Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-02-05
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalEise and Otherwise.

LUCdIkl0t duu Uln6IulSe
The anti-lent festivities are nov
in fun swing.
Note the change in the adv. Of c.
+. Herbert & Co., Mechanicsville.
Monday last was grounding day.
He saw his shadow, unless he was
blind
Mrs. J. Roland Duke, Leonard.
Town. Is visiting relatives in Balti-
more.
Miss Ethel Sanner, of Park Hall,
Is visiting friends and relatives In
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bernard Duke.
of Baltimore, spent few days in the
county last week.
Miss Nellie Fenwick, of Leonard
town. who has been visiting I'm Wash
ington, returned on Sunday last.
The Banquet Committee reports
that q number ere DESTROYS of fittIngiy
celebrating Washington's birthday.
The moving picture entertainment
at the Town Hall, an Sunday last, was
well attended and the pictures above
reprOach.
Mr.. Roger Brooke fancy Combs,
spent the week end at the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. c. Combs,
Le0nardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A Fenwick,
of Hotel st. Mary's, left on Tuesday
steamer ior a brief visit to relatives
in Washington.
At meeting of the young men of
the county at Leonard Hall on organi-
Zation to promote athletics and iItera-
ture was formed.
Remember the oyster supper and
dance for the benefit of the Dance
Club of the Chaptico Farmers Club
ON Friday, Feb. q.
Mr.. Len s. Herbert sold recSntl Y
the home place of the late j. &. Herbert
at Clements. The consideration has
not been made known.
Mr.. Harry Olsen. of Long Island
who is spending the winter with his
parents, at so lomons, visited friends
IN st. Mary's during last week.
Mr.. Leon Herbert, of Newport.
has engaged IN tine auto-supply Oust-
ness tor himself and - estauIIshed IN
baltimore. We wish him grert sue
cess.
Get Back to the Farm is the
burden of tile great thinkers" of the
county and the tend seems To favor,
at least trying their way of working
out things.
VIM. Holly, aged %, and Patty
Scott, aged -, Doth colored, were
married Dy Rev. FIR. Cunningham on
Saturday last.
Mrs. George T.. Loker. of Leon
ardtown, who mas been on an extended
visit to relatives in Washington and
Prince Georges county. returned on
Thursday last.
Father LaFarge will give the next
lecture IN the popular course on
Thursday evening, the 18th. Els sub
Ject will he "Ln-rrdes. u wsll be
illustrated.
The annual supper for tho benefit
oil st. PauI'S NJ. h. Church, leonard
town, will be held at Hotel Lawrence.
ON tuesday next, the lUesI. A goOu
crowd Is anticipated.
Mrs. I. Hooper Lynch, of Valley
Lee, was taken to a Baltimore hospital
for treatment on Sunday last. Her
many friends sincerely trust that neT
recovery will be rapid.
We are printing this week an an
nouncement of the Henderson-Rowe
Auto Co., of which Mr.. Conrad Posey
of La Plata, is agent, announcing the
Chevrolet" automobile. Read II.
The two Chevrolet RoadsterS sold
by Mr.. Conrad Posey TO Messrs. Jen.
kins 4 Hitch, of Hughesville were de-
livered on Tuesday. The carr are
beautifully appointed and very power
full.
A gold bracelet was lost ON Satur.
day afternoon last between the resi-.
dence of Mr.. L. b. Abel and Mr.. +.
+. Cough. There was diamond set
ing in II. Finder will please commu.
nicate with MIR. Geo. c. Abell.
An interesting lecture on the avail
ability of the chemical elements that
make up fertilizers was we'll attended
at Leonard Hall on Saturday last.
when Mr.. w. A. Keefe. of Norfolk.
Va, explained the process of hone
mixing and showed what saving II
is to DO SO.
Died ut the Maryland General
Hospital, baltimore, on February 1,
DIR. j. AIlston Dent. He was a native
of st. MaPy's, but for the past fifteen
years had resided in Baltnnore. he
stood high in his profession and was
much liked by all who knew him. HIS
many friends in st. Mary's sincerely
regret his demise. His remains were
buried from Poplar Hill Church on
Tuesday last.
Messrs. Robt. NJ. Pindell, Jr.,
Malcolm Mcdowell and Clement s.
ECKER are in Leonardtown to confer
with the Colirization and Publicity
Committee OF the county branch oi
the Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization which will hold a
meeting in Leonardtown, Thursday,
Feb. 5. The Charles county branch
has extended an invitation TO the Off.
GERS OF the local branch TO attend a
Joint meeting at La Plata ON Tuesday,
Feb. II.
Mrs. John Long, of near Bush.
wood, died this morning at the St.
Mary's Hospital, where she had come
for treatment for an ailment that had
been pronounced incurable. She
leaves husband and nine children.
She was well known throughout the
Seventh district and enjoyed the repu-
tation for being one of the most charit-