Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-06-16
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

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or. Teonardtowu.
We return thanks 30 R.rhlrd G.
Hebb for an invitation T. the con-
mencement at Mount St Joseph s
College.
The wheat crop Of the county is
ready for the harvest and il is fear
ed that II will be badly Injured by
the heavy rains
Chairmen Vandiv-r aud Hanna
will confer this week and will pro
badly select September , for the
ioint primary date
The Commencement Exercises al
the st. Mary's Female Seminary
will take place at IL o'clock A. 81.
on Tuesday, June q, 1910.
Representative Charles +. Scott.
OF Kansas, has introduced a bill in
Congress providing for the eStab-
lishment of an animal quarantine
station in Maryland.
Charlotte Hall Academy VII. com
mence on June Is, Leonard Hal.
on June 20tl, and 81. Mary AGA
DENY and St. Marv's Sem nary. on
June 2lst
Lost Tuesday, June II, was the
one hundred and thirty third ami
versary Of the adoption cf the ma.
tional flag and generally known as
Flag Day.
On the evening Of June Z. the
Board Of Education, held q meeting
and elected Miss Bruce Cotton as
teacher ic the South High andSchool.
81 Birmingham, Alabama.
The heavy aud Continued rains rr
the past week have prevented work
on the State Road. The county
roads, due 10 the rains, are row
muddy and deep ard travelling IS
heavy.
We are indebted - Miss Ethe
Joy, u heonaritown, a m.u Der Of
tho graduating class If Western
Maryland College, for an Invitation
to tho commencement Of that ilsti-
tuition.
Attention to the advertisement Of
Benz. Combs, late Treasurer is call
ed. Parties owing taxes for 1906
and 1871 will he advertise If not
paid on or before Wednesday. June
p, 1910.
We have received the announce |
ment OF the marriage Of Miss Ida |
May Ballenger. formerly Of Mecban |
icsville, and Mr. Peer Thomas
McAuliiTe, of BALTIMORE. June 10
1910. Our congratulations.
Miss Mary Reeder, daughter cf
John ii. lteeder, MUrga, u, stood
second in the graduating class ~
The State Normal School at the com
mencement Thursday. Her name
was inadvertently omitted from he
list in THE Sun Friday.
We print on our first page the
examination questions for prpi : Of
the St. Mary's Public Schools.
They show that the pupils are Civ
On good education and that hny
or girl who has graduated from the
public schools of our county is well
equipped for life's work.
The streets OF Lronardtown are
certainly in bad condition because
of the abnOrmaIly heavy traffic over
them occasioned by the building Of
the State Road. But, the Town
Commissioners are doing every.
thing in their power to keep the
streets pa>sabe. Nearly every
day Capt. A \ Lawrence, a mem
Der OF the Board of Commissioners.
may be seen experimenting the
filling up OF some hole the traction
engines and cars have cut in the
streets or opening drains 10 carry
of the heavy rainfall. The Com
missioners are certainly doing
their best under adverse circum-
stances, and deservee great credit
for their efforts. Captain Law
renee in particular deserves vote
of thanks for his earnest work.
Governor Crothers is to iuaugurate
next month his campaign for up-to-
date farming methods in MARYLAND.
The campaign to be started in South
ern Maryland will be carr ed on ali
over the State. The Governor has
requested the commission appoint
ed by him to Investigate aud dis
cuss the best and most profitable
farming methods, to meet in Balti-
mare June "a. when plans for the
campaign will be arranged, includ-
ing the selection of the county seat
in which the first gun will be fred.
the date and the list of speakers
who will discuss agriculture for
the benefit of those who farm TO live
as we'll as those who live to farm.
The St. Mary's representatives on