Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-12
Breo ans NECK, May 8.

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Messrs Editors AFTER considerable lapse
Of time take up my pen to indite you few
IineS, though there is great dcarth Of news Of
an interesting character here at present. Here,
as elsewhere, The people are much in arrears with
their work, and are consequently making q
grand effort to compensate for lost time and get
in their crops. Tobacco plants, learn are
plentiful and not much injured by the 6y. The
wheat crop is looking up, but is generally very
thin on The land. With the exception Of peaches,
there is a fine prospect offruit, though with re-
gard TO the first mentioned, thereare exceptions.
as noticed on one farm all the peach trees are
arrSyed in their gorgeous and flowery bloom.
There 10 some sickness but ! hear Of no seri-
Gus cases; those that we're so have yielded tc the
skill Of the physician, seconded by the good at
teniions Of the attendants and are now coRva-
lescing.
Teresa Collins, au aged colored lady, being
nearly ninety, departed this life last Thursday,
in the hope Of receiving a blessed inheritance in
better world, and will be buried at Newtown
to-day
The catch Of fish in nets by those living on the
water WIS quite good for short time this sea-
son. Ibeliese, however, they we're mostly ale
wives, except With our friend D., On Newtown,
who caught quite lot Of other kinds.
Ilearn tbata short time back, two or three.
drcdgors in crossing tTr. Knots field near his
house, commenced to stone his horses, where
upon Mr.. Knott being very much incsnsed
such conduct, Tan on, with his gun, intend
TO shoot the offenders, but one Of his borses
ing between him and the dredgers, the latter z
capped. lie picked up several Of the ston
thrown, some Of which were large ena
have broken eorse leg had they str1y
with sufficient force. My informant, who
liable, obtained his information from sir Knott ;
Most Of the dredge boats have now left the
waters bordering Newiown, and il is 10 be hoped
that II any Of the terror created by some of them
during the Winter still fingers IN the minds OF
any OF the Inhabitants thatitwilIsoon beefased.
One OF our citizens, not having the dread OF them
before bis eyes, has been keeping Kind OF float
| ing store among them, aud iesirp that they
sometimes visit his establishment In large num-
hers, conduct themselves ~ peaceabe Wanner,
buy what ley ~ant them leave Ind give him
| no trouble. From this, IL would seem, that they
cannot oil be the terrible characters that some
| people would have us believe, for were they all
or even majority ofthem such, II would be dan
| gerous f0r one OF our citzens 70 keep store in
| vessel in their midst In lac., there are good
1 and bad Ia NIL communities, and this applies
with as much force 70 dredgers rs TO Others.
! One Of our colored citizens, who has prehxed
! to his title the surname Of Prince, was caught In
| quite dilemma a few weeks back while out
catching mcss OF oysters 0 q forbidden ground
Or without authority us Is supposed, when the
| Police boat came along and took him on board
"a prisoner. He SAYS, however, that when he
told them he WAS Prince they let him of, say
ing they had no use fore Prince e1a
| PRoGREss