Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-08-08
MechanicsMlle Notes

A meeting OF the Girls Canning
Club Was held ~ Mechaniesyille 90
Thursday Bfttrn Don Of the past week.
Owing 20 the absence OF the president
Miss Bertha BnfFOuahsi tfss club was
called 10 order by the vice-prrsident,
Miss Louise Fowler. Miss hAitinRly
explained 70 the young ladies the pro-
cess by which beans aud bces8 are
canned, which was very interesting 20
those present Mr.. Frank Wathen, OF
Leonartsown, demonstrated 10 tho
club the growing OF buckwheEl, show
| ing 70 them sprays OF the cereal ard
how 70 raise and care for H. Miss
Mastingly instructed the club Ia the
art OF preserving, canning aud drying
of fruit. A fesoiution waa offered and
passed THAI q v0sa Of thanks b given
70 Mr.. John FoElar for the kindnsss
Of taking The following members Of the
club 10 LsNonardtoHn 70 attend the
public war bread denomination. held
10 conncction with the chautauqua.
Those Ia the party we're Misses Marion
Ralnt1eli, Bannie and Fannie Mill
son, Louise and Virginia Fowler and
Mrs. John Fowler The club dlned ~
The 81 Mnry's Hotel and, after 40
enjoyable evening Ia LaeonArdtown.
they returned 70 Mechanicsville.
BY . mutual agreement Of me norch
ants Of Mechaniesviile, they have
pledged themselves 10 close their stores
promptly a. eight o'clock each evsn.
Ing during The week, and AZ eleven
O'Clock on Saturday nights.
Mrs.. william A. ain is In receipt
OF post card from Madame IleDorte
A Montague, Bordeaux, 0ironda.
France, stating that she was acquaint-
I'd With her Two sons Wallace aud
Clarke Hill, and-wroae 70 SAY that
they were both we'll.
Miss Honora Birmingham, Of Bar
ton, Allaghany County, Is tho guest
OF Mrs. f. N. Anderson, ~ Hotel
Hayden.
Mr.. Alfred Fowler. OF The Southern
Railroad Co., Washington, ID. c.,
spent The past Sunday with Mrs. 2. X.
Morgan.
The National Bank OF Mechanics
vile held their regular monthly meet
irg on Tuesday OF this week.
We are very sorry 70 learn OF the
illness Of Mr.. Turner Burroughs, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Burroughs,
The following Is q letter received
during the past week by Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Hill from their son,
Clarke dated July /;
Ny dear Parents;
This Is Sunday evening and | have
just come on duty and / am very tired
after hard mornings work. We arc
feeding go men now, so we have lots
OF work 70 do
How are you boshS received your
lesler the othcr day and was very glad
20 have letter from you. We are
very well and living Ane, bus have
plenty OF work 10 do. Wallace Is not
here with me now, IS we have moved
tho kitchen 70 another place, and l
only see him at meal time, or when !
70 mp 70 get my paper. ! get paper
every day, which Is printed In Paris.
| IL Is very hot over here now, and |
know Il IL hot In the harvest lields ID
home. am glad you received my
insurance papers. Be sure 10 take
good care OF thcm. We are taking
good care Of ourselves and go 70
church every chance we get, We have
tots OF thiuRs now; we can get most
anything we want-and II al comes
from America. Uncle Sam is taking
good care OF his soldiers over here.
Papa said al OF my friends we're
asking about me. You can tell them
| am very well and am having won
derful time. When | am OF duty We
can go every Saturday evening 20 the
big towns by getting q pass. They
send auto trucks TO carry us and bring
sne back. have seen lots OF France
NOV, and l would like to 90 10 Eng
land and then 70 Italy and home.
Write TO me whenever you can.
am yours, as ever, your loving son,
CLARKE.
/ Miss Teresa Graves Is spending d
few days Of this week with Miss Bessie
burroughs. -H. Nj. A.