Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-14
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalEiSe and Otherwise.

The tobacco market is active and
higher prices are being secured.
Don't forget to attend the Demo
cratic Mass Meeting at Leonard
town on FRIDAY, October 18th.
We ask the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement on our first
page of W. A. Smoot & Co Inc.
Miss BERTHE CopseY. formerly Of
this county, is now representing in
the South, Bowel & Helen, Whole
sale Milliners, of Baltimore.
In our last issue we published the
ffflcial notice OF the Democratic
Senatorial Primary to be held
November 2, proximo--Election
Day.
Sassafras Boy. 3 years old by
Bed worth Jr., who is now owned
by Harry M. Jones. Leonardtown.
won race last week in Lynchbury,
Va. in 24t.
Former Attorney General John P.
Poe is seriously i'll at his home near
Baltimore. Mr.. Poe is one OF the
greatest lawyers in the country and
for years has been a Democratic
leader OF national prominence
II you voted in the Democratic pri-
maries 10 name the Democratic tick
ct, you are in honor bound to sup
port that ticket at the general cleo,
tion. Voting in the primaries means
an enlistment for the campaign.
Last Tuesday we received notice
that our speakers at Fridays Mass
Meeting will be Gov. Crothers.
Comptroller Herring and Hon. W.
Trickett Giles. An imperative bus
mess engagement will prevent SEN
: ator Rayner s attendance as at first
announced.
The Chicago Banker, of October
8, contains an able and exhaustive
article by Henry W. Yates against
Central Ba k. The great Omlha
fnancier takes strong ground
against the proposed project and
shows how it would be of serious
dis dvantage to the country.
The State Road corps is making
good progress in the building Of
the reinforced concrete bridge
over the Big Run near Leonard
town. A short concrete bridge is
alsp being instructed over the
small stream near T. Lee Mating
ly's gate, Ist beyond the corporate
limits
Capt N H Mandanyohl, OF Char
les COUNTY, was in Leonardtown
Tuesd " looking over The ground
preparatory TO organizing a lodge of
Heptazophs here. He expects to re-
turn In about two weeks and give a
talk on the subject. The captain
states hat men from Is to 30 years
Of age are eligible for membership.
80 EHurts are being made to estab-
klsh Cigar Factory In Leonard.
town aud a large per cent of the ne
csssary capital has been subscribed.
A noted cigar manufacturer Of Lam
caster, Pa, is said to be- back of the
deal. We wish the project great
success. 1t certainly has an active,
hustling and successful promoter in
charge Of the preliminary work.
From the Baltimore San, OF Oct.
6, we learn that Miss Edwardina
Crane, daughter of Judge J. Par
ran Crane has been made dea-
coness by the Bishop of New York
<and been appointed assistant to the
Dean OF the New York Training
School for Deaconesses-one of the
most important positions woman
may hold In the American Episco-
pal Church.
Since w. v. Waters has put on
his new dayton the passenger traf
fic between Leonardtown and Me-
chanicsville has greatly increased.
We hope Mr. Waters will develop
the business and establish good
stage line between the county seat
and the railroad termiuous. If the
people will patronize him he can af-
ford TO give them good serv CO aud
10 cut many minutes off the time
between tho two points.
Mrs. Mary O. Raley, relict OF the
late w. II. Raley, OF st. Inigo's,
died, September 20, 1909 at the resi-
dence of her son. in law 10 Balti-
more, aged 70 years and months
Mrs. Raley was truely Christian
woman and her long life was spent
in doing good. She was a daugh-
ter OF the late Aquila Burroughs
Sr. and of Susan Lyon Burroughs,
his wife. Mrs. Raley is survived
by four children. Mrs. p. M.
O'Connor and Mrs. B. e. Edwards,
both OF Baltimore, and Messrs. ]
Edgar and j. Harry Raley, of St.
Inigo's--twenty grand children and
one great grand child. Her remains
were buried at ST. Ignatius Church,
October 8, instant. May she rest in
peacel