Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-06-09

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mon, and electrified his congraga-
ton next day BY saying
sAndnow, fourthly, my brethren,
Lyman's father was his wife's SON.
in-law, and-er-heml We win stand
and receive the benediction
An unwonted elamor proceeded
from the w. q. T. q. hall, and
eighteen different shades Of hair
blew out Of the window Sing Yek,
late Of Hong Kong, received the
puzzle from his Sunday-school
teacher, neglected his work all day,
broke his adding machine, and in
his frenzy figured on the flaps Of
sixteen white shirts with indelible
ink, and then laid the whole matter
before his joss, and, because the
latter would not work it out,
whipped him oil the following fore
noon, and then, in desperation, re-
nounced Christianity as snare and
returned to paganism.
The puzzle permeated every nook
and corner Of the village. Two
popular members Of the Y. M. G.
A. slapped each Others face oyerit.
Col. Hooks pulled the nose Of d
tourist to whom he was trying to
sell land, and all the boys in town
fought over it.
One John p. Smith, attacked the
wife Of his bosom with ferocity and
a scythe, and knocked her into the
well, where she speedily drowned.
A mob chased Mr.. Smith thirteen
geographic miles and gave him Ave
minutes in which to show cause
why he should not be lynched,
whereupon he declared that the
demise Of Mrs. Smith was attribu-
table to divine providence and a
stone over which she had stumbled,
the same throwing hcrinto the veil.
This announcement resulted in
aprolonged and earnest debate upon
the part Of the string band, which
continued until the Shorthand posse
rescued Mr.. Smith and bore him 10
town. Court was ia session At the
time, and the case came up for trial
on the morrow. II was dark when
the jury we're sent out, They can
yassed the case thoroughly. Hicks,
who was among them detailed the
puzzle and exhibited his tally sheet.
AT o'clock In the morning the
door was burst open and tha---3sfy
fell down the stairs iThting like
demons. The st5ve had been over
set, and the building was. soon in
flames. The Hook and Ladder
company swirlod mp and ran over
three gentlemen, two Of whom inn
mediatoly assaulted two fireman,
whereupon the whole body q the
latter attacked the entire jury inn
partially. The alarm Of fire aroused
the village, and tic majority 81 the
citizens appeared on the scene.
Judge Begad denounced the tiremon
for rioting III the face Of the de-
stroyer, and was attacked by the
foreman Of the company. Several
citizens went to the assistance Of
the judge, and three men whom he
had fined for selling whisky jumped
in to help the foreman Several
prohibitionists forgot everything
else and rushed in 10 do battle with
the rum iicnds.
A gale had sprung MP, and, be-
fore the fire had been got under
control, the major portion Of the
business part Of the village was in
ashes. This threw many mon out
Of employment, and they moved
away soon after. Others, seeing
that there would be no boom for
many moons, departed. Several
capitalists, who had been about to-
make Investments, Immediately
folded their tents. Thegrand jury
found true bills against many Of
the participants IN the great fight,
and they all fled like the wind.
Nobody would buy property, and
the real estate agents left.
The number Of the voters was 80
reduced that rival town secured
the county-seat, and with il went
everybody who could get away.
The newspapers both went. Many
Of the buildings were loaded on
trucks and hauled off to the new
county-seat. And finally a cyclone
RACED all the remaining buildings