Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-21
LOCalVise and Otherwise.

Attend the Democratic District
Meetings. See advertisements.
Persons desiring lists of the 1909
registration may obtain them bv an
plication 70 the Supervisors of Elec-
lions aud paying the legal charge.
Mrs. A. M. Wingate, OF South
Norwalk, Conn, is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. 7. Lee Mastin0ly. AZ
"Buens Vista, near Leonardtown.
There will be q meeting Of the
Race Association In Leonardtown
next Saturday afternoon. Business
Of importance will betransaated and
oil members are urged 10 be pre-.
sent.
Linemen are at work on the Tele-
phone Line 70 Valley Lee and hope
20 have 10 tied In far enough down
the county 70 be of material use In
transmitting election returns from
the lower districts.
Robert w. Yates, Of Milestowu
district, was buried "Wednesday
last at Medley's Neck. Mr.. Yates
was q son Of the late Thompson
Yates and was q popula-, prosper.
Jus aud successful business man.
He was about b years old. May he
rest In peacel
Miss Mamie v. Chappelear, of
Charlotte Hall, was married 10
Philip z Morehouse, OF Washington,
ID. C., on the evening of Wednes.
day. October 18th, 1909. Rev. r. T..
Wright, OF Washington, was the
Cficiating clergyman. Our copgra-
tulati0ns 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 DO printed before
election. Hence. we are unable 10
handle at this time commu q ications
aud m0rtuary tributes. All matter
on our files will receive attention as
soon as We can make room for IL.
The Baltimore Sun, OF Tuesday.
last. publishes an interview with
State SENATOR Greenwich, OF this
cOur ~, in which he says: II am
indrpt ndent 10 my voting. but am
heartily In favor Of the suffrage
amer dmont DR.. Green well ex-
pressed his views vigorously and
bis interview takes up almost q
column OF the Sun.
Mrs. Tommy Thompson of Chap
tice neigh b0rhood, was fatally burn
cd 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-
guish the himes. Her husband
was In the house at the time OF the
accidG NJ but 10 so crippled that he
was unable 10 reach his wife or rem.
der any assistance.
The Republicans held their Mass
Meeting at 1Leouardtowp last Tues.
day. John s Jones called the meet
ing 70 order aud Capt. w. +. Ches-
ley presided. Rev. Frank E VIII
liams, candidate for Comptroller,
was she only out. OF, county speaker.
He spoke at length aud was parti-
cularly uncomplimentary TO the
Democratic party Of which organiza-
ton he was member until Gov.
Smith declined TO make him Superin-
tendent Of Public Education.
Mrs. Anna Eliza Gridley, mother
Of the gallant Captain Gridley who
commanded Dewey's flagship at the
battle OF Manila Bay, died recently
at her home in Washington, aged
"a years. Mrs. Gridley was one oil
the best known women In the coun-
try. In the field hospitals before
Richmond she nursed wounded Fed
eral soldiers during the Civil. War.
Mrs. Gridley was well known ia
Leonardtown where she used to be
frequent visitor 10 the late Mrs.
Sara Denton Wilson.
The Democratic Mass Meeting
held 10 Leonardtown last Friday
was one OF the largest and most re
preventative ever held In ST. Mary's.
Charles S. Grason, of st Inigo's.
presided over the meeting which
was addressed by Hon. Joshua w.
AOttn8s DCuNCEottu C0uulu6to IOt
Comptroller. Hon. w. Trickett Giles,
and by Governor Crothers. The
speeches were eloquent and con.
vincing and Shs telling points we're
warmly applauded. Many ladies
were In attendance.
Richard 4. King, colored. was
found dead near Halethorpe. q Sta.
ton just outside of Baltimore on the
Z. w. q b. r. R.. last Friday. The
body was badly mutilsted and il Is
evident that he was killed ny the
wheels Of o passing train. Kips
was admitted 10 the bar in St
Marv's county, December 8, 1887
and in the Test Book says be was
OF Charles county," He lived In
50. Mary's for o few years and Their
removed TO Annapolis and subse
quently went 10 Baltimore.