ST. MARY’S COUNTY

County Seat—Leonardtown.

Origin of Name—In honor of the Virgin Mary, the landing from
the Ark and Dove at St. Mary’s having been made on the Feast of the
Annunciation.

Date of Formation - - 1637. Area—365.04 square miles.
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

(All elected officers may be addressed at the County Seat.)
Name Office Term Expires
John H. T. Briscoe State’s Attorney 1939
Joseph M. Mattingly Clerk of the Circuit Court 1938
Addie C. Maddox Register of Wills 1938
J. Bernard LoveCounty Sheriff 1938
Joseph B. Drury _County Treasurer 1935
Clarence D. Bradhurn County Commissioner (1st Dist.) 1938
William P. Wise County Commissioner (2nd Dist.) 1938
F. Harvey BaileyCounty Commissioner (3rd Dist.) 1938
William C. Mattingly Judge Orphans’ Court (Chief) 1938
John H. Abell Judge Orphans’ Court 1938
Adam T. Wible Judge Orphans’ Court 1938
Charles A. Heard Surveyor 1939

Officers Appointed by the Governor.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

(All Terms Expire 1935.)
Name. Dist. Address.
William S. Raleigh 1st Ridge
Edwin E. Birch 1st St. Inigoes
Philip J. Medley jnd Piney Point
John H. Drury 3rd Leonardtown
J. Stephen Alvey.._ 3rd Clements
Theodore B. Carpenter 4th Budd’s Creek
James A. Latham 4th Hurry
Etobt. S. Burroughs 5th Mechanicsville
D. T. Dixon 6th Laurel Grove
Valley I. Greenwell 6th ...Hollywood
Charles J. Mattingly ......8th Pearson

NOTARIES PUBLIC

(All Terms Expire May, 1935.)
Name Address.
Abell, B. Kennedy Leonardtown
Abell, J. Bernard Clements
Bell, J. Ernest Pearson
 
 
Bell, Mary Catherine Pearson
Callaway, William L Callaway
Coppage, George Herman Pearson
Dameron, J. Spencer Dameron