Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-08-29
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.


nine defeated La Plata in q we'll
played game at BryantOwn.
Mr.. C. B. Greenw well, OF Britton.
who has been visiting the James
town Exposition. has returned home.
Miss Alice Morgan and Catharine
Adams, OF Mechanicsville, are at
tending the Institute at Annapolis.
Mrs. McGeorge, and her two little
girls Of New York City, are visiting
Miss Lola Garner at Locust Grove,
near ChapticO.
L. Gendason will leave next Sun
day for trip to the city and his
store 10 Leonardtown will be closed
for about q week.
See our first page for other mat
ter OF local interest. Several locals
received too late for this issue will
appear in our next.
]. Franklin Adams has been
chosen principal and Miss Alice
Morgan assistant OF the Mechanics
Vile Graded School.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Fenwick and
Mrs. Geo. L. LOker. Of LeOnardtown,
have returned from o visit TO the
jamestown Exposition.
Miss Madeline Camalier, OF Leon
ardtown, is visiting the jamestown,
Exposition in company with her
aunt and a party Of friends.
The Winter Time Table OF the w.
p. s. G. Railroad, went into effect
September 3, instant. The train
leaves Mechanicsville at !, Pm.
Clayton b. Long and friend. Ed
ward Thomas. have returned TO their
Washington home after week 8 visit
tofrisnds and relatives in St. Mary s.
Ann Shorter, an aged colored
woman Of St. Inigo's district, died
recently at her home near the Ridge.
She was q good woman and respect
cd by all who knew her.
Friday last, o deputy sheriff came
down from Marlboro and took Jas.
K. McElderry, cOlOred, 10 Prince
Georges for trial on a charge OF as
sault with intent TO kill.
The clock presented TO st. Joseph 3
Chbrch by Hayden NJ. III. Yates was
won by Charles Adams, of Mechan-
icsville, The rattle was conducted
by Miss Emma Graves and realized
$3O.lO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Radcliffe
and two children, of Washington.
are visiting the family OF Joseph Nj.
Mattingly, at odd Fields, Medley
Neck. Louis is now an assistant
Fire Marshal of the District of
Columbia.
The concert rendered by the Lyra
QuartetLe On Wednesday last for the
benefit Of st. Andrew ) Parish was
we'll attended and greatly enjoyed.
"Annis Laurie" and ''Hark " the
Mandolin" seemed TO have been the
favOrite pieces.
Al The late Festival for ST. Alloy
sius' church. Miss Madge Fenwic
and assistants cleared 800 at the
Sanctuary Table. Former residents
Of the parish, now living in Wash
ngtOn, were most generous contrib,
utOrs to this table.
Constable J. b. WOODBURY. brought
tOjsil last Monday. Cornelius Young,
cOlOred, committed by Justice Col
ton for 30 days, in default OF fine.
for disturbing the peace on the pub
lie highway in front of Sacred Heart
Beneficial Hall.
James S. Burroughs las been
awarded the contract 70 erect brick
bank building at Mechanicsville for
the Mechanicsville Bank. The old
house on the bank lot has been torn
away and work will be begun at once
oE the new edifice.
On last Thursdays trip down, the
steamer Calvert ran aground in
COan river. To avoid Q collision
with large schooner coming out Of
the river. Captain Bohanon steered
his steamer on the bar. A tug
pulled the Calvert of.
The first and second floors o.
Hotel st. Mary's. Leonardtown, are
about completed. We are assured
by the workmen and the Hotel Mana.
ger that the building will be open
for guests during the coming tern
Of court. The decorators have nov
almost finished with the second floor
The building is by far the fines
hotel building in Southern Maryland
Mrs. George Z. Welsh, nee Van
RysWick. of Washington, d. G..
who has been visiting friends and
relations in Medley's Neck, is nov
visiting in Chaptico. This is Mrs
WalSh'S first Welt "a kho