Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-05-22
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

who has been quite Ill, is conVales
cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. J. Duke, of
Leonardtown, are visiting Mrs.
Dukes parents at Grayton, Charles
county.
Judge Camalier left on Satur-
day last for La Plata, where the
Circuit Court of Charles county is
holding it's May term.
The annual May Procession Of
st. Aloysius' Parish, will take place
on Sunday next, May 25th, at 3
O'Clock P. NJ. A rehearsal forthis
will be held next Friday.
At p. NJ, Thursday the st.
Mary's Council of the Knights of
Columbus will hold a reception in
honor of Bishop Corrigan, State
Chaplain Of that Order. The re-
ception will be at St. Mary
Academy.
The schooner Stephen Chase"
with cargo of lime to be used as
fertilizer, locked at Leonardtown on
Saturday last. When she discharges
her cargo she will load pulp wood
from st. Clements Bay ports for
Wilmington.
At a meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the First National
Bank of st. Mary's on Monday last,
A. +. King, Of Leonardtown, was
elected a director TO fiji the vacancy
caused by the death of his father,
Francis Vernon King.
On Saturday next the Leonard
Hall base bali team win go to Char
lotte Hall to play the cadets. Both
teams are in good shape and a close
game is anticipated. A return game
will be played on the Leonard Hall
diamond next Monday.
At st. Aloysius' Church, Leon
ardtown, on Sunday last, Bishop
Corrigan gave First Holy Commun-
ion to AZ children, and at the late
mass confirmed 1871 A great mum
Der at Sacred Heart and Holy Ang-
els received the sacraments.
Miss Bessie Stone, the popular
school mistress, of Valley Lee, en-
tertained her pupils, their parents
and friends at dance on Friday
last. Miss Stone was assisted in
serving refreshments by Mrs. Cor
man Swami and Mrs. Purcell
Mr.. Herbert L. Satterlee, Of
New York, accompanied by Mrs.
Satterlee, and Mr.. and Mrs Will
ans, also of New York, arrived in
Leonardtown on Saturday fast en-
route to Sotterley, Mr.. SatterIee's
beautiful estate on the Patuxent.
The Trent Hall base ball nine
defeated the Mechanicsville second
team in a very interesting game by
a score of to a. The game was
played at Trent Hall. l.. Pilkerton's
home run was the feature. The
batteries were Pilkerton and Raley,
Thompson and Hill.
Mr.. J. Roland Duke, who ac-
companied the family of DIR. w. W.
Folwell to their home in Minnea-
polls, returned on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Duke reports that the middle
West is exceedingly beautiful, but
says that it in no way surpassess ouI
own Southern Maryland
Miss Eloise Moore, of Wash
ington, arrived in Leonardtown OF
Sunday last. Miss Moore is assist
ant superintendent of the st. Mary
Hospital, and came here to assume
her duties. The furniture for the
new institution is being unpackeC
aud placed in the rooms. 1t il
hoped that within the next few day.
the hospital will be ready for it
missions of alleviating the ills O
our citizens.
= "Cleaning-up Day" for citie
and villages is rapidly growing il
favor throughout the country
and before a great lapse of time TIN
community that does not do its hes
to enhance public health and t.
beautify it's surroundings will be tn
exception rather than the rule. We
of this favored section, how are 81
signally blessed by Bountifu
Providence should see to it tina
this phase of patriotism is not ne
elected nor overlooked, and shoul'