Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-19
lCOMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
Nessrs. Editors Il notice in your last
issue that Mr.. Jos. b. Davis makes an at.
tempt TO deny a few Of the charges made
against him by me few weeks ago, by
an explanation which borders rather on
the l.diculous than otherwise. We find
him so proud of himself (big Jos b. Davis
that he imagines that anything a little fell
low like myself might have to say about
him Is or ought 10 I've so non-effcctive as to
be insulting to the good sense of the COM
mupity for him to make an explanation.
Well now, however that may be, we will
let it pass for the present and turn to some
of his contradictions. He represents Mr..
w. w. Cecil as having denied the state
ment ! made in reference D him, and as
having t)ld him that one of three things
must be done, w that he Jos b Davis)
must have the run at Indian Bridge re-
paired, or he would have it 10 do, or SOP
hauling timber to his mill. He also gives
Nv. Cecil as having said that the work in
the Indian Bridge run was great improve
ment, end if he had been permitted TO fin
ish it would last life time Now, as Mr..
Cecirs name has been used so frequently,
and some may be GU .ous to know Just
what that gentleman did say, II furnish
a &c. ificate Of what he really did say 18th
Wines - his assertions, which you will
find published in this paper. Having been
forced 70 this proceeding in disclosing facts
which might otherw Sc remain confused
in the minds of some, | am compelled in
justice u Mr.. Cecil, whom don't believe
capable Of telling an untruth, to saw that
don't believe Mr. Davis had any grounds
whatever for making the remarks he did in
reference 10 Mr.. Cecil; and to give clearly
my reasons for having to speak 81 unkind-
ly Of the gentleman; he represented Mr..
Cecil aS having furnished the lumber free
ofcharge 10 build the culvert in the stream.
" hat now of This free lumber? May ask
he gentleman why that was included in
the rnad report handed 10 our County Com
PRISONERS if given by Nj Cecily As fur
Their evidence, We find Mr.. J. W Bean,
whom he mentioned "a having asked him
10 NIL up the stream before our County
Commissioners With petition signed by
nearly every woOd-hauler that crosses this
stream, begging them 10 have il re0pened,
rs The road is rendered thereby almost i'm
pasSible, besides being deprived of this picc
ht'lc stream 10 water their teams, which by
the time they reach it from the woods are
warm and thirsty and should have water.
But Mr.. Davis says if he had been permit
ted Ia ballast II with more sand and brush
he would have made a good road oft. He
Is not satisfied with spending nearly or
quite three hundred dollars within almost
the smoke Of his own chimney himself, ont
OF four hundred and twenty dollars levied
tor the whole district, and that before the
day set apart by the Board for the spend
IN o! single dollar; and, furthermore, in
violation of the law, as l will presently
show, but complains that he was not al
lowed "a spend the remainder Of il.
How is this for assurance, even in big Jos
Il. Davis!
Now, LEI Us turn for few moments to
Mr.. Wings warrant, Of which / will first
give you copy:
Office County Commissioners,
81 MarY's County, April Il, 1888.
Il hereby certify that Solomon Wing has
been appointed road supervisor over section
oi road t.om Indian BIid-e mill to Facto-
~ mil dam, thence 10 cross roads at up
Per corner OF Leach's fence back TO Indian
bridge, thence 70 cruSs-road at Centrey lille.
For any work done thereon This shall I've
your suihclent authority until more for
mai commission shall have been issued.
BY orier,
"ENoCH B. ABELL,
CLERK Co. Commissioners
This commission was issued the nth oi
April, and delivered TO Solomon Wing on
the 18th Of April. Mr. Wing was not awsr,
Of the nature of the instrument until tho
SOih, when it was read and explained L
by gentleman, a neighbor of his. Wing
on being Afterwards reconstructed with by
this gentleman for allowing Mr.. DAVIS Il
usurp 50 much authority over his section
replied that in consideration of the priv
lege Mr.. Davis had promised him worl
with the other supervisors when not EN-
Ployed on his own section. Mr.. Dayi
states in his communication that Mr.. Wins
was one oi those chosen IS oyerseers of tn
road (who were the others p and he aske,
the Court 80 issue a permit u him 50 tina
he could have authority % mend some cul
vcrts in the mad about which greai com