Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-08-02


for minimum domestic purposes. Apples,
too, are scarce. Inferior ones sell at 10
cents per peck. Many reasons are given 70
account for the failure Of the Former fruit
and n our mind l. not thoroughly in the
clear about IL we forbear expressing an
opinion. Theorize a. we may. the failure
has been experienced, and an important
lesson inculcated to those who win take IL,
namely, IL is not well 10 place too much
confidence in the confident glorifying OF
the power and infailibiliiy Of mans reason.
II was q felicIteaas expression Of one OF
our ministers who preached last Sunday,
THAT marriage il q holy thing: that the
bond or marriage is made indissolvabIe, not
to be broken, but by the death Of one of
the parties, that il might more perfectly
represent the marriage of Christ with the
Church"
Several citizens Of the neighhorhood
visited St. Georges Island 10Th ultimo and
speak in high terms Of the place. They
are satisfied that your correspondent Daisy
Blue has not told the half concerning IT,
Rain Is greatly needed there. they say, as
elsewhere. The Islanders are very hospi-
table and seem 10 make il a point TO vie
with one another in exteading courtesies tc
strangers.
A MINOR OUTRAGE.
We feel as IL we would be shutting our
eyes to the truth were we d, court, aye,
preserve silence when the obvious fact
stares rs in the face that Thomas Weldin
'coloredl. husband of Charlotte weldin,
deceased, was, and 10 ct the present writing,
pecuniariiy able TO pay for the coffin in
which her remains were inferred. At the
time Of Mrs. Weldin's death. her husband
owned cow, a yearling, some shoats, and
we are reliably informed that he Is having
a cottage erected in the Afro-American
settlement near the Pine The expendi-
lures OF the County, like milestone,
weighs the taxpayer down. True, four
dollars ($4l per Sc is small amount, MOLE
hill. yet. our notice, perhaps, may serve 10
set superficial thinkers upon trains of
thought and investigation--to school their
minds into an ardent thirst TO know what
is being done by men who are deaf and
dumb 10 the best interest of the County.
Supervisor Pembroke informs us that he
viii do effective work upon the road lead
ing to Miller's wharf just as soon as circum-
stances will permit. The road needs widen
ing st point just below Mrs. Kate E.
Dunbar's gate, but there ia an obstacle in
the way. Mrs. Dunbar must be paid for
the strip OF ground, which is the mountain
the bone Of contention-that binders Mr..
P. from doing the necessary work. We
ask, respectfully ofcourse, would il not be
as consistent with justice to pay Mrs. Dun
bar reasonable figure for the ground and
let her have the fence moved as il was
prior to the present road law, to pay out
rageous figures for placing brush in certain
parts of roads with the butt ends pointing
almost perpendicularly heavenward caus-
ing accidents to vehicles and impeding in
a measure travel between certain points,
Grapes do not grow upon thorns nor figs
upon thistles.
Now, word TO friend Turner, the Pres
ident of the Board of Commissioners.
You, sir, are in the harness and we want
no baking, no stopping to look back.
Remember Lots wife. You have been
sleeping long upon Delilah's lap. Arousel
Show yourself man from your scalp to
your toes. Let the growing and selfish
understand that deterioration and down.
wardness is not your motto; per contra,
EXCELSIOR Of the other Commissioners
personally we know nothing, we know you,
however, So, Start Go, And please, sir.
do not stop until the vexed question is
settled, forever settled. We worked and
voted for you and your party. We want
to see it successful. We had (nor have we
now no axe to grind. We are not poll
tician OF the modern stamp. We sincerely
indulge the wish that there were none Of
this school in ST. Msry's. In the old time
of politics the politicians were of a differ
ent type. Their understandings being clear
their actions principally were in unison
with right, and they were able to distin-
guish between il and its opposite. Be it
remembered that we keep in our mind
normal, thanks--that the minds of men
are finite, and consequently are in state
of imperfection. We are prone to the very
wrongs which modern politicians pursue,
and we have need of the greatest vigilance
to keep us in the track which leads to the
right-to keep us from the fatal precipice
of which we speak. To you, Friend Tur
ner, permit us to say in conclusion:
g. Know Thyself, in great concerns, in
small,
Be this thy care; for this, my friend, is all"
AZzANA.