Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-06

knowledge the receipt of two contribu
lions, both upon subjects Of deep pub
8lic concern, one having reference to the
spresent condition Of our roads and the
Sother to current county school issues.
s:The first is denied publication on ac-
Scount Of it's personal bearing and the
ssSchool paper is held under adyisement
flor fuller examination.
q In pursuance of a call Of the Presi-
Sdent, special meeting Of the st. Ma
sry's Reading Room and Debating So
Sciety was held on Saturday, the LIST in
xstant, at y o'clock, p. m. After the
scalling Of the roll, Col. J. Parran Crane
garose and announced the death of Col.
gJames s. Downs, late member of the
sSociety, and prefaced the motion to APP
spoint a Committee Of five to draft res
golutions expressive of the sense of the
sSociety with regard to the loss it had
Sustained with appropriate remarks,
(Which are given in another column
AFTER which, the motion being unani-
3mously carried, the Chair appointed the
following gentlemen to compose said
aCommittee, with instructions to report
sat the next meeting ,,Tohk +. King,
/ Robert c. Combs, B. Harr& Camalier,
Jos. H. Key and J. Parran Crane. The
I following resolution, offered by Mr.. ].
A. Camalicr, was then unanimously
| adopted Resolved, that the members
I of this Society attend the funeral Of
Col. JAS. S. Downs in body from his
slate residence on tomorrow at2 o'clock,
.p. m; and, on motion OF Mr. Jos. II.
Key, the Treasurer was requested to
furnish each member with badge Of
mourning proper for the occasion. The
funeral took place on Sunday at 2
O'Clock, p. M, from the lato residence
,of Col. Downs, and was one Of the
largest and most imposing we have ever
witnessed in our county. The pail
bearers were Judge Ford, j. II. Abel,
III. G. Combs, Geo. A. Simms, Jos. II.
Key, A. A. Lawrence, ]. Parran Crane
and ID. G. Hammett. The order of the
procession was as follows first, two
preceding the hearse, whilst
the others walked on either side, then
came the members Of the Society, march
ing by twos, then followed the children
of White Hall Academy, then next the
relatives Of the deceased aud others in car
riagcs, etc, whilst pedestrians brought
pup the rear Col Downs remains were
inferred at st. Aloysius' burying ground,
near this village.
1t is known, perhaps, TO the reader
that our State authorities have had
their attention directed for several years
past to experiments for propogating fish
in Maryland waters by artificial agen-
cies Their first endcayors in this di.
reciicn we're made in tho ,yato-s Of The |
Upper Potomac and proved sufficiently
successful TO justify a repetition Of the
effort in other directions. The Patux-
ext having been selected, Capt. Forrest,
of the Police Sloop, l.. II, Whyte, was
detailed by Commodore Hines, lis SUI
perior officer, TO furnish transportation
TO the experts who had been selected to
the undertaking. This hav-
ing been done ard place on the river
called Bristol chosen for the first trial, I
the work of making shad, rock, etc, by
the Few process was commenced. On
the goth ult., U s. Steamer, Captain
Cook, commanding, having on board
the U S., Virginia and Maryland Fish
visited the Patuxent,
and taking Capt Forrest as pilot, as
cended the river to inspect the expert
ments The trip, notwithstanding the
tortuous navigation, was accomplished
without mishap, and the commission
ers reported on their return, that the
at Bristol was progressing
most favorably.
We were present ut White Hall
ACADEMY on Monday evening last to
witness a musical and dramatic enter
'tainment, gotten up by the pupils Of
the Institution, and which was subsi-
diary to the presentation by them Of a
floral Tribute to the amiable and accom-
lplished Principal of the School, Mrs
Charlotte Fcnwick. The different parts
were skillfully arranged to introduce
the offering and were most happily rem
'aered. Cur fear Of doing injustice
(and perhaps of making ourselves nm
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