Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-26
downtown Locals.


substantially repaired, we are pleased tc
notice that the worst places of the road
leading to Millers and Benville's wharves
ON Smiths Greek have received maxi.
mum of brush, dirt, ETC., which is very sat.
isfactory to shippers and the travelling pub.
lie generally.
Peach trees are in bloom, and some graft
ing and budding is being done, which we
presume is not too early.
Rock fish arc being caught, and several
large shad were sold at the Pine few days
ago.
Wheat continues to grow rapidly, and il
is very pleasing to the eye even of the nom
producer. Messrs. Walter B. Langley and
w. G. WEIGH, We think, have the best pros
poets just now for prospective large
yield.
Despite sickness, the schools are kept
open. We understand that Miss Rosa
MilbuEn, teacher Of ST. Jerome's Neck
school, intends to award gold medal to
the pupil who shows the most equable pro-
ficiency in the different studies at the en-
suing examination in June next
Mr.. Henry While, our blacksmith, is do
ing considerable work; and Mr.. Fridis,
boot and shoemaker, is kept busily engaged
making and mending in his line of bust
ness.
1t having been reported and somewhat
believed that several members, including
the eloquent old widower, of"W. & b
Club" contemplate making Texas their
future home at an early day, the Vice
President, in the absence of the President
called a meeting of the Club 10Th instant
There being a sufficient number Of the
members present to form quorum, the
chairman appointed a committee of three
to ascertain the names of the members who
were about TO sever their connection with
the Club, and TO report 2Sth instant. The
Chairman read the following question tc
be debated at the next meeting "Are the
Mental Capacities of the Sexes equal =
The Club then adjourned.
We should think that the first great re.
quisite to human happiness should be de.
sire for q sound mind in a sound body
Really we are sorry to say that observation
forces Us TO believe that number of oul
citizens, old and young, care not for these
requisites, judging from the careless man.
ner in which they expose themselves; and
it is not surprising to US that so many die
on the sunny side of fifty. Three-score'
and-ten is the Biblical age of man, but q
violation of hygenic laws sends at least
two-thirds TO the graveyards before this
age is even Appropriated.
St. Patrick's day was q comparatively
milo one. Oystermen utilized the day
and for aught we know were amply com.
rensated for their toll.
Messrs. Herbert and Smith have failed
so far to organize Reading and Debating
Society. We take it upon us to say to the
young men of ST. Inigo's district, man
upon wreck, driven by the angry waves
is in imminent peril; but his case becomes
hopeless, indeed, when in this condition
he rejects the kind hand which comes &c
his rescue. To your care is committed Al
least oae talent, and ifyou fail to improve
it when an opportunity is offered you
mentally, you will be in worse condition
than the man upon q wreck. The over
towering waves Of ignorance viii sub
merge your minds and the talent commit
ted TO your care will disappear forever in
the faihomless abyss. You viii live, per
haps, to see the writer and the settel
of the types of his words consigned
to oblivion, and, what thenf Why
this wonderous world of residence viii
still be to you dark and dreary cavern
aye, "A mighty maze, without plan
Now is the accepted time; now il the dal
your improvement