Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-15

(FrOm our Regular Correspondent)
First rate health prevails hereaboul Doc
tors, despite the fact, seem cheerful. and
undertakers have gone 10 grubbing, trim
ming trees. blowing, etc.
w. A. w. Clarke (ex-Johnny) and w.
c. Bayne are supplying the neighborhood
with excellent rock ut reasonable figures
Trees, principally pine, are yielding to
the woodman's axe, and we have IL upon
reliable testimony that much wood will be
shipped TO Baltimore the ensuing Summer
Messrs. Powell and West are shipping
their celebrated ST jerome oy sters per chart.
cred boats to Baltimore and Washington
They also ship barreled oysters to different
points in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. w. w. Cecil, tax-collector, makes
his monthly visits to the district and we
think that he is tolerably successful in his
collections.
We are totally unable to form any con-
ception of what kind of weather is in store
for this section as all signs have signalIy
failed.
Dust is beginning 10 show itself and.
well, peach trees are in bloom, butterflies
are TO be seen, and the familiarity known
mosquito goes buzzing about our room
after the sun descends below the horizon.
Wild geese have taken their fight to the
Arctic circle, and before many weeks mi.
gratory birds from the South will greet us
with their welcome presence and delight
our ears with their sweet songs. In this
genial land, armed with the plow, man
may be styled as lord, FIR he compells the
soil to yield him variety Of fruits. We
notice that considerable preparations are
beiIg made to plant large area in corn,
tobacco, etc. Wheat has promising APP
pearance, and barring accidents, etc, fair
yields will be realized.
The Arrowsmith, il is said, will com.
mence making bi.weekly trips to Miller's
wharf, Smiths creek in the near future
The wharf is substantially constructed, and
an excellent warehouse is convenient for
the reception of freight. Passengers are
treated with uniform courtesy.
Our young folks who in the midst of
certain privations maintain, we are pleased
70 note, an imperturable gayety of temper.
The time is nearing when constables will
be appointed. and we take this occasion to
say that Stephen G. Goodrich and John
Abel, Esqrs., make good officers. They
are staunch democrats and we are inclined
to think that their re-appointment would
be favorably received by the citizens of the
district We know these gentlemen. and
il would be derelicticn of duty on our
part as local reporter TO treat them with
indifference. They are singularly efficient
aud courteous withal.
Truckers, of whom Austin l.. Adams and
j. Bennett Courtney are the leading ones.
are successful with their hot beds. They
expect to raise Cd. V large quantities of
tomatoes and corn for the Pine Canning
factory.
2x2-4, well, this does not carry with it
q forced association of ideas. Every school
boy of seven or eight years of age knows
the result of the addition of the integers
named, but il would puzzle mind of in-
tellectus! energy, ETC., TO explain how an
illiterate Afro Amcrican-negro If it please
can successfully debate question involv-
ing decidedly difficult points Aleck
Qualls is the man to whom we allude. 1t
is an axiom in philosophy, that Nothing
can communicate what il has not" The
mans mind is considered a blank. The
principle on which the axiom is based, is
and its application bids
defiance to limits.
The schools, well, what about them?
Miss Mamie Smith, Miss Rosa Milburn,
Miss Mamie Raley, and Baker Herbert,
Esqr., are the teachers respectively OF the
white schools of the district We make it
a business 70 inquire about their schools
their mole of teaching. etc ,-end the in
formation CLEANED Is satisfactory. Friend
Wingaie's stated visits are productive of
much good. a conclusion based upon the
observation of those who manifest deep
interest in education
AzzANA