Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-08-21
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St. Nicholas Festival, Wednesday,
Aug. n.
September 2 win be registration day
for new voters.
Holy Angels Festival will be held
on Tuesday, Aug. q.
Miss Eleanor Carroll, of California
is guest Ut Hotel St. Msry's.
Mr.. J. Richard Norris has returned
from . weeks visit to Washington.
The recent heavy rains have revived
the interest In road-makinQ In ~
county.
Don't forget The dance at Community
Fail. Cedar Point, tomorrow FRIDAY
August p.
Mr.. Walter b. Dorsey, of AMMAN.
oils, Is 10 the county looking after his
farming interests.
Miss Genevieve Norris, of Leonard.
town, Is the guest of Miss victoris
Wathen, OF Morganza.
DIR. ]. Lawn Thompson and SON,
Lawn. Jr., of Washington, spent thf
weekend at Piney Point.
Mr.. Thomas r. Norris of Washing.
ton, is the guest of his brother. Nj.
j. Norris, LeonardtoWn.
Mr.. John " Jenkins, of Baltimore.
Joined Mrs. Jenkins for the week and
at Hunter's Retreat" Medley's Neck.
Those who attended the festival al
81. J0seph's on Friday last report q
record crowd and n delightful enter
tainment.
Mr.. G. Harrington Burroughs was
in Leonardtown on Thursday. repre-
senting the Whitaker Paper Co., OF
Baltimore.
Miss Mario Alvey, of Washington.
spent the weekend with her parents,
: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fl. Alvey, near
Hollywood.
Besson de WAL, son of Mrs. T. F.
Abel, returned on Saturday from a
vacation spent with relatives ON the
Eastern Shore.
Hon. Geo. G. beverley, of Mechan-
icsyille, was the guest OF Mr.. j. Ed
ward Burroughs during the week. La
Plata Times-Crescent.
Mrs. J. Parran Crane, after q visit
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Loker at
their pretty Leonardtown home, has
returned to Baltimore.
Miss Philo Morgan has returned
from visit to Washington, accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Pauletta
Smith, of Minneapolis.
From the number of aspirants who
qualified as candidates on Monday
one would suppose that q real cam
paign is due in st. Mary's.
Mrs. Thomas Gaffney and daughter.
Margaret, of Baltimore, are visiting
Mrs. Gaffney's parents, Judge and
Mrs. Camalier, Leonardtown.
Mrs. Kenneth o. Wilcox, of ''Pros-
pect Ill.," who has been visiting the
family of her brother, Mr.. Herbert
Knight, OF Washington, has returned.
Guy Brothers are getting their share
of Chevrolet cars and are selling them
pect another allotment In few days.
Mr.. j. Vernon Padgett, OF La Plata,
was in LeonardtOwn Thursday In the
interest OF the Middle States OIL Co.,
Tor which he Is the Southern Maryland
agent.
Mr.. G. w. Posey, of Oakvilie, paid
the BEACON Office visit on Thursday
and reports considerable damage TO
corn by the rain and wind Of the pre-
vious day.
Mr.. Harry q. Garner, of Chaptico,
was transacting business in the county
seat last Thursday. Mr. Garner saws
that the roads in his section are in
fearful condition.
Mrs. James 8. Harvey and grand
daughter, Miss Ruth Roberts, and
Miss Lou Stone, ali of Washington,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. B.
Abel. Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Raley, of
st. Mary's City, were In Leonardtown
on Thursday OF last week. Mr.. Raley
had fine piece of corn damaged ty
Wednesdays storm.
1t. Col. VIM. G. Fay is making ex-
tensiye improvements TO his beauti-
full old Colonial mansion, Mulberry
Fields" where he spends the week
onds during the summer season.
At the harmony meeting OF the Demo-
Gratis In Leonsrdtown on Monday old
MISUNDERSTANDING were adjusted and
prospects for party success this fall
are all that could be hoped for.
Miss Nitah Perkins, of Hotel st.
Mary'S, was hostess at an informal
dance on Saturday evening In honor
OF Miss Eleanor Carroll and the lat
ter's niece, Miss Cornelia Briscoe.
Mrs. LARA Haring. Of Chevy Chase;
Mrs. A. +. Spielman, of Alexandria,
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Troth, oil
Chevy Chase. were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry NJ. Jones during last week.
Lost between Leonardtown and
CROOKS, on the Hollywood road,
Aug. Is, pocketbook cont aiming S5. IS
and a pair OF green Rosary heads.
Finder please return to BEACON Office.
Mr.. j. E. NJ. Raley, of New York,
spent the weekend with his family who
are spending the summer in Leonard.
town. Mr. Raley left Monday fol
Wlnston-Salem, N. c.. on e bushes:
mission.
Rev. James I. Mcguire, S. j.. past
or OF St. Aloysius Church, Leonard
town, Is giving retreat at Altamont
N. Y. FIR. Mcguire expects TO return
to his parish on Saturday, the 23rt
instant.
Mr.. Robert Payne, after spending
his vacation with his parents, DIR. and
Mrs. L. E. Payne, Leonardtown, lef
on Saturday for West Point, where b.
will take the physical examination fo
admission.