Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-05-15
LocaIVise and Otherwise.


been the guest of Mr.. I. ". Mckay, Of
Park Han.
Mr.. John Fl. Chambers, of Pearson.
returned on Monday from . trip 10
North Carolina.
Miss Ellen De Corse, of Mechanics
vile, has been the guest of Miss Helen
Joy, of Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. waring
seont the weekend with Mr.. Waring's
parents In Charles County.
Miss Ellen and Edna EDELIN,. of Bal
timore, visited relatives and friends In
St. Mary's county last week.
Mr.. j. Frank Smith, of Scotland.
was in Leonardtown on Monday look.
ing remarkably well and hearty.
Tomorrow, Friday, May 18th, the
regular semi-monthly dance will be
held at st. Joseph's Hall, Morganza.
Mr.. John w. Jones, of Cedar Point.
and Mr.. John b. Key, of Chaptico.
paid the BEACON ofice q pleasant visit
on Monday.
Miss Emma Hayden, of MADDOX, has
been the week end guest Of Mrs. Al
fred /. DUPONT, ut the Hotel Relvedere,
Baltimore.
Judge b. II. CamaIier vent 70 La
Plata on Saturday, May 3, and drew
the Jury for the May term OF Court for
Charles County.
A strawberry Fets and Social will
RAnh nfA a. So III
Lee, on Tuesday, June 3. Dancing
with city music.
Misses Louise and Evelyn Anderson
have returned TO their home in Balti.
more, after q visit TO Miss Stella
Drury, of LeonardtoWn.
There will be dance ct Miss Doris
Raley,s School drum Cliff Holly
wood Section, Monday evening, May.
10Th. See advertisement.
POSTMASTER j. Roland Duke, Of
Leonardtown, spent several days OF
last week In Baltimore attending the
Postmasters' Convention.
Mr.. VIM. A Fenwick, Miss Nellie
Fenwick and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fem
wi:k, of Washington. visited friends
In Leonardtown last week.
The County Levy closes on Tuesday.
May 9Th, and all accounts should be
hled with the Clerk to the County
Commissioners before that date.
The May Term OF the Circuit Court
for Calvert County convened on Mon
day morning, May 9Th, with Chief
Judge John p. Briscoe on the Bench.
All Saints Parish will hold q straw
berry festival and dance at Oakley
Hall on Tuesday evening, May 9th.
Darroch's Band will furnish the
music.
Mr.. Walter b. Dorsey had q cargo
OF fish guano unloaded from the steam
er Joseph Fl. Davis last week for the
tenants on his numerous farms In st.
Mary'S.
There will be meeting of the st.
Mary's Academy Alumnae at the
Academy on Saturday, May 18th, at
$50 p. %. All members are requested
70 attend.
Keep In mind the date OF the play,
Deacon Dubbs," at Chaptico Hall,
Friday, May 23rd. There will be
dancing with city music follow
Ing the play.
Sergt. Robert A. Mattingly, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Mat4ingly, writes
from France that he is we'll pleased
With his surroundings but would like
70 yet back home.
Mr.. E. C. Tennison, OF Washington,
o brother of Mr.. Cleve Tennison, of
the T. o. Morgan Dept. Store, has
opened barber shop In the basement
OF Hotel st. Mary's.
Mrs. Mary A. Van Ward has pur-
chased OF Mr.. J. Phil Greenwich the
house and lot opposite the new Cash-
0lic cemetery In Leonard,own. The
consideration was $500.
Mrs. Lucy Spalding returned to her
home In Leonardtown on Tuesday after
Walter II. 8. Briscoe, at ''St. Cu.h-
bert's," on the Patuxent.
Mr. Charles +. Fowler. q native OF
- Mary's, has recently returned TO
the county and purchased Pagan
Point !" on 81. Mary's River, where he
viii make his future home.
Among those who attended the Vic
tory Liberty Loan meeting at La
Plata on Sunday, May I, were Mr..
John II. Feeder and family, OF Nor
gansa, st. Mary's Co. Md. Indepen-
Rev. II. c. Goodman and Gen'l. L.
A. Wilmer, of Leonardtown. are dele
gates 10 the annual Convention of the
Diocese OF Washington held on We'd
nesdey and Thursday OF this week at
Rock Creek.
Mr.. Roland b. Duke has rented the
Grill Room at Hotel St. Mary's and
- now prepared 10 serve icA cream,
ginger.aie. etc. AS soon as the foun.
sain Is put iE order he will also handle
soda water.
The ID. ID. Movie Co. has an especial
~ attractive bill for Sunday next
William Farnum In Fighting Blood"
ana . comedy "Two's Company"
We ali know William Farnum, one Of
the must virile exponents of heroic
roles.
The BEACON is still receiving re-
quests Tor insertion of notices OF
dances, entertainments, ETC., In this
column, and we must again call at
sention TO the fact that such publicity
Is only given in the local column TO
call attention 10 advertisements. .
Miss Margaret Schmidt. District
Agent In charge OF Girls Club work,
and Mr.. Dowell j. Howard, Boys
Club agent, both OF the Maryland Ex-
tension Service, have been In Sc.
Mary's this week, getting the girls and
boys lined up for the years contests.
Much 20 the delight of her many
friends, Mrs. +. O. Morgan returned
% her home In Leonardtown on Tues
day after spending the winter at the
home OF her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roach Abel, In Wash
tngton.s Her mother, Mrs. File Abel,
10 expected down rs soon rs the