Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-06-04
SAINT NarII ! YeasaII
COUNT NEWS.
LOCalEiSe and Otherwise.


Mrs. w a. Fenwick IS Wishing
relatives in Washington.
June week at Arnapolis opened
with ceremonies like carnival.
The moving pictures on Sunday
brought out the usual good crowd.
The Wild West show was we'll at
tended here on Saturday and Monday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. bernard Duke
are receiving congratulations on the
arrival Of son.
The "A. b. G. ENJOYS are having
their troubles just now. We'd like to
say ere, it's too late.
We are in receipt Of a poem from
Gabriel, on the Educational Rally.
II will appear next week.
Mount Tsassen, peake in Cali
fornia, is In eruption So far no loss
Of life has been reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. W. Hodges, Of
Annapolis, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. +. Loker, Leonardtown.
a Baltimore committee is hnsily
engaged in raising S75, 1000 for the Star
Spangled Banner Celebration.
Mr.. Walter J. Mitchell, OF the
Times Crescent. La Plata, paid Leon
ardtowa brief visit during the past
week.
Mr. Nathan Gepdason, OF Balti-
more, has succeeded Mr. NJ L. Milii-
son in the mercantile business former
ly conducted by him.
Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Smith, accom-
panied by Miss Annie Loveioy, all Of
Washington, were the weekend guests
at Hotel st. Mary's,
Miss Jane Greenwell and Miss
Edna Shade, accompanied BY Mrs.
Shade, left on Sundays steamer for a
visit to Washington.
Miss Janice Lolcer, accompanied
by Miss Achsha Waters, Of Gathers
burg, we're the guests Of Miss Loker' $
parents for the week end.
Mr.. Walter Abel, Of Georgetown
Law school, paid his parents brief
visit last week. He returned TO Wash
ington on Sundays steamer.
MIR. w. y. Dorsey, Of Kilmarnoek,
Va, is visiting friends aud relatives
in st. Mays. Mr.. Dorsey has large
holdings here and occasionally glad
dens bis friends by visit.
Last sunday number Of Wash
ington autos were seen in Leonard
town. It is pleasant trip from the
city and during the summer a great
crowd is expected for these runs.
Nh j. Phillip Greenwich, Jr., OF
the Georgetown University Law
school, accompanied the BASEBALL
team Of tbe Georgetown Peeps. on
NthGis, recent Southern Maryland tour.
Mr.. william Lamar. 81 Mont.
komery county, was IN LeouardtoHn
during last week. Mr. lamar is poli-
ticany known as Boss Bill, and Is
said to be the power among the Ice
forces.
Another marine disaster, nearly
equafling that Of the Titanic, occurred
in the St. Lawrence river early Friday
morning last when the Empress OF
Ireland was sunk and 800 persons per
ished.
Mr.. Ross, State Road Contractor.
has moved his camp to Red Gate.
The work on the upper section OF the
contract is rapidly nearing completion
and the road win be ready for gravel
ing in the near future.
we are in receipt Of a copy Of the
,mixi- State Farmer, an agricultural
Journal issued monthly at Ridgely,
Md. From It's first issue would say
Che paper win prove Of benefit TO far
mers generally.
Work has been begun on the con-
Meeting link OF State road between st.
Mary's line and Bryantown. When
this section is completed the road
through to Washington win be as line
run as could we'll be wished
Memorial Day was observed
throughout the United States on Sat
urday last. Champ Clark, in an adj
dress at Arlington, Va endeared
himself to the county at large by his
eloquent address on patriotism.
The Biograph Company, Of Balti-
more, VIII exhibit their Motion Pic
lures at Marlboro June s I and 81;
Mechanicsyille June 10; and Chaptico
June II and u, with a dance, accom-
4 panied by Prof Hoffmans music. X
on eur first page we print a clip
ping from the Washington Star Of
July, 1897, which is we'll worth read
ing, together with picture Of the late
Benjamin4G. Harris, referred 70 there
in as the Secessionist Congressman.
We are in receipt Of a handsome
tribute to the late Isador RaNner. II
pays homage in glowing terms to one
Of Maryland's greatest statesmen.
We are indebted to Congressman
Charles J. Linthicum for the book.
The Charlotte Hall Commencement
exercises viii be held on June Is.
Judge a. g. Bond, of Westminster,