Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-06-12
LOcalVise and Otherwise.
Mr.. VIM. Hall, Of Washington, was
In Leonardtown on Wednesday.

Charlotte hell Military Academy.
Miss Ida Elizabeth Dent, Of oaklev
is visiting Miss EIesnor Loker, n
Leonardtown.
A dance will be held at Community
Hall, Cedar Point, on Friday, June
10th, with city music.
Mr.. Chas. Henry camalier returned
on Sunday from vista OF several day
10 Washington.
The Commissioners and Orphans
Courts met On Tuesday and transacted
routine business.
The Supervisors OF Election held n
meeting on Tuesday and appointed
registration officers
Mr.. +. Sno~den Hill, q prominent
attorney Of Washington, was In
Leonardtown on business on Monday.
Read the announcement OF desirable
farms for sale bv Howard and Free
man In this Issue.
Mr.. T. Garner Reeves, of Blaekis-
tone, was q visitor to the county seat
on Wednesday.
The First district farmers club will
meet at St. Inigoes ON Saturday, June
II, at $50 p. IN.
Mrs. Eugene Hall, of Dynard. IL
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Turner, of Phila., Pa.
The ID. ID. Movie Co. has installed n
Delco electric lighting plant for their
moving picture machine.
Mr.. Fl. 3. Parsons, ono of the lead
ing business men Of Andrews, s. c.,
was in the county last week looking
over bis extensive timber interests
nesr Red Gate.
The Fifth district has responded
most literally TO the request for do
nations for st. Mary's Hospital, as
shown by the list published iE this
issue.
For next Sunday the ID. ID. Movie
Co. will have George Walsh in 1.-THE
Kid Is Clever" also q Sunshine
comedy. Matinee at reduced prices,
4:O p. IN.
The annual June Ball of the Alum
nae OF st. Mary's Academy will be
held at Hotel St. Mary's on Monday,
June 10th. DarrOcb's Orchestra will
furnish the music. The admission will
be 80 cents.
Much favorable comment has been
made on the speeches delivered at
Community Hall, Cedar Point, last
Friday night, by DIR. VIM b. Burch
and Rev. DIR. c. w. Whitmore.
After the rain of Sunday night the
farmers of the county are busy plant
ing tobacco. From present indications
the yield of wheat throughout the coun-
ty will be unusually good.
Mr.. Jack Spalding was discharged
from military service at Camp Meade
on Monday and arrived home Tuesday
morning. He is looking fine, and saws
that st. Mary's looks better than ever
To him.
On Thursday, June 18th, the Baden
Community Club will give q dance at
Baden Hall, Prince Georges Co.
Dancing from $50 until i O'Clock.
Darroch's Orchestra. Admission 81
cents.
Miss Janice Loker, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at Emer-
gency Hospital on Friday of last week,
IS recovering rapidly. Her mother.
Mrs. Geo. P. Loker, Is in Washington,
where she can be with her.
Congressman Sydney E. Mudd has
been made Chairman OF the sub-com-
mittee on the Naval Academy of the
House Naval Affairs COMMITTEES. He
succeeds the late Congressman Fred
Talbot.
DIR. and Mrs. A. L. Hodgdon, of
Cedar Point, passed through Leonard
town on Monday enroute 70 Washing
ton. They expect TO go to Atlantic
CITY before returning home, about the
last of the week.
Attend the meeting at the Court
House, LeOnardlOwn, on Saturday,
June 18th, TO arrange for the celebra-
ton in honor of the homecoming OF
the soldier boys. Il will be held at
I'D p. m, and every one Is invited.
Lieut. William N. Briscoe, SON of
Judge and Mrs. John +. Briscoe, has
received promotion to Captain of the
md Engineers, U. 3. A, and expects
To sail from La Maus. France, for
home Shortly.-calvert Gazette.
The Calvert Journal contains an &C.
count OF the death of Philander A.
Bowen, prominent citizen of Prince
Georges County. He was the father
OF Mrs: John p. Briscoe and Mrs. J.
FRANK Parran, OF Calvert County.
Mrs. Fillie Abell has arrived in
Leonardtown from Washington to
spend the summer, and Is now with her
Son-in-law and daughter, DIR. and Mrs.
Ia 4. Payne. She looks remarkably
well and still retains the same bright,
cheerful disposition and charm of man.
ner that have endeared her TO so lnany
OF our people.
The meeting at the Court House ON
Saturday, June II, at $50 d IN, TO
arrange the details OF celebration for
the 81. Mary's boys WHO have served
in the war, sheuld be largely attended.
These boys deserve the best we can
give them and st. Mary's must not
neglect this opportunity to show them
mat We appreciate the sacrifices thew
have made. Attend the meeting by all
means.
AS We go to press we have a tele-
phone message from DIR. L. ]. Soeh-
oron conveying the sad news that Mr..
+. NJ. Anderson, Cashier OF the Me-
GAINESVILLE National Bank, had died
on Wednesday, June IL, at 5 q. m. at
the residence OF his daughter, Mrs. r.
b. Hayes, Hillsboro, N. C. Ee was
about % years old and before locating
in st. Mary's was n resident OF Mt.
Airy, Nd.
The field meeting held on Saturday
last at the soil fertility test plots on
the Almshouse farm was we'll attended
and the farmers present were much inn
pressed with the results shown on the
different plots. The best results were
obtained from the use of lime, farm
manures and phosphoric acid. DR..
Patterson used this demonstration TO
point out the need Of more live stock
and urged the farmers 70 grow their
own hay. Prof. Metzger strongly adj
vocated the growing OF Culberson vim
ter oats on account of their hardness.
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