Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-04-24
LOcalVise and OtAeFFiSe.

UUGaI uIN0 anu VsuUL MiNes
Mr.. John II. Chambers, of ''Susoue.
hanna" Is on business trip TO Balti.
more.
Owing 10 the lack Of space, We are
obliged TO eurtail our local news this
week.
Friday, May 2, 10 the date of the
next dance at st. Joseph's Hall, Nor
CANA
Mrs. ". +. Carpenter, OF Cedar
Point, was hostess st delightful little
supper on Easter Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Hodgdon, 81
Pearson, spent several hours In the
county seat on Saturday.
Mr.. John J. Jenkins, Of Baltimore.
Joined his wife st Hunters Retreat, ~
Medley's Neck, for the weekend.
Mr.. william Fenwick, OF Baltimore.
spent the weekend with his parents'
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Fenwick, Leonard
town.
The Second District Farmers Club
will! hold Its regular meeting at Pom
lar gill Hall Saturday, April %, st
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Dent and
Miss Eleanor Carroll, Of California,
visited Leonardtown Saturday after
noon.
Miss Louise Norris returned from
Washington 70 spend Easter Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. aeS Mrs. J. j.
Norris.
Mr.. Henry Loker, of New York, ar
rived in Leonardtown Saturday morn
ing TO spend the Easter holidays ct his
old home.
Mr.. Jos. c. Mattingly, who il at
Camp Meade awaiting his discharge,
spent Easter with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. MattinglY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson s. Combs
mOtOred down from Washington on
Saturday and enjoyed the Easter holt
day 81 their summer home, "Fox's"
Point"
Messrs. Robert PAYNE and James
Greenwell, OF Sc. Johns College,
Annapolis, spent the Easter holidays
at their hemes In Leonardtown and at
BritGon.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Bower Hodges, Of
Washington, spent Easter Sunday
with Mrs Hodges parents, Ne. and
Mrs. w. G. Mattingly, Leonardtown.
Mrs. Wilmer Russell, of Washing.
ton, whose husband is in France, Is
visiting the latter's uncle, Mr.. Benja-
min Abel, &cross-the-bay from Leon
ardtown.
There will DO q basket social at
Bayside School Friday evening, April
Is. The young ladies and girls are
invited TO bring q basket containing Q
light lunch.
Mrs. John j. Duke, and children, OF
I.eOnardtown, are spending Easter
with Mrs. Dukes parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Barker Turner, at Adsmstown,
Frederick county.
A big crowd attended the dance 1T
Morganza Monday night, every Sec
ton of the county being represented,
besides parties from Washington,
Baltimore and Charles County.
Mr.. Edwin Vallandingham, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Vallandingham,
reached his home in Medley Neck on
Sunday from Overseas where he has
been serving with the American forces.
Judge b. H Camalier came home
frOln Marlboro TO spend Easter with
his family and says that the April
Term of Court for Prince Georges
will very likely be in session for three
more weeks.
Guy Brothers, of Clements, report
that last weeks volume of business al
most equaled the Xmas season. They
have on hand n car load of Chevrolet
cars ready for delivery; also shipment
Of American fence wire.
Mr.. Eli Kottal, Of Beauvue, has been
appointed local agent for the sale of
The Country Gentleman" an excel
lent farm magazine published by the
Curtis Publishing CO.. whose adver-
tiSement appears In this issue.
The ID. 4. r. dance at Hotel St.
Mary's Tuesday night was a L4oSt
gratifying success, both from a fnan.
cial and a social standpoint. The
county turned GU. In goodly numbers
to dance again at the popular hotol.
Mr. F. w. Besley, State Forester,
spent Saturday and Sunday in St.
Mary's, accompanied by Drs. w. G.
McCallum, James S Gamble, John
Rowland and Mr.. Geo. S. Jones, all
OF whom are connected with Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Lieut-C Commander Frank FoxwelI,
u. >. N, who has been stationed in
the Philippine Islands for several
years, is spending few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fox
we'll, near LeonRrdtown. His friends
are greatly pleased at his return.
Mr.. E. 5 Perkins, nj Washington,
who will be the proprietor of Hotel st.
Mary's has notified the County Club
that he Is settling up his affairs in
Washington and will be in Leonard
town the latter part Of the week TO ne
gin preparations for opening the hotel
Mr. Chaies II Mattingly, OF Balti-
more, has accepted n position as fore
man of the repair shop at the new ga
rage of tho Leonardtown Auto and
Supply Co. Mr.. Mattingly, who Is an
expert mechanic, expects To move his
faulty To 1Ronardtown as soon IS he
can secure q house
The fund which has been used 70 pay
bounty on rats and mice has been ex-
hauSted and no further payments can
be made. From the numher that have
been destroyed in the Third district, u
great deal OF good has been done in
checking the spread OF these rodents
aud q permanent fund should 10 eStab-
lished to carry on the work Of exter-
mination.
St. Marys Academy.
With thu lnrolinnSa q nd nnnhanAnnnnt