Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-08-11
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

Miss Annie Hoshall, OF Anne
Arundel, is visiting friends and
relatives in st. Mary's.
The gross receipts OF the Lawn
Festival for the benefit OF st. Allow
sius' church we're over $3.50.
The Sacred Heart Festival was a
great success, the gross receipts be.
ing over $500.
Misses Frances and Aline Bull.
lock. Of Washington, are visiting
their Leonardtown home.
Mrs. Mills. Miss Lille and Mr..
Claude Mills. Of Washington. ara
visiting relatives in st. Marys.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott will preach q.
Trinity Church. st. Mary's CITY.
Sunday. August IA, at la. N.
Miss Catherine Cecilia Dunbar.
OF Baltimore Is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Bradburn. ST. Inigo's
Miss Minnie Bradburn, of Balti-
more Is spending the Summer with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Bradburn, st. Inigo's.
The Matthews. Howard Implement
Company will have harness for sale
in the basement of Hotel ST. Mary's
during the races.
Mr.. Hart. assistant postmaster At
Charleston. s. G. and wife are visit
ing Mrs. Harris father. Mr.. w. T.
Wilkinson at Sandy Bottom"
Attend the races Monday. Tues.
day and Wednesday OF next week.
In addition to fire harness races
there will be two running races.
Wednesday morning a horse be-
longing to Geo. p. Loker, of Leon
ardtown became frightened at an
engine, ran of and fell, breaking
it's leg.
Miss Edith Evans, formerly Of
Leonardtown. is visiting the family
OF Judge ]. p. Crane. Her MANY
friends are delighted to see her again
ir the county.
The Evening Press is the name
OF the bright new Frederick City
daily. Paul Winchester is the sdi.
tor and there is no better or bright.
or newspaper man In the country
Note the advertisement OF the
Miller's wharf property published
in this issue. This is one of the
most desirable properties in the
county. Sale will be on next Tues
day, August 10th.
Wednesday night Of last week
kerosene lamp at Swami s Store, ex
ploded and but for the game work
OF some men. who witnessed the &C
cideut, Oh" store and adjacent build.
Jugs would have been DESTROYED.
Tuesday last. Benz. Combs, late
Treasurer, sold at public auction
the properties of delinquent tax pay
ers for the years. 1867. Nay Of
the places were sold to secure titles
and on some OF them the bidding
was lively.
In the competitive examination for
free scholarships, Miss Louise Wa
then, daughter OF John Fl. Wathen,
won the Western Maryland schol.
srship, and Zach. Morgan won the
Charlotte Hall scholarship. There
was no applicant for the Washing
ton College scholarship.
Last Monday the power
boat, Katherine. SO feet long and 8
feet, 3 inches. beam. was launched
at Leonardtown. The katherine"
was built by David Milburn for
Is. Kennedy Abel and is by long
odds. the finest power boat in these
waters. She is equipped with O
IL Fl. P. Lamb Engine and has O
spendidly appointed cabin.
W. L. Amoss. of Hartford county,
the father Of Farmers Institute
work in Maryland. has been turned
down and DIR. Richard S. Hill been
appointed Director In his stead.
DR.. Hill is q good farmer and will
no doubt make q good Director, but
he will have to make an exception
ally good one TO reach the high
standard OF his predecessor. The
farmers Of Maryland owe q great
deal TO Mr.. Amoss.
A Joint Institute Is TO be held In
Washington ut the Business High
School building for the counties oil
Montgomery, Prince Georges, St.
Mary's and Charles from September
9th 10 9th. Cards giving psrticu-
ulars will soon be issued 10 tbe
teachers. Il is expected that this
Institute will be the best ever held
for this section, and teachers should
therefore welcome the opportunity
TO listen to lecturers who have had
years OF experience and thereby
rain ,,aofuI In formation haarin0 uuon