Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-02-25
downtown Locals.

IRON our Regular COrrespOndeRt)
We notice that merchants are more
conservative in their purchases. There
is decrease in the sale of heavy winter
goods, but the trade in groceries, etc. is
not checked by the reputed hard times
Oyster buyers report decline in the
oyster market, and tongsmen are not as
buoyant in spirits as they were some
days ago.
Fox hunters were out recently and
their dogs seem well cared for. Messrs
John Gray Lilburn and Company are
thinning the foxes in downtown sect
ion. The little boys are well pleased as
their chances for catching more rabbits
next season will be increased.
1t is supposed by some persons that in
sanity in the human subject has no anal
ogue in the inferior animals Recently
a very fine hen belonging to one of our
neighbOrs commenced to manifest
strange actions-jumping up, turning
sOmersaults, etc. 1t was cared for until
it became ferocious. Every thing that
came near tin its way-it would try
to seize in its bill. Death, we are glad
to say eventually put an end to the poor
creatures suffering.
We are no alarmist but really il seems
that this section is becoming more sick
ly. Perhaps the increase of complaints
is due to the moist and unequable eli
mate.
The 22nd instant passed off in an ex-
ceedingiy quiet way. The anniversary
of General Washington's birthday brings
forcibly to our mind the expressions of
this great man relative to the brother
hood OF man. Are not the civilized ma
tions becoming more humaniZed in their
policy? We infer from what we read
that mutual hatreds and jealousies that
formerly existed to a great degree have
perceptihly decreased Notwithstanding
the fact that colossal issues exists.
Perch are being caught and shipped to
Baltimore. Messrs. Ridgell and Fen.
wick are the principal consignors. Re.
munerative figures, we are told, are rea.
lized.
More foul weather but we do not com.
plain, for we get much comfort in oul
surroundings. Tree, the genus, pine
oak, chestnut, elm, different species; and
look! there stands over there in the
woods near by, red oak, white oak, BLACK
oak, varieties. We are not comfortless
See well, really it is pleasing to tn,
eye. High up, near the top of a gigan-
tic oak bunch of mistletoe with its wa,
like berries is seen.
Some persons of this section CRITICS,
the manner in which rich persons enter
tain. True, thousands of dollars are ex
pended by the rich that their poor neigh
bors would be glad to be the recipient
of, yet, a man has the right to do wha
he thinks proper with his money be tn
amount much or little. So long as thu
world remains as it is at present we pre-
sumo Dives will continue to expend hi
opolence irrespective of the wishes o
Lazarus. Accountability is primordi
al condition of man, and he doubtlessl,
is accountably to his God and not to hi
fellow-man. The rich man and the les
fortunate possessor of wealth are place,
at antipodes to each other. and crit
cisms however severe do not amount {,
the weight of n gossamer in changing
the condition which exists between
shem. Our ministers work in faithful
way constantly keeping before their re
spective congregations the importan
; fact that the Immortality of the soul is
reality, and that happiness is laid within
their reach and laid up in store for al
who strive to do the will of God durin
their probationary state.
: The sick heretofore reported are con
valescent. AZZAxA.