Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-04-17
LocalVise and Otherwise.
Mr.. w. 8. Thrsll, Of Clements, was
o county seat visitor on Tuesday.

hOIs wOOoS wiz SsSEs APEll - ana enc
April Y.
Mrs. B. II. Camalier has beam in
Washington for several days visiting
friends and relatives.
Very successful retreats have recent-
ly been conducted at Leonard Hall and
st. Mary's Academy.
Capt. w. r. Chesley, of Charlotte
Hall, spent several hours In Leonard
town Tuesday afternoon.
Attend the ID. A. RS annual Easter
Ball and 200" At Hotel st. Mary's
on Tuesday evening, April q.
Miss Marguerite Abel returned IN
Sunday evening from q three davis
visit TO friends in Washington.
See 1.-THE Burglar in 81. Johns
Hall, Hollywood, April 81, 2:3O %. m. !:
April q and April 3, $50 p. m.
Tomorrow, Friday, April 18th. DO.
ing Good Friday, q legal holiday, the
BANKS will be closed on that day.
Mr.. L. Gendason has purchased the
Brown Store" property In Leonard
town. The consideration Is supposed
TO be $3.50.
The Leonardtown Implement Co. has
on hand supply OF Ford cars and Is
prepared 70 make immediate deliveries
10 purchasers.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of ST. Marv,s
Hospital will hold q dance and 'I5GO,i
party In the near future, date 70 be an
nounced later
Mr.. Charles A. Davis, formerly of
st. Mary's, is now stationed 1t Camp
Knox, Stithon, KY, as Secretary of
Knights of Columbus.
Messrs. Jos. M. Mattingly, George
+. Loker, Camillus Howard and w,
Tuesday TO attend the races.
Misses Catharine Mattingly and
Gladys Johnson, of Leonardtown, are
visiting Miss MattinRly's sister, Mrs.
Chas. B. Church, at Helen.
Get ready for the Fifth Liberty Loan.
The boys have finished their lob and
1t Is up TO us TO finish ours by furnish
ing the money TO bring them home
again.
Mr.. w. B. Dorsey, of Annapolis,
arrived in Leonardtown on Tuesday
and will spend several days IN the
county supervising his various farm
ing projects.
A supper and dance will be held at
st. Michael's Hall, Ridge, on Thurs
day, April oath. Supper at I'd. m.
Darroch's Band will furnish the music
for the dance.
The ID. ID Movie Co. will start its
moving picture shows on Sunday,
April nth, with one OF the greatest OF
All hlm successes, William Farnum In
Les Miserablss."
The Easter dance at Morganza will
be held on Monday, April q, instead
OF Friday, as stated in advertisement
oil last week. The mistake was due 20
faulty proof-reading on she part Of the
editor.
Judge b. II. Camalier came home
from Marlboro Saturday night to
spend Sunday, and states that the
April Term of Court for Prince
Georges County will be In session q.
least three more weeks.
There will be basket SOCIAL and
dance at Gravel Hill School on We'd
nesday night, April %. Admission Is
cents. The ladies are all invited to
bring basket containing light lunch
TO be raffied during the night.
An election will be held in the COR
poration of LeOnardtown on Tuesday.
May 9th, to elect three Commissioners
to NIL vacancies caused by the expira.
ton OF the terms OF DIR. +. +. Green.
well, Charles w. Foxwell and Harry
NJ. Jones.
DIR. Buckley, of the Maryland Exten.
sion Service, was in the county on
Tuesday in the interests of the live
stock industry in st. Marv's. DIR.
Buckley considers this county 70 be |
admirably adapted TO the raising of |
cattle, sheep and hogs.
Arrangements for the leasing OF Ho. |
tel 81. Mary's TO Mr.. S. 3. Perkins. OF |
Washington, were completed on Wed. |
nesday. Mr.. Perkins will omen the
Hotel May lSt with a big ball acd
from his past experience should have
no difficulty in making q success In |
his new venture.
NV D1S~OoAA SCoSou has ODeu6Q ana II
II would seem good time to reorgani. /
re the Southern Maryland league. The |
BEACON will be glad to hear from Ia
Plata, Indian Head, Prince Frederick,
Solomons, Mechanicsville. Leonard.
town or any other places that can get |
together good team.
Baihff Harry Peacock wishes 70 |
serve notice that on and after Satur- |
day, April 18th, the law prohibiting
stock from running loose on the streets |
OF Leonardtown will lie strictly en-
forced. All persons are expected TO |
confine their stock before that date or |
1t will be put in the pound.
From recent reports it seems likely
that the vessel which sank near St.
GATHERINGS Island during the storm OF |
Thursday, March 9th, was the 81. r |
Morfett," Captain John Rainor, OF the |
Rappahannock River, Va, loaded |
with oyster shells for lime factory at |
Alexandria. Nothing definite Is
known as to the number or identity of |
the crew who presumably drowned |
when the vessel foundered.
At ST. Mary's City on Tuesday after
Easter q special service Of the Holy |
Communion will be held, and Vener- |
able DR.. J. Fl. Greig, of Worcester,
England. will deliver an address.
DR.. Greig is q notable speaker who
has been invited 70 America by the |
Church War Commission. Bishop |
Harding, Of Washington, will oeficiate |
assisted by the Rector and other |
clergymen. Service at II q. m.
DR.. S. S. Buckley, specialist in |
h1n ~ liza Gsx.~
Maryland State College Extension
Service, spent Monday and Tuesday in |
the county planning for demonstra-
items in the growing Of hogs from past
ure crops and the use of self-feeders
for the economical production of pork
and accomplishing the permanent up
building Of the fertility of the soil with
the least possible labor ond expense.
The annual meeting OF the Archdea-
conry OF Southern Maryland viii be
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