Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-04-08

fr. and Mrs. John b. Abel spen,
Easter in Washlngton.
Mr.. T. b. BIackisson. Of BaIt,.
moro. is guest at Hotel st. Mary,s.
Mr.. JOS. r. Neal has just received
cargo OF lumber from North Caro-
lima.
A good way 20 avoid the dis
comforts Of spring sickness Is to keen
we'll.
Mr.. Willie Clements, OF Baltimore.
is visiting his parents In Leonard
Elseshere In, this issue, is printed
the Dental Notice Of DIR. ]. M. Cook,
DDS.
Miss Teresa Herbert spent the
Easter vacation at her home in Leon.
ardtown.
The attendance at the tax sales on
Tuesday last was quite large and at
times the bidding spirited.
Mr.. b. b. Love and force have
been putting in some good work on the
State road from Leonardtown 20
Chingville.
The harbingers of Spring are here
and some OF the more advanced gar
dens seem to INDICATE that the winter
is about over.
Easter finery was on parade last
Sunday despite the weather, and
many attractive customes and chick
bonnets we're seen.
The GRANVILLE Farmers Club will
hold their monthly meeting Saturday
April 10, at 2. p. m. All members are
requested to be present.
$l76, $500 win be deducted from
the basis of the county for the current
levy. This means that about 3 cents
viii be added to the rate.
Miss Estelle Abel, of Leonard
town, who has been on an extended
visit to relatives ih Washington, has
returned to her home.
Mrs. spalding Russell, and little
SON, OF Hughesville, has returned TO
their home, after visit to friends and
relatives in and near Leonardtown.
Sister Pierre, Superioress of st.
Mary's academy, who has been on
visit to the mother house of her order,
has resumed her duties at the Aca-
deny.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Harry
NJ. Jones, of Leonardtown, is suffer
ing from an attack of LaGrippe, and
trust that she will soon be enjoying
good healeh.
The many friends of Mr.. Robt. C.
Loker will be Pleased to learn that he
is rapidly convalescing, after an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis and will soon
be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gaffney and
little daughter, accompanied by Miss
Gafney, of Baltimore, are visiting
Mrs. Gaffney's parents, Judge and
Mrs. b. II. Camalier, Leonardtown.
Mr.. G. Frank Dent. of ''Town
Point" near California, was operated
on for appendicitis at Mercy Hospital,
Tuesday last. We understand that
his condition is favorable. We wish
him speedy recovery.
There will be meeting OF the far
rners of the Second district, at Piney
Point school, on Wednesday, April
IA for the purpose of forming farm
ers' club. All Interested in the inn
provement of agriculture are requested
to attend.
Capt. Jno. T. Dowdy, of Balti-
more and the members of the crew of
the two-masted schooner May E. Ewing
lost their lives when the VESSEL sank
Saturday last OF Point Lookout
Capt. Dowdy and his crew are well
known in the lower section.
The Senior Glasses of st. yMary's
Academy will make an educational
trip to the National Capitol next Sun
day, returning at the end of the week.
Washington is quite Mecca for high
school girls from outside cities and
states at this time of the year.
The local oyster season has closed
and We are informed that the catch for
the season has been above the average,
the price was fair TO the fist of the
year. Aiterward the market was too
fully supplied to command a good fig
ure. There is a goodly supply of
oysters on the bars and rocks, both
marketable and small.
Among the young people who
spent the Easter vacation at their
homes are Misses Philo Morgan, of
Georgetown Visitation Convent; Janice
and Eleanor Loker and Ethel, Joy, of
st. Mary'S Seminary; Messrs. Louis
Payne, Of Johns Hopkins University;
j. p. Greenwich, Jr., of Georgetown,
and Morsell Loker> of Mt. st. Adams.
Owning 10 the snow storm on
Easter Day, serverices At All Faiths
Parish, Rev. d. Wellington Curran,
rector, had to be postponed. The full
Easter Day service, as announced,
win be rendered on Sunday next ut IL
O'Clock. Ushers win be early at
church to see that strangers arc COM
fortably seated. A cordial welcome II
extended to all.
The next number in the popular
lecture course win be big jour-reei
moving picture exhibition, showing
war pictures, comics, etc. This viii