248 MARYLAND MANUAL.
St. Mary's County.
COUNTY SEAT—LEONARDTOWN.
Origin of Name—In honor of the Virgin Mary, the landing having
been made on the Feast of the Annunciation.
Date of Formation—1637. Area—372 square miles. Population-
17,030 (1910).
Court Terms—Jury, third Monday in March and September. Non-
jury, first Monday in June and December.
Orphans' Court Days—Second and fourth Tuesdays in each month.
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Name. Office. Term Expires.
John H. T. Briscoe.. ............. State's Attorney. ............ .1924
Enoch B. Abell................... Clark Circuit Court........... 1921
Benjamin Combs ................. Register of Wills. ............ 1921
Daniel J. Bowles. ................ County Sheriff. ............... 1921
Peter H. Thompson. .............. County Commissioner.......... 1921
Alfred G. Sanner. ............... ..County Commissioner. ......... 1923
J. Marshall Dent, Jr............. County Commissioner. ......... 1925
Charles W. Foxwell. ............. .Judge Orphans' Court......... 1923
John H. Abell. ...................Judge Orphans' Court (Chief) . 1923
Wm. C. Mattingley. ............... Judge Orphans' Court. ........ 1923
Charles A. Heard. ............... .County Surveyor. ............. 1922
Joseph C. Wible. .................Treasurer ................... 1920
Joseph A. Saunders (Elect) ....... Treasurer ................... 1922
OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
(All Terms Expire 1920.)
Name. District. Postoffice.
Samuel L. Raleigh.. .............. 1 ......................... ..Ridge
J. Spencer Murphy. .............. 1 ....................... ..Wynne
B. B. Birch..................... 1 .....................St. Inigoes
Philip J. Medley. ................ 2 ................... .Piney Point
Charles F. Gravee. .............. 3 ..................... .Uorganza
Roland B. Duke.. ................ 3 .................. ..Leonardtown
Harry E. Graves. ............... 3 .................. .Leonardtown
T. B. Carpenter.. ................ 4 ...................... .Chaptico
James A. Lathan................. 4 ....................Leonardtown
Harry C. Davis.................. 5 ................. .Charlotte Hall
William F. Chesley, Jr........... 5 ..................Charlotte Hall
Daniel T. Duron. ................ 6 .................. .Laurel Grove
James J. Stone. ................. 7 ........................ .Oakley
William Bennett. ................ 8 ................... ..Jarboesville
A. D. Carpenter. ................ 8 ................... .Jarboesville
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
(All Terms Expire 1920.)
Name. Postoffice.
Hugh F. Smith. .................. .....:.................. .Airedale
Joseph A. Saunders.. ................................... Leonardtown
E. M. Anderson...................................... Mechanicsville
B. Kennedy Abell. .................................... .Leonardtown
Harry M. Jones. ...................................... .Leonardtown
Wm. W. Burroughs, ................................. .Mechanicsville
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