Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-10-08
Correspondence Of the Beacon }

NOLC6IAL DEACH, OCt- D, 1880.
Messrs EIitors: q few notes
from your neighbors across the stream
would not be out Of place, and that the
kind memories which your correspondent
entertains for Southern Maryland people
Is till fresh, he feels prompted to commu-
nicate at least 10 your excellent journal.
Your paper i indeed a true and unfalter-
ing exponent of Democracy, and it does
his heart good 10 subscribe to and read q
paper as pure and undefiled in its political
sentiments as the BEAcoN.
The campaign seems at fever heat in this
section, and that our people are In the ma.
joriiy for Bryan and free silver seems an
assured fact We do not count upon the
colored element. We concede them 10 the
Republicans, but one very encouraging fact
to the Democrats in this section is that
quite . number of heretofore prominent
Republican leaders, who have been life
time Republicans, have 3olted their party
and come out in favor of the Chicago plat
form, and are working heart and soul for
the g. 0. P. Every village throughout
the Northern Neck of Virginia have or.
ganized Democratic club. and upon their
banner in bold letters are the names, Bry.
an. Sewall and Jones. There is more real
enthusiasm in this section in favor of De.
mocracy than ever before seen.
A few days ago your correspondent over
heard a political discussion between two
colored people. One of them seemed some.
what in the dark as to the meaning of the
16 to in the silver platform. The other
one declared he understood il very well,
and that it meant 1915 for de white man
and one for de Niger" and this we believe
is the sincere belief of many of these ignor.
ant negroes, who are taught all kinds of
tomfoolery by the white leaders of their
party To fool and mislead them.
Mr.. j. G. Gouldman, chairman of the
party in this county, has put in good work
and is leaving no stone unturned that
would make this a successful campaign.
We have had the services OF the best ora
tors in the State, as well as from other
States, and this section of Virginia has had
an opportunity of being very well posted
on the issues Of the campaign.
rhe storms OF Tuesday night last which
passed over this section was the most Sc
we're ever seen. 1t did much damage in
this town and surrounding country. One
house Yves entirely destroyed, being blown
fiat upon the ground. II was a Baptist
church, very large building, and had
just been completed. Other buildings
were more or less damaged, but fortunate
ly no lives were lost. AL the bathing
houses along the Beach, a hundred or more
in number, were entirely washed away.
Many boats, small and large, were washed
high and dry on the shore. AS Resort
our Beach has closed for the season. Most
all residents and visitors have packed up
their effects and departed for their North
ern homes. Therefore, we cannot expect
much life and cayety again until the open
ing of the season of '97. and prospects point
to a more successful one than in the past.
Building is still in progress and many new
ones are already contracted for to be erected
early the coming Spring. The number of
new houses erected this year was between
seventy and seventy five, and it is thought
next year nearly double that number will
be built. Every one interested seems TO be
satisfied that the season just ended was a
successful one and anticipate more elabo-
rate efforts for the season of 81. Y.