Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-08-29

n supper VIII De nelu gonlkhl
(Thursday) Aug. goth, at St. james
Chapel.
Until Oct. ! the price of the
BEACON 10 81 per year. After that
dste 1t win be sL5O.
Miss Helene Greenwich, OF
Leonardtown. enjoved trip To
Baltimore last week.
Mr.. John B. Abel, of Bay
side, was transacting business in
LeoRrdtown on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. beverley,
Of MechaEicsville, were visitors to
the county seat on Tuesday.
Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day,
being legal holiday, the banks Of
Leonsrdtown will be closed.
Miss Louise Stone, of Wash
ington, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch b. Abel, Leonardtown.
The registration books will be
ready for delivery to the Registrars
Of Election on Saturday, Aug. 81.
A dance will be held at Com
: munity Hall, Cedar Point, on FRIDAY
Sept. 9Th. Admission will be 35
4 cents.
An airplane passed over Leon
ardtown about Q O'Clock Monday
morning going in northwesterly
! direction.
Mr.. jeff Combs, Of Washing
ton, has been entertaining party
Of friends at his summer home,
''Fox's Point. I"
Mr.. Kenneth B. Duke, Of Leon
ardtown, who recently enlisted in the
u. s. Marine Corps, is stationed at
Paris Island, S. G.
Mrs. John J. Duke and chill
dren have returned from a visit 70
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Barker
Turner, of Adamstown.
Mr.. Henry Loker, who has been
spending a weeks vacation at his
home in Leonardtown, returned TO
New York on Sunday afternoon.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Church at Benedict was totally de-
etroyed by FIRE Monday night, the
cause not having been determined
Beginning Oct. the subscrip-
lion price of the BEACON will be
also. Until that date renewals
wIll be accepted at the present rate
of o..
Next Monday, Sept. 9, is Labor
Day, and it will be celebrated at
Benedict by supper and dance for
the benefit Of St. Francis de Sales
Church.
A Red Cross dance will he held
at Chaptico Hall, Friday evening.
Aug. SOth. Darroch's Orchestra
will provide the music. Admission
as cents.
Mr.. Perry West, Of Washing
ton, motored 70 Leonardtown on
Saturday and was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. M. Loker, of the
North End.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Jones,
of1nenardtown, had as their guests
last week, Mrs. Jones father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Sim.
mons, of Cambridge.
The shortage of nurses has been
keenly felt at ST. Mary's Hospital.
Miss Catherine Mattingly has very
ebligingly been doing night duty
there for the past two weeks.
As q result OF the death Of her
husband, Mrs. L. Rubin, OF Great
Mills, has been forced to sell of
her stock of merchandise at and be-
low cost. See ad in this issue.
There will be a dance at st.
Michael's Hall, Ridge, On Tuesday
evening, Sept. ard. Darroch' Is
Orchestra will furnish the music
and refreshments will be served.
War industries are short one
million men, and all non-essential
industries are being asked 10 release
all the men possible 30 that they can
bo used in lines that are necessary
TO the national defense.
Labor Day dances will be held
az River Springs on Saturday even
ing, Aug. slst, and Monday even
ing, Sept. and. Professor Hunters
Band will provide good music. Re.
freshments viii be served.
Private Robert Mattingly, Of
Camp Holabird, near Baltimore,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
sad Mrs. w. G. Mattingly, Leon
ardtown. This was Roberts first
i visit home since he went to CAM
and bis many friends were delight
cd to see him.
The State Agricultural Society
offers prizes of $26, $40 and $1l
respectively for the best three re
ports or essays on tractor experience
and use during the year. Report
should be sent in not later thar
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