Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-07-19
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcalEiss and Otherwise.

county.
St. Joseph's parish will hold its
annual Festival on Wednesday,
August 18th.
Miss Corkhill, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Marie Ching, of
Leonardtown.
Miss Della Maddox is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Matte M. Key,
Of Tudor Hall.
The Annual Festival of st.
Inigoe's Church will be held at the
Villa on July 3Ist.
Miss Flora Forrest, of Balti-
more, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
o. King, at Oakville.
Miss Frances Bullock, of Wash
ington, is visiting Mrs. J. G..
Nuthall, of Leonardtown.
The Annual Festival of st.
Matthews Church will be held at
the Parish Hall on August It'll.
Mrs. B. II. Camalier and fam
lily and Mr.. Jack Spalding motored
to Point Lookout on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Heyman, accompani-
ed by her two children, are the guests
of Mrs. Deckelmsn, of the county
seat.
Miss Estelle johnson, who has
been attending school in Washing
ton, has returned to her home near
Hollywood.
Mr.. Paul Duke, of the Fifth Md.
Regiment, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Duke, in
Leonardtown.
The Maryland Democratic State
Central Committee has called meet
ing for Wednesday, July 2bth, at
The Rennert, Baltimore.
Mr.. Abel Longmore, of Wash
ington, is spending the week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Jas. g.
Longmore, Leonardtown.
The Altar Boys Society of st.
Aloyslus Church, Leonardtown, will
hold their annual outing on Breton's
Bay, Thursday, July 10th
The Home Service League of
the 9Th District will hold big meet
ing at Community Hall, Cedar Point,
on Friday, July goth, at 8 p. m.
Mr.. j. Franklin King has Join
ed the Engineer Corps of the u. S.
Army, and is now statioped at Fort
Slocum, with the rank o. Corporal.
Mrs Jennie Poor, Of Washing
ten,>D. c., accompanied by her two
rand-daughters. ia visiting Mr.. and
Irs. j. e. Reintsell, II Mechanics
sille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillary Bowles,
of Detroit, were the guests of Mr..
1Bowles' sister, Mrs. Robert Hill, of
Nuns Oak, on Tuesday and Wednes-
s'iAy iAHi'. . 1-.,ssaa-.
Adams Floating Theatre will
show at the Leonardtown wharf dur
ing the week, beginning Me0day,
July 23rd. See their advertisement
lin this issue.
We regret to learn Of the re-
cent death at Woodstock of Rev.
Father James f. X. Mulvaney, who
was located at Chaptico during
1915 and 1915.
Guy Brothers, of Clements,
have recently received consign-
ment of wire fencing that is prob
ably the largest shipment Of its kind
ever billed TO St. Mary's.
The Choral Club will give a
prize of $500 in gold to the girl Of
the Third District who has the best
exhibit OF table and pantry products
at the county Fair in October.
We regret to learn of the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Sheridan, wife of
the Methodist Minister at Cedar
Point, and trust that we will soon
have news of her convalescence.
The Hollywood Community
Club will hold an important meet
ing Friday evening, July 27th, at
7;30 p. M, at the Hollywood School
House, All members are earnestly
requested to attend,
The heavy rains have caused
considerable damage to the wheat
crop, though the prevailing high
price will minimize the loss to the
farmers. Corn also, especially on
low land, is suffering from too much
salh.
The State Council of Defense,
authorized by an act of the General
Assembly at its special session to
take the place of the Preparedness
and Survey Commission, includes
the name of Capt. K. j. Plowden,
Of st. Mary's.
Washington is getting impatient