Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-04-13
Correspondence OF the Beacon.)
BALTIMORE. Nh

To the household OF one who retains u
deep and lasting attachment for dear old
st. Marys, and an untiring interest in the
welfare of her people, the friends and as
sociates Of my happy childhood. the BEA-
CON is heralded with delight and eagerly
perused.
AS each successive Friday morning
find il on my desk. it seems as though the
face Of an old friend had arisen before me,
l live again the days of my youth when the
BEACON was my sole dependence for the
news of the day. And even now, though
for so long an alien from the land of my
birth, l watch with jealous eye all that
concerns my native county, and it was
with surprise and adherence that noticed
the announcement that the Government
entertained ideas of establishing a pest hos
pital, right in the midst of one of the rich
est farming districts Of the county, and al
most at the door of one of our oldest home
steads. l am in full sympathy with the
opinion Of the majority of the natives, that
quarantine station there would prove
damaging to the conaty at large, and moro
especially 10 the Immediate neighborhood.
and the fish and oyster interest, which is a
large source of revenue 10 that locality
would be destroyed.
The words az Capt. George C. Guyiher
Capt. George Thomas aud other well in
formed citizens, as quoted in the Netcs ot
last Sunday, contain good and practical
reasons for opposing the scheEne. Not
withstanding the confident assertion of the
estimable wife Of the present owner Of the
Island To q Ners reporter that she would
rest as easy as butter was greasy" IA.
Their suspect that were she TO awake some
fine morning and find the dread cholera in
such close proximity TO her home she coul I
be more aptly compared 10 the kind OF
boarding house butter that some wicked
person suggested the attachment ofweights
TO hold il in place. But more Of this anon.
l understand from the press that Mr..
German is trying to gain favor with Presi.
dent Cleveland in order to secure State pa
tronage. II he succeeds the friends OF the
former will receive the rewards that Justly
belong to the true friends Of the President.
and the regulars will walk into all of the
fat offices in spite of the tact that MIR
Cleveland is making almost universal
slaughter Of the bosses.
The Spring season. is opening up, with
bright prospects for a heavy trade in Bal
timore. The wholesale merchants are in
buoyant spirits, and the retail trade is hay
ing more than its usual Spring rush.
The shopping thoroughfares are crowded
daily with those who are eager to secure
some of the tempting bargains that are con-
stantly offered, and the windows are res.
plendant with bright colors and beautiful
fabrics, that tend to delight the female
heart and tighten the pocket-books OF the
husband and father.
The crinoline scare is q thing of the mas,
and rapid transit is progressing.
The Lenten season has closed and the
great Christian festival of Easter was cele.
brated in most Of the churches with grea,
pomp and magniicence.
The proyerbial Easter bonnet came out
in all its glory. which, for the beLefit ofthe
female readers of the BEACON, will des
cribe in my next $50
BERTHA BARNoTT.
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