Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-09-07
SAINT Mafd s Beason
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.
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been on a brief vacation in the
mountains, has returned.
Miss Annie Morgan, of Wash
ington, is the guest of Miss
Marguerite Abel, Leonardtown.
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, Of
Washington, is visiting Miss
Catharine Mattingly, of Leonard
town.
The barge "Quautico," of
Washington, is loading pulp wood
at Leonardtown for the Baltimore
market.
DR.. Edward z. Lee, of Balti-
more, is visiting Mr.. John II. II.
Briscoe, of st. Cuthbert's, on the
Patuxent.
Messrs. j. Franklin Abel,
Paul Duke and Joe. Goldsborough
spent the weekend with relatives in
Leonardtown.
The Chautauqua begins in
Leonardtown next Wednesday, the
18th, and Will continue until Fri
day, the 18th.
Misses Salle and Helene Green
well, who have been visiting relatives
in Pittsburg. have returned TO their
home in Leonardtown.
A number of Washington and
Baltimore motorists enjoyed an
outing at the several resorts in ST.
Mary's for the weekend.
Miss Gertrude Pagan, of Wash
ington, who for the past week has
been the guest of Miss Madeleine
Camalier, returned to her home on
Monday last.
Mr.. Horace Durant Payne,
who has been spending sometime
with friends and relatives in Leon
ardtown, left on Tuesday last for
nus hOlhe III ChldHolid'
DIR. William Kettles, registered
optometrist, will be at his office,
Room 3, Hotel Lawrence, during
the Chautauqua and Court week.
See his ad. in another column.
Pat, valuable driving horse
belonging to Mr.. T.. b. Abel,
Leonardtown, died suddenly on Sun
day last. II is thought that acute
indigestion was the cause of death.
Studies at St. Mary's Academy
were resumed tins "wednesday
morning, Sept. g. Studies will be
resumed at Leonard Hail next Tues
day, Sept. II. a large enrolment
is expected at both schools,
The threatened railroad strike,
that, had it occurred, would have
thrown the entire country into in
ddssrial chaos, has been happily
averted Bx the timely action of Con
gress in passing an eight hour law
President Wilson accepted the
Democratic nomination at Shadow
Lawn, the summer White House,
on Saturday last in a speech that
has stirred the country by its sim
plicity, straight-forwardness and
true Americanism.
The Hollywood Community
Club will meet at the schoolhouse
on Saturday, Sept. 10, at $3.50 p. m.
Every philosophical citizen of the
district is invited to attend and
discuss plans for having a club ex-
hihit at the county fair.
The capacity Of the Semmes
Motor Company was nearly taxed
on Saturday last, some six buses be-
ing run from Washington to accom-
modate the great number of week
enders, who availed themselves of
the Labor Day holiday to spend an
enjoyable time in the country.
The First District Community
Club win meet at the Ridge school
on Friday next, Sept, 8, at 4 p. m.
The ladies Of the district are especial
ly invited TO attend and meet the
Home Economics Agent. A full
attendance is urged, as important
subjects are to be discussed.
The Seventh District Farmers
Club will meet at Oakley Hall Sat
urday next, Sept. 8, at 3 p. m. A
full attendance is requested and the
ladies are especially invited to at
tend and join in planning a district
exhibit at the county fair. Other
subjects of importance will be dis
cussed.
Ont of abundant precaution the
authorities of Charlotte Hall Mill
tary Academy have decided to post
pone the opening of that institution
until September 25th, at which time
health authorities feel that all dan
ger from the infantile paralysis epi-
demic will be passed. Southern
Maryland has been free from this
scourge, but because number Of
students come from the large cities
it was deemed advisable to leave no
measure of protection untried.