Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-07-31

AsE4 oL the (lrculk Court Tor
Charlie: County on Monday. July a.
Most OF the cases we're carried over 70
the November Term
| Lleus. Colin y. Bursh paid q recent
visit 70 his home In the Seventh dis
tEict upon mis- return from service with
the A. L. =. In France. He Is now To-
Gated In Washington.
Messrs. John II. T. Briscoe. J. C.
0reenwell, Kenneth Duke, Eldert
Drnry and James Gree6well went 20
Marlboro on Saturday Lass TO attend q
dance at the Masonic Hall.
Mrs. p. Z. Reiter and her aunt, Mrs.
Perry Al Gorsuch. who have been
visiting the formers father, Rev. @.
w. and Mrs. Sheridan at Cedar Point,
have returned TO their homes In Balti-
more
The annual supper OF st. James
Chapel will be held af the Chapel. near
Park Hall, 0n Tuesday, Aug. 18th.
The committee promises that 10 will be
the s'best ever" Fine supper and
dancing.
Judging from the quantities of to-
4
ping points, one Is lead 70 suppose
that 'sKing Nicotine" has already
Implanted the late lamentsd John
Barleyeorn."
On commitment Of Justice Harry Z
Graves, Frank Tovis, said 70 be from
IOklahoma, was lodged In the Leonard
town jail Monday, charged with the
larceny Of gold watch, the property
OF Stephen Neal.
Mr.. r. c. b. Howard, of Cambridge,
who made many friends In 81. Mary's
when he vas commander OF the State
Fishery Force, Is noe general mana
yer os the newly established Claiborne
Annapolis Ferry.
Mr.. WIN. Bean, OF Valley Lee, was
In the BEACON ONCE on Tuesday and
reports considerable damage 20 crops
In the low lands In his section, es-
pecially on St. Georges Creek and
near Piney Point.
Doctors r. C. Reed and Z. n. Pick
ems, Of the Maryland Extension Ser.
vice, visited st. Mary's on Tuesday 70
investigate the cause Of sickness
among cattle on w. Bernard Dukes
Herring Greek farm.
Mir. and Mrs. NJ. J. Moran and two
daughters, accompanied by Mrs.
MoraE's sister, Miss Marie Cunning
ham, and brother, Mr.. Emmitt Cum
ningham, ell of Baltimore. are guests
at Hotel 81. Mary's.
The Stockholders and directors OF
the st. Mary's Co. Fair Association
are reminded of the meeting to be held
at the Court House on Saturday, Aug.
2, % re-organize and make arrange
ments for this years fair.
Work on the Court House Is rapidly
nearing completion. The new roof
and o greater part Of the repairs 70
ths porch are completed. Mr.. Garner
and his force are putting through q
very neat and attractive job.
Baseball teams have been organized
by Indian Head, La Plata and Hughes
VILE. Il Is up TO our boys to get busy.
We have been rather slow In getting |
our winners in line to take the afore- |
mentioned aggregations into camp.
Sister Catherine Elizabeth, formerly
Miss Beatrice Bailey, of this county; |
Mrs. Margaret Folan, of New York. |
and Brother Bertrand Bailey, are
spending two weeks visit at the Bal |
ley residence on st. Margaret's island. |
Charles, Morris, U. s. N. r., who
served with the submarine chaser divi- |
sion Of the overseas neet, returned To |
his home in the Milestown district on |
Saturday last. Mr.. Morris ship Is
officially credited with getting q
Hun submarine.
The dance at ST Joseph's Hall,
Morganza, on Friday last was well At |
tended and was q most enjoyable af-
fair. These dances have proven one
Of the most popular entertainments in
the county and are patronized by folk
from ell sections.
An explosion of o gasoline blow
torch tank used in welding caused seri-
Gus damage at the Semmes Motor Co.
garage, Washington, on Tuesday
morning. Eight mechanics In the re-
pair department were injured, four of
them quite seriously.
Capt. Elliott Z. Dent, 18th Art, 5th
Division, after distinguished service
Ia France, is spending q few days Al
his home, Oakley, and expects 10 re-
celve his discharge In the near future
Capt. Dent Is the ranking native born
officer from this county.
Captain Harrison Ewell, of Comp
ton, and family, have just returned
from yachting trip 70 Newborn, N.
G and now have as their guests, the
Captains mother, Mrs. John Johnson,
Of Urbana, Va, and his brother, r.
v. Ewell and family, Of Bayboro. N.
When the road linking Cedar Point
with Great Mills, upon which 0 corps
of state road surveyors Ia engaged, Is
completed the citizens OF that section
| will have so improved q means of in
gress and egress that will increase the
attractiveness OF that most favored
section.
Mr.. Clarence w. Thomas. OF Char
lotte Hall, in talking with the BEACON
man on Tuesday, stated that in driving
over the county he vas much impressed
with the extent of injury done TO wheat
and tobacco by the recent rains,
amounting In some places 20 rs much
| Is 80 per cent.
The Boys Club Picnic will be held
at 'Susquehanna, Cedar Point, the
home OF Mr.. John II. Chambers, on
Thursday, Aug. ]. All the members
Of the 80. James, Ridge and Sc. Nicho-
las clubs are requested 90 meet at St.
James school at 10 q. m. on that day
and go in body TO the picnic grounds.
The fancy grades of tobacco sold rs
high Is 40k cents on the Baltimore
market last week, hc per ID. better than
the week previous. Good TO fine red,
Sc 70 40c, an advance OF from &c TO &c,
and medium ale 60 34c, an advance of
Sc. Receipts, 9le hhds., gain of Isl
hhds. over week before, with sales of
1850 hhds., q gain OF 81 hhds.
| DR.. Philip Jenifer Bean has recently
been honorably discharged from the
Medical Reserve Corps. with which he
seryed as LIST Lieutenant In France,
| and Is nov &C his home at Jarboes-
vile, where he viii resume the practise
OF bis profession. DR.. Bean has been