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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

There was considerable snow fall Mon
day, March 8.
The March term of our Circuit Court
will begin Monday week, the 10Th instant.
The Leonardtown Rifles will have II
dress parade Saturday, the 18th instant.
All the members are required TO attend.
Our thanks are returned DIR. J. Roland
Walton for an invitation 10 attend the
Eighth Annual Commencement Of the Balti-
moro College Of Dental Surgery.
A wise man says that men who want the
Garth ultimately get only enough TO he
buried in and worms soon come TO dispute
the possession Of even that much.
The Mechanics Lien law has been
amended by the present Legislature 50 as
o. hcccme operative in Sc. Mary's county.
Mr.. Wilkinson introduced the bill.
In Difference 10 the opposition Of Senator
Cotton To Mr.. Bonds confirmation, the
Senate postponed action from the lst 10 the
9Th instant, on the nominees for Inspectors.
The Session Of the Legislature fnr ISIS
will soon be a thing Of the past A great
deal Of important business viii doubtlessly
lie crowded into the third OF the session ye'
remaining.
We repeat again that we will pay nc
attention 10 contributions 20 which cores
pondeats neglect 10 sign their names. The
name must accompany the communication
as a guarantee Of good faith.
Reports from the lower districts Of The
county STATE that there, petitions for Mr.
Bonds confirmation have been numerously
signed. In the upper tier Of districts. how
ever. rum0r has IL that he has Jared badly
The coming March term % Court win b
an excellent time foF The farmers Of thi
district TO assemble and f1rm club. Fui
the inception Of an Farmers Association ]
willie only necessary Cor a few wcIl-knOuE
agriculturisss TO issue acaIl. Our colamnl
are open TO them
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

This remedy Is becoming % We'll Known
and 50 popular as 70 need no special mem
ton. All who have used Electric Bilters
sing the same song Of praiSe.-A purer
medicine does not exist and il is gaaran-
teei 70 do all that i claimed. Electric
Bitters viii cure al diseases Of the Liver
and Kidneys, VIII renove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood--Wili drive Malaria from the
system and prevent IS Wen as cure al
MalaTial feverS-For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Elcctrie
BiiteFs-Entire satisfaction guaranteed, CT
money refunded. Price 50 cents and $lO0
per bottle as VIM. ]. Eieien 4 Cos. stores
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ICoMMuxrcArEp.

CoMMUETCATED.
Messrs. Editors AS this Is the season
for making new and remodeling old laws,
would like you to give space in your col
umns for the following sketch ofan amend
ment to the public school law:
/ think that the manner of appointing
school commissioners and OF selecting Sec
rotary and examiner recommended would
effectually remove from the respective of
fees the charges of being contaminated by
politics and favoritism, and that the reward
thus placed within the reach of all we'll
qualified teachers, viz, the salary attaching
to the Office of secretary and examiner,
would be a great incentive to teachers TO
perfect themselves in their calling. The
amendment is as follows:
LIST. That the school commissioners be
appointed by the Governor#-one Of them
to be Of different political views from the
other two, and that their term of Office be
four az years.
End. That the secretary and examiner
be chosen from among Ae teachers, for
which purpose the commissioners shall
hold examinations at stated intervals, when
all applying for the position of secretary
and examiner shall be examined, and the
applicant passing the best examination shall
be chosen to fill the Office.
Bird. To be eligible, the applicants must
Be at tie time of examination, and must Adrs
been for three (s) years immediately preceding,
tedeaers in good standing in the county iR
'ehich they apply for the position.
4th. That the secretary and examiner
shall, during his incumbency, engage in no
occupation calculated TO lessen his official
usefulness; and that taking part ia politics,
otherwise than casting hIs cote, shall cause
him to forfeit his Office and permanently
disqualify him for reappointment.
9th. Candidates for reappointment shall
be compelled to stand examinations togeth-
er with other applicants.
@. That this law be general in its appli-
cation.
The provision, zone of them to be of
different political views from the other two.
and that their term of office be four years"
and which, think, one Of the best features
of the amendment, was suggested by
friend to whom / submitted it for inspec-
ton. 50
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

Read the following: Mr.. c. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: ~Wss down with
Assess of Lungs, aud friends and physi-
clans pronounccd me an Incurable Con-
sumptiye. Began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery foF Consumption, am now on
my third bottle, and able 70 oversee the
work on my farm. II Is the finest medicine
ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur. ohio, SAYS
"Had Il not becn ior DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption would have died
of Lung Trouble. Was given ap BY doe
tors. Am now In best Of health" Try il
sample bottles ffee Al VIM. J. Edelcn &
Goa, store-5
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Saint Mary's Beacon.


The March Term Of Court viii afford
our patrons an opportunity. Of which We
hope they win avail themselves, to cali n
our Office and adjust their subscription
bills. We are in need Of money % enable
Us To run our paper. and we guarantee that
we viii listen patiently TO advice as to how
10 run il from those who furnish as with
the sinews Of war.
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thSP0Fsek goF EAe Btac6A-
On Saturday last, MessrS. Raley, Ed
wards. Waters and others were invited By
Meszrs- ]. i Parsons and Philip BuckIer
to meet the oakville pack and participate
in grand fox-chase. The visitors were
on hand Al the appointed hour and never
were guests more royalty entertained. In
the morning. one grey was killed and red
run 70 earth. About noon, the hunters re-
turned 10 Oakville where their horses were
fed and where they were furnished pro-
fusion Of the finest Of Paiuxent oysters.
In the evening, another start was made and
an old red-sided-grey jumped who Illus
trated TO some Of the younger members Of
the party the geography Of that section Of
our county. After lengthy chase, his fox
ship was overhauled. The hunt extended
from ST. Clements Bay TO the Patuxent
and from Zach. T. Spalding's to Turner's
Store, on the Three N0tched Road. The
huntsmen were in the saddle Tor not less
than 10 hours. The Oldest fox-hunter Of
the party states that Saturdays hunt and
entertainment excelled any that he had
ever attended. Among the hunismen were
Capt John III. Buckler, George w. God
dard, John Garner. James Payne, Philip
Medley, Hodges Coode and about twenty
others. Z
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more
We wish to call the attention of our read
Crs to the advertisement Of Samuel Burns
* Co, 80 Light st. Wharf, Baltimore,
which appears regularly in our columns.
This old established and responsible firm
have been favOrably known TO the people
Of this county for many years past as re-
liable and fair dealing business men. They
keep constantly on hand very large and
carefully selected stock Of Lumber, Sash,
Doors, Blinds, etc, which they offer at
very low prices and those in need of Build
ing Material would do well to see or write
them before purchasing. We know from
experience of what We speak.
They do a very extensive business and
give prompt attention to all customers and
correspondence.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08
Real Estate.

PARTIES wishing TO sell farms, by furnish
ing the undersigned description, etc, will
have the same advertised free of charge
We have made arrangements with several
Real Estate Agents for the sale of lands in
lower Maryland.
MOORE d MORGAN.
Leonardtown.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Orphans Court Of St. Mary's county, Set
January "a, 1855,
Ordered BY the Court, that Francis V.
King, administrator of John +. King, late
Of 81. Mary's county, Nd, deceased, give
the notice required by law 10 the deceas-
eds creditors TO exhibit their claims and
that the same be published once week
for six successive weeks in the 81. Mary's
BEACON. Test: JAS. T. Nj. RALKY,
Re yister of Wills for St. Mary's county.
NOTICE.
In pursuance of the above order, here
by give notice that have obtained from
the Orphans Court of ST. Mary's county,
Maryland, letters of administration on the
personal estate Of John +. King, late of said
county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are here
by notified TO exhibit the same with the
proper vouchers attached thereto to the
subscriber, on or before the S6th day of
July, 1888, they will otherwise by law be
excluded from the benefits of the said es-
tate. All persons indebted to the deceased
are requested 10 make immediate payment
10 the subscriber.
FRANCIS V. KING,
Administrator.
Jan %, 'sS-6ws
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EvERY SUBSCRIBER TO the wKrxrY
We, wn9 senas Ssn ccni. TO paw Cor packing and
nSD ExrEEss ANY TWO OF car elegant
,resnfnm Portraits or Lincoln. Grant Garfield.
LnSan and Beccheg. exact copies Of the ine~i
his address free aud postpaid
TOR St.So VIC send the Man. AND ExPRrss
one year ant copy Of Munkarsy's great PAINT
ns o. christ Bciorc l'iiate. richly and artistic.
aiy feprodueed an 30 e0iorw. The original N
SH.,ss Freat painting was recently sold for ever
LARGE List Of other popular and val
liable premiums arc offered 20 suhScrtbera aud
agents on the most liberal teEmA They cannot 10
9eeCfiRc1 hcrA. Send fnr On n rs,ralar~
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AGENTS WANTED.

We want good agent In every town ana VII.
lAge where we have not one xow at work send
LOT S Spr sPestai Circular TO Agents and SEQ
POsTMAsTERS and their ASSISTANTS.
and al others who wish 10 increase their In.
come Will md this an oxcellnnt opportunity.
sAMPLE COPIES sent free 10 all applI
cantA send for on and enclose thesaddreasos %
friends Address simply TaE MAIL All,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08
GRAND OPENING !

n BEG LEAVE TO INFORM NY
81 friends and the general public that ]
have opened . tine new store cantigu-
Gus % the Leonaratown wharf. and hare
stocked Il with every variety Of
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Job Printing done with neatness
aud despatch.
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General Merchandise,


consisting Of
Dry Goods. Netsons :
Xmds Goods, Hats, CsFs.
Boots end SAoes, Drugs aad
CRemiczls, Psrfa1aery anS
Fssncy Gods, Glassware, Flour
and Preciisas, Mace Msaf,
oo4fectionezies,
HEniacaFs,
7SanaFs and
Liquors Of Every Description,
such as
WHISTLES, VINES,
RUN, SHERRY,
Gaia VIDA, GIN
all first-class. Cigars and Tobacoo-in
fact, everything kept in first-class coun-
try store, at prices that will induce YOU 10
purchase.
Tossr assa Sals % Speciality.
Poultry and eggs at market prices taken
in exchange for goods.
Polite and genial clerks guaranteed.
FRANK N. HOLMES,
Leonardtown Wharf, Nd.
Dec Is
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during the past year,
has been a marvel
to all familiar with
the subject Not
only has the volume
OF advertising been
immensely large, but
the increase in circu-
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precedent I'm the
history of Baltimore
Journalism. The cause
of this 10 apparent.
The Morning Herald
was a better paper In
1887 than in the pre-
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It's utterances upon
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city Of the Union,
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completely destroyed, some stock
saved; Jacob Oswald, building oc-
cupied by pOlishers and furniture COM
pany, entire loss, both building and
stock; the Crews block, owned by E.
G. Murray. occupied by r. Ryan, dry
goods, entire stock lost; A D Cox,
groceries and dry goods, loss entire; G.
q johnson, three story building wreck
ed, occupied by JOhnson's drug store,
also by Renckler, Waters s. Co., gro
cerieS and dry goods, total loss, also q.
b. Gordridge, groceries, upper room
occupied by theater and masonic hall:
Central hotel and saloon, connecting,
both ends blown out; Cooks frame
drug store. total loss; two story brick,
occupied by Gothen s. Ellis's saloon
residence ruined: Warren'S two story
frame store rooms; Herman, bakery,
total loss; Thomas Walsh, residence,
two story brick; G. F. NJ. Ward. resi-
dence damaged badly; Mount Vernon
Milling company, three story brick
mill destroyed, loss, $1,000; WOODEN
factory, badly injured; Lewis Deal,
first house struck, building literally
torn to pieces; Stratton Hardware
store demolished, loss, $4,000; How
ard Bros s. Co., grocers, wholesale
and retail, in Watson building, stock
loss S.. 900, building ruined; Hudspeth.
dry goods, three story building, total
loss sc, LOCO; David Wise, clothier, loss
$4,000: Yost s. Co, dry goods and
groceries, stock loss SIS. 900; Crowder's
barber shop, demolished; John Gray's
saloon, stock and building injured;
William Robero, dealer in tobacco and
cigars, partial loss; Mrs. Herrin, mill
linery stock and building destroyed;
Mrs. Walters, miiliner, stock and
building destroyed; j. II. Fergu-
son, harness shop. stock and
building, partial loss; Hill, Williams &
Co.. general dry goods, loss, SC, 900; all
of Main street from Towards corner
east to Morris EmmersOn's residence;
each side of the street except Mr..
Stainer's and Colonel Casey'S residen-
ces. The following were totally de-
mOlished: The brick buildings belong
ing to Colonel Casey; L. E. Wescott,
residence; Charles Hoytes. residence;
Prof. Barnharts. residence; Mrs. Mil
Ter, residence; Mrs. Albright, resi-
dence; o. 7. Brooks, resi-
dence; Y. A. Covers, residence;
r. Dayey's residence; Lawyer Legg s
residence; David YearwOod's residence;
Phiman Maxey's residence; Fletcher
JOhnsOn's residence; George Howard
Lew EmmersOn.
Summing up the county building,
churches, business houses and stocks
of goods aggregate loss of $40, 900;
fine residences totally destroyed, $685.
600; fine residences injured, $4,000;
cottages warehouses, barns, etc. ST.
T15, 900; total, $57 900. Other incident
ais will raise this.
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nexed. Ten of these were taken from
the custody of the war department and
delivered to individual associations. or
states, upon the written order of Mr..
Stanton. Two were given up on an
order signed by Assistant Adjutant-
General Nichols, and nine were dis
posed of under instructions not now as
certainable, but probably originating
with Mr.. Hunter. Some of these were
given up on promises that they would
be returned. which appeard not to have
been kept. In January, 1897, a con-
federate flag was loaned By General
Bena. acting secretary of war, to W.
I. Clark, late brigadier general
United States volunteers, who
had originally deposited it at
the war department, and who prom
ised in writing to return it, but has not
done so. Since the date last men,
toned no confederate or recaptured
union flags have bee issued or loaned
by this department, and no confederate
flag has at any time passed from the
custody of the latter to any of the
states lately in rebellion.
The secretary reports that Stanton,
Belknap, McCrary, Ramsey. Lincoln,
and the present secretary, delivered up
altogether some nineteen recaptured
union flags. A full description of the
flags remaining in the department that
can be identified accompanies the re-
mort
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of our going back to Richmond. / re-
member somewhat dinly the picture pre-
scented Immediately at the wharf under
the sunshine of that March dayI OF more
distant objects I have no recollection
whatever. In fact, was dazed almost
equally by the brightness OF open daylight
and by the happy coming Of this long ex-
pected day. l could not, h however, help
being struck by the contrast between the
sets Of prisoners. Those on the Confed-
crate side looked strong and hearty; their
clothing was whole, neat and clean; but
on our side all the number were in the
last extremity of raggedness, dirt and
whether any breakfast was given us that
morning or not-a matter of small mo-
ment when we had been obliged to starve
through 50 many longer journeys.
While the wrangling over details was
still going on, without, as far as we could
see, any prospect of termination, the order
was suddenly given us to $50 on board 4"
Most promptly it was obeyed. 1t meant q
great deal for us to be actually under the
Stars and Stripes once more. But not till
the boat cast loose and swung into the
stream did we count ourselves truly out
of Confederate hands.
Then, too, the hearty welcome with
which we were greeted; the good cheer, so
different from our miserable prison fare;
and the kind faces smiling all around,
showed in living colors that we were free
men again.
In regard to food, the great difficulty
now was one we had not encountered for q
year past-that of over eatingl A years
famine had male us terribly hungry, and
we received cautions on this point which
were not unneedful. Nothing in the
rations were more enjoyed than the tin
cup of good coffee which was given to us
all-genuine c0ffee was something which
we had not tasted inside the rebel lines
and am not certain that / have found
any as good sincel No place on the boat
seemed more homelike than the engine
room, where I sat and ate slowly for a
long time. The working of the strong
machinery which seemed impelling MS
lovingly homeward was about as much
company as wanted for the time.
Down the river we went in a delirious
dream of rapture! We were scarcely
conscious of passing events. Probably
no emotion on earth has greater sweep and
intensity than the wild throbbing SEN
sations that rush thick and fast through
the bosom of the liberated captive.
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GROUP OF THE EXCHANGED PRISONERS.
VVeary distance. Two or three had to be
almost wholly carried, but the burden was
cheerfully endured, upborne as we all
were on the wings of hope and exultation-
Seated in comparatively comfortable
cars, with no ropes or irons upon Us, and
but q weak guard, and with deep peace
and content in our hearts, we glided out OF
the rebel capitalize see it no more till all
that had belonged to rebel power had
passed away "Like the baseless fabric of q
vision, and left not wrack behind. The
unWonted light dazZled our eyes. The
motion Of the cars was an intoxication-
This was happiness indeed. The thoughts
and visions Of the night were lived over
again In scarcely less bright waking
through which we were passing, but my
preoccupation was 50 great that couIu
scarcely see it at all
Petersburg was reached with no notable
incident; then after but short detention
We moved on toward City Point. As the
| train passed around q curve about II
| o'clock we saw very large steamboat II
l the yer; we had seen none such since W.
left our own Ohio. But there was some
1 thing still better than the boat. Waving
over it In the morning breeze was tn
| alag Of the free.'' seized the comrad
/ next me and shouted, ''Hurrah, boys
hurrahl there's our fiagr' They needles
no prompting; indeed some in the forwar'
cars had seen it sooner than had. Chez
after cheer went up from the whole train
aoUD 6 the guards were disccntented