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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

Unknown Knight. Samuel Blair;
!IsappoirsEseat franklin Davis;
keHfeun. John Tppeir
brifon's Bar. John AbeIl.
Be = the tilsing commenced. the
knigh vere marshalled into line in front
of the sdges' stand and we're addressed
in ves appropriate remarks BY DR.. WIN.
Fl. s. =. the Orator. The gentleman
told ne spirit that should spur them %
tn kr My deeds, and that the smile of
fair nan should make them strive to
win q prize now before them, that the
prize ~ be laid at the feet Of her whose
const eJ lent its faithfuluess to their
lance so
III tolloving was the result Of the tilt
ing. I the names of those Who we're sue
cemfl and those fair ones who we're the
rccipi - Of the houors:
Kht Of the Rippling. won the frst
honotfnnd crowned Miss Ida Grifkn. of
Prime Georges county, the Queen Of
Love md Beauty-Knight ofSs. Joseph's.
was en1hled to the second. and crowned
Miss ete Morgan. LIST Maid Of Homer
IsanE was entitled to the third, and
crew Miss Beckie Saxson, end Maid
~ knight Of the Lone Star, was
5 he fourth, and crowned Miss
eIer, 3rd Mad Of Honor
Is % Tie Head Of the Bay. was enti-
tied to the eth. and crowned Miss Lucy
NJ. Burroughs. 4th Maid Of Honor. It
would be invidious to compare the beauty
Of these hliies-sufice It to say. that
they were bill smiles and beauty, aud bore
the honors bestowed upon them with all
grace.
The crowd then adjourned to the large
house occupied BY Mr.. Cusic. where a
sumptuous repast awaited them. The Ia
bic was flied abundan,ly with all the sub
Istansials ard delicacies Of the season, and
We could SION see countenances which
seemed to have been satisfied. And then
the dance in which all seemed to partici-
pate.
About this time, it was announced that
q match Tournament would come of, the
successful might winning a shirt. We
hurried to the field and found the gallant
gentlemen drawn up into line in front of
one who proposed to address them on the
gravity of The occasion. but he never came
to time. The reason is best known to
himself. Donatus Thompson. with bea-
yer on. was Chief Marshall-Chas Thorn
as was Hcrald-Johnson Cotton and Simms
Fenwick Judges. After heated contest,
in which nobody took the ring. the shirt
was missing and the whole thing ended in
a row. We were amused at the Herald's
orders to the knights to charge, "Git rea-
dy-charge Mr.. Fagin," &c.
We have tried to learn full particulars
from one Of the Judges. but he could not
tell US anything abou, it. He was placed
there. he says. to Judge. but for nothing
else. The arch was out Of the range Of
his vision.
We learn that the managers realized
S3sS. for which they have requested me
TO return the the thanks Of the neighbor-
hood 70. the liberal patronage.
EYEWITNESS.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
aN-RHSIDluT I0TICB
Alice s Miller
VS.
George Warren, Edward War
rem, Charles Warren. Jennie Ii
Warren, PAMELA Warren aud
Jane HI Warren.
In the Circuit Court for Saiut
Mary's county, sitting in
Equity.
No. 3l0 N T. -
Alice s Miller
No. $50 N. E.

"HE object Of this bill is 10 procure q
l. decree for sale Of certain real es.
tate located in Saint Mary's County, Ma
ryland, of which George II Warren, late
of said county, deceased, died seized and
possessed. commonly called and known as
PART LOT NO. T." CONTAINING
ABOUT EIGHTY ACRES.
The bill states, that the said George
II Warren died intestate some time in
the year, 1872. indebted to the Com.
plaiuant, Alice s Miller, Of Worcester.
Massachusetts,. in the sum of q teen hun
dred and sixty dollars on open account,
with interest from Goth Of December
1SIl-owning aud poss ,ssing a small
amount Of personal property and real cs.
tate Of some value in St Marv's cousty.
Nd. and leaving Jane II Warren, his
widow, George, Edward, Charles. Jeu-
ME II and PAMELA Warren. his chillre n
and only heirs at law. That all his pnr.
sonal property. which was of very little
value, has been removed, sold or lost.
aud no administration had upon it, and
that the same il and was at the time of
his death insufficient to discharge the
Con plainsnt's debt or any CO, siderable
portion Of it. That TIE said Charles
Warren and Jennie III Warren are mi-
nors. and that all the said Dufeud au,s,
Jane IL Warren. George Warren, Ed
ward Warren. Charles Warren, Jenni.
II Warren aud PAMELA Warren reside
out of the State of Maryland.
1t is thereupon adjudged and ordered
this 9Th day Of September. 1873. tbs. the
Complainant, by causing copy Of tsis
order to be inserted in the Saint Mary's
BEACON. published at Leonardtown, once
in each OF four successive weeks. three
months before the 10Th day OF JANUA-
RY, 1874. give notice to the said alb
sent Defendants of the Of jeet and snb-
stance of this bill, and to warn them
10 appear in this Court. in person or
BY solicitor, on or before the said 10Th
day OF January, 1874, to answer she
premises aud show cause, If any they
have, why decree ought not 10 pass rs
prayed.
... JNO A CAVALIER.
Clerk.
True copv-Test:
JN0 A CAVALIER,
Clerk.
Sept IL, 1S73-4x
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
MARRIED,

In Baltimore city, at st. Ignatius' church, on
the 4,h instant, BY Rev. Edw. Boone. A. W.
GARDINER, OF ST. Mary's county, TO Miss MA.
RIA r. GWYNN, daughter Of Vim. H. Gwynn,
ST., OF Prince Georges county.
lCharles and Prince Georges county papers
please publish.
On the 9th August, 1879, by the Rev. Father
Pacciarini, HENRY r. STANHICE to Mrs. J.
CATION.
On the 2ni Sept instant. BY the Rev Father
Guhitosi, JAMES HILL to Miss JOSEPHINE
BAGGIT.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

email price demanded 10 enjoy the de-
lights Of % we'll appointed table. groaa-
ing under . load Of best eafables. under .
high state 1t cookery. and to be in CON-
psny with With 20 many fair and beautiful
Hebcs. No feast Of Of the Gods vas ever
graced By such exquisite beauties.
After dinner. they all joined in the
merry dance. which they enjoyed until
night forced them 70 repair to their re-
specsivs homes. which they did. well
pleased With the entertainment they had
received.
Hor Box.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
LgoxARDTowN, ND.

Pubic SPEaEISG.-We are authorized
80 state that Col. Chapman Billingsley.
elsewhere announced in our paper as a
candidate for the Senate, will address hrs
fsllow.ciiizens at the Court House, Leon
ardtown, on the afternoon Of Tuesday,
the 10Th instant. The public are invited
10 attend.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
WOODLAND
Private Sale.

WILL OFFER At PRivAE SALE ABOUT
1HO ACRES of Woodland, situated in the
lcC Factory district, ST Mary's county,
adjoining the lands of the Thomas Estate and
Washington Abel. For further particulars,
apply TO Mr. W kane on the Bay, near Cedar
Point, or TO myself
CHARLES W RIDGELY,
Exec of G X Kane deceased,
81 So Pasl street. Bait. Nd.
Sept IL, ls13-4ts
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
Trustees Sale
of Valuable
REAL ESTATE.

DY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit
- Court for Saint Mary's county, in
Equity, passed in a causs in which Geo
w Horsey, Samuel Bassen and John o
Horsey. trading as Horscy, Brother &
Batteu, are Complainants. aud VIM Frank
Ford. Administrator Of James Sco6eld,
Eagenc Scofcld and others arc Defsn-
dau,s, and bearing date of the 26.h day
OF July. 1873. the undersigned. Trustees.
viii offer at public sale. al tho Court
House door in Lecnardtown, on
Tuesday, the 10th day Of Sept.
1873,
bstseen the hours ofl2 o'clock. IN. and
4 o'clock. p. m, all the real estate Of
which the late James Sco6eld died seized
and possessed, 10 wit: One tract or
parcel Of land. called aud known as
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

GrAxo, xrc.-We note fair supply Of CHA
cha Island Gaano In dealers hands, which L.
selling at $50 per ton Of 2,ooo Ms, eurreney,
bat there Is no stork In agents hands. Qua
nape We quote at SEQ per long ton In lots Of
10 to so tons, with deduction Of SO cents 10
Si.5o per toa fer lots from so TO $50 TONS
There is an active Southern trade demand for
Fertilizers. aud the leading makers command
S45eSso per ton, while inferior kinds are much
lower.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

~ S. ~ PETTEyGZL E. CO.. 81
W Park Rer ". T., 10 Soafh Sired.
Boston. and 70l CAestasf Street. Pkiiadsi-
phia, are .igsnts fev 81. .asyy's Besroa in tks
abore cities and aathorisei 10 contract for I'd.
rersisiny al Our loarcst raiss.
.Aay Is, 1874.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
-. CoMNUSIcArED.
TOURNAMENT AND DINNER AT
NEWTOWN.

Mr. Editor We we're at Newtown
on "Wednesday last. the 3rd instant. and
had the pleasure Of witnessing the Tour.
nasnent and enjoying the Dinser given at
that place for the benefit Of the Newtowu
Catholic Church aud will cow give you
some acceans of the proceedings, as some
of your readers may End some interest
therein. Well, the Tournament was like
oil other Tournaments in form, &c. The
usual Grafton was delivered-theI ring rid
den at Eve ,imes-the happy knights pa
rading the ground in search Of the Queen
Of Love and Beauty. the hearts then pal-
plating. the reeepsion..of the crown. the
token given in exchange-the dance. and
all was over. Nobody hurt or killed ~
when IvanhOe tilted against BEDSIDE Gil
bert.
J. The following is list Of those who rode
Tor the houOrs Of the day and their knight
ly names -
Knight of the Ripping Ware, Benny Howard;
g ST. joseph's, George Msitineler;
y, Ivanhoe, u wocdley Mating key;
Lone Star, lanes Cryer;
Head Of the Bar; Clens. Cawocd;
Sc Cemcnt's Bay, n. SWAMI;
Scotland, Each Nastingiey, Ir;
Locnsf Greve, John Cryer;
+" Bleeaing Heart, VIM Saxton;
The Grove, Frank Herbert
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
For the State Senate.

kr Editor :-Yoa are authorized to Announce
Col CHAPMAN BiLLlNGSLEY, Of PasuKen,
district. as q candidate at the ensuing election
to represent st Mary's county in the Senate Of
Maryland. The high personal character and
sfauneh political integrity Of Col Biliingsley,
Senatorial position, have induced this announce
ment, which Il warmly sanctioned by many
fRfKxDs AxD ADxIRKRs.
sept IL, 1879
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

purchases under The Preach contract yearly con-
pleied. The market for MARYLAND Tobacco has
been rendered somewhat sruner by the fsct thar
the growing crop Is kaown 20 be . short one
The Ohio crop l. nearly all in. and the uaarse,
= quiet. the sales amounting to oaly ahoat $50
hhds. fos Deisburg and Austria In KensnSky
ne learn Of sales Of about loo hhds., mostly
good arality, at Sii.so@l3, sor export, bat
We hear Of no N ,vementin Virginia worthy Of
note. The exports dar;ag the week were 1919
hhds. to Bremea and rsl hhds to Liverpool:
total, 2,s5o hhds. There Is no change 10 note
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
AD,D1SDNfaSa

lying on the Three No,cbcd road, be-
tween the lands Of Frederick Unkle and
the heirs Of John Bohanan. and coutain-
ing ----
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
FOR SALE.

A TRACT Of land called Cam.
IA ELITE" heated within two mile.
Of the st Mary's River. in St Inigoes'
Dissries, So Mary's County. Maryland.
This land contains ST ACRES, about ten
acres Of which are arabic aud the balances
well numbered. There is good Dwell.
ling Hoase on the premises
For terms, apply to
CONES 4 DOWNS.
Atsys fur owner
Sept 4 1S73-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
40 acres,

more or less. is detached and covered en-
tirely with wood and timber, and will be
sold separately or with the former piece.
as may be deemed advisable on the day
of sale.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
Surveying.

Darties wishing to employ the servicr, Of he
u Undersigned as Surveyor viii addsrss
GEO. b. DENT
Great Mills, p. o.,,N2
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11
TERMS OF SALE,

as prescribed by the decree. arc One
third Of the purchase money in cash on
the day Of sale. aud the balance 10 equal
installments at one and two years credit
the deferred payments to be secured
by the bonds or notes Of the purchaser.
with security to be approved BY the Trus.
tees, and 70 bear interest from the day 81
sale. .
DAVID S BRISCOE,
J PARRAN CRANE,
Trustees.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

Aug 81, 1875.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

Unknown Knight. Samuel Blair.
disappointment. franklin Davis;
Nexfeua. John Tippeit;
brifon's Bar. John lhell.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-11

Sept II, 1S73-4x
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27

In the morning of life we paint,
with the brush of fancy, our beau
tiful idea of the future lying out be-
fore US. A picture of cloudless skies
and brilliant sunshine; of flower
strewn paths and tropic bloom. A
picture where joy, and love, and
friendship, and fame, stand, hold
ing out their beautiful offerings,
and we the centre figure of the
whole. But how different the pic
lures painted each day of life by
the brush of the pitiless real! Not
one picture, but many, for the
scenes are ever shifting. The skies
are clouded, and the sunshine faded.
The flowers are withered, and hide
the thorns no longer. Sorrow steps
in where joy had stood; hate takes
the place Of love; friendship, that
we had painted with a beautiful
face, takes on the hideous look of
treachery. At the evening Of life we
gaze at the pictures in the gallery
of memory, and comparing the one
that fancy painted -wish those
stamped upon our hearts by the
stern realities of life, we wonder
where fancy got its beautiful false
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27

phere of night. Finally, just before
dawn on the 9TH of November, or, to be
more precise, at exactly twenty minutes
past 6 A. NJ, molten lava made its ap-
pearance at the surface, All the build
ings in the neighborhood of the shaft
caught fire. Towards sunrise the flow
of lava was suspended for nearly an
hour, but shortly after 10 O'Clock it sud-
denly increased its volume, and as it
cooled formed a sort of saucer shaped
funnel, over the edges of which it boil
ed up, broke and ran off in every direc-
ton. At this time Dusoly, the super
intendent of the works, lost his life. He
accidently fell into the lava and was
burned to crisp. The infuriated vii
layers of the neighborhood, who justly
feared the devastation of their homes,
took his remains and threw them into a
canal near by. By midnight the lava
reached Dudzeele and set on fire, and |
finally covered an era Of many thous-
and acres, destroying several villages. |
The Belgian government has been OBJ
Gged to station troops in the vicinity of
the volcanic shaft, guarding vigorously |
the telegraph stations and establishing
a Gordon of military posts around the
threatened districts, so that It has been
almost impossible to convey intelligence
of this disaster beyond the limits of the
danger. A congress of the most expe-
rienced scientists was invited to the
scene for the purpose of suggesting some
remedy against the prospective spread
of devastation. The congress was held
in Bruges, but resulted in nothing.
The above is the substance of report
by General John Flanagan,
the United States Consul at Bruges, ad-
dressed to Secretary Fish. The report
in full was published in the Washing
ton Telegraph, and is dated from Bruges,
December 18th, 1872. Although the oc-
as related is by no means i'm
it will be generally discredit-
ID, simply because news of it has not
reached us before. II
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27
Eve was the first bone-a-pqrt.

Eve was the first bone-a-pqrt.
The real carte de visite-the doctors
gig.
A melodious attendant-a page of
music.
Something that doesn't mind pinch
ing-snuff.
Astamp You can't buy-the stamp Of
a gentleman.
White ants chew up the telegraph
poles in Australia.
Farmers are like fowls--neither will
get full crops without industry.
A peck of stones was lately found in
the stomach of an OK at Savannah, Ga.
If sailor has been travelling on
horseback, can it be said that he rowed.
What fish have their eyes nearest to-
gether? The smallest, of course.
Why is note-of-hand like a rose
bud? Because it is matured by falling
dew.
The most difficult gun to keep clean
"a fouling-piece. -a.f "a.
Some of the new railroads will be
worn out at one end before the other is
laid. ifai.u-s 3-i
It's cheaper to dress warmly than to
buy throat gargles. --
London Punch defines a woman as
ga creature endowed with self-orna-
mental instinct"
assault with the intent to become
insane" is the way they put deadly at
tacks now.
"A new feature of photography is a
background that can be taken separate
ly and used with any negative.
Melancholy suicide-a little boy, on
being threatened with a whipping, hung
his head.
Amadeus lin the words of Fitz Greene
Halleck)-"Give me, in preference to
crown, five shillings change" ala4.
Schiller's profits on all his works
were not so great as those Mark Twain
received from his 'Innocents Abroad"
In Switzerland law Is proposed
making it unlawful for any one under
fourteen years of age to smoke tobacco.
The admission of young lady students
into a freshman's class in Connecti-
cut university is regarded as physio-
logical incongruity by a biological
Western print.
An old lady visited Barnum's show
was delighted with all she saw, and
said. "He has everything in his show |
that is on the bills but the hippodrome.
wonder where he keeps his hippo
drome? is it dead?"
An indianapolis paper says: There
are at present, by actual count, but four
teen young men in the city who part
their hair in the middle. One year ago
they numbered two hundred, but death
and the lunatic asylum have cut down
their number to the present figure.
One of the Ohio representatives rose
up the other day and moved for law
to prevent any more babies from being
named John Smith, but the thirteen
John Smiths around him threw so
many inkstands at him that he had to
sit down.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27

ST SAY fellows" remarked a loafer
to several of his companions, "let
us see who can tell the biggest lie."
"An right" said one. "Pm the big
gest fool in America" "Oh. shaw"
exclaimed the first contemptuously;
''we agreed to tell nothing but lies,
and you commenced by telling the
truth"
A writer declares that the Clear
field Fair consisted of calf,a goose
and pumpkin. 1t rained so hard
the first night that the goose swan
off, the calf worked loose and ate
the pumpkin and thief proving
around stole the calf,and that ended
the Fair.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27
TWILIGHT.

Drift, little snow-flakes, mid the shells,
Break, little waves among the pebbles,
Rise little notes, in dulcct swells,
And faint again in silver trebles.
The hot sun stoops, and dips, and dips
His burning brow to drowsy numbers.
Then kisses red the oceans lips,
And sinks away to golden slumbers
Come twilight, with thy purple breath,
And freshen all thy dropping willows,
The water-lilieS faint to death,
The bending reeds, the severed billows.
And beckon forth the timid stars
To tread the cold dew dropping heaven,
And quickly let the burning bars
That bind the impatient sea be riven
And bring thy breeze, with soothing wins
Around my heaten brow to iutter,
And teach the waves more sad to sing,
More yearling mysteries to utter.
Come gliding softly from the east.
Come, breathing over distant cities
And crow n the hills with holy rest.
And fills the winds with plaintive ditties
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27
KIND DEEDS AND TENDER WORDS.
BY GEORGE w.BUNGAY.

There is bank that never fails,
Though foods arise, and fire assails,
And swooping storms in wrath are driven
And ships sink under adverse gales
With shIvering masts and tattered sails,
Into the waves the winds have riyen-
There are investments all can make,
For our poor feilow-creatures' sake,
Without the risk OF common losses
Soft words to heal the hearts that break,
Kind deeds of hands that undertake
To Lift from stopping backs liie's crosses,
The good that we to others do,
The pity we to others show,
In helping them in their distreses,
When we dry the tears that fow,
When We avert the coming blow,
Pays the rich dividend that blesses.
Love planted in the human breast,
Peace soothing the sad souls unrest,
Hope promising that truth shall master.
Faith shining with its starry crest,
How vast the wealth we can invest
Untouched Of unforeseen disasteri
When bells clang out upon the air
And wild alarm reigns everywhere,
We save all that which we have given
To make mankind more just and fair,
1t is on rosy record, where
The angels keep account in heaven.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-27
Humor in German Law.

A curious work on ssthe humorous
element in German law" by o. Gieske
has just been published in Berlin. The
author describes the punishment in.
flicted in various parts of Germany, in
some cases up to a very recent period
with the object of humiliating the cul-
prit andexposing him to public ridicule.
A common punishment was that of go
ing in procession through the streets OF
a town or village in dress covered
with Images of swords, whips, rods
and other instruments of corporal
chastisement. In Hesse, women, who
had beaten their husbands were made to
ride backward on donkey, holding his
tail, on which occasion the animal was
lead through the streets by the husband
The custom existed in Darmstadt up to
the middle of the seventeenth century.
and was so common that donkey was
kept always ready for the purpose in
the capital and the neghboring villages.
If the woman struck her husband in
such manner that he could not ward
off the blow, the donkey was led by the
man who had charge of him; if not
then by the husband himself. At st
Goar miller was allowed a certain
quantity of wood from the forest be-
longing to the town,iin return for which
he was bound to supply donkey to the
municipality whenever required for the
of seolding wife. An
other very old custom was that of pun
ishing a henpecked husband by remov-
ing the roof of his house on the ground
that "a man who.allows his wife to rule
at home does not deserve any protec-
ton against wind and weather. IF
two women fought in public they were
each put in sort of closed sentry-box,
which only left their heads exposed, and
then posted opposite to each other in the
market place, where they remained for
IN hour, face to face, but unable to use
their hands or feet.
A common punishment for scoldine
women was the shameful stone, (which
was hung around their necks. This
stone was usually in the shape of bot
lie. At Hamburg, libels and SANDER
srs were compelled to stand on block
md strike themselves three times on the
mouth as a sign of repentance. This
custom SILL existed thirty or forty years
lgo. In some towns the " shameful
'tone" was in the shape of a loaf,
whence the German saying ga heavy
Dit of bread'' (ein schwerer bissen brod. |
At Lubbock it was in the shape of an
wal dish, and in other places in that |
If woman putting out her tongue.
such stones were usually very heavy
lccording to the law of Dortmund and |
ialborstadt (134S) they were to weigh
. hundred weight. Those who were
wealthy could purchase exemption from
his punishment with bag full of hops
led with red ribbon.