Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-08-13
downtown Lccais.
(FrOm our Regular C0rrespOndens.)


Summer boarders are continuing to ar.
rive at Calvert's Delight, on Calvert's bay,
MilIer's wharf and Kitty's Point, Smiths
. Creek. No doubt there is concentered at
these resorts all that can please-all that is
subservient TO the ease, etc of old and
young.
Warm weather prevails See how the
neutrality-suspicious. may it please, streams
down the black and embrowned faces oil
employees. Earth, o Earth. Is it true
that curse has been visited upon you
Alas! II is true! We ask, shall this foot
stool of the great Am be brought back To
its Edenic state-ihat is Instead OF the
thorn shall come up the fir.tree, and in
stead Of the briar shall come up the myr
tle.tree;" More. Shall the creation it.
self be delivered from the bondage of cor
rnptiOn into the glorious children Of God
SO far as our narrow capacity can com.
prchend, the roads of st. Inigo's are in
good travelling condition and are they
not a reminder of friend Bob Pembroke,
than whom a better road supervisor has
not appeared?
We notice that Dir. Claude Pembroke is
with the Adams brothers, St. Georges Is
land. Claude is an industrious young
man, and a good clerk withal.
Mrs. Mamie Walton (nee Clarke,) OF
Baltimore, is havinga large and commod-
ious dwelling erected on her farm, Mary
Hail." ST. Jerome's Neck. Messrs Benz.
Edwards, Cullison and Clarke are doing
the work.
Fine crops are reported throughout the
section named. Messrs. George Bohanan,
Waiter Raley, Otto Trossback, Richardson
brothers, Mckay brothers, Clarence Tay-
Tor, Ford Bean, b. NJ. Dunbar, Alexander
Bcal and Clarke brothers, are the princi-
pal farmers.
The Neck is noted for the excellent corn
and potatoes produced.
Democrats and Republicans appear
friendly; and although there are as many
opinions expressed in regard to the cause
OF hard times as there are colors in harle-
quin's dress, good humor characterizes their
conversation.
Whew The pretty ladies. Beauty is
Ia be admired to be sure, and what lady,
pray does not carry the passion-the desire
to be admired? Away back in the time
ofQueen Elizabeth this passion prevailed
and even the Queen often appeared before
her looking glass, but, alas! Notwith.
standing the good opinion she entertained
Of herself, it didn't make her pretty, /. e.,
Judging from the Topographic cngravings
extant of her.
Mr.. John L. Ross and wife, of Balti.
more, after pleasant trip to the district,
have returned heme. Mr.. w. Scott Ham,
NETT, of Ryefield, is quite sick tn conse-
quence OF rheumatism, etc, Messrs. A. S.
Benville and company finished threshing
their rye recently. and a fair yield is re.
ported.
Rev. Father lyman officiated at ST.
Michael's 9th instant. He gave most
wholesome advice to those present. telling
them that II is the ardent piety that flames
In the heart of members of the church thai
gives their prayers etc all their value.
The dust is almost suffocating when
stirred by passing vehicle and continued
active by zephyrs.
One Of the mates on board large YES
sci from Maine--loaded with ice died
suddenly while the vessel was lying neal
Point Lookout and the remains were in,
tered in Friendship N. Z. burying ground
10th instant.
Melons are plentiful. and choice ones
may be bought for cts. Tomatoes are
very cheap, and vegetables generally may
be had at low figures.
What fine roasting earsl Well, they
are selling at 3 cts. per dozen. We ask
how do truckers "lay up q nest egg" a
these figures?
Excuse the quality of paper, please
Our papeterie Is almost exhausted.
Mr.. Saunders, of the Agricultural Depart.
ment, Washington, is stopping at Calvert.
Rest Summer resort. Mr.. Saunders is the
originator of the Grange. He has beer
connected with the Department named fol
many years.
Business with merchants is favorably re
ported, and brighter prospects are in stor,
Tor them as the oyster season advances.