Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-22

DRafH OF PRcs. HosMRs Our obitu-
airy column gives to-day the melancholy
notice that Prof. Holmes . dad. He
died Il his residences In this Yillsge on
Saturday morning laae ailera brief lines
Hs age vss shout So. This announce
nsnt win Occasion the deepest regret in
many homes 10 our county. The Profes-
sor was widely md favorably known. and
had lsag been. .s among ihe most success
sslofcar school educators. Distinguished
for mathematical and classical at,ainments.
the study Of these features of liberal ed
ueation VS. ever = specially in the Pro-
fessor's system Of tuition. and he enjoyed
and deserved the reputation Of possessing
in Remarkable degree that rarest and
happiest faculty Of precepscrisl art. the
power Of communicating and making plain
to. asd iupressins upon. puPilr whatever
be undertook to teach. In educational mat
tiers. be vas ".soro.shiss." opposed to
all mere smsttering. and ever insisted.
that what WAS to be known. should be reu
known. Thus much Of the dead teachers
art anc system. OF his personal life as .
family head and citizen and neighbOr. We
have left ourselves no space here to speak.
and hasten on to the proceedings taken on
Monday night last BY the literary body of
which be Was both distinguished and
honored member. promising that. a.
preliminary meeting on the morning of
Monday. the body in question passed
motion to attend his funeral and appointed
. Committee Of three (Messrs Key. Crane
and King) to draft resolutions expressive
Of the loss the Society had sustained BY
the death Of Prof. Holmes. and with in
ssruc.ious to the Committee to report to a
meeting to be convened on the evening of
the same day. It is the proceedings Of
this latter meeting. that We give below.
Lconardtovn. Feb. 10Th. 1872.
At . special meeting Of the St. Mary's
Reading Room and Debating Society.
President, Robt. c. Combs, in the Chair.
Msssrs. Key. King and Crane /. Com
mittee appointed to draft resolutions in re-
gard to our late member. Alexander b.
Holmes. deceased. presented the follow
ing. which being read, and after some re-
marks BY Messrs. Jos. II. Key. D. C.
Hanm NETT and President r. C. Combs az
propriate to the deceased life and charac-
ter for usefulness ~ . member Of this So
ciesy. Of our community and county. were
unanimously adopted.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas. it has pleased the All-wise
Master to take to Himself an earnest and
efficient co-worker in this body. and ono
much endesred to it. aud greatly resrec-
ted for kindliness Of personal demeanor
and promptness to the demands of every
duty he was called upon to discharge
and whereas. it is proper and usual in
bodies of this kind for surviving brothers
to recognize the services. and place upon
record some memorial Of = useful men,
bership. severed by death
Now be it therefore resolved. BY the
members Of the ST. Mary's Reading Room
and Debating Society. That in the decease
of Alexander b. Holmes. we are profound
ly sensible Of the misfortune that has be-
fallen US. and Of the irreparable loss, in
counsel and action. We have thereby sus-
tanned.
Resolved. That We lament. in common
with our fellow-ciiizens. who have known
his works and felt the influence of his life.
bis early taking of" in the day Of his
vigor and usefulness.
Resolved. That the Secretary enclose
copy Of these resolutions to the family of
deceased. with the expression Of it's sim
crre sympathy with the loss it has sustain
cd.
Resolved. That copy of these re.olu-
tons be entered upon the proceedings Of
this Society. and that the Secretary of this
meeting be requested to nave them pub
lished in the St. Mary's Beacon.
On motion Of Mr.. d. C. Hammctt, it
was ordered. that each member wear upon
his left arm the usual badge of mourning
for ten days.
On motion. the Society then adjourned