Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-08-20


the charge 70 the knights at Me
chanicsville, Tuesday, August rs
naxt, and Prot Francis Coad, the
Coronation Address.
Do not miss the Church Dinner
and Tournament at MechanicsxiIle
Tuesday, August 18th. Dinner will
be served at neon. Riding will be.
gin about 80p, NJ
Miss Edna freeman, 81 Blakis
tone Island, has returned homefrom
visit to Miss Tmoe Hodges, much
TO the regret Of her many admirers
of Hurry neighborhood
Misses Agnes and Marthaleine
johnson, Of Morganza, after pleas.
ant trip TO Washington, havoreturn.
ed homeaccompanied by their friend
Miss Helen McGill, Of that city.
Mrs DashielI, Mrs. Dunnaway
and Miss Benice Callahan, Of Ralti-
more, and Miss Jennie Dyer, Of
Baltimore county, are visiting the
family Of J. w. Jones. Temple.
Bar +" d.
Fletcher, faithful dog belong
ing to Mrs Joseph +. Neal, Of this
town, died Of old age last Thurs
day. He was unexpectedly train
ed and the intelligence he manifest
ed was truly remarkable.
Classes at ST. Mary's Academy
Leonardtown, will be resumed on
Tuesday, September s, proximo. IL
is hoped that pupils viii Be punctu.
al in returning TO the Academy Ii
IS one Of the best schools in the
State and should be Literally patron
lied.
Rev. William ] Richley, S. j.,
left per Sundays steamer for Wash
ington. lie will be stationed at
Boston. During hissix. year minis
try in this county he made many
sincere friendsand theirgood wishes
accompany him TO bis new iield Of
labor.
Don I forget 70 attend the Festival
for the benefit 81 ST. Aloyeius
Church. Leonardtown, Wednesday
next, August rs There will b.
many noselattractions aud they win
DO greatly enhanced by the attrac
tive young ladies' who will preside
over them Come and see
@. Manning Combs. Of Santiago
Cdba, is visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Robert G. Combs, at s'El
don, near Lconardtown. Manning
is q fine type Of the sturdy Mary.
lander who has left our old county
and among strangers achieved and
commanded success. He is a ere
dit to st. Mays and his friends
are proud Of him
Sumwalt Jones, OF the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
John w. Jones, Bay district Sew
eral young 81 Mary Countians are
employed in these works and we
are told, that all Of them arc doing
we'll Fraak Key, Of this town, is
in tho pattern department,
Charles Mucully and Wilmer
Raley are at work on the bull Of the
gill.bOat esea Slipper, transform
ing her into a 5 horse power gaso-
line launch. The work is being
splendidly done and we think when
finished thay may we'll be proud Of
the job. The work is being done
for Mcssrs. Pau! and Charles Hay
den. The boat Is 30 feet long and
and when completed, We are told, Il
to be re-cbristened The Com.
moner.
Joseph Anderson, a former resi-,
dent OF this town, now a prominent
citizen ofHuntington, West Virginia,
was in Leonardtown last Tuesday.
Mr.. Anderson has boon visiting the
families Of 4. King Clarke and 81
Washington Wilkinson, Patuxeut
district He professed himself as
being delighted at the progress
made by the county and Leonard
town sincehe was here last twenty.
one year ago. Mr.. Anderson IL d
director OF the Huntington National
Bank and was most favorably i'm
pressed by the showing made by
the Bank Of St. Marys. We hope
Mr.. Anderson will not lei another
q years lapse ere he reyisits bis
ST. Mary s friends
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Mechanicsville