Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-05-13
Soft crabs have made their annear.

On May 22d an attractive oper,,a
will be rendered at st. Mary,s Semi.
nary.
We regret to Learn that Mrs. Chas.
Y. Hayden, Of near Leonard.own, il
quite i'll.
Rev. Father Zwinge, Sd, af Hal.
timore, is visiting the NJ. Mary's
Missions.
We regres to learn that Mr.. Joseph
Cough, of Beauvue, Is quite sick, ana
trust that he win soon recover
\ number of Leonardsawn talks
attended Ringling's Circus, In MeSh.
ington, on Monday and Tuesday laSt.
The fsh-boats are now bringing
IN some fine rock and occasionally a
lucky person may find "a splendid big
trout.
jams Matthews, colorcd. was
committed to Jail on the charge OF lar
ceny, on Tuesday last, by Justice
Magill.
Mrs. Julian Parsons and children.
OF baltimore, are visiting Mrs. Par
sons father, DIR. Thomas Lynch,
Leonardtown
Sunday, May 20 being Decoration
Day, the Post office and the banks of
Leonardtown viii be closed on the fol-
lowing Monday.
Mr., Y II. Van Pelt has opened up
neat little confectionery store ut his
home near the Town Wharf, where he
viii be pleased to see his many friends.
Mr.. Robt. c. Combs, accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Cana
lier, left on Sunday last to visit his
son, MIR. Roger b. +. Combs, of
Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Edith Holmes, of Chaptico.
who was operated on at Providence
HOSPITAL, Washington, ON wednes-
day last for appendicitis is, we are
pleased To learn, cOnvalescent.
The baseball game on Monday
last, between the Charlotte Hall and
Leonard Hall teams, was n source of
pleasure for the visitors, who defeated
the home team by score of I 90 2.
There will be euchre and dance
given at st. Joseph's Hall by the
colorcd people on Monday next. MAY
IL, for the purpose of raising money
la help repair the church. Come and
have good time.
Don't forget the big minstrel show
on Friday night-rain or shine.
McssrS. Box and Cox will open the
performance at 8 p. m, in the Town
HALL. Dance and refreshments at
Hotel st. Mary's after the entertain
mcnt.
Road Supervisors we're appointed
at the meeting of the Commissioners
ON Tuesday last, and consideration OF
the bids for the building of two bridges
IN the Eighth Election District, to-
gcther with the routine business, occu-
pied the Court until late in the after
noon.
The following meetings in the in
tercSt of temperance, will he held as
follows: Laurel Grove, Monday, Nav
IL, at 1870 p. m, and st. Johns Hall,
Hollywood, on Thursday, May 20, at
I'D .. m. Several prominent speak
ers have been secured to address the
meetings.
We note with great deal of pleas
urc the resent additions to the towns
beauty the painting of the Library
and the Improvement To the Town
Hall. II our people would get the
''clean-up-paint-up'' idea we would
have "a vertible ''earth's lost paradise
regained.'
Tho Washington Retail Merch-
ants Association, on their outing last
Sunday, stopped over in Leonardtown
and furnished some mighty good en-
tertainmcnt to the crowd that had
gathered tn welcome them. There was
band concert and several speeches.
\ quantity Of souvenirs we're distribut-
cd.
Professor Besley's lecture on
Maryland Forestry last week was
well attended ty the students of the
two schools, but the men who were es-
pecially invited To the feast were con-
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great disappointment to the head of
our Maryland Forestry Bureau, who
has shown great sfriendliness and
cagerneSS To assist the farmers and
timber growers of st. Mary's county.
~. JoSeph's Church presents n
scene of lively activity: carpenters,
maSons, brick-layers and iron-workers
are plying their respective trades and
rushing the repair work to completion.
The work is in charge of Mr.. C. L.
Johnson and many parishioners are
lending a helping hand. The pastor
hopes 10 have the building ready for
occupancy by the middle OF June. One
of the first TO send donation for the
repair work was His Emminence, Car
dinal Farley, of New York. His letter
of sympathy, which was read to the
congregation on Sunday last, contain
ed check for $1,000
We have been requested by several
prominent citizens of Charlotte Hall
to state that they are in no wise res
ponSible for the recent arrests made
10y the auto patrolman in the vicinity
OF that village, and further, to state
there does not exist a municipal ordi-
ance regarding automobiles We have
been credibly informed that the patrol
man visited the section upon the re-
quest of several complainants, endors-