Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-03-22
LOcalVise and Otherwise.

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Thus far but scant catches Of
shad and herring have been reported.
Miss Lottie May Fenwick, who
has been visiting in Washington,
has returned.
Metor-boat enthusiasts are put
ting their craft in shape for the COM
ing season.
Because of the lack of space we
are forced to curtail some of our
communications.
A number of out-of-the-county
friends visited Leonardtown on
Tuesday of this week.
Fox hunting has had quite
prominent place this season and the
hunters have made living hard job
for Brer' Fox.
There will be a meeting of the
California Farmers Club at the
School House of that place on Satur-
day next at 2 p. M.
Flocks of geese and swans have
been observed flying north and al
ready some of the trees are begin
ming to put forth their shoots.
The business of the present
term of Court has been greatly
facilitated by the rapid aud efficient
manner in which the Grand Jury
executed their work.
Mr.. Herbert l.. Wise, of
Beauvue, who has been assisting
Mr.. Jos. /. Cough in the re-assess-
ment of the county's realty, has been
appoint assistant clerk.
Mr.. Jno. T. Rentzell, of Me
gainesville, paid the BEAcoE an
appreciated visit on Monday last,
In ls56-'57 he was a member of the
Office force of this paper.
The st. Johns Dramatic Society
will play the famous Rip Van
Wrinkle at. the Academy Hall, Leon
ardtown, Friday evening, April 20.
About forty members make up the
caste.
Mr.. Charles II. Raley, of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany, has been assisting Mr.. j. G.
Howard, local agent for the com
pany, in explaining the benefits of
life insurance.
Maryland Day will be celebrat-
ed at Charlotte Hall School, Satur-
day, March "a, at p, IN. DIR.
Chas. v Hayden, Of Leonardtown,
will make the address OF the ocea-
sion. The p6blisis inyttel 70 par
ticipate.
Committees are about 10 plan
the arrangements for the 81. Alloy
sags aster supper, to be given nc
Mary's Monday evening,
Steinwald's band, of
bias been engaged for tt,e
MRS. ]. T. Mckay, of Park
Mall, and aiece, Miss Sadie Bobanan,
.pf HermA .nsville, are the guests of
MISS. JAW. Russell. Of Washing
ton. Be..Qre returning to the county
they will spend several weeks at
Hot Springs, Va.
Note the sale Of the farm ma
chinery at the Carpenter Farms,
Cedar Point, for Saturday, April
9TH. There will be demonstration
of tractor blowing and the largest
silo in Southern Maryland VIII he
shown TO those who attend the sale.
Mr.. Stephen I'll. Bowles, Of
Morganza, who has been quite i'll in
Washington, motored TO Leonard
townin company with his grand
daughter, Mrs. Jos. G. M Abell,
on Tuesday last Mr.. Bowles is a
hale and hardy young man of eighty
one years and as active as he was
forty years ago.
The Choral Club will produce
Guy Mannerlng after Easter on the
following dates: Wednesday, April
III. st. Georges, Valley Lee; Thurs
day, April ~, Sacred Heart, Bush
wood; Monday, April 10, st, John 3,
Hollywood; The full caste that made
such hit in Leonardtown last
month win appear in the repetition
az above.
The sudden death Of Mrs. Geo.
G. Robson, of Patnxent on Wednes-
day morning, caused shock 10 her
many friends. Mrs. Robson was
the sister Of Mr.. Harry Spedden and
numbered wide circle of friends
She is survived by her husband and
children. Her funeral will take
place on Friday next at ten O'Clock.
Interment will be in Joy Chapel
Cemetry. Peace to her ashes!
Educational movies were shown
at the Academy on Tuesday evening
rt;th 1ho ..n.,,Io, 10.