Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-05-15

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Snnday last beiBg an s'oE-days m Lennard-
tewn, ftzc diaerent church pastors q our agls
oming and PAIRING service elsswhuR we pro.
Nrted an excursion into the couatry, ard ii
eompany via fFirnd, visited =. goseph's
which en;eys the reputation u hasfng o lAr-.
gest congregations aud beiag the handsomess
church eai6ss - lower Maryland. weezPsct Il
deserves IN both respects named the dissEnetion
claimed sor t. However, this may Be. thechaEsh
i certainly very imposing baiIding and the
Sunday attendance Is probably double that -
any Other In The eOunty. The atiending priest
Is The Rev. Fxsgler Paceiarihi who, besides seFv-
ing Sc. J0hn's, some Zen miles lower down. sup
plies TIE spiritaal waass O. the msmheEs q his
faith In the whole upper section Of the county.
The new church, now in process Of ereetion II
MeehanicsvilIe, viii, when completed, ID il
thought, mech relieve the Rev. Father, - Il
will superrede the necessity Of bic giving service
In prsSie families, as be Is now compelled 70 Do
at all remote points In bis present 81. Josph'a
congregation. We found the Rev. Father VERY
popular with his st. yoseph's flock which, by
the-bye, ssiIl sdheres 10 the old-time custom u
seeking out visitors from distances, providing
them with seats in church and thea following
up this courtesy BY Q pressing invitation to
dinner. As oar engagemensfoE the time did net
allow Of going above Sc. yoseph's, ne were de-
nied The pleasure Ofinspeetingt bs 'garden spot.
so called, Of ST. Mary's, which is reported TO ex-
tend on both sides Of The public road from the
latter p0iat TO the Charles county line where III
troahle eommeness, sterile plains naked clay
basks, ffinged with insect-brceding swamps
beginning for The 6rst time to appear. TaKHng
| ths route 10 Oakvilie, which II mainly through
he woods from st. Joseph's and througha coun-
ny which appears 70 beexcecdingly rich In silica
the roads even partRkfng largely Of IL, and
passing on our way one or two wheat lots which
impressed usas promising, we arrived at our
place Of destination in excellent trim and
in good time for dinner. or the hospiiable
reception We met, Of the sempting appeti1ers
offered rs, Of the sumptuous dinner Of which we
partook and the pleasant company we met at ta-
bic, we must forbear here further to speak and
content ourselves with the mention that after
dinner and the enjoyment ola genuine HAVANA,
We inspected in company with our host the neat
and convenient dwelling he has recently had
erected, the new Office in the front yard, the ar
fragments Of his farm buildings and particular
ly field Of about IL acres Of wheat on the left
Of the road as you enter to the house. With the
exception Of place Of about ten yards square
near the middle gate, where the wheat appears
to have been partially Winter-killed. the
whole field is waist high, Of uniform heighth and
thickness and Of a dark green color. II is be-
ginning already to head and our prediction is.
that no one field Of the same or proxinlate
acreage within the limits Of the garden spot, ("
so called, win beat il in yield at harvest time.
Returning to the house, and after an hour or
more Of pleasant social chat with our host, the
lengthening shadows admonished US that il was
time to depart and, after cordial hnndshaLing
with our friend and his amiable family, we took
up our line Of march for home where we arrived
safely and in good time and without incident
worthy TO make special note Of.