Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-06-12
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCaIWise and Otherwise.

The State Roads Commission is
oiling the Observation-Disclosures
town road.
Mr.. VIM. A. Hall, Of Washing
ton, was visitor in Leonardtown
during the week.
The Orphans and Commission
ers' Courts were in session on Tues
day last and both had busy sessions.
- The schooners "Lottie Thomas
and IT. II. Kirby" Of Baltimore,
are at Leonardtown wharf unload
ing coal.
The Governor McLane, of the
Maryland Oyster Police Navy, tied
up at Leonardtown wharf for while
on Saturday last.
Mr.. J. Robert Oliver, of New
York, who is spending the summer
at Hotel St. Mary's, recently re-
turned from short visit to his
home.
Mr.. John j. Duke, and wife,
Of Leonardtown, who have been in
Baltimore for the past few days, re-
turned on Saturday last in Mr..
Dukes new Ford auto.
~
i. +. Major, +. G. Graham
and w. A. Friend, State Road En-
cheering Corps, are now in the
county making a survey for the
State Road from Leonardtown to st.
Mary's City.
The Iona" a large and very
handsome cruising yacht belonging
to Mr.. Pormer, Of Alexandria, Va.
anchored in Leonardtown harbor
TUESDAY last. She is cruising in the
lower Potomac.
An auto party composed Of
Mr.. G. l.. Mengo, wife and family.
and Mr.. J. NJ Henderson, all Of
Washington, spent the week end at
Hotel st. Mary's. The party was
~ impressed by the beauty Of
this section.
The Fantana, Mr.. w B.
Dulcs speedy cruising yacht har-
bored ,n Britton Bay on Saturday
night last Mr. and Mrs Duke and
Miss Turner were aboard The
'Fantana' was enroute for Che
Maaothy River, and called at Herr
ing Crock. one Of Mr. Dukes fine
St. Nary's estates.
The Fuancicr, considered
tie largest and most conservative
financial journal in America. place.
the First National Bank of ST.
Mary Oh the Roll Of Honor. rating
it fourth IN the State and ninety sixth
in the country. Data for this rating
is obtained by the "Financicr' from
the reports IN the Treasury Of thc
United States.
Leonard Hall will next week
graduate Messrs. Is. Harris Camaljor,
Jr., and J Walter Abel, from the
High School Course and Messrs. w,
Paul Cecil and VIM. A. Garner,
from the Commercial Course of the
Institution st. Mays Academy
will confer graduation honors upon
Miss Agnes Greenwich, Of Beanyuc,
and Miss Grace Robey, Of Waldorf,
Charles county.
The steam yacht "Corsair. be.
longing to Mr. j. r. Morgan, Jr.,
and having on board Mrs J. p
Morgan, widow Of the great tnan.
cier, and Mr.. and Mrs Ill. L. Sat
terlee, dropped anchor on Sunday
last at Sotterly, Mr.. SatJerlee S es
tate on the Patuxent The Corsail
is a truly magnificent yacht, one OF
the finest now flying the American
flag. On Tuesday afternoon Mr.
and Mrs Satterlee entertained al
tea the following residents Of St
Mary and Calvert: Mr. and Mrs
T. ii. Bond, Mr.. and MIS-. W. II
S. Briscoe, DIR. and MIS-. A. l.
Hodgdon, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederi,
Taylor, MRS. j. f. Lee, Jr., Mis-
Ellinor Carroll, MI. G. f. Wathen
Jr. MT. j. II. T. Briscoe.
On June End, Miss Johnson, 0
Morganza, the popular young schoo
Mistress at Wicomico, Charles Co.
entertained her pupils, their parent
and friends at a reception and dance
A string orchestra of six pieces rem
dered the music for the occasion
and large number of Charles an
St. Mary's countians were in attend