Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-03-19
[ Written for the Beacon. J
hEESPUKT, I A.,
March z 1895


EDITORS BEACON :-Leonardtown
and st. Mary's people must not think.
they are the only ones who enjoyed
the excitements and glories Of the new
Democratic Inauguration last week; !.
though | was exceedingly glad to OBJ
serve that many of them, in common
with many other citizens of good old
Maryland, my Maryland" took adj
vantage of the first opportunity that
has been afforded them for nearly 4
quarter of century past aad' ca1oe,
down to see our Cleveland Triumph
antly indicted in his high office. AS
you know, good opportunities were
offered to the people of the entire
country and those of McKeesport, Pa,
were made no exceptions, hence your
unworthy subscriber and patron, as a
native of good old st. Mary's and a
loyal son still, though dweller in a
distant State, was glad enough to en-
brace the opportunity and to take
Monday mornings train for the Cap
ital, intent on seeing and taking a
share in the grand and magnificent
demonstrations that were arranged to
come off Hence, Tuesday morning
found us in dear old Washington and
looking in wonder and astonishment,
not unmixed with dismay, upon the
preparations for the next days un-
precedented programme. Upon this
particular subject, Messrs. Editors, |
do not desire to enlarge, since your
own interesting columns and those Of
the daily press have made familiar to
those of your readers and of other st.
MarY's people who were not so fortu-
nate as to have been in attendance,
the details Of one OF the most magnifi-
cent and triumphant inaugurations OF
President that the country has ever
witnessed.
But, Messrs. Editors, while, as |
just remarked, ] do not desire to take
up any Of your time and space in
talking about any OF the scenes of this
grandest ofinaus urations, it is the meet
ing with several of my old Leonard
town and st. Mary's friends and the
good time / had with them in Wash
ington, as well as the delights of an
exceedingly brief run down to Point
Lookout, my old home, and happy
day and evening among old friends,
that has impelled me to annoy you
with this scribbling epistle.
In Washington I had the pleasure
Of meeting and enjoying a few pleas
ant hours with that king of Leonard
town landlords, Herbert F. Moore,
and a number of other old friends
whom it did me good to see. The
former informed me that Tank" Mat
tingly, j. 7. M. Raley, John and Ben
Camalier, good old friends all, were
among the vast crowd who had as
sembled to do homage to cur new
President, but, although | made an
effort to find them and grasp them by
the hand, it was unavailing.
When went down the Potomac on
the George Leary for a few hours at
my old home, l had the pleasure of
having for fellow-passengers, Messrs.
VIM Clarke, Thomas Bronze, Wallace
Gray, Frank Smith, whom ! had,
many years ago, the pleasure of help
ing to elect sheriff Of st. Mary sand
the two Wrightsons, father and son.
A very pleasant night--to me, at least,
was that on the boat.
/ was able to spend but one day and
an evening at old Point Lookout, but
during that time had pleasant chat
over old times with Geo. B. Taylor, the
esteemed correspondent ofthe BEACON,
and who affords to myself, wife and bro
Their, "Boley," SO many pleasant hours
here in McKeesport, reading in your
dear old columns the news from home.
Before we left, good old Alex. Balm
got out his old fiddle and gathered
together a goodly number Of our old