Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-07-13
Correspondence Of the Beacon)

EwrSGs, June, 1893.
DEAR BEACON "A few days ago, for the
first time, l paid visit to Highland Town,
q suburb Of Baltimore, part Of the Belt
that will in few years be part of the
city. Il is one of the most thriving and
growing towns in the State and is built al
most entirely OF brick. The houses run
from O 10 10 rooms, neat and tasty, and.
better still, substantially built. Ii new
town, the first house being constructed
about IS years II contains from 5000 to
10000 souls. 1t is worth tripto any one,
especially St Mary's man. TO see il. From
Pratt street take Highland car (going
easi), invest cents, and before ron know
1t you are there. Get OF at 3rd street, and
at the corner of Bird and Cough streets you
will see an old ST. Mary's name. Go in
and you will see an old ST Mary's man
and meet regular old ST. Mary's welcome
from John +. Combs, who, a few months
ago, established there saloon-large, airy
and cool and handsomely fitted up, and is
doing large and rapidly increasing busi-
ness. Let any ST. Mary's man drift in
there and l will guarantee that in a very
short time he thinks he has been dreaming
and that he is really back in old st. Mary's.
Friend Combs and wife are regular full
blooded st Mary's countians, and that is
all that is needed to say. Go there and
you wont regret il, and will guarantee
hearty welcome.
And now word upon a grave subject
The frequency which our county, and es-
peciallY our neighborhood, has been visit
ed with fire is simply appalling. There is
no possibility of accounting for them, ex-
cept as the act of an incendiary. Hon.
John N. Graves house, the Misses Costi-
gen stables and horses and the woods fired
within IS or 100 yards of Loves store.
And yet the guardians of our interest sit
and look on with as much indifference as
II it was worthy pastime. Although
urged to DIS so, they take no notice at all,
and. when private parties order a reward
offered, some one takes the liberty of coun-
demanding il. There may be one or two
persons in this district that may think it
accidental. II this be so they will no; have
any reward to pay and will get the credit
of feeling some interest in the welfare of
their neighbors. If the Misses Costigen
stable was burned by accident, then have
the days of miracles returned. Satur.
day night the heaviest fall of water we
have had in long time and great deal of
thunder AMI lightning; Sunday night reg
ular. steady fall Of water almost all night
without one peal of thunder, and yet by
accident, between ~ and O'Clock, the sta
BILE took fire inside, in three different corners,
and by this accident it run and surrounded
the horses There had been no light near
the stable that night and the fire occurred
from TO hours after the hostler had re.
tired. Such accidents, under such peculiar
circumstances, never occur. There is a re.
newal of uneasiness and dread pervading
the whole community, and the people have
a right to demand that some interest should
be shown in their affairs by those elected
for that purpose. II it was an accident, as
l said before, they pay nothing. But at
least, offer enough to cause thorough in
vestigation of the matter.
Yours truly, L. j. SUTTON.