Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-21
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalEise and Otherwise.
Attend the Democratic District
Meetings. See advertisement.

Atb6u0 tu0 OGufOCfoUiO t<ASgAiOu
Meetings. See advertisement.
Persons desiring lists Of the 1909
registration may obtain them by APP
plication TO the Supervisors Of Elec-
tions and paying the legal charge.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wingate, OF South
Norwalk, Conn, is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. T. Lee Mattingly, at
"Bpena VISTA. near Leonardtown.
There will be a meeting of the
Race Association in Leonardtown
next Saturday afternoon. Business
Of importance will betransacted and
all members are urged 10 be pre-
sent.
Linemen are at work on the Tele-
phone Line TO Valley Lee and hope
to have IL tied in far enough down
the county to be OF material use in
transmitting election returns from
the lower districts.
Robert w. Yates, of Milestown
district, was buried Wednesday
last at Medley's Neck Mr.. Yates
was son OF the late Thompson
Yates and was popular. prosper
Gus and successful business man.
He was about 50 years old. May he
rest In peacel
Miss Mamie v. Chappelear. OF
Charlotte Hall, was married to
Philip r Morehouse, OF Washington,
d. c., on The evening OF Wednes-
day. October 18th, 1909. Rev. r. u.
Wright, of Washington, was the
Cfficiating Clergyman. Our congra
tulations and best wishes.
Our space this week is taken up
with election advertising and our
force is kept busy working on legal
matter that must be printed before
election. Hence, we are unable TO
handle at this time commun cations
and mortuary tributes. All matter
on our files will receive attention as
soon as We can make room for II.
The Baltimore Sun, of Tuesday,
last, publishes an interview with
State Senator Green we'll, of this
cou, ty, In which he says: Il am
independent 10 my voting, but am
heartily in favor OF the suffrage
amer dment . DR.. Greenwich ex.
pressed his views vigorously and
his interview takes up almost q
column of the Sun.
Mrs. Tommy Thompson of Chap
tice neighb0rhood, was fatally burn
ed Wednesday morning. She was
engaged Ia her Kitchen when her
clothing caught fire and she ran out
into the yard In her efforts to extin-
gnish the q lmes. Her husband
was In the house OF the time OF the
accldt nj but is so crippled that be
was unable 10 reach bis vile or rem
der any assistance.
The Rspu blicans- held their Mass
Meeting at sLeonardtown last Tues
day. John s Jones' called the inset
ing to order and Capt. W. +. Ches-
lev presided. Rev. Frank Il Will
liams, candidate for Comptroller,
was the only out-of. county speaker.
He spoke at length and was parti-
cularly uncomplimentary to the
Democratic party OF which organiza.
tion be was q member until Gov.
Smith declined to make him Superin.
tendent of Public Education,
Mrs. Anna Eliza Gridley, mother
OF the gallant Captain Gridley whC
commanded Dewey's flagship at the
battle OF Manila Bay, died recently
at her home in Washington, ageG
"a years. Mrs. Gridley was one o
the best known women in the coun
try. In the Geld hospitals before
Richmond she nursed wounded Fed
eral soldiers during the Civi. War
Mrs. Gridley was we'll known il
Ieonardtown where she used to b.
frequent visitor to the late Mrs
Sara Denton Wilson.
The Democratic Mass Meeting
held 10 Leonardtowp last Frida.
was one of the largest and most re
preventative ever held 10 St. Mary 8
Charles s. Grason, OF st lingo S
presided over the meeting wbic
was addressed by Hon. Joshua W
Herring, Democratic candidate 70
Comptroller, Hon w. Trickett Giles
and by Governor Croihers. Til
speeches were eloquent and con
vincing and the telling points wer
warmly applauded. Many ladie
we're 10 attendance.
Richard e. King, colored. wa
found dead near Halethorpe, Sta
tion just outside OF Baltimore. on lib
p. w. g. b. r. r.. last Friday. Th
body was badly mutilated and IL
evident that he was killed by th
wheels OF q passing train. Kin
was admitted to the bar in s.
Marv's county, December 5. 1885,
and in the Test Book says be wa
''of Charles county" HS lived !
st. Mary's for few years and the
removed to Annapolis and snbs'
quently went to Baltimore.
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