Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-06-01
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

TO the Commencement at the Mary
land Agricultural College IL
70 IA
The new home O: w. Meverell
Loker. Esq. this town. is nearing
completion. B. NJ Garner is the
contractor.
Brother Isidore, Provincial OF the
Xaverian Brothers-the Order that
conducts Leonard Hall Academy
has been on q visit 70 the school.
The June Term OF our Circuit
Court will convene next Monday.
II is non jury term and there is
very little business on the dOckets
The Carroll county wiseacres say
that there will be big crop of ap-
pies this fall because, this year, the
blossoms will fall on the dark OF the
moon.
While in other counties political
aspirants are plentiful, here in ST.
Mary's there seems TO be a very
short crop. due, perhaps to the long
dry spell.
Rev. Joseph F. Hanselman, 6 j.,
Provincial OF the Mary Iand-New
York Province. is making his an
nual visia to the Jesuit Missions nf
St. Mary's colnty.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard C. Moore
are in Havana. Cuba. Dick"
writes that he is having grand
time and that Havana is the most
beautiful pace be has ever seen.
The Summer travel on the steam
srs OF the Md Del. and Va. Line
has begun. and staterooms have to
b, reserved sometime ahead in or
der to be certain 10 get one.
HALEY s comet has come and has
gouefrom earthly ken for seventy FIVE
years, bus the quIdnuncs claim that
il is responsible all the same for the
recent Intense heat and long drouth
We ara indebted to Miss NJ
Heloise AbelI. of the Class of 1911,
for an invitation 10 the Commence-
ment Ut st. Mary's Academy, Leon
ardto~n, Thursday, June l5:h. in
slant.
The Steamer Northumberland was
crowded last Tuesday with passen-
gers who we're taking advantage OF
the Decoration Day holiday for
trip between Baltimore and Wash
ington.
J. Ford Green we'll has a handsome
new dwelling we'll on the way TO
completion at his farm Dry Dock
ing," near Leonardtown. ChaS.
J. Glenn ,nts. Charles and Gre
CORY NuthslI are the builders.
May l9. ultimo, on WARRANTED Jus
tice George r. Garner. Constable
Long lodged in Jail. Edwin Owens,
10 default Of surety for his appear
ance at September Court and to keep
the peace towards Samuel Breuner
The lid has been nailed down
tight on Leonardtown the last two
Sundays. Justice Fl NJ. Jones no
tice and the remarks OF the Priests
from the altar have caused a more
careful observance Of the Sunday
laws.
Rev. Joseph Zwinge. S. J : is visit
ing the Jesuit Fathers at Leonard
town, and preached q forceful and
instructive sermon at the May De-
votious last Monday evening. Fath-
or Zwinge is very popular here
with all who know him.
Though the Agricultural Depart
ment stated that there would be
few il any seventeen. year -locusts in
st. Mary's this year. the woods are
full Of the varmiDts and in some
places there are so many OF them.
they make a regular roar.
We are delighted 70 learn that
Rev L. ]. Kelly, S. j.. is 50 much
improved in health that he will soon
be able 70 return TO his pastorate
here. Father Kelly is deservedly
popular in St. Mary's and host OF
friends rejoice al his restoration 10
health.
The long continued drought has
greatly shortened the wheat yield ;
the grass is burning up; plant beds
have 70 be watered 70 save them and
travelling is very disagreeable on ac-
count OF the dust. Our far mers are
very despondent over the outlook.
The LeonardtOwn Euchre Club
was entertained by Miss Addie
Lynch on Tuesday last at Hotel St.
Mary's. Miss Ellen Combs and Mr..
r. B. Broun won the first prizes;
Miss Lenehan the guests aud Mrs.
r. C. Combs and Mr.. J. A. Saunders
the consolation.
His legion OF friends along the
Potomac and all over So. Mary 9