Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-27
Local Correspondents.
sr fieonnn,s. Ban IA. 1881

DIT. NRUb0E y dhHss1ft 1901
Messrs. Elitors :-You say you never hear
word from the three lower districts except by
chance | will remove that complaint and tell
you little of what is being said and done.
Much Is being said just at this time about the
bad condition OF our roadside ladies pro-
nounce them perfectly fearful, simply outra-
geous, absolutely awful-and the men, well,
don't like TO say what they say, for such Ian
guage would makeevcry member Of our Commas
sioners' Court blush, one of whom, II is said,
has not done 50 since childhood. If itisa blum
der am not responsible for ii, because shall
not repeat their language, for II might shock
him this cold weather in the absence Of his usu-
al tonic. And the Baron" too, might wish
that he had not taken the chair which poor Oh
liver Taylor so hoped to fill. The people In st.
Georges were pleased with the appointments Of
Road Supervisors, particularly with that OF Geo.
Thompson. George is so nice-so good--so
true, and last but not least, go honest. Hs Is
Familiarity called eamp-meeting George. lie loves
so to have a nice little store at the camp-meet-
ing, and he is $3.50 kind Ifthe Commission
ers only knew him better, am sure they would
make him Supervisor of the whole district. We
hope they will not forget him arother time He
10 SO worthy and so deserving
There have been fewer marriages In the dis
.Irict this Winter thsRsyer before known and
FE.ore eoarfing. What sean be The matter We
are reminded jus. al this moment Of our young
physician at Great Mills DR. Camalier. oh !
how he does court Ho certainly mus, win #
perseverance,, "Tootsy" and axle grease hold
out lie IL the very embodiment Of humility,
meekness and innocence, aud without his little
treiacd musiache we could almost imagine him
a girl, and ifso,
How many boy would aAiter and sigh
For n wink Of his pretty black eye.
Suffice II to say. that bis wife (in prospecIye)
need not fear death under his treatment, for he
Is npmistakably successful physician
Editors are supposed to know almost every
thing-so IN the name Of the people Of the dis
trick | ask, pAers Is our model police boa.
And where was she all last Fall when the dred-
gers were playing havoc with our oyster-beds,
shooting a, our citizens and committing depreda-
tiops Of every kind2 What ahumbug What
an imposition ! For the protection she gives
or has ever given, she bad as well be anchored
in the middle Of Phil GreenwtIls mill pond
lly-the-way, that reminds us Of phil" Does
he ever visit your little village now7 We
hear that he has grown indifferent TO you all.
| We hope tina, This u not true for he should al
| ways chcrish kind rcmsmbrGHcc OF bis old
home, even II he has learned 10 Iovs one Of the
"BayE' pretty daughters. The girls say he Is
a little air,Aiious | wonder II cas- be % Sure.
" not Phil has grown to be a fall-asdgfd
merchant since he left you al The girls say
he sails 80 cheap and ihs, he ia always IN such
foe spirits. Fine spirits are good thing-iI
no, alcoholic
10 this connection, we must not forget She
nCol." al Great Minis We have secn much d
hlm Tor the last aS weeks, for which plessur,
we are Indebted no doub; 10 yennor, who Ions
sjpro prc8ic,sd--iee, ies. ice. Nothing less sx
espi the s. ~ X. r. keeps him 80 long from
your city ! 'Idnk, however the iims drawelt
pigt for be il getting very crosS.
wbsa yop aaswer this please address Vale,
Ire + o. have 10 50 there. The proprietor
Is one u the most good.naturrd and genial old
gentlemen 10 our neighbofbpod. he hasa pleas
ant word for all and nothing seems TO disturb
him except the occasional lamSncss Of old Fan
~, who has already reached her ,hirtg-unsl
birthday. More anon,
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