Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03


below 70 the following ezcepts. fsrni.hsd
By seerresltadsnt and bearing uPoe ri
rssd matters VIII which the pesae q 81
county are pore or less insercned. pc
mising. that the sr.t Is insends1 to be Z
synopsis Of the Internal Improveuent -
Of 1868. and thst the two last. which are
taken from the Wsshingson Sunday Her
aid, are explanatory Of the aims and pros
poets of the Washington City and Point
Lookout Railroad Company in construct
ing its branch road '.from HyattsvilIe 70
point opposite Alexandra. and its main
stem from Forestvillc to connect with il
branch outside Of the District Of Colun-
bia." tA .tA@
INTERNAL INrRorKMExr Acr 1867
Aggregate amount. approprisfed ,f
to Saint Mary's. Charles aud ~
Calvert. $500. ooo
No more than one-ffth to be
paid in a given year. $l25, 0O0
State subscription payable in same pro-
portion ~ private subscriptions.
Private subscription accordingto
President Shoots statement,
(see pamphtlct. &C.. }. 81, 600. O0o
Amount pad so per cent. (see
said pamR hles). SOC. 600
Therefore t2tai amt. that could
be paid at present BY State
Treasurer. on State subscrip-
ton Of Sl63. 900 to St. Ma
rvs. l- sl Ss1, 900
1t is understood that Drum Point road
has been awarded subscription from Cal
vert County. and that State Treasurer has
apportioned the sum of 1925 900 between
Drum Point and Southern Maryland Rail-
road. giving the former SOL 900 and the
latter S64. 600. which will lesve due State
of Maryland SIT 900 to be paid ih 1874.
Correspondence Of the Sunday Herald. J
Bladensburg. June 81, 1873. i
NJ. Eaitor:-Old B,aieusburg at last
bias awakened from its dream of ono hun
dred years. At last the good people Of
our city. B!adensburg, see coming in the
immediate future what is indispensable to
make any place of much importance. 1t
has only been within a few days that the
work of constructing a railroad through
the centre of Bladensburg was known or
dreamed of; bu. such is the fact; il is 10
be built right through the centre Of the
place. Already shc merchants, hotcl-
keepers, and others begin to reap the ad-
vantage ofthis great internal Improvement.
Many young men have succeeded in re-
ce;ving good paying positions on the en-
gincer corps. Of which Mr.. A. Partridge
is the chief The na,re of the road is the
Baltimore. Washington. and Alexandria
Branch ,ofthe Washington City. and Point
Lookout Railroad. of which our worthy
and cutcrprising friend. Taylor Suit. is
president This is only part Of the pro-
gramme Of the w. c. and p. L. X II.
Co. Inside oftwelve months the people
of Upper Marlborough will be able to take
the cars and 60 down to Washington with
out having to pay Bowie's city Of Hun.
tineton a visit. It is the intention ofthe
w. &. and 2. L. II II Co. to extend its
road through Marlboro to the Chesapeake
Bay. from 4 point OIL its main stem ut or
near forestsiIle.
Little did some Of our fellow-townsmen
about one year ago, dream that they we're
trying to defeat. by getting up petitions
and holding public meetings. against Civ
ing aid or assistance to this road. They
succeeded in showing that they were largo
ly in the minority The entire county,
from Spalding to Aquasco. were a unit
for it. Even in Marlboro district, where
a meeting was called BY the most infucn.
tial opponents to internal improvements.
what was the result? 1t IS too we'll known
to repca,-500 for the road to 5 against
6 mer and = boys) If you were TO take
a inc-tooth comb anI rake Bladensburg
district from one end to the other you
would not find as many against this I'M
provemcnt rs represented the Marlboro
meeting. Those Eve in Marlboro district
would be rather hard to find now. A cock
partridge could not Bob White them TO-
gethcr in twenty. four hours. Railroad is
all the talk. We hear nothing else on
the street. at the hotels. at the stores. on
the road. or in the cars Property is be-
ginning to look up. the Mayor and Com
mon Council are on the lockout. The
noble Spa begins to throw its sparkling
water to the surface with renewed vigcr
in fact tho town has wakencd from its
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of a century and
will welcome with you The iron horse.
SRA WAFER