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Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-15

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SlNnlS rENwICW.

Agent for st Mary's and Calvert counties.
m To satisfy the doubling, l will allow any
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The Anne rican Farme,

ne a me r an + ar m e J
Begins new volume January I. This
10 an old established standard FARM.
ERS' PAPER, devoted 10 agriculture
and its interests. Sprcal attention is
paid-5esidcs that given to the staple
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&c..-.o Live Stock. Fruit Growing, the
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fore Dec 81. Specimen numlers free
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Publishers, Baltimore, Nd
Nov 6. 1873.
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CHRISTMAS! cHRISTMIS!

NEELtNG fa,scred BY the liberal
- patronage / have received since my
recent opening in Chaptico. l must re-
urn NY thanks to the people and beg
'csve 20 call their attention to new
CHRISTMAS SUPPLIES, such as
:. piy. Nuts. Apples. Lemons. Oranges.
fireworks. &c. Also all other goods
sept ia country store.
Ny business is aOLe upon cash or its
ciaiva!eus which. together With the de-
cline in goeds. ensblrs me to scn the m
Slmcss as low rs before the war.
also desire TO call attention to a su-
Fesior Rye waiskey am selling, an6
ask call.
Very respectfully,
A. BURROUGHS, Jr.
De. 18th, IS-3-2t.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-15

The steamer Express, Capt J r Barker, win
resume the above route On Tuesday, February
Is, 1919, and leare Baltimore from Pies No.
10 Light street whalfevrry Tuesday ~ 4 u.
Returning, win leave Washington every Fri
dsy. at IL p. m. At Alexandria at N.
For further Inform stion, apply to
A NEEDHAk 4 SONS.
march l3, lsIs-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-15
+. D. A D A M s.
BUILDER ani CONTRIC7OP

- '"''|& y ~ 4 H-fS 4 ON.
IsHE undersigned is prer ared to con.
tract for BUILDING ard REPAIR.
NC in Saint Mary's and adjoining coun-
ties. All work irtrustedto to him win be
t'ae With despatch and in workmaulike
manner. Address.
Ed ADAMS
Nechanicsv:ile,
St .Mary's county. Md
Aug :. lsyS-,f.
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LOWER POTOKAC

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For Washington, alexandria, Georgetorn
and Potomac Rieer Landings,
Connecting at Alexandria with Orange Al
sxandria and Manassas and Washington and
Ohio Railroad.
Also,
For F'edericksbrrg and CEesspeok. and
OHIO Railroad.
I'm and after June l2, 1873 during tho sum-
mer months, the GEOEGEANNA willleave
baltimore every THURSDAY at 5 p M, and
Washinsi"n eTerv MONDAY At . p m.
Freight received Wednesdays and THURSDAYS
{. HILL, Agent,
l3s Lightstrcet.
Jans 80, ls.3-tf.
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STOTESl STOTFS!l STOVES

WE wish to call your attention teour largs
w stock Of
CHEAP STOVES,
Tia Ware aad House Kespiss Artieaes
all Of which we are selling at Greatly Reduced
Rates for Cash, wholesale and Retail. In order
TO rebuild our store. Please call before you
purchase
Al FlSBER'S
Store and Tin Ware House,
- n. Gay Street,
Baltimore, Nd.
Price Lists sent gratis.
- Repairs FOE Stoves as fesndfy Prices
Dec 81. lsTl-6.
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wEHNs TRANSFORMATIONS LINE
CHANGE OF DAYS.

MARY WASHINGTON will run as follows
Leave Pier No. Light street Wharf every
WEDNESDAY nightat 10 o'clock
for Pstsxeut river direct. far up a. Hills
Landing Returning, leave Hills Landing
every Friday morning at 4 O'Clock for Bslii-
more. calling at all the landings for Freight
and Pssseny ers, and at Governors Run and
Plum Point on her trip to Baltimore.
Leave every Friday morning at o'clock
or Pafaxent river, via Plum Point aud Gov.
erncr's Run, far mp ss liil:s Landing. Re
turning, leave Nottingham every Monday
morning at 5 o'clock, tor Baltimore, calling
at all the landings for freight and passengers
going and returning.
Leave every Tuesday morning at 6 O'Clock
for Patuxent river, via Plum Point and Gov
ernor's Run, far up ss Benedict. Returning,
leave BENEDICT every Wednesday morning at
o'clock for Baltimore, calling at all the
landings both ways.
Freight received at No. I Tobacco Ware
house Wharf: Wednesdays, for kbeil's whar!
aad an landings above Benedict; Thursdays.
for Plum Point and Governors Run, and all
the landings ON the river, far up - Hills
Landing; Mondays for all the landings far up
As Benedict.
IL WEEXS, ASenf
July 81, ls13-H
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Dental Notice.

\ respectfully offer my services
l TO those who may desire them. Qyyv
All operations performed upon the I1D
teeth known 10 the profession Of Dentistry
Persons desiring my services at their homes vii
meet wirh prompt attention by dropping re
note at Leouarttown. Teeth inserted In an,
manner desired, and at reasonable prices Oi
6cs and residence in Leonardtown, st. NARY
county, Nd. Very Respectfully,
PAGE EDNUNDS.
Dec II, lsil-us
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fIMItI SEWING MACHINE

Warranted 10 do the whole range Of Family
Sewins with more rapidity, with more ease OF
management and with less Fatigue 10 the OPP
orator than any Machipc now Ia use. =
II will Stitch, Hem. Fell, Tuck, Quilt, Cord,
Bss,e, Bind, Braid. Embroider, and Gather in
. mess Peffect ma nner, and will sew through
the entire range Of family work, from Naiasook
to the heaviest Beaver Cloth, and will scw from
one to sixteen thicknesscs Of Muslin without
change Of tension.
1t makes the Ehstic Lock -Stich, conceded TO
be the best for Strength and Durability, and
will not rip. even il every third stitch be cut.
tsS Machines delivered and instructions Civ.
sn. Price $40. Address
BENZ FOXWEI.L,
Leonardtown,
St Mary's county, Md.
Jan Sc, ls13tfs
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oeoISe Comos, Ot. MARY Sodnty.
D. G. Harris,
This is q Home Company. gotten up ex-
prcssly in the interest Of the citizens o
Southern Maryland. to enable shem to over
come the difficulties they experienced il
procuring Insurance IN the ordinary Insur.
ance Companies. with majority ofits Di
rectors well known in that community.
1t has been in business now over -four
years. All losses accrued, and they hav.
been unusually large, hare been faith hfillls
and promptly paid, which as our best guar
antee for the future.
The plan adopted is the safest and cheap
est known In lnsu rance, and affords TO all
Insurance at its exact cost, and ought to be
encouraged by all who wish TO protect them
selves against loss or damage by FIRE.
II those interested will get ittheir pstro.
mage and interest themselves in the increase
Of its business, in few years it will rank
among the largest Insurance corporation
in Maryland. credi, and benefit to all
and an honor to the State.
GEO. A. S1MMS,
General Agent for st. Nary's Co.
June 26, ls73-tf.
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FIRE! FIRE !! FIRE !
INV ELLING FUR EITTRE,
II BARNS. OUT-GOUSES, FARM
PRODUCE, &C.. &c., insured oa the Mu-
:ual Plan BY the
STATE OF MARYLAND
MUTUAL FIRE
Insurance Company
OF BALTIMORE,
OEc: No. II South street.
BIG HARRIS, President.

DIRECTORS:
II Caughy, 9. Noah Walker& CO
Philip T George, {: George & jenkins
+ ID Anderson, " Anderson & Bro
John Stack, Carpenter and Builder.
Hon George Brent Cont Of Appeals.
Forge p jenkins, Charles county.
George Combs, st. Mary's comfy.
3. G. Harris, :" "
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TEaNs {:
CZCEN.

A discount oftwenty per cent. will be al
lowed to clubs offour or more persons. Thus:
four copies of Blackwo or Of one Review
will be sent to one address for $s2.s0 four
copies the four Reviews and BlaSkwosd for
$4s. and so on.
To clubs often or more, in addition to the
above discount, acopy gratis to the gettsr-up
Of the club.
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03
The Man who Invented the Circular
Saw.
{ From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
in lonely, secluded position in the
northwest corner OF the cemetery near
the ever beautiful little village of Rich
mond, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, the
historian can find, on a pure white marble
slab, nearly concealed from view by a large
cluster OF lilac bushes, engraved the sim
pie name OF Benjamin Cummins, born
a. d. l712. died A. d. 1913" And who
was Benjamin Cummins2 He was the in
ventor of circular saws, now in use in
this country and in Europe. Nearly sixty
Years ago, at Burtonville, n. Y, near AM
sterdam, this man hammered out, at his
own blacksmith's anvil, the first circular
saw known to mankind. He was Il noted
pioneer in Michigan, first cousin to one
Of the Presidents of the United States a
slave-owner in New York State, leading
Mason in the days OF Morgan, and at whose
table the very elite of the then great State
of New York toasted and drank freely of
his choice liquors and wines; q vessel
owner or the North River before the DAYS
OF steamboats,, Captain in the War of
1879, where, after having three horses shot
from under him, with one stroke Of his
sword he brought his superior officer to
the ground for an insult and because he
was traitor and a coward, and after hey
ing been -martialed, instead of hay
ing been shot he was appointed Colonel
in his place. And in this lowly grave are
the ashes Of the man who, nearly seventy
Years ago, at Albany, New York. took up
and moved bodily a large block of brick
buildings, and, to the wonder and aston
lshment Of the world, constructed a mile
and half of Erie Canal through bed of
rock, and who also built, per contract,
those first low bridges over the same lie
also aided in the construction of the first
ten miles Of railroad built IN the United
States, and founded both the villages OF
Experience and Burtonyille, on the old
Schoharie, near Amsterdam The study
and aim Of this mans life appeared to be
TO accomplish that whichnone others could
accomplish, and when the object sought
was secured, or overcome, he passed it as
quietly by as he would the pebbles on the
Sea-ShOrr
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03
The Lesal-Tender Goose.
Bl ALFRED TENNYsoN.

| knew m old wife lean and poor.
Her rags scarce held together;
There strobe stranger to the door.
And it was windy weather.
He held goose upon his arm
He uttered rhyme and reason,
Here, take the goose, and keep You warm
ii Is stormy season.
She caught the green geese by the leg.
\ goose-'twas no great matter;
1he goose let fall a golden egg.
With cackle and with clatter.
She drop1 The goose and caught the petit
And ran to tell her neighbors;
And blessed herself and cursed herself,
And rested from her labors.
80 sitting. served by man and matt
She felt her heart grow prouder;
But all! the more the green goose laid.
1t clacked and cacklcd louder
"A quinsv choke thy cursed noter
Then WaNed her anger stronger,
60, take the goose, and wiring her throal
Will not bear it longer
Then yelped the cur and yawled the eat
X III Gatfer, stumbled Gammer,
The goose flew this way and flew that
And filled the house with clamor,
As head and heels upon the floor
They tioundered altogether.
There STROBE stranger 10 the door.
And il was windy weather.
lie took the goose upon his ann,
lie uttered words of scorning:
SO keep YOU cold or keep You warm,
ii is 4 stormy morning
The wild wind rang from park and plain.
And round the attics rumbled,
Til all the tables danced again,
And halt the chimneys tumblcd
lhe glass blew in, the fire blew out.
The Blast was hard and harder.
Her cap blew of, her gown blew up.
And Il whirlWind cleared the larder
And while on all sides breaking loose
Her household fled the danger
Quoth She, The Devil take the Soosr,
And God forget the stranger
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03
In a Churchyard.

-
J lle lonesome wind of autumn SrlrYe>.
me northern ilshts are seen;
October shedS her changing leaves
Where, sitting pensiye in the >un.
While fading grasses wave.
! watch the erickets lean and run
!-,ou a strangers grave.
There i no sigh OF tiuttering NM,
no sob OF ru>tling grass;
IAe breeZes Ger this place Of 4rict
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

District Cour; of the United States. District OF
Maine.
NTH, Bankrupt. " NA "p'V'
T1HIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE that Petition has
l. been presented to the Court, this 9TH day of
Nov 1874, by Isaac G. Nesmtl, formerly of Brooks,
a Bankrupt, individually and as member of the
firm of Nesmth & HuNtord, praying that he may be
decreed to have full discharge from all his debts in
divIdual and copartnership, proyable under the
Bankrupt Act, and upon reading said Petition
IrIs ORDERED by the Court that a hearing be had
upon the same the first Monday OF March A. ID.
1875, before the Court in Portland in said District,
10 O'clock A. NJ, and that the second meeting of
the creditors of said Bankrupt be held before Chas.
Hamin, Esq, Register, on the 18th day of Decem-
Der 1874, and the third mcetingof the same on the
Eth day of December 1874 and that notice thereof
be published in the Bangor Daily Wing and Courier
and the Republican Journal, newspapers printed in
said District week for three successive weeks,
and once in the Weekly Bangor Courier, the last pub
LEGATION to be thirty Gays at least before the day
of hearing, and that all creditors who haye proved
their debts and other persons in interest, may APP
pear at said time and place, and show cause if any
they have, why the prayer Of said Petition should
not be granted. WIN. +. PREBLE,
aw2o Clerk of District Court for said District.
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

The famous Webster estate in Marsh
field gave an enormous yield of apples
this year. three hundred and forty trees in
the orchard producing about thirteen hum
bred berrels They We're OF the baldwin
variety and We're sold to Abingdon par
ties, who resold them to a Boston house At
a good profit before gathering
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

How the boys may be saved the trouble
OF going for the cows is thus told by
The American Stock journal: every
time they are driven up at night or in the
morning, give them good lick of meal
or bran, and our word for it the cows will
always be en- hand at the milking time"
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

\ Detroit Girl wrenched off bell pulls
and upset ash barrels, recently, as she
was returning home alone from a late
supper given in church chapel for the
benefit of the poor 1t seems that some
of the young people discovered the sex
TOMS Sacramental wine demIohn
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

GONE. Themistress of one Of our larg-
est uptown boarding houses having some
trouble with two Of her young gentlemen
boarders presented her bill and requested
them to leave, whereupon an Indignation
meeting Of the boarders was held and. the
lady Of the house being at the Museum
eighteen of the young men resident in the
house folded their tents like the Arabs and
silently stole away There are number
OF rooms TO let in that boarding house and
a number of young men who want board.
Portland Advertiser
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

1t is a curious fact, that while business
OF every kind is depressed, the prices of
billiards and theatre tickets, and horse hire
ard other such HectSSaTifs Of life remain
unchanged, and are generally paid with
ont 4 orumhlt.
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

A corn canning factory in Fairfield,
has put up 225. 900 cans Of sweet corn this
year, being the product OF one hundred
and seventy acres OF ground Not an ear
was injured by the frost this year which
is something unusual
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03
BANKRUPT NOTICES.

District Court Of the United States. District of
Maine
In the matter of TIlADDEU> I.tr, pon,..,,,,to,.
HUAFOltD, Bankrupt. - D''nN' "p''S
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE that Petition has
been presented to the Court tt 9TH day OF Nov.
1874, by Thaddeus J. HuXtord, of Brooks Il Bank
rupt, individually and member of the firm of
Nesmith & lluAtord praying that he may be decreed
to have full discharge from all his debts, individual
and copartnership, provable under the Bankrupt
Act, and upon reading said Petition.
IT Is ORDERED by the Court that a hearing be had
upon the same, on the first Monday Of March A d..
e75, before the Court in Portland in said District,
at 10 o'clock y. M, and that the second meeting OF
the creditors of said Bankrupt be held before Chas.
Hamlin Esq, Register, on the 18th day of December
1e14 and me third meeting of the on the 18th
day Of December 1874 and that notice thereof be
published in the Bangor Daily Wing and Courier and
the Republican Journal, newspapers printed in said
District, week for three successive weeks, and
once in the Weekly Bangor Courier, the last pubca-
ton be thirty days at least before the day of hear
ing an d that all creditors who have proved their
debts and other persons in interest may appear at
said time and place, and show cause, if any they
have why the prayer Of said Petition should not be
granted. WM Z. PREBLE,
3w2O Clerk of District Court for said District.
The Republican journal., 1874-12-03

THE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all
i concerned that she has been duly appointed and
taken upon herself the trust of Administrators Of
the estate OF
WILLIAM y, SANBoRN, late Of Winterport,
inthe County aldo deceased, giving bondas the
law directs she therefore requests all persons who
are indebted to said deceaseds estate to make i'm
mediate payment, and those who have any demands
thereon, to exhibit the same for settlement to her.
VICTORIA VI. SANBORN.