Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-07-03
SAINT NsFgls BsasO9.
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalSisejand otherwise.
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Miss Leila Stephenson, of
Washington, is visiting Miss Estelle
Abel, Leonardtown.
Mr.. Robt. A. Abel, Of Leon
ardtown, who has been visiting rela-
tives in Washington, returned home
on Tuesday last.
Miss Ethel Joy, of Leonard
town, is attending the Summer
School Of the University of Virginia
at Charlottesville.
On Tuesday last, July LIST, Mr..
Robt. G. Combs, of Leonardtown,
celebrated his 10th, birthday. Our
congratulations.
Mr. Abel Longmore, formerly
OF the BEACON, but now of Wash
inoton, visited his parents in Leon
ardtown on Thursday last.
Misses Ruth and Margaret
Combs, who have been attending
school AZ St. Mary's Academy, left
on Tuesdays boat for their home in
St. Louis.
Miss Marie Hungerford, of
Marshall Hall, who has been visit
ing Miss Leila Mattingly, of Leon
ardtown, returned to her home on
Sunday last.
The First National Bank of st.
Mary's has decided to increase the
rate of interest on savings accounts
from 3 10 per cent. to 4 per cent
See announcement.
There will be a baseball game
between Leonardtown and Mechan-
icsvilIe teams on Monday next
ON the Ieonardtown diamond. This
will open the season for the local
clubs.
The young men Of Leonardtown
have organized an association TO CO.
operate with the town Fathers for
improvement Of roads and streets
Join il and help boost the good old ,
home town.
Governor Goldsborough has design
atcd by proclamation, Saturday, |
july ith as full legal holiday. |
sants aud public Offices will be
closed for three days, Friday, Satur
day and sunday.
Mrs. J. Lewis Sampson, of |
SIMPSONS Iarbor, near Sandgates,
recently left for the North where
Size VIII spend a few days with her
brother, after which sne viii sail for
llHrofe for the Summer.
Mr and Mrs. X. o. Melton,
and daughter, Miss Nora Melton, of /
Washington, and Mrs. Mamie Lloyd, /,
Of Lemardtowa, are guests Of Mr.. |
aud Mrs. J b. Abel, at their sum
mer homo, Bayride,
The yacht 'Lagonia, Of Bal
timore, with Mr.. Hurst on board,
anchored on Tuesday last in the
Leonarltown Basin. She is one of |
the haudsomest private yachts that |
has ever visited these waters.
Representatives of the Leonard |
town Baseball Club met members Of |
other teams that compose the South
ern Maryland League at La Plata
and arranged d schedule and drew
up some bylaws TO be submitted at
meeting Of the League officials
On Monday night last, the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J +. Lee was the
seenco Of delightful dance given
by Miss Eleanor Carroll in honor Of
her two friends, the Misses Snow
den Of Baltimore. Among the guests
were several from Leonardtown.
Recently T. g. Hodges, Of
Oakley, Md, sold to Harry Hesser
and Louis Hodges, of Washington,
Sweet Belle, three year old fill
lie for 800 She is grand colt
and after some schooling at local
tracts, her new owners anticipated
placing her for training in the
stables Of Thos. Murphy or Walter
Cox.
Miss Cora Belle Melton, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Melton,
of Washington, was married TO Mr..
Henry o. Crack, of Antwerp, Bel
gium at o O'Clock Tuesday, June "a,
at St. Aloysius' Church, Washing
ton, II the presence of a small party
Of relatives and friends. The young
couple left after the ceremony for a
trip. They will reside in New York
Our best wishes attend them.
ON Saturday last the County
Commissioners met in their Office at
Leonardtown and signed the Levy
List for 1913, fixing the rate at 75c.
on the 800. In comparison with
the rate in other counties, the ex-
penscs for the year show careful
administration in county affairs and
reflect great credit on the court for
their economy in the expenditure of
public funds.
Plans for the improvement of
the Maryland Agricultural College,
If carried out, will, it is thought,