Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-12

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!, visiting his old home at Morganza.
Trout have begun to bite.
Local fishermen are making fine
catches.
Mr. aud Mrs. Thos. III. Reeder.
Of Baltimore, are visiting relatives
IN st. Mary's.
Mrs. William Owens, Of Red
cate, is visiting friends near Brent
land, Charles county.
The annual colored festival of
II. Aloysius' Parish has been post
poned TO Tuesday, September 81.
Rev. Mr.. Bohanan will preach
at Trinity Church, st. Mary's City,
on Sunday, Aug. 10, at IL a. m.
Don't forget the date of the
Agricultural Demonstration Cam
laign-Friday, Aug. 90. Full
particulars will appear in our next
issue.
Brother IsIdore, Provincial Of
The Naycrian Brothers, who was the
guest Of Leonard Hall for a few
days this week, has returned to
Baltimore.
Mrs. 4. ii. BGckler. of Wash
rngton, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Long
more, of Leorardtown, has returned
to her home.
Rev. Edward /. Dewitt, $. J.,
of Georgetown College, who recent
ly spent several weeks at st. Alloy
SINS Rectory, in historical research,
has returned to Washington.
MIR. Leonard Wood, of Ora
vile, who has been spending some
time in Altoona, Pa, has returned |
to his home. Mr. Wood was ac-
companied by his son, Chris, of
Norfolk, Va.
In this Issue we publish a con-
trast of the votes on the liquor ques-
ton as submitted To the people Of |
The county from 1884 to date.
Some interesting comparisons can
he drawn from the table.
The LeOnar1town baseball team
visited Solomon's on Saturday last
and was defeated by big score in
loosely played game. A return
game is scheduled for Saturday
next on the local diamond.
The annual festival of Our
Lady's Chapel. Beauvue, was well
attended, and the financial returns
were most hattering 10 the hard
workers, whose efforts help make
the affair so great Il success.
Mr.. 4. Jack Spaldine, OF
Syracuse, n. y. is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Spalding, Leon
ardtown. Mr.. Spalding is i'm the |
employ of the Syracuse Electric |
Company, where he holds an impor-
tant position.
On Wednesday last Hon. Hugh |
\. McMullen, one Of the Demo
cratic candidates for State Comp
troller, accompanied by Congress-
man Dave" Lewis, visited Leon
ardtown. Mr.. Harrington and Mr..
Rltchic are in Charles.
The price of a Ford Touring
Car is $i54.75, delivered. at La
Plata, MI, and the Roadster
Si0i You can get one il you
do not delay sending your order at
once to The Matthews-H Howard I'm
plement Co. In Plata, Md. X
The Postmaster General has
sent letter Ia all Presidential post
masters, urging parcel post exhibits
ut countp fairs and exhibitions
throughout the United States this
summer Ia educate the people To the
usefulness of the Governments ex-
press service.
MIR. Clement :. Ticker, head of
the colonization department of the
Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization, is avail ting the
arrival of representatives of the so
Panama families that will come to
make their homes in Southern Mary
land.
The severe storm of Tuesday.
Aug. S, destroyed number of barns
IN the lower section of the county
and two dwellings, were seriously
damaged. The home of DIR. Hebb,
near st. Mary's City, was wrecked
and several of the household escaped
with difficulty from the building.
The Dunbar Ridge, was
the scene of beautiful entertain.
ment on Saturday evening last. The
lawn and pagodas were brilliantly
Illuminated with Lanterns and ever.
greens. The event was given foI
the benefit of the "Children's PLAY
Ground" 10 be located at Ridge.
u lNu the commitment Ok Jus
tiee Elrner II. .IarbOe, OF Mechanics
vile, Salisbury Ford and Jane,
Tyles, both colored, were commit
ed to Jail for n further hearing or
Wednesday last. They were accus,
ell OF the larceny of n bicycle, and
were caught after a long chase
Constable Graves made the capture
We note that Mechanicsville
has signs warning autoists that NOR,
than twelve miles an hour is unlaw.
full through that village. Mechan
icsville is a densely popnlous com
munity and We trust that autoist,
will observe the warning. which i
reasonable. Similar warning should
be erected in ether densely popnlou,
sections. Antoists appreciate them