Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
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DIR. Thomas Cullinan, OF PhiladeI-
phia, recently visited his relatives at
Beuna Vista, near Leonardtown.
The grounding evidently got his
wires twisted" in his recent predic-
tion. He had better consult Mr..
Hicks.
There will be a farmers meeting
at Charlotte Hall on Friday, Feb. 10.
at2 p. m. All are cordially invited
TO attend.
st. JoSeph's, lenten sermons We'd
nesday evenings at 1870 and Stations
OF the Cross on Friday at T:3O, follow
ed by Benediction.
The activity of farmers clubs and
farmers throughout the county would
seem to warrant the expectation Of a
record yield this year.
At a recent meeting of the Town
Hall Company 1t was proposed to do
some necessary repairing and to make
the local hal more attractive.
The BEACON received an appre-
ciated visit on Tuesday last from Mrs.
Chas. Sterling, of Leonardtown, and
Miss Nellie Cawood, of Park Hall.
The seventeenth anniversary of the
day on which the U. s. Battleship
Maine was blown up in Havana har-
Dor, was fittingly celebrated at the
Arlington National Cemetery.
Lenten services at Mechanicsville.
Sunday evenings, Stations Of the
Cross and Benediction ut 7:3O; Tues
day evenings, lenten sermon and
Benediction at 1880; Mass Wednesday
mornings at 1880.
There will be basket ball game
ut Charlotte Hall on Saturday next
between the Leonard Hall five and
the Charlotte Hall quint. A party of
local enthusiasts have arranged to
see the game, going in Mr.. Waters
truck.
Thus far, U. s. Senator Blair Lee
and Congressman J. Chas. Linthicum
are the only announced candidates for
the Democratic nomination for the
GOvernorship.s Should the entries
close without any others, the fight
would be very lively one, as both
are good campaigners.
Collector of Customs Ryan irnpos-
cd fine on the steamer Potomac, of
the Nd, Del. II Va. Ry. Co., on
Thursday last for being under way
after sunset and carrying no brighe
white light on or in front of the fore
mast or in the fOrepart of the vessel:
the penalty being $3.50.
Rev. Mr.. Curran, rector of All
Faiths Church, who has been i'll for
the past two weeks, will resume SER
vices at the Parish church next Sun
day, 1t being the first Sunday in Lent.
There will be service of Holy Commu-
MON and sermon at ii a. m. Further
announcements will be made regard
rug lcuttu SERVICES.
Baseball is about TO claim the at
tention of the county for another sea-
son and plans should be made for the
financing of the local club. Because
OF the unfortunate weather conditions.
the dance was but poorly attended.
The boys hope, however, TO get up an
entertainment at Easter 10 raise suffi-
clent funds to make a team possible.
Mr.. TX. II. Broun, Jr., of the First
National Bank of st. Mary's, Leon
ardtown, is acting cashier of the
Southern Maryland National Banks at
La Plata. Mr.. Broun is taking the
place of Mr.. John S. Button, who re-
Gently attempted to commit suicide,
and whose condition is very serious.
The cause assigned for MIR. Buttons
act is a nervous breakdown, caused by
over work.
A meeting NJ the pew holders of
st. Aloysius' Church was held on
Sunday evening last to consider the
needs OF parish hall, at which the
pres and cons were about evenly di-
vided. The pastor put the matter be-
fore the people for their consideration
and another meeting Is to he held in
the near future. IL is n question
whether to build a new church and use
the old church as q hall, or build a
hall for hall purposes only.
The drama, Cupid at Vassar,"
which was produced at All Saints
Hall, Oakley, on the night OF Feb. 10,
and was so great a success, was re-
peated on Tuesday last. The produc-
ton most assuredly did credit to the
talent and was source of genuine
pleasure to all who were fortunate
enough to witness il. Much credit Is
due the young players, whose perform
ance reflected the hard work on their
part to render so finished an enter
tainment.
An enthusiastic and representative
meeting of tobacco growers vas held
AT MorganZa Hall on Saturday last,
81 which many impressive speeches
were delivered. A report of the meet
ing appears elsewhere In this issue.
The move is in the right direction and
II those who have joined and who In
tend joining stick to the finish the
condition as regards the handling of
the ccunty's money crop will be far
more satisfactory to oil to whom the
county's welfare is DESTROYS. Keep up
the good work and stick to it.
Religious Notices
Penticostal Church of the Nazarene