Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-08-02
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalWiSe and Otherwise.

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Douglas Crane Of California, was
awarded tuition scholarship to St.
Johns College, Annapolis.
Note change OF schedule on the
Patuxent River route, in effect July
10Th. ultimo. See advertisement
Messrs. Roger, Manning and Dan
iel Combs are on visit to their
parents at "Eldon, near Leonard
town.
Miss Emma Lewis, Of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Miss Annie
ATurner, Lconardtown, has returned
home.
John 9. Cryer, Of the Internal
Revenue Office. Baltimore, is on a
visit TO his old home, Leonardtown
district.
William stafford and wife, Of
Brooklyn, N. H, are guests Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Graves, near laurel
Grove.
There will be a Festival OF Me-
chanicsyillc, on Wednesday, August
10Th, for the benefit q tho Catholic
Church.
Mrs. James G. Longmore and
Mrs. Igns. Jarboe. Of Leouardtown.
are visiting friends and relatives In
Washington.
Washington IS making an effort 10
secure the leaf tobacco trade Of
Southern Maryland which now goes
to Baltimore.
Miss Lorena Foxwell, Of Leonard
town, has returned froma five weeks
visit to relatives and friends in Bal.
timore and Washington.
Mrs. JuliaS. Muschette and daugh-
ter, Miss Julia Muschette and Miss
Filomena Stonestreet, Of La Plata,
are visiting Leonardtown,
Wednesday last, benjamin Combs,
County Treasurer, took charge OF
his Office and began the collection Of
taxes for the year 1906 07.
We have been obliged tohold over
for another issue several favors Of
Sour correspondents, We hope 10
clear our files in next issue.
Gen. T. a. Wilmer, Of La Plata,
was in Leonardtow n, Tuesday last,
on business connected with the
sale Of real estate in this comfy.
Miss Gertie MattingIy, ofOakville
and Miss Mamie Thompson, Of Glenn
ents, have been awarded scholar
ships 10 the States Normal School,
Baltimore.
Capt. w. H. b. Wise and wife, OF
Leonardtown, are visiting Balti-
more. They were accompanied by
DR.. Thomas Lynch, who will return
Wednesday.
Mr.. J. D. Sale, OF Washington,
will start the horses IN the coming
races over the Leonardtown course.
BE sure to attend and enjoy the
sport. See entries elsewhere.
Miss Anna Dell Latham, Of Laurel
Grove, is spending afew weeks with
Miss Estelle Bohanan, Baltimore.
From there she will go to Weatherly,
Pa, to visit her uncle, DR.. T. H.
Latham
Miss Mary Bean, Of ST. Inigo's,
is spending the Summer with her
Aunt 10 Corning, n. Y, where she
will remain until the first Of Septem-
Der, when she will leave to accept a
position in Oklahoma.
Miss Ethel Joy, Of Leonardtown,
made the highest percentage 10 the
competitive examination for the
Free Scholarship 70 the Western
Maryland College and was awarded
the scholarship by the Board Of
School Commissioners.
The items Of our esteemed ST.
Inieo's correspondent did not reach
us in time for our last issue We
sincerely hope that some mail sche-
dule will soon be arranged TO get
letters from that section to Leonard
town ii less than three days.
Last weeks Maryland Democrat
contains portrait Of DR.. William
BaltzelI Burch and a sketch Of his
life. DR.. Burch is st. Mary $ man
and has many warm friends here
who are delighted at the nice things
said Of him BY the Democrat
AT Tuesday meeting the Board
Of School Commissioners awarded
thecontractior supplying text5books
for the ST. Mary s Public Schools K
the w. j. g. Delaney Co., Of Balti
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