Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-12-15
Localwise & Otherwise

Hunter r..p"ri good sport for this
season.
Mr.. jefferson $. Combs, Of Wash
ingtop and fox'S Point is spending a
few days NJ his 81. MarV's home hunt
ing.
Better times are predicted for the
near future, better times would find .
right sincere welcome right now.
The Christmas advertisement OF I.
Stanley Johnson, received too late for
our last issue, appears elsewhere in
this one.
The early marriage OF Miss LOr-
raine Gibson Hodges, of Barton Hall.
Oakley, To Mr.. Kenneth Duke, of Leon
ardtOwn, has been announced.
Because OF an accident TO its machi-
merry. the ferry steamer Westmoreland
was delayed for u considerable time
on Monday last At Leonardtown.
"Shop early" and mail early" are
two sensible requests that IL adopted
will assist materially in making this
Christmas a happy one for all.
The first snow Of the season made its
appearance receLtly, but here il was q
Stingy little old snow and except as u
sample didn't amount to much.
Miss T.. Marguerite Abel, treasurer
OF the Major William Thsmas Chapter
ID. A. r., REQUESTS that the annual
dues he paid by January !, 1922. ADV
The Baltimore Knights of Columbus
entertained Archbishop Michael j.
Curley at u banquet NJ the Belvedere
Hotel, Baltimore, At which were pres
enL u number of distinguished ,person-
ages Of the Church and State.
Frank F. Shipley, of Washington,
announces the opening of an uD-to-dase
barrier shop at Hotel 81. Mays. He
sOliCits your patronage and assures
she best service which his many years
OF experience guarantees, Adv.
The conference for the Limitation OF
Armaments is still comforting, buI as
yet thew haven't embodied all the ar
ticles of the ] lie rejected League of
Nations. They are gradually accept
Ing, Biecemcai, however, MIR. Wilson's
policies.
Rev. w. d. Dent. formerly OF All
Faiths Parish. So. Mary's county, has
accepted n call OF the Vesiry' Will
liam and Mary Parish, and has as
sumed charge of his new duties, and
moved into the rectory near the church.
Mr.. Jos. |. G Ough, the popular Clerk
10 the County Commissio who has
been ser iousiy i'll and'whO recently un-
derwent an operation in a Washing
ton hospital, has, We are plea sed To
learn, complete, recovered -: d will
shortly assume his duties.
There are eight shopping days be-
fore Christmas. See the advertise
uIents of the progressive merchants
and patronize them. In whatever sec
tion you reside a glance at the advcr-
Using columns of the DEACON will di-
rect you where can he found dcSir
able place TO supply your wants. Pa
tronize our advertisers. Their goods
are of excellent quality and their prices
are reasonable.
Eleven ADDITIONAL phones have re-
Gently been added tO the Great M ills
Exchange, linking up the I'Incv Point
section with the rest Of the county t,lr-
phone ~ stem The attention az the
company was focused nn tlic
addition 10y the untiring efforts OF DIR.
VIM. Bait2 Burch. of Valley Ire and
associates, ~hO dc>"rvc much csrdIL
Tor the progressive move. fcicphnme
ScTv &C for ST. Mary'S County has
gradually improved until nov W. are
Onn ni the communities boo>iin" I'un
lie Service Corporations.
tie BaZarr for the benefit of st
AloysiuS Church L'onardIown. end d
On Saturday last and proved SPLEEN
did success. The center. piece aud big
doll. which are bSing rallied in con
ncctiOn with the project were on dis
play and elected euyiHblc praise from
those verSed in knowledge al things
exquisite. We understand that "a tidy
sum was realized. Among the features
of The entcrta Inmcnt were u musical, 10y
the 81, Mary'S Academy Orchestra.
which was kccnIy appreciated, IA lee
ture of interest 10y Rev. Fr. Donovan.
:. j 3, Treas. oI Georgetown University
on his rip through the Yosemite Val
Icy, u rize waltz aud u voting contest
70 determine the most popular newly.
weds' of 1921.
Rev. Walter Drum. s. j., who died
At ~. JOscph's hospital. Baltimore,
on Saturday last, was Professor of
Hebrew and Scripture at Woodstock
College Hts father, Capt Shuc Drum
was killed IN tile Battle of San Jaun,
Santiago, in the Spanish Amcrican
War. and his brother, Bag Grnl.
Dram was Chief of Staf directing the
operations oi tho American Army in
the St Mill, | drive. Pr Drum en-
inyed an rnviahlc reputation a> "a lee
turr'r and for S"Ncra! successive years
gave course "f >crIptural lectures in
TIE liIooklyn Institute, where his work
was u marked Succrs, not only omnnI
Catholics, but also among nnn-cathn-
lic>. His many friends - 81. Mary
will greatly regret his dciuI>r May
hr rest IN peace!