Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-12
COMMUNICATED

COMMUSICATED.
Messrs. Editors Several weeks ago Il
communication appeared in the BEACON,
signed by a certain J. b. Tppett, in which
/ was charged with many transgrcssions
that are not facts, AS shall proceed TO
show in as short space AS possible Right
here will take occasion 10 say, that ifthe
reckless assertions Of j. Bean Tippett had
no more extensive range than that Of the
2nd and Sth districts where he is so well
known, would not take any public notice
81 them whatever, but rs they have been
scattered far and near through the medium
~ your paper. some one might bc led astray
10y them, and form # me a very unjust
opinion. He starts out by telling Us that
h, went out "a sec after me and what was
doing IN the road, IL the request "of some
OF our best citizens, and that he found me
n work with one yoke ofpoor little oxen,
weighing probably about 400 lbs. each, and
SIX men throwing sand into the ear. while
lie PUt others cuttiuE brush. all for the lit
tie team o! poor aNcu r. haul, filling up a
NICE stream @! running water, which the
oldest citizens lay they never knew 10 h.
bat. " ever saw dollar spent on" The
fact are II, properly given, for had two
teams At " TX and the running stream had
Gu: mt The land 50 much, that Mr.. VIM.
Cv,A It'd ms one Of three things had to bc
done, VIZ, that ! must have the road re
paired, ~ lie would have il q do, or stop
hauling timber = his mill. NJ. Cecil docs
n2t hesitate 10 tel! any one ihl, this i what
h Iii! say. IN spite II Nj J. Bean Tippctt
70 the contrary. W. have the bare word
only Vi NJ: Tippe,t that he was called on
~ any Il aur best citizens t. watch after
Their interests. and the statement smacks
o: mpoSS.b!.i'y, iHr the hest citizens woul
sca.,cly call OF such u man for protection
He MAS unfortunate III tiinging rldicule n,
tAaS, Siua.. Nen, !Nr "a the sam, principle
tha, men who live in glass houses shouI!
III L.w stones, little men ought no; T.
laugh y 'tt.I things because they are small
Those same 400 Us oxen, hauled 10 III,
Factory mill stick II timber n one .,
the hottest lays i the year. which. ACCORD!
Ing = NJ John Cecil, yielded zoo feet O
,umbc- mention this that the publi,
may know, that although small IL size
they are good workers, and lar superior il
thu particular 10 The small man who mad,
fun # them MT. Tppct; represents Nj
- W. W. Cecil n having said, that NV worl
Oh the public road near the Indian Bri3S,
mill tnwae1 by his father was rather
disadvantage than benefit 70 the public
but this can Scarcely 81 true statemen; q
his remarks, for liz has asserted 10 number
~ gentlemen that the piec, of work il
question i splendid one, and il ha,
hrcn permitted b. 70 on and ballast i; Will
enough sand and gravel, would last for
life time, Even as II is, he and many 9TH
crs whose names can he given, have dC
Glazed II t. he great improvement, an,
likely e. last, Is il did not get washed ava
in the last tremendous freshet, no,wiih
standing the fact that the food gates Of III
Indian Bridge mill were let loose upon il
with or without the intention Of irving i;
staying powers, Is the case may be. NJ
sSSailani has much 10 say about the Re,
solomon Wing, who according 10 him, iii
not or could not read commission he ha
IN his pocket, which, if true, is all the wors
for Mr.. Wing, but in the eye Of every ser
sssde and Just man, this surely cannot al
Pear IA Ia any crime for which am r,
sTsNnsihle