Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-05-09

At Lawyers BeIva lockwood pr0peiIing
her voiicipcie never notice the silent steed
or its rider o. they flash by.
Base ball, foot ball and tennis each have
their votaries, but the base ball lend iseyer
present and the way be risks life and limb
20 catch car enrouse 10 the grounds ID
positively nerve wrecking.
The Principal Of the Agricultural College
on Saturday entertained the Evansville
Farmers Club and the Patuxent Planters
Club and at the suggestion Of Col Powell
II was determined 70 try and unite the i've
lower counties in forming an immigration
Bureau.
Better times which mean better prices
have been long hoped and prayed for and
If better prices il criterion. the better times
viii soon be here for since the first Of March
wheat has risen ten cents, corn eight cents
bushel, pork - barrel, cotton cent
and a-hali a pound and petroleum fifty
cents barrel. While the things we buy
from abroad have not advanced. coffee is
lower, sugar about the same. while the
price Of cattle of all kinds have not deciin.
ed. Spring lambs being quoted at frona 2
10 Q cents pound. calves to o cents q
pound. cows $25 to as each. Poultry
sympathizes with meat, Spring chickens
being quoted At 25 to 40 cents. Vegetables
sre becoming plenty, strawberries ere IS
cents box Butter and eggs lower than
/ last week
Secretary Gresham is quite ill-over
work.
Japan has given up her claim to Port
Arthur and the peninsula of Leas Lung.
Russia, Germany and France objected to
the session any Chinese territory.
Many Of the members Of Congress sill
linger here and every day the hotel regis.
tiers show the names of prominent men
from all parts Of the country.
Much interest is felt here among all
classes from Southern Maryland in the
selection Of the county seat for Charles
comfy. The advocates of La Plata and oi
Chapel Point both present strong a-gu-
ments, one has the railroad and very fiat
embarrassing landscape. The other is q
site around which clings much historic
interest and which for natural beauty ol
scenery is not suppressed. The advocates
for the Point should take the voters Of
Charles up in the tower Of ST. Thomas
Church on the hill and show them the
many advantages Of the place. As far a:
the eye can reach the blue Potomac winds
ii way seaward dotted with vessels of al
classes and sizes. The county lies at hi
feet and while hills slope gently to the
Chapel bay. broad fields stretch inward
teemiDg with all that makes life wortl
living. have never yet met any one WHIT
had visited the Point that did not expires
a wish TO return, and Chapel Point excur
sions" are well patronized.
II is great shame that such publ,
spirited man as G. g. Lancaster the owne
Of Chapel Point, should be DISTINGUISHED
While he has fine law practise here, ther,
is no donbt of his love for his nativ,
county and the thought that has dominat
cd him for years has been the best way b
develop her recoarces. The Southern
Maryland Development Company owes il
origen 10 him. Rock Point caRnery wa
established at his suggestion. and when tn
question of how the plant could be utilities
at the end of the oyster season, his practica
! wife said: Can fruit and vegetables-plan
tomatoes-and thus q new impulse wa
given TO Southern Maryland which shoul,
be the garden Of Washington and u. Bali Bali
ton on the part of the citizens 10 work al
together for the public good. His Emf
!, hence the Cardinal says "God has done al
for lower Maryland Whose beautiful
rivers TEEN with fish and whose fields an,
: woods are covered with flowers"
, That longitalked of railroad once finish
ed even within a short distance Of sal
water would do much, but if finished b
Point Lookout what blessing il woul,
not only to the residents of the county, bu
to the citizens of both Washington On,
Baltimore. / never see train start on
for Bay Ridge do not wish one could @
, to Point Lookout What crowds woul,
board il and in what little while s,
Mary's would have the most popular SCI
Tor bay) side resort in the State. Ever
now with the many disadvantages It i
popular as camping out place for peopl
from this city which has no conyenien
salt water resort. Bay Ridge Is for Balti
morians only as we have found to our cos.
for everything stops when the boat ant
trains for Baltimore leave. Point Lookou
would fill long felt and growing want o
thousands here, and now that the financia
clouds are little brighter and bid fair L
disappear altogether, in the sweet bye ant
bye. let US hope the road may be completed
and Point Lookout brought within
couple of hours Of the National Capito
and the scream Of The "steam eagles
arouse ST. Mary's toa sense Of her owr
Importance. Coxr,nYv.