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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
REVISED DEATH
LIST INCREASES
TOLL OF BLAST
(Ey Associated Pressl

CHESTER, Pa, April 11.-Revised
lists Of the fatalities resulting from
the explosions yesterday at the shrap.
nel-loading plant of the Eddystone
Ammunition Corporation at North Ed.
dystone, near here, place the number
Of dead at 1872, the majority girls and
young women.
Between 125 and $50 men, women
and girls were injured, at least ten be.
ing SO burned and torn by shrapnel
fragments, that death was momentar.
lily expected. Twenty-three others
employed in the structure, which was
blown to splinters, are missing.
Some Victims Blown in River.
Although police and company offici
ais worked throughout the night at
tempting to establish Identities of the
dead, they were hampered by the con
dition of the bodies and the fact that
the time book, recording all employed
in the structure, was destroyed by the
first blow of the explosion.
Some of the victims, company offici
ais believe were blown into the Della
ware river, SO that an exact calcula
ton of the death list may never be
possible.
Official opinion of the cause, wheth
er accidental or malicious is divided
Albert B. Johnson, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, which
owns the Eddystone works, asserted
the disaster probably was due to an
accident or carelessness on the part
of persons within the building.
He held that the strong armed guard
about the plant would effectively shut
out persons intent on destroying the
buildings in which millions of dollars
worth Of munitions are being manu-
featured for the entente allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11

A meeting of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held Thursday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, in the post
rooms at the court house
A meeting of the Wi-Mo-Dau-Sis.
club will be held Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. c. B. Ballinger,
eco Lincoln street
Mrs. Mabel Baker will entertain
members of the Jolly Stitchers' club
Thursday afternoon at her home,
North Ninth street
An evening meeting of the Woman 8
Collegiate club will be held Thursday
at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Harlow
Lindley, College avenue. The hus-
bands of the members will be guests
Mr.. Lindley will talk on Picturesque
Indiana"
A meeting of the aid society OF the
United Brethren church will be held
Thursday afternoon at the church.
This is a postponed meeting.
Thursday, Mrs. Wilbur Hibberd is
entertaining members of an auction
bridge club to luncheon.
Mrs. James G. Martin will be host
ess Thursday afternoon for meeting
Of Circle Number 8 of the aid society
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
CHESTER, IND.

Miss Marjorie Pickett is substitute
ing for Miss Mabel Sourbeer in the
Bethel school this week. Miss Char
lotte Rogers of Richmond, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wesler this
week. >. Several from here attended
the funeral of Joe Bennett held at the
residence near Goshen Wednesday af-
ternoon. Joe Meyers has purchased
new Chalmers machine Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Brown of near Richmond,
visited relatives here last Sunday.
Relatives from Eaton, O., were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Duke. Everett Hunt and family and
Mrs. Aaron Benson spent Sunday with
Morley Hunt and family of Pleasant
Hill, o.. Mrs. Aaron Benson of
Lynn, Indiana, visited her son, Ever
EFT Hunt and family last week. :. Mr..
Everett McMahan spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11

A meeting of the East End aid So
ciety of the first Christian church
was held yesterday at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Burr, North Sixteenth
street Plans we're made for silver
tea to be given Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Van Zant, SIT
South Thirteenth street for all women
OF the city.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel j. Hollahan. IA
South Fifth street, were called to Day
ton by the death of Mr.. Hollahan's
mother, Mrs. Edward Hoilahan.
Mrs. S. C. Stimson, of Terre Haute,
will be the prin cipal speaker this
evening at the local institute of the
Francis Willard w. C. T. u, in session
at the First Christian church. Mrs. O..
N Huff, of Fountain City, will preside.
The meeting begins at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Edward Bale and children
have returned to Connersville after.
visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Ida Bartels Sunday school
class of the St. Pauls Lutheran
church will not meet this evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Bartel, South Fourteenth street. The
meeting has ben deferred until next
week.
Mrs. w. O. Crawford assisted by
Mrs. Frank Williams, is entertaining
members of Circle 4, of the aid So
cietv of the First Presbyterian church
Thursday afternoon, at her home,
North Tenth street.
A meeting of the Coterie club will
be held Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Shute.
The Teddy Bear Euchre club mem
bers will meet Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Harry Graham.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Cincinnati Produce

CINCINNATI, O., April 11--Butter:
Creamery extra. 4Sc; centralized ex.
ira, 45hc; do firsts. 42c; do seconds,
39c; dairy fancy, 3Sc; packing stock
25@30c.
Eggs-Prime first. 301sc; first. soc;
ordinary first, 291sc; second, 2S1Ac.
Poultry: Broilers under 11s lbs.
40c; fryers over IL lbs. soc; turkeys,
2i@26c; rcosters, 17c.
Potatoes = Michigan, S9.50@975:
Wisconsin, $95O@9.75
Sweet potatoes: $i.75@200 PEI
hamper.
Cabbage-$7.00@7.75 per crate.
Onions-Spanish. $6@6.50 per 70-lb.
crate; white, $S.5O@9.O0; yellow,
$S5O@9.OO per 100 lbs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April II. - Hogs-Re.
ceipts, 11,0c0; lower: lights, $4,000
1920; pigs, $1O.75@14.50: mixed and
butchers, $15.70@16.3o; good heavy
$16.30@16.35; bulk. $15.75 016.3o.
Cattle Receipts, $500; lower
native beef steers, $7.50@12.50; year
ling steers and heifers, $8.5O@12.00;
cows. $6@11; stockers and feeders,
$6@1O.15.
Sheep Receipts, $500; steady
lambs, $13@15.75; ewes, s9.50@12.25;
yearlings $12.75@14.25; clipped lambs
$1200@126c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
New York Exchange Closing
Quotations

American Can, 45H.
American Locomotive, 661a.
American Beet Sugar. 951a.
American Smelter. 100.
Anaconda, 1874.
Atchison, 1929.
Bethlehem Steel, 1874.
Canadian Pacific, 1879.
Chesapeake E. Ohio. 50.
Great Northern. pfd., 110A.
Lehigh Valley, CAS-.
New York Central, 941s.
No. Pacific, 103.
So. Pacific, 93A.
Pennsylvania, 527s.
U. S. Steel, CON-, Ills.
U. S. Steel, pfd., 117B.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Cincinnati Grain

CINCINNATI. o., April 11.-Wheat
No. 2 red winter, S2.35@2.36h; No.
$. s1.43G1.44: No. 4, $1.40@1.42;
sales. Z cars.
Corn-No. white. $1.441a: No. 3
white, s1.43Q144: No. white, $1.40
Gp1.42; No. yellow, $1.41h; No. 3
yellow, S140@1.41: No. yellow.
S1.3901.4O; No 2 mixed, 1850 1888;
ear corn, s1.43@ LAG.
Oats-No. 2 white, 74c; No. 2 mix
cd. 73c.
Rye-.Range, s17001.78.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11

Many a hollow-cheeked. wrinkled,
aged-looking woman has &c IN
back and made herself look most
beautiful, youthful and charming
by means of the following simple
method: Merely wash your face in
warm water at night and rub in a
teaspoonful or two of Creme To-
kalon Roseated In the morning
wash the face with cold water and
rub in more Creme Tokalon Rose
ated, which you will find entirely
different from all other creams.
Day by day watch how the old,
hardened, coarse, rough skin be-
comes new, fresh, soft and youth
Unlocking. Quigley Bros, Glen
Thistlethwaite, or most any good
druggist or department store in
this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Mint Employe 81
Made Own Coin
tBy Associated Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11--When
ever Charles e. Butler, negro, night
janitor at the United States mint
here needed little extra change. he
would go into the money press room
federal detectives said today, put a
little silver into the mold and make a
new half dollar.
Butler was arrested by secret
service operative who had been de.
tailed to find out who had been lamp
ering with the machinery of the press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
BRITISH MOVE
FORWARD AGAIN
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, April 11-British troops
yesterday advanced north of the will
age of Louveral, in the direction of
Cambria, to the extent of a quarter of
mile along a front of 1000 yards
and consolidated this gain during the
night, telegraphs Reuters from the
British army headquarters in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
PRODUCE
Chicago

CHICAGO, April 1-Butter, 39G
441a.
Eggs: Receipts, 1S046 cases; mar
ket, 29@32c.
Poultry alive: Unchanged.
Potato market: Unchanged, re-
ceipts, "a cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
of the First Presbyterian church al
her home, North Fifth street

of the First Presbyterian church at
her home. North Fifth street.
a man to do it," the Okiciyopi Camp
Fire Girls will give an illustration of
this quotation in High School Audi
forum, Friday, April 18th. at 7:45
o'clock.
Members of the aid society of the
South Eighth Street Friends church
met at the church.
Miss Grace King, County Domestic
Science supervisor. had charge of the
meeting of the Home Economic Study
class of District Number yesterday
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Pyle on
the Abingdon pike. Miss King read
a splendid paper, Hygiene of Dress -
Mrs. Cora Clark was made new men,
Der. Mrs. Fletcher Elliott, who has
just returned from California, was a
special guest.
This evening Miss Mable Riefel's
Sunday school class of the Second
Presbyterian church will present a
play at the church.
Stitch-A-While club members will be
entertained Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. William Massey at her home. 234
North Twenty-first street.
We-Do-So club members will be en-
tertained this evening by Miss Mae
Appleton.
Mothers and teachers were interest
ed in the talk which Mrs. J. S. Hill
made Tuesday afternoon at a meeting
of the Parent-Teachers association of
the Garfield School held at the school,
Mrs. Hill who has recently come to
Richmond for a residence was a form
er president of Parent-Teachers
Association at Martins Ferry, Ohio
Subjects for discussion we're intro
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
East Buffalo.

EAST BUFFALO. April 11.-Cattle,
Receipts, 100; steady.
Veals - Receipts. 800; active, $500
@15.00.
Hogs - Receipts. 1900; active and
strong; heavy and mixed, $4,000
1915; Workers, $16.60@16.70: light
Workers, s15.25@1S.25; pigs. $14.750
1900; roughs, s14.50@14.75; stays
S12@13.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000;
active and strong; lambs, $12@16.75;
yearlings, $11@15; wethers, $4,000
1925: ewes, $12@125O: mixed sheep,
s12.5O@12.75; clipped lambs, $1,000
012.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Feed Quotations

CORRECTED Daily BY Omer WheIan.)
Paying-Oats, CSC; corn, SIPS: rye,
$1.15; clover seed, $9.0061000 q
hushel. straw, $500 a ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $4700 a
ton. $3.50 cwt.; middlings, $460 90 a
ton. $40 cwt.; bran. $4,000 a ton,
s2.25 cwt.; salt, s225 bbl: Quaker
dairy feed, $500 a ton, $500 per cwt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
AMERICANS PLAN
GREATER MEETING
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. April IA great dedi-
catory service to commemorate the
entry of the United States into the
war is being arranged by the various
American organizations in London It
will be held in St. Paul's cathedral,
some time next week. Tickets will be
sent to all Americans in England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April II. ~
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; lower; bulk.
s15.70Q16.15; heavy. $4,000 1920;
PAGERS and butchers, $15.9O@16.15
light, $15.40@16.O5; pigs. $13.50@15.
Cattle Receipts, 1000; steady;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
LIVE STOCK
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 11.-Hogs
- Receipts, 1900; market. lower,
heavies, s16.25@16.3o; heavy Workers,
$1e616.25; light Workers, $14.5O@
1928; pigs, S1250@13.5O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 500;
market, steady; top sheep. $1,000; top
lambs, $14.o0. @
Calves - Receipts, 200; market,
steady; top, $14.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Dependable Market
News for TODAY
Quotations Stock Grain and Produce Large Trading
Centers by Associated Press-Loca Prices Revised
Daily by Leading Dealers

prime fed steers. s1240@13; dressed
beet steers. $10@12.35: southern
steers, $s.50@11.5O; cows. $1,000
1915; heifers. $9@12; stockers and
feeders. $775@11.oO; bulls, $500
1925; calves, sS@13.
Sheep - Receipts, 5000; steady;
lambs, $12.25@15.30; yearlings, $3.50
14.25; wethers, $12@13.25; ewes, 81
@$13.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
GRAIN
Chicago Futures
Toledo Grain

TOLEDO, April II. Cloverseed:
Prime cash. April $1,000.
Alsike: Prime cash, April $11.6O.
Timothy: Prime cash, April. 1910.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Chicago Cash

CHICAGO. April 11.-Wheat: No.
red, nominal; No. 8 red, $2.13N 02.20;
No. hard, nominal; No. hard. s2.17
Corn: No. 2 yellow, $1.33@1.3A: No
yellow, s1.32: No. white, 66@6s.
2 Pork: $3.50 ''-'-'
Ribs: Nominal.
Lard: $50 9O020.95.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Wagon Market

Timothy hay-$14.00@15.O0.
UNSATISFACTORY.
Glover hay-$12.00@14.O0.
Alfalfa-$15.00.
Straw-$9.0O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Produce

Old chickens. dressed, selling. 90 to
35c; young chickens. selling, 30 to
Csc: country butter, selling, 35@4c0;
creamery butter, selling, SOC; fresh
eggs, selling 30c country lard, selling,
csc; potatoes, selling. soc peck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11
Market. $6613.
Chicago

CHICAGO, April II. - Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $1,000; market. slow. 10c to
15c lower; bulk of sales. s1595@16.25,
lights, $15.50@1620; mixed. $1565@
1880: heavy, $15.65@1635; rough,
sl5.65@15.s0; pigs. s11.7561470.
Cattle Receipts. $1,000; market,
weak: native beef cattle, S9306132O;
stockers and feeders. $7.30@1OOO;
cows and heifers, s5.75@11.00; calves
$9M 1850.
Sheep Receipts. $4,000; market.
weak; wethers. s1o.70a13.10; lambs,
SEQ 1850.
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INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS, April 11.-Hogs-
Best heavies, $16.25@16.40; mixed
and mediums. s16.25 @16.35; good to
choice lights, SCHOOLGIRLS; common
to medium lights. s14.75G16.25; bulk
Of sales best hogs, $16.25; roughs,
s15ooG15.75; light pigs. s11.50@13.75
best pigs, $140O915.O0 Receipts,
$500
Cattle--Prime steers, s1200913.25:
good to choice steers, $11.50612.00;
common to medium. $S.00011.50;
heifers, $500. Receipts, 1000.
Calves Common to best veals
$S.50@13.00; common to best heavy,
$6@10.50. Receipts, 500.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice.
$13.50@14.75: common to medium
lambs. S10@1375; good to best lambs.
$14G Is. Receipts, 100.
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Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, O.. April 11--Hogs-
Receipts. 5000: market. steady; pack
ers and butchers. s15.75@16.15; COM
mon to choice, S9G15.2O.
Cattle Receipts. 900; market,
steady.
Calves Market, $6G13.
Sheep - Receipts, 100; market,
steady.
Lambs Market, steady.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-11

We-Do-So club members will be en-.
tertained this evening by Miss Mae
Appleton.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

OF late volume has been published in the
great metropolitan dailies concerning the pro-
liability Of the United States being drawn into
the world war; We sincerely hope that such
a. amentable catastrophe will never arise to mar
the proud position we now maintain among the
civilized peoples Of the earth, but it were wise
for us devise some logical means Of adequate
defense in case such calamity should befaL,
that we may not be found unprepared.
With the pitfuI lessons we have learned
from the European war, SO wildly displayed, it
is our apparent duty to impress our representa-
tive with the grave necessity Of providing US
with something at least approaching our
conception Of adequate defense, if for no other
reason than to conserve our peace OF mind.
Because we have an adequate army and
navy, it does NOT necessarily follow that we
must look about us Tor victim We are at
the present writing sufficiently strong to give a
mighty good account of our stewardship in
numerous cases that might be cited. but we are
today the one power in the world chaos that
stands out as the champion of humanity and we
are unprepared should a showdown come and
we are called upon to do more than urge an abate-
ment Of Atrocities that almost daily are brought
to our notice Ii IS sincerely to be hoped
before 1917 has journeyed far on the road to-
ward eternity that steps will be taken to MAIN
tain our proud and al pre- enlous position,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
MARYLAND. DEllwlRf 4 VIRGINIA ~. co
WINTER SCHEDULE
Potomac River Line
m EFFFcr DEcEMBEn 8. Iple.

Steamer leaves Baltimore. Pier 3
Light Street, weather and tlde permit
ting, 8, D. m. Tor Washington, u G
and intermediate landings. ~ follows
Millers, Broome's. Porto Belle, Ora.
son >. CesB. 3 =. m, Bundirk Z. l.ske'a,
Walnut poii.t, Cowart's IseNieettn. Kin.
sale. .Cingra. Lodge Landing, MuDdy's
Point, Piney Point. 10 .. m. Leonard
town. 2 noon, Abeil's Cobrum'a Bay.
side lsusheood. Rock Point. b. M.
MorRautown, Riverside. Glymont, Alex
sndria. arriving in Washington Monday
morning.
'On Signal.
Leaves Washington. b. q, foot Of
Seventh Street, weather ard eide per-
hitting, NJ 4 D. M, LennaEdt0wn,
Tucaday, q M, Lodge Landing 10 3.
M, KinssIc. IL noon; MiIler'e. b. M,
Porto BeIlD, 8 3 ~ arriving II Balti-
more "Wednesday morning, stopping ~
ali the above landings.
Steamer leavea Baltimore pler 3
Light Street, Tuesday. ~. ms for the
following points. weather and tlaa per-
MiIIer's, Brome'a, Porto Belle. Ora
son 3. Coan. bundick'a. isake's, Walnut
/ Point, Cowsrt'e. Lewisettn. lodge,
Mnndy'a Point, Kinsale.
Returning steamer leaves kinsale.
/ Wednesday " noon. weather and tide
/ permitting, for Baltimore. stopping At
| an the above landings: Millar's. I p
m, Grason'a. p. M, Porto Bello, 6 p,
M. arriving at Baltimore Thursday
morning
steamer leaves Baltimore. Pier 3
Light Street, weather and tide permit
ting, Wednesday AZ p n for Leon.
ardlown and Ian sings as follows
Miller's, Brome's, Porto Bello. Ora
sons. Coan, q. M Bundick'a. Lakes
| Walnut Point, C0waft'a. Lewiaetta.
| Kinsaie, *Gintra, Lodge Landing, Mum
ldy's Point. Piney Point, 10 Il. n !.
\ Bushwo0d. Rock Point. Cobfnm d,
Bay Side, Abell,e, Leonardsown
e0n Signal.
Returning steamer leaves weather
and tide permitting: Leonardtoen.
l Friday, q. m lndge Landing, 10 n
m., KInsale " noon, Miller's. 4 p M
Porto Bello. 8 p. nj arriving IN baltl-
more Saturday morning. stopping At all
the above landings
This time table shows the times at
which steamers may be expected % ef
rive and depart from the several
wharves. but their arrivals on departure
at the times stated Is not guaranteed,
nor does the Company held Itself rel
sponsible for any delay or any e0nse-
quences arising therefgVm.
WILLARD THOMSON,
General Manager.
p. w. D0WNEa
4 Agent. Baltimore.
r. MURDOCH,
General Passenger Afsna.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04
JOB WORK The BEACON


wish 20 announce TO my patrons
and the general public that on account
OF the high price of material, have
advanced my prices on al work.
Horseshoeing, from No. / to q,
plain, sl.25.
From No. up, plain, sl.50
Toe weights, side weights. ideal
corks and steel shoes, $3.50. About
25 per cent on ell other work.
Thanking you all for past patron
age, I solicit o continuation III the
same. Respt.
l0-l2-4t. ADAM r. WTBT.E
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-04

Again we stand at the thrushold Of another
year and having bid adieu to 1916. its successes
and failures, we are now ready and anxious To-
meet what the year of Grace 1917 may
have in store for us. In looking back over the
past months that are now history, one cannot
but feel pardonable sccnse of pride in the adj
yancement that has been universal in ST. Mary
We have grown In progresslveness and have
increased our prosperity by gigantic strides. IL
was a good year. Now comes 1917 and the
omens all point to the greatest opportunities
ever presented for continuation Of the delect-
able state in which we find ourselves. There
is yet much work to do. There are important
sides toward the attainment Of our ambitions
that must be made, that we may keep the pace
so well sustained during the past year.
One monument that stands out to our credit
is the perpetuation Of the annual county fair,
and another is the development and increase Of
the social and literary clubs that are now
Aourishing in the county. Then we have as
sisted in making the St Mary's Hospital little
nearer the magnificent institution we all SO fer
vently desire it to become before the flight Of
many more years. Our schools, both public
and private, have made an enviable showing
and the banking institutions reflect in what man
ner the farmers have prospered. There have
been gains bat over against the gains ineparabe
losses. Some Of US have experienced the loss
- those near and dear to us, but such is the
81 Of humans.
The Beacon enjoyed in limited degree a
small portion Of the year success, due in large
measure to the friends and patrons, whose as
sistance has made it possible for us now to
thank them and to wish to all Happy and
Prosperous New Year and urge all % do Their
utmost to make St. Marys record for 1917
even more enviabe than that Of last year
Many and important questions viii be pres
ented to the citizens Of the county for solution
and we would most respectfully suggest that
there is no better Medium for the discussion Of
our welfare than clear, concise statement Of
ones ideas through the columns Of the Beacon;
therefore we invite all, whether we have the
pleasure Of numbering them among our patrons
or not, to use the columns for such discussions
as are pertinent to the present and future wel-be
ing OF the county.