli; Baltimore. She was preceded in death
dedicated teacher in the Comsewogue sister: CarolAnn Ellis of Leon, NY; by her parents, her brother, Thomas
School District in New York for over niece, Adrienne Kelly; nephews: Lee Foley Drury, Jr. and her niece, Laura
30 years. A person of faith, Dolores and Christopher Ellis; and many ex- Sartwell.
enjoyed serving as a religious educa- tended family and friends. Funeral services will be private.
tor for St. Louis de Montfort Roman Family will receive friends on Condolences to the family may be
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where she also contributed as a vocal- 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., with a Memorial Katherine Ann Drury, 76, of Balti- Arrangements by the Brinsfield
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Gary Louis McGraw as a P-3B(D) power plants mechan- a student at the Navy detachment at and was employed for 29 years at St.
ic. While there, he made three de- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for training Marys County Health Department
ployments to NAS Bermuda and NS on the E-6A Mercury. Senior Chief as a community health nurse. Mrs.
Rota, Spain. In December 1977 he McGraw transferred to Force War- Purcell was a member of the Leon-
was transferred to NAS Brunswick fare in September, 1993 where he ardtown Vol. Fire Department Ladies
where he worked in the AIMD com- was assigned as Quality Assurance Auxiliary for several years. Marga-
plete engine repair (CER) shop and Supervisor, Maintenance Material rets greatest love was to spend time
at the Organizational Maintenance Chief Petty Officer and VP Main- with her husband, family, grandchil-
Department (OMD) repairing UH-1N tenance Division Officer. While dren and friends. She enjoyed fish-
Rescue Helicopters and C-1A cargo serving in the United States Navy ing, traveling, gardening and reading.
planes. In January 1981 through he earned the Navy Commendation Contributions may be made to the
January 1984 he was assigned to VP- Medal, Navy Achievement Medal Second Dist. Vol. Fire Department
44 NAS Brunswick Maine as a P-3C Times 4, Navy Good Conduct times and Rescue Squad P.O. Box 1 Val-
Gary Louis McGraw, Mack, 65, UII power plants mechanic and as a 6, Battle E: Times 2, Southwest Asia ley Lee, MD 20692 and St. George
of Lexington Park, MD formerly Quality Assurance representative. Service Medal Times 2, Meritorious Island United Methodist Church
from Maine passed away on Octo- While there he made two deploy- Unit Commendation times 2, Sea 16271 Thomas Road Piney Point, MD
ber 31, 2017 in Lexington Park, MD. ments to NS Rota, Spain/NAF Lajes, Service Deployment Ribbon times 6, 20674
Born on October 2, 1951 in Philadel- Azores and to NAS Bermuda. In Coast Guard Special Operations Rib-
phia, PA. He was the son of the late March 1984 to May 1985, he was as- bon, and Joint Meritorious Award. Delores Fay DeHart
Margaret Evans McGraw and Howard signed to VT-19, NAS Meridian Mis- After retiring from active duty in
Randal McGraw. He was the loving sissippi as a T-2C Quality Assurance 1996, Gary went to work as an Engi-
husband of Catherine McGraw whom Representative. In May 1985 through neer Tech for the U.S. Navy and re-
he married on September 8, 1972 in July 1987 he was assigned to CTW-1, tired in September, 2017.
Philadelphia, PA. Gary is survived NAS Meridian, Mississippi where he Gary belonged to the Andrew Cha-
by his sons; George Michael (Lisa) of was a member of the Wing Contracts pel Hill Mason Lodge, and was Past
VA, Gray Louis, McGraw, Jr. (Kris- Monitoring Team on a civilian T-2C Master Mason, member of Barber-
ten) of FL, 5 grandchildren; Joseph maintenance contract. During this shop quartet and Civil War Reen-
Louis, Kelsey, Braeden, Ryan, and tour he was initiated and promoted actor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
Ramsey. Siblings; Randal McGraw, to Chief Petty Officer in September reading, Eagles football, and family.
and Margie Bailie. 1985. In August 1987, he reported to
Gary graduated from Olney High VP-44 until its disestablishment in Margaret T. Purcell
School in 1970 and moved from May 1991. While there, he made two Delores Fay DeHart, 76, of Colo-
Maine to St. Marys County, MD on deployments to NS Rota, Spain/NAF nial Beach, Virginia passed away
October, 1993. He joined the U.S. Lajes, Azores and NAS Keflavik, on November 20, 2017 in Colonial
Navy and attended boot camp at RTC Iceland. In November 1990, he was Beach, Virginia.
Great Lakes from July to October promoted to Senior Chief Petty Of- Delores was born on November 22,
1970. From November through April ficer. While there he served as Air- 1940 to Ernest Guy McClanahan, and
1971, he attended Aviation Machin- frames/Corrosion Control shop chief, Zora Belle Estep. She was a Pre-Pack
ists Mate (Jet) A: School and Basic maintenance, control supervisor and Produce Worker for Safeway until
Helicopter C School in Memphis, as the commands hazardous waste/ her retirement in 1974 after 20 years
Tennessee. He was stationed at Ht-8, material coordinator. In May 1991 to of service. Delores enjoyed crafting,
NAS Ellyson Field, Pensacola, Flor- June 1993, he was assigned to VP-8, making floral arrangements and buy-
ida from April 1971 to March 1972. NAS Brunswick Maine. While there ing jewelry.
In March 1972, he was part of the he deployed to NS Roosevelt Roads, Margaret T. Purcell, 82, of Delores is survived by her sons,
commissioning crew of HT-18 trans- Puerto Rico in support of UNITAS Drayden, MD died on October 31, Alfred DeHart (Deborah) and Ricky
ferring to NAS Whiting Field, Mil- and JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) 4 2017 at her residence. Born on June DeHart (Tonya). Also surviving are
ton, Florida. There he served as an COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERA- 7, 1935 in Luna Louisiana. Marga- her brothers, Douglas McClanahan
H-1 Huey Plane Captain and as a TIONS. He served as the aircraft ret was the daughter of the Edward and David McClanahan, her sister,
Maintenance Controller. Attached to division chief, command hazardous and Ella Tisdale. She was the lov- Phillis Mercilliott, 9 grandchildren,
VP-30, NAS Patuxent River, Mary- waste/material coordinator and as ing wife of the late George F. Purcell 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-
land as a student in 1974. He arrived Maintenance Chief. From July to whom she married in West Monroe, great grandchildren. She is prede-
at VP-10 in NAS Brunswick Maine September 1993 he was assigned as Louisiana on August 4, 1956, and ceased by her parents, her son, Ste-
who preceded her in death on April ven DeHart, her daughter, Tammy
26, 2012. Margaret is survived by F. Cox, her brothers, Ernest McCla-
her daughters; Patricia Wince (Don- nahan, Jr., Maxen McClanahan and
nie) of Valley Lee, MD, Gail Wood Charles McClanahan and her sister,
(Ron) of Hollywood, MD, grandchil- Evelyn Windsor.
To Place A Memorial,
dren include; Dale Wince of Comp- Family and friends will be re-
ton, Jay Wince of Middle River, MD, ceived on Friday, December 8, 2017
and Meaghan Wince of Valley Lee, from 5 to 8PM with Prayers at 7PM
301-373-4125
grandson Ashton Wince of Compton, Hall, Maryland 20622. A Graveside
MD. Mrs. Purcell is also survived Service will be10AM onSaturday,
by her sister Mae Bailey. She was December 9, 2017 at Trinity Memori-
or send an email to preceded in death by her siblings;
Thelma Dell, Jese Tisdale, David
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town Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.
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Tisdale, James Tisdale, Bertie Fos- In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
ter. Margaret graduated from North tions in Delores name may be made
Western University in Louisiana to the charity of your choice.
with a nursing degree and moved to
St. Marys County, MD in 1956. She
began working at St. Marys Hospital
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20. Article 60. The Wolverine State 38. Irish militant
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Governance
by Gaslight
In the 1940s movie Gaslight, a seeming- It means indefensible behaviors defended as reason for it; weve fallen down the rabbit hole,
ly-devoted husband torments his trusting wife normal: verbal attacks on Gold Star families; cru- and up is down, while wrong is right. Posting and
with a series of strange and frightening incidents. elly mimicking the movements and voice of a per- praising videos of fascist, extremist hate groups
She doesnt know hes behind the incidents, which son with disabilities; saying certain women arent and poking the nuclear bear are suddenly pre-
lead her to question everything she knows, and attractive enough to sexually assault. sented as good political strategies, and anything
even her own sanity. He does it to deflect atten- It means projecting ones own bad behaviors you dont agree with is fake news, and any man
tion from crimes hes committed. and intentions and insecurities on others: Crooked accused of inappropriate sexual behavior is out
Over the years since, gaslighting has Hillary and Lyin Ted Cruz and Lil Marco Rubio. of a jobunless that man is the president. Thats
come to represent an effort by one person to shift And, it also means praising anyone who is sup- all before breakfast, carried out on early morning
the ground under another person, typically with portive or admiring, no matter their own flaws tweets into a world that once made some sort of
bad intentions: to use lies and deceit to make the or history of, oh, I dont know, murdering their sense.
other person feel (and appear) increasingly un- enemies, for instance: Vladimir Putin, white su- Someday, if theres a futureif a man who cant
stable. Psychologists, self-help gurus and average- premacists, Nazis. And then, when they arent so keep his twitchy little fingers from tweeting is
Joes point to gaslighting as a particularly damag- supportive or admiring or cooperative anymore able to keep them off the nuclear buttonwell
ingand malevolentway to make someone feel the FBI, say, or the entire U.S. intelligence com- have to come up with a name for this upside-down
insane. munityit means painting them as crazy or hacks time. Im putting in my recommendation now: the
Welcome to Gaslight Central: 1600 Penn- or haters and fools or in tatters. Gaslight Years.
sylvania Avenue. Meanwhile, the House and Senate, who have ob- May they be brief, and may we all survive with
This means an unending stream of denial viously taken lessons in gaslighting themselves, our sanityand our countryintact.
of what is abundantly clear, even in the face of make statements encouraging voters to elect
incontrovertible proof: a videotape from Access into the Senate a man accused by multiple, cred- I love hearing from you; feel free to contact me at
Hollywood in which the president is heard making ible women of sexually assaulting teenaged girls, thewordtech@md.metrocast.net if you have com-
appalling comments about women, followed by an while simultaneously saying theyd be appalled at ments or questions about the column.
apology for doing so, followed months later by de- having to work side-by-side with Al Franken.
nials that the video is of the president at all. If youre feeling a little crazy lately, theres a
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Flipping, Flopping,
The Burroughs Brothers, Part II
December 23, 1924: H. R. 1664.
Georgianna M. Burroughs, aged
Hubert Work, Secretary, Bureau of
Pensions, Washington, D.C.: Dear
now Circling
91 years, whose post office address Sir, I have to inform you that my
is Hollywood, St. Marys Co., Md., aunt, Mrs. Georgeanna M. Bur-
is the widow of Joseph F. M. Bur- roughs of Hollywood, St. Marys
roughs, late sergeant, Company H, Co., Md., died on the 7th inst. She
106 th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, was the widow of Joseph F. M. Bur-
from August 11, 1862 to July 12, roughs, Sergt., Co. H, 106 Reg., Ill.
1865, who was not a pensioner, and Infantry and was a pensioner under
who died January 19, 1888. He was certificate #374.275. I do not know
married to this claimant Novem- the system in such matters, but if it is
ber 18, 1876. She is now pensioned necessary to return the certificate to
as his widow at $30 a month under that department, you can command
certificate number 374275. Medical me at the affixed address. Very Re-
evidence shows that she is helpless spectfully, (Miss) Mary Clara Leach.
and requires constant aid and atten- (Mary Clara Leach was the daugh-
dance of another person because of ter of John H. Leach and his first Sleep time is always an endurance test long nights.
infirmities of age and anchylosed hip wife, Dena Bideke, a native of North for me. If you remember, it used to be I just So, where does the circling come in?
joint; is confined to bed and invalid Carolina). had to live with my husbands flipping and Now, we have added Mindy the Hound
chair. She has $800 in the bank, but April 24, 1926, St. Marys Beacon: flopping in the bed. My husband does not to the bed mix. Two months ago, after my
no other means nor income except 3 Mrs. Georgeanna Burroughs died sleep peacefully quiet next to me; when husband was seeing how hard it was for
1/2 per cent interest on the $800 and on the 7th instant, at the residence he switches from side to side through the me to get any sleep at all out of my regular
her pension. It is recommended that of Mrs. Joseph E. Mattingly of Hill- night, he flips and flops like an alligator in three or four hours (Thank God for con-
her pension be increased to $50 a ville. She was 93 years old and the a death roll who thinks the pillow is his cealing makeup) since Mindy would get
month. (Be it enacted by the Senate widow of the late Joseph F. Marion prey. There is the loud flip, then a growl me up an additional 3 or 4 times in ad-
and House of Representatives of the Burroughs and daughter of the late of pain because his shoulders are hurting, dition to my overheating and bathroom
United States of America assembled, John and Mary Johnson Leach of the and a loud hummmppfff as he settles, and breaks, he tapped the bed one night for her
That the Secretary of the Interior be, 6th District. Georgianna is buried at gets the second, between the arms pil- to hop up. I came into the room, and it took
and he is hereby, authorized and di- St. Johns in Hollywood. low in place. a half hour for my mouth to close from
rected to place on the pension roll, The other brother, Chapman Bur- He keeps wanting to get a queen-sized shock. This from the man who said there
subject to the provisions and limita- roughs, was born June 6, 1843. In bed, so we will have more room in our would never be a dog in our bed. Mindy
tions of the pension laws--the name 1861. At the age of 18 he fled to standard Country Lakes split foyer, size stayed in bed that whole night and never
of Georgianna M. Burroughs, widow Norfolk, Virginia where he enlisted of a linen closet bedroom. I keep holding got up once, even if I did. She didnt even
of Joseph F. M. Burroughs, late of on June 5 for one year as a private out on keeping our king-sized bed for the get up with me in the early morning like
Company H, 106 th Regiment, Illinois in John D. Myricks Co. (Baltimore reasons listed above, and also for the times I like, she stayed on the bed all snugged
Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a Artillery) then a part of the Virginia my husband has also been a flinger be- up against my husbands 250 degree back.
pension at the rate of $50 per month Volunteers. He was appointed Cor- sides a flipper and a flopper. There have Realizing this could help my sleep,
in lieu of that she is now receiving. poral on August 19, 1861; reduced to been times he has flung an arm over and my husband started letting Mindy come
Handwritten letter from Mary rank on November 6 (sick in quar- smacked me right in the eye or across the in the bed every night. I have slept a bit
Clara Leach, dated April 8, 1926, ters); and then deserted January 2, chest, of course causing me to wake up better thats for sure, but now we realize
4014 Edmondson Ave., Baltimore to 1862 from Craney Island. abruptly and say in a sweet, soft bedroom there are some new issues that come with
voice, What the HECK are you doing?! a dog in the bed. We forgot about the cir-
even though I realize he is not awake. cling thing that dogs do. I think the first
The other night, in the middle of the night she was so shocked and happy that
night, he nudged my pillow, and said, she never moved. She fooled us. Probably
Someones at the door. It was on one of 4 or more times a night, Mindy does her
FUEL DELIVERY . JUMPSTART
those Super moon nights where outside it circling thing in ever closer circles to one
was like daytime all night. A night I am of us and circles until she is tight and snug
LOCKOUT . TIRE CHANGE sure not to sleep. What he heard was the against some area of one of us. When she
WINCHOUT . LOAD SHIFTS . STORAGE
twenty feral cats roaming our neighbor- get to hot, then she like to lay horizontal
hood that have decided that our deck off between us and stretch out her long-legged
MOTORCYLE & ACCIDENT TOWING the bedroom is a great place to practice all 50 pound body and push her legs against
their Cats, Dancing With the Stars dance us. My husband and I are thus forced clos-
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE moves with all the accompanying flips and er and closer to the edge of the bed, until,
the howls of encouragement. Crazy things I finally with a sigh of resignation just get
happen on full moons anyway, especially up and go lay on the living room couch.
to my husband who is completely ruled by Yes, this solution has worked perfectly, ev-
301-737-2636 its forces and normally spends the evening erything is back to normal, I have come in
and through the night in a hyperactive, ag- a complete circleyup, back to the couch.
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