Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-08-17
The need of ram is sorely felt

fine.
A large number gathered at st.
Joseph, Morganza, on Tuesday for
the annual festival.
Activity among the promoters
of the county fair is bringing forth
desired results.
Misses Sale and Helene Green
well, of Leonardtown, are visiting
relatives in Pittsburg.
Mr.. w. j. Combs, of Troy,
Ohio, formerly of Leonardtown, is
a guest at Hotel st. ,Mary's.
Mr.. Matt. Camalicr, of Wash
ington, is spending a part OF his
vacation with friends in Leonard
town.
Misses Nellie and Mamie Lloyd,
Of Savannah, who were visiting rel
atiyes in Leonardtown, have return
ed south.
Good, clean Southern Maryland
wheat is now selling from Sl.45 to
$3.50 per bushel. Poor wheat is
selling for less than dollar.
Mr.. Cyril A. Keller, of B4lti-
more, is visiting his school friend,
Mr.. John III. T. Briscoe, of st.
Cuthberth's, on the Patuxent.
The re-appointment of Capt.
CuIlison, of the st. Mary's River
patrol BOAT, was source Of gratifi-
cation to his many friends
Mr.. r. Bascom Broun, Jr., of
the First Natiotal Bank of st.
Marys's, is spending his vacation
with his family at Village, Va.
Mr.. Henry Camalier, of Leon
ardtown, attended the golden jubilee
of Brother Isidore, at Mt. st.
Josephs' College, Baltimore.
! Mrs. +. w. Rockwell and lit
tie son, and Miss Katharine Fer
gusson, of Annapolis, are visiting
Mrs. Rockwell's father, GenI. l.. A.
Wilmer, Leonardtown.
Slight rains throughout the
county have done considerable good.
The Second district has suffered
more than any other section on ac-
count of the drouth.
Mrs. VIM. M. Loker, OF Leon.
aratown, who has been on an extend
ed visit to friends in Washington
and Baltimore, has returned 10 her
home.
Rev. FIR Coad, of the Mt. st.
Mary's faculty and Rev FIR Me-
earthly, of ST. Edwards Church,
Philadelphia, are visiting points Of
interest in st. Mary's,
St. Aloysius' Colorcd Festival
is now under way and will come on
with flying colors on Tuesday,
August 90 The committees are
organized and are hard at work,
Brother Isidore, Of the Xayerian
brotherhood, celebrated his golden
university as a member Of his order.
Bro. lsidore, is well known in st.
Mays, where he has made a num-
Der of staGnch friends.
Mr. John b. Key, Of Indian
town Farm, has Just returned from
Baltimore, where he went TO sell
the tobacco crop. He reports prices
holding up and on the increase.
The Indiantown crop Of 23 hhgs.
sold for over $4,000.
Among the professional mel at
the Platsburg Camp is DIR. Sothoron
Key, formerly of this county DIR.
Key is a son Of Judge Jos. Ii. Key,
and is one Of Washington's most
prominent physicians.
Mr.. Jos. M. Mattingly, o.
Leonardtown, has been appointed
by the Governor a member of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Con
vention, TO be held in Philadelphia
on September 18th.
The Major William Thomas
Chapter Of the ID. A. r., has decid-
ed TO plant a tree along the public
highways of the State in memory of
each of the delegates and senators
Of the General Assembly of 1889.
These men were responsible for the
founding Of St. Mary's Female
Seminary.
Mr.. J.. J. Sterling, Of the First
National Bank of St. Mary's, Leon
ardtown, who has been spending
his vacation on visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. N. Sterl-
ing, Of Cape Charles, Va, resumed
his duties at the bank on Monday
last.
The many friends of Can't
Luther f. Miles regret that his
command Of the oyster police power
boat for the Patuxent patrol, was
this year given to Calvert county.
Capt. Miles, during his eneumbaney
as deputy commander, made an
enviable record.
In the death of Mrs. Maggie
Clarke, of Ridge, which occurred re-
Gently, that community lost valued
resident and st. Mary's one of her
best women. Mrs. Clarke was a
devonte Catholic and a kind and
generous neighbor. She is survived
bY three daughters. Nav she rest