Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-06-13
LocalEiss and Otherwise.

Medley's Neck.
W. The appearance Of Hotel St.
Mary's is being greatly improved by
! coat Of paint.
Mr.. John Hanson, Of New
York, is spending a week at Leonard
Hall, where he was student last
year.
If you want to see the dog law
enforced join the Sheep Growers
Association to be formed in Leonard
town on Tuesday, June 18th.
The Food Administration has
been obliged to order two grist mills
in this county to suspend operation
for failure to provide proper licenses.
Thursday, June goth, will be
Commencement Day at Charlotte
Hall. The public are invited. Adj
mission to the ball will be by ticket
only.
The next Of the semi-monthly
dances at St. Joseph's Hall, Nor
ganza, will be held on Friday even
ing, June 2lst. Keep the date in
mind.
Public school examinations be-
gan on Tuesday, June IL, and will
end on Wednesday, June 10th, on
which day the school term will close
at 2 p. IN.
The BEACON is in receipt Of an
invitation to attend the 10th Com
mencement exercises of Mount St
Mary's College, on Wednesday,
June 10th.
DR.. b. Ii. Camalier, Jr., Of
Leonardtown, attended the COM
mencement exercises of the George
town University, Washington, on
Monday last.
An account of the Thirty-see-
ond Annual Commencement of st.
Mary's Academy was received too
late for this issue, but will appear
next week.
A railroad meeting will be held
in fayetteville on Tuesday, June
18th, at 1880 p. m. Unless quick
action is taken the old road win go
to the scrap pile.
Owners Of stock wsa object To
paying them ont of the pound should
keep them off the streets. Baliif
Clements Is only doing his duty in
enforcing the law.
There will be AN entertainment
at st. Mary's Seminary on Tuesday,
June 2sth, at 8 p. m. Songs, skirts
and sketches by the girls will furn-
ish an evenings pleasure.
Mr.. l.. Herbert Wise, OF Beau
vue, has resigned as special clerk 20
the County Commissioners, and has
accepted a position as clerk to Mr.
George G. beverley, Mechaucsyillc
The BEACON is indebted to Mr.
Philip ii. Dorsey for an invitation
to attend the Commencement exer.
eises of Kilmarnock High school.
Kilmarnock, Va, on Wednesday.
June 18th.
No farmer can afford to miss
the meeting in Leonardtown on
T.na1a ~, ,.avt Ir,. tQtI 3D. .r,.....
ize a Sheep Growers Association for
this county. More sheep means
more wealth
The National Committee on
Red Cross Nursing Service Las DC.
cided to enroll nurses graduated be.
fore January. 1918, from registered
schools, even though the nurses are
not registered.
Found:-At Alumuae Dance.
Hotel st. Mary's, Leonardtown, on
Tuesday evening, June nth, an
old-fashioned breast pin, containing
locks of hair Owner please inquire
Hotel St Mary's.
DIR. William Watts FolweIl,
who will be remembered as having
spent winter in Leonardtown, de-
livered a Memorial Day address 10
the Cadets Of the University OF
Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Fenwick,
who have been spending the winter
in Washington, have taken an apart
ment at the Colonial Beach Hote!,
Colonial Beach, Va, where they
viii remain until September.
The State road within the cor
porate limits of Leonardtown is he
ing repaired preparatory TO turning
it'over TO the State Roads Commits
sion, who Will be responsible for It's
maintenance in the future.
If you have any old postage OF
revenue stamps for sale write 10 Mr.
w. T. Robey, of Washington. Mr.
Robey pays high prices for stamps
dated before 1900. See his adver
tisement elsewhere in this issue.
The Supervisors of Election
met on Tuesday and organized b,
electing ]. Wilson Adams, Presi
dent; VIM. Meverell Loker, Attor-
ney, Stephen g. King, clerk, and APP
pointing registrars, all unanimously