Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-10

Clarence T.. Duke, OF Baltimore,
Is visiting relatives in LeonardIown.
Miss Morris, OF Mitehells. Va,
ii visiting her schooImate. Miss
Laura Crane az the Beach. !"
The Charlotte Hall Second Team
defeated the Leonardioen nine in a
slow game by the score Of 20 to 6.
Erich Floyd, OF Medley's Neck, o
ssudentsf medicine at the Maryland
University, is at home for his vsca-
tion.
We return thanks to Miss Lillian
P. Turner for an invitation to the
commencement at ST. Marys Semi
nary.
The Schooner Anna Lloyd, Balti
more, Capt @. G. Cullen. landed at
Leonardtown, Monday last, loaded
with coal.
From the Three Notch road to Mr.
Ran. Norris. the road is in very
bad condition and should be repair
ed at once.
The certificate OF the Comptroller
OF the Currency authorizing the Nat
tional Bank OF Mechanicsville to be-
gin business is printed in this issue.
Thursday last, Joe Gum. colored.
was arraigned before Justice Her
bert charged with larceny and was
held under $25 bond for the action
Of the Grand Jury.
II has been announced that Ex-
Judge George @. Merrick will be a
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for the State Senate ia Prince
Georges county, this Fall.
Miss Jennie Russell. niece OF
Rev. VIM. 7. Russell. and Miss Flor
ence Ford, daughter Of Igns p.
Ford, are visiting Miss Grace Floyd
at Locust Hill, /" Medley's Neck.
Mrs. K. Leigh Morgan accompan-
led by Miss Marguerite Abel, both
OF Leonardtown, left on Sunday g
steamer to attend the graduation oil
Mr.. Jos. v. Morgan from the George
town Law School.
Sunday last, there was beautiful
and impressive May Procession al
Our Lady's Chapel, Medley's Neck.
Over hundred children we're in
line. Rev. Father Stanton preached
an eloquent sermon.
Before our next issue we hope
that the local Telephone line will be
open to business with Washing
ton and Baltimore Linemen are al
work In Leonardtown fixing the
phones and stretching the wires.
We return thanks to Charles. S
Hammett for an invitation to tbs
Commencement Of Mt St Joseph s
College, and to Charles G. Jarbo'
for an Invitation to the eighty eieh I
Commencement OF the George Wash
ington University.
Tha Republican Central Commit
tee has issued the call for the Re
publican primaries to be held OF
Saturday, July 3. proximo. Tit
County Convention will be on JUL
6. The judicial Convention is b
be held In Leonardtown on Angus
81 proximo.
The Novena in honor of the Sa
cred Heart begins this Wednesday
evening, June 8. at 730 O'Clock
The exercises will consist OF specia
hymns, an appropriate sermon anC
Benediction. The Novena ends OF
the evening before the feast Of th'
Sacred Heart, June IL.
Monday last, the Sea Climber,
Mr.. Harry M. Jones gasoline boa
was launched. She has beautiful
model and promises toliveup TO he
name for on her trial trip she de
veloped fine speed. The Climber
was built by Mr.. David Milburl
and the job does him credit.
At Saturdays meeting OF the Tel
ephone Directors the action OF thl
ExecutiVe Committee was approve,
and commended, liberal response
were reported to the circular sen
to the stockholders, and money wa
pledged by directors for the re es
tablishment Of lines put out OF com
mission by the blizzard.
The most prominent tuberculosi
specialists in the country agree tha
alcohol will not cure consumption
DIR. S. A. Knopf says alcohol ha
never cured and never viii cur
tuberculosis. twill either proven
or retard recovery" DIR. Fran
Billings, OF Chicago, and DR.. Viz
cent Y. Bowditch, ex-presidents {
she National Association for til
Study and Prevention Of Tubercr
losis DR.. Lawrence r. Flick, I
Philadelphia, and DIR. Edward |
Trudeau, OF Saranac Lake, the founC
err of the anti-tuberculosis movemer
In this country, are all Of the sam