Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-05-01
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the county over the top.
Captain Harrison Ewell, of Conn
ton, was Q county seat visitor on
Monday.
Mr. John W. Jones, of Cedar Point.
was transacting business Ia the county
seat on Monday.
A play and dance will be given by
the pupils Of st. Jerome'S School Fri
day evening, May 2.
DR.. VIM. B. Burch, of Valley Lee,
was called TO Baltimore on Monday
by the illness Of Mr.. Wood Burch.
Miss Eleanor Loker, of Leonard
town. attended the ball at st. Johns
College, Annapolis, on last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Robert G. Loker spent last
Friday in Washington selecting
plumbing fixtures for her home in
Leonardtown.
Mrs. c. B. Greenwell returned TO
her home at Britton on Tuesday from
PittsburR, where she was called by the
death of her sister.
Mr.. Joseph G. Mattingly arr lived
home from Camp Meade on Tuesday
morning, have been honorably dis
charged from military service.
Your collection of Liberty Bonds
will not be complete without few of
the Victory Loan notes-and don't
forget that they pay * per cent.
In renewing his subscription, Mr..
w. A. Bailey, of Washington, writes
that the BEACON takes him nearer
home than anything except a visit
there.
Mr.. and Mrs jefferson 8. Combs,
of Washington, spent Monday at
"Fox's Point" experimenting the
planting OF some shrubbery TO besutify
the lawn.
The regular semi-monthly dance will
be held at St. Joseph's Hall, Morgan
"a, tomorrow friday evening, May
2. Darroch's Orchestra will furnish
the music.
Mr.. W. W. Mattingly. of Mechan-
icSville, bought at public sale OIL
Tuesday afternoon the residence of the
late Sylvester Adams in the village of
Mechanicsville.
Miss Richley Ching, one OF Leon
ardtown's most popular young ladies,
has returned To Georgetown Hospital
after visit To her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph II. Ching.
Mrs. John J. Duke, of the North
End, Leonardtown, has returned home
after spending the Easter HOLIDAYS
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Bark
or Turner at AdanStown.
Judge B. Fl. Camalier came home
from Marlboro 70 spend Sunday with
his family. The Judge expects the
April Term of Court for Prince
Georges County TO last all this week.
The Public Service Commission Is
studying the legal points involved in
the proposed increase OF telephone
rates in Maryland. Until the Board
has q report from its counsel no state
ment win be issued.
This is the week that St. Mary's is
To prove that her 10y atty is of the last
ing kind and that she stays until the
finish. We have a wonderful nppOr-
tunity to round out a glorious record
by subscribing our quota of Victory
Bonds.
Mrs. Isabelle J. Combs, of Bcauvun.
aud Messrs. C. Benedict Greenwich.
John II. Drury and VIM. F. Combs
notored 20 Washington on Tuesday.
Mrs. Combs went on tn Baltimore,
where sne will pay short visit to re-
lstives and friends.
Mr.. Rene Anthony Tuessauelle, of
the u. S. Marines, was the guest of
Miss Dorothy GraSon, at the ID. y Il.
Ball At Hotel st. Mary's. Mr..
TueSsauelie was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for hcroiSn
In bringing in wounded under drc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth o. Wilcox,
Ecw York, have arrived To spend
INNER at Prospect HILL" the
lone of Mrs Wilcox'> par
and Mrs. Harry f.. Knight,
~ be here at intervals during
Ino season.
On Sunday afternoon at Leonard
Hall the Leonardtown baseball team
won very unintercTting game from
MechanicSville, the score oeing IL to O.
Practice would do wonders for both
teams. The fielding was very fair, but
inOSt vi lBt ttttIuRs
especially in the pinches.
On Saturday, Say 3, W. G. Mat
tingly will Offer for sale at public
auction at his stables in Leonardtown
another bunch of those fine Camp
Meade horses This lot comprises 80
sound. smooth animalS-the all-pur-
poses horses that are best suited TO n
farming community.
Mr.. Jos. c. Hobbs, of St. Geosge's
island, paid the county seat visit on
Monday. Mr.. Hobbs speaks very en-
couragingly about the prospects of the
bridge between the Island and the
mainland being built this year, and
cites many instances 10 prove that it
will be big benefit TO the county
generally.
'Half-back Sandy" a comedy in
three acts, will be presented by the
students of Leonard Hall, At the Town
Hall, Leonsritown, May 5: Sacred
Heart, Bushwood, May eth, and St.
Michael's Hall, Ridge, May 9th. Dane
ing will follow each performance. At
LJonardtown the dance will Dc held at
Hotel ST. Mary's.
On the last two Sundays the ID. ID.
Movie Co. has had record breaking
crowds, proving that the people of ST.
Mary'S appreciate shows OF real merit.
For next Sunday they offer THE
Pride of New York" c stirring, pa
triotic drama that Is heralded as one
Of the best OF recent film successes.
they will also put on Christie"
comedy.
Mr. S. 3. Perkins arrived from
Washington on Monday 10 begin pre-
parations for the reopsning of the Ho-
tel st. Mary's. He hopes to throw the
doors open in about two weeks anG
proposes to run the hotel in such
way as 70 make il attractive alike to
st. Mary's countians and to visiting
motorists. Uadoubtly Mr.. Perkins
possesses the personality and expert
ence TO insure his success.
What promises 10 be the most i'm
portant meeting of farmers ever held