Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-06-18
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalWiSe and Otherwise.

Mrs. Robert c. Combs, and daugh-
ter, Miss Ellen Combs, have returned
from a visit to Washington.
Mrs. John B. Abel, of Washing
ton city, is visiting her cousin, T.
Leo Mattingly, at 'Buena Vista.
Mrs. A. C. WEIGH, and Miss -
Gardiner, of Chaptico, paid our Of
fee visit Tuesday. We were pleas
I'd TO see them.
Rev. Jeremiah Prendergast, S. j.,
pastor of st. Aloysius church, Leon
ardtown, has returned from q visit
to Washington.
Messrs. Frank Camalier, Kennedy
Abel and Aubrey Abel are at home
from Georgetown College for their
Summer holidays.
Mrs. Francis V. King, of eonard-
town, spent last week with the fami
ly OF her brother, William A. Fen
wick, Wash 1gton, d. @.
The Drama, "A Noble Outcast,
which was given in the Town Hall
by local talent will be given at Chap
tico, Thursday, June 25.
Miss Ruth Wathen, of this dis
trict, left Sunday last for Frostburg
to attend the Summer session OF the
Normal School in that city.
There will be a game of Ball on
the Leonardtown grounds, Tuesday,
June 23rd, between the home team
and the Charlotte Hall Club.
Mrs. A. S. While, Misses Sadie
Story and Maude Long, of the Eighth
district, paid the Beacon Office a
much appreciated visit last Tuesday.
In the quarterly distribution of
the State School Fund, just made,
St. Mary's is apportioned $3,107.77
for white schools, and $638. IA for
colored schools.
Daniel c. Hammett, Esqr.. of
Washington, is on a visit to Saint
Mary's. Mr.. Hammett will deliver
the address to the grad uating class
at the Seminary.
Mrs. Julia A B. Raley, of Balti-
more, Mrs. Frank NJ. Dyer. of New
York, and Mr.. ]. E. NJ. Raley, of
New Orleans, are visiting the family
of Mrs. Susie Loker, Leonardtown.
We regret the fact that q reports of
the commencement exercises at
Charlotte Hall has not been received.
We always like to report the COM
mencements of this good old school.
To-day, Wednesday, is commence
ment day at the St. Mary's Female
Seminary. This school is well con-
Quoted and is doing great work.
We hope the exercises will be well
attended.
The Rev. J. w. ID. Thomas, mis-
sionary Of the diocese, will hold SER
vices at st. Andrews next Sunday
at IL, A. NJ, and at St. Peters, Leon
ardtown, at 100, p. NJ. Holy Com
munion at morning service.
Charles f. Stirling, of Cape Charles,
Va, who has been visiting his
brother at Leonardtown, left Sunday
last for trip TO New York. During
his stay in Leonardtown Mr.. Stirling
made many friends.
Clarence ID. Sasscer has been APP
pointed postmaster at Huntersville,
vice Lewis c. Johnson, resigned.
1t is reported that Mr.. Sasscer will
erect a handsome dwelling on his
new purchase at Huntersville.
Note the change in the schedule
of the Mechanicsville railroad. A
mistake was made in the time of the
departure of trains as published in
our last issue. The corrected time
table appears in this paper. Two
trains day are now running on the
road.
Cards have been ISSUED for the
wedding of Miss Rosamond Loker,
of Leonardtown, to Mr.. J. E. d..
Raley, formerly ofthis county. The
ceremony is to be performed in st.
Aloysius' church, Leonardtown, by
Rev. Charles n. Raley, S. J., brother
of the groom.
Lewis G. Johnson has sold his
store property at Huntersville to
Clarence d. Sasscer and will remove
TO Mechanicsville and erect q large
store house on the lot purchased by
him from Judge Henry c. Adams.
Mr.. Sasscer will conduct a general
merchandise business at Hunters
vile.
Sunday next, St. Aloysius' Day,
will be.kept nSt. Aloysius church,
Leonardtown, with special devotion.
Father Becker, of Georgetown Col