Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-01-17
downtown Locals.
From our Regular CorrespOndeHt.)

downtown Locals.
From our Regular CorrespOndeHt.)
Despite the unfavorable weather the w.
and b. Club met at their room 12th instant.
The President, Romeo called the club
To order promptly st p. IN. Minutes Of
the last meeting were read and unanimous
ly approved Roll call was next ordered
and one name was dropped-with Kisses
and one new name enrolled. What a
change in the cnuutenances! Smiles were
visible upon every face The President
then arose and announced in very i'm
pressiye manner that the old h4chelor who
resides near the ST Jerome's school house
would make few remarks relative to
Educ,fion. Immediately after the Presi-
dent resumed mis- scat, the o. b (old bach
eio) arose and said:
Mr. President and fellow members of
the Club: Education is simply indispen-
sable to the masses. II is a noble thing,
isn't b.? am Of the opinion that if a more
general kno " ledge WAS diffusei among the
masses we would have better people
God wills II" should he written upon the
walls IF every school house Wills what?
Why, sir, that we should serve in eievating
the body, mind, and heart of the youth of
uur great country. IL is our plain, unmis
tx ible duty Ia fit them tor citizenship
ann service The boy is und oubtedly the
father of the man. Fur the plain reason,
therefore. that ne will be I'D W man in
the near future, We should contribute to
his trimming during his b., no d 50 as 10
make him a real man whenever he becomes
responsible as citizen Heaven speed
the noble work of education, and as the
yearly rising IF the Nile renders possible
abundant harvest within the compass of
its OVERT wing, so we trust that our higher
places Of education may send out teachers
well equipped t. flood the minds of our
youth with knowledge and thereby de-
velOpe the fruit IF exemplary citizenship.
Cur friend, well, well call him Harry
was applauded as he resumed his seat AS
our time was limited-we politely bowed
and soon we were seated at table-read-
ing romanceg No, bot hu,ried4y peuning
what we h ID heard
The Bible tells us that many years ago
jim the time of the prophets-gnod men
put on the shoes OF righteousness. In these
days nf parties. no such shoes are thought
of Sewed shoes, pegged sh 'es, paper bot
tom shoes, are donned aud the "Old Man.
--pap-is made TO wish often times that
jigs, waltz :, ianciers, etc. were things un
known See those f4shionably dressed
ladies, how gracefully they dance. Count
then. Well, we'll essay an enumeration:
Misses Leslie Wood, Ida Shinn, Maud
Courtney. Katie Foxwell, May Fox well,
Mamie Cnmss, Victoria Combs, Lille Tarl-
ton. Jennie Elk Mamie Raley, Effie Wood,
Kaii, Raiey, Dora Wood, Emma Wood,
Ella Betl. Della TennisOB. Katie Tennison,
Clara Raleigh, Rosa Milburn, Lucy Rid
CELL AID others whose names we fail 10
recall 10 memory.
/ Hol Races! Say, Sport" are you gong
/ ~ tAN a"NNS " hiNb are I'd take pace at 81.
/ lnigo's TO day? Well, l presume. Now,
we wash, there, bu; Buddy" Greenwich,
of Tick Neck. told Us that Wallace Dun-
bars mare HELEN knocked the spots''
of ME- rarl;nn's horse, slippery Heel,
for ten dollars last Saturday afternoon.
/ This is MI that We know about the races
Mr. J. Hobbs, Jr., of St. Georges Is
/ land, paid this section visit recently. and
a. he is hanasoue and courteous gentle.
men, he took among the ladies-anOf
/ well, the 'boys' are n little Jealous.
/ Steps are being taken 10 raise money
I (rnonthly) to ala in keeping the sloop Peer
less, Captain Oliver Crowder, on duty &c
protect the oysters Of ST Mary's river
/ Captain w. T. West. has agreed TO pa,
$6.25 per month FIR said purpose. From
% cents Ia 81 co have been contributed b,
Cysrermen OF Smiths Creek. also.
Cold weather prevails. Whewl how IN,
wind hsws II j. frsrm the Norrh West
Ave. from the region over which the FIRST
King rSigns supIeme. AzzASA.