Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-06-28
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MessFs. Hd;loss:--Afteg uany years OF
absence, we hEre returned 20 opF old home In
st. AaFy's, and sitter locking around this part
Ebit, are fiul o. the opinion that thiz county
Is the ''GaFdea SPOT" not Gully Of Maryland.
but Of the Middle States
Many old sriends we and still In the Oh
places, vhlie others have gone and still
Others, Ike onrseives, have gone and hare re-
turned 10 settle, scme in Old places, some in
new. Bat, although the name IS new, still
The place Itself Is unchanged. exse pt fuF the
better, The prosperous and hvurishing store,
which has been put up by Ex-Sherig Smith,
has done much towards se-ciyillEing the
place, and since, through the efforts az that
Jealous geaileHlan, the r. O. has been eslah-
lished, Scotland promises 20 20 far ahead OF
st. Inlgoes, and even St. MaEy's, and in
time maybe Leonardiown itself. In the
above mentioned store, 10 our great surprise,
we found our Old friend, tsThe Judge" wait-
lag up0E the numerous customers 10 4 truly
elegant manner. This gentleman is deeply
mourning at present the loss uf his dearest
friend, ''Black +" the famous eoon-catcher.
and sOTrow has really had a bad affect UPON
our friend, Tor he seemed to have grown Ter.
crptably thinner in the last two weeks. The
district Is quite proud OF its new school house,
as it well may be, for through the effects tf
the Trustees, and especially Of Mr.. James
Langley, they have erected the cosiezl and
most comfortable building. this side OF Leon
ardtown. The new teacher, from oil ac-
counts, Is 10 far much pleased with the place
and people. and seems TO bU willing TO work,
and we Judge able The late teacher, Miss
q. A. Milburn, has certainly raised the stand
ard OF the school, and all seem surprised that
she should have given il mp. On Sunday
last, St. MiehaepS was crowded and Father
Vigiianti gave us n very good sermon, in
deed. In the afternoon, we attended service
At the Ridge, aud enjoyed the Pastors talk
very much.
While walking down the road. we were
fortunate enough, to fall in with our old
friend, James BiscOe, whom we left on the
cold shores of Maine doing his duty nobly
lie kindly offered to show us over the mill
which Col. WALES o. Washington has put up
ut COrnfeld lIarior, and also took us over
the farm and around The summer residence Of
THAI gentleman. On our way home, we met
q very pleasant little man, whose beauty was
somewhat spoiled by a black eye, but wheih-
or II is permanent with him we cannot tell
not having met him before. The dog dis
temper seems TO be ranging there, Mr. J. BIS
dog being very III, and the 'iJudge's'' dog
having died, and indeed all the dogs have a
touch Of It, The wheat is very good,
is mostly ripe now, and nearly all the farm
ers in the neighborhood have cut Wages
are high there, the hands having struck Tor
two dollars in the field The leading ladies'
man Of the season was pointed out to us last
Sunday, and we think that he is much more
gallant than the Young men Of the place
Many more strangers are stopping there now
than used TO, years ago, the latest arrival
being young lady at Dir. Laus Clarke's and
| yonng man at the Ex-SherifTs but as we
have not yet seen them, we cannot say as 10
their style Of beauty. We found the stores
| above very good and would certainly recon-
mend all our friends TO patronize that of Mr.
p. g. Edelen, where they will he well waited
upon by Dir. Walter l.. Biscoe. On our way
| back we went around and visited the upper
schools, and were very pleasantly received by
both teachers. Mr. J. T, we are sure, is an
efficient master, and though almost stranger
there, has many friends, and report says will
soon lead alteFward one Of Scoiland's Beau
ties. The colored school teacher, Mr, Cay
Jay, has brought his school M to the stand
ard point, aud his scholars sing together ms
well ms any concert chorus we have ever
heard. On our return TO the Wharf TO take
the boat, we were answered so politely. and
| treated so well. that we cannot say too much
in favor Of Capt. Cullison, who has charge OF
the wharf. We must not forget TO mention
meeting our old friend, Billy, at the mill,
who welcomed MS with such a hearty shake
that our hands ache yet, and reminded us oi
the good old times atSt Inigoes'. Werould
not help admiring the pretty house of Mr..
Wallace Gray, and found his refreshments
very good. We must close this long letter,
hoping Il is not too long 10 read though,
and rcmaia one Of your most interested read
ers, DRuxMER