Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-10-19

John Combs; an exsfes'H, |has f'iipro cd
his farm contiguous to the village, and
New Town, an Afro-American village
near by--in sight-of Blue Gull contains
number of pretty cottages. Roll on
ye car of Improvement and, we'll, may
the beginning of the Goth century, Jan
uary list, 1901, witness many new and
substantial buildings in the village pic
turesquely situated between st. Jerome's
and Smiths Creek-beautifu and his
torical sheets of water
Late apple trees are full Of large red
fruit Those who have part of their
crops have realized fair figures per bar
rel--from $3.50 to $175, net.
And now it is King and Garner for
the Legislature. We ask the gentlemen
here to be plain in their speeches rela-
tive to the relation Of gold to money,
bearing in mind that gold as standard
of value saves the people from disas
trous iluctuation in the buying capacity
of their silver dollar
Mr. James Langley and daughter Miss
Lessie, of Baltimore, are visiting rela-
tives and friends OF the district. AL
though Mr.. L. is an octogenarian, he Is
sprightly and cheerful and he enjoys
keen appetite and his sleep is sound and
refreshing.
Owners of wharves do agood business
judging from the large consignments Of
beeves, poultry, fruit, ETC., made twice a
week to Baltimore, the principal market
of shippers of the district.
Schools are progressing fairly well.
Seeing little boy with quick step and
! bright eyes going to school few r4orn-
\ ings ago, we asked him his age, 7Iyfath.
er's age Alla - sfandaaInegss 80 EIel
did bot give replies u lbs ana III FISH
er's aef 81, saIA felttlf 10 IS era9a
fatlisf
aIflso grandpa Il ase there added IA
| Six sccge ana Nm ll IA. INA Il A.ass
| What is his ageS pray sir, slfs nou
He passed on and we scratched fle ton
Of our Uranium, got piece of paperSn
pencil and-.'drat' it--ha ha all flglt.
well be there-pour out the tea. NY,
how time flies $50 q. m. time for the up
mail, and our letter for Ocala, Florida,
not half finished.
Cool and warm weather alternating
keeps one almost choked with colds.
Rev. Father Hamilton is sick and
Father lyman ofilciates at st. Ignatius
and st. Michael in his place.
Mr.. John james Bohanan, merchant
at the Trappe, Messrs. Harry Raley and
Birch Bros. merchants at st. Inigo's and
Mr., Thomas Abel, merchant at Yellow
Banks near St Mary's City, keep their
stores filed with choice and reasonably
cheap merchandise. They know how to
please and their pollteness to their pa
irons, white and colored, is proverbial
Mr. John g. II. Lilburn does an excel
lent business saving and grinding. His
lumber is not thick and thin in places
and neither is it frequently In the form
Of trapezoid. The meal is fine and
pleases his many customers There is
no other mill in st. Inigo's Neck section.
The Neck school taught by Miss Daisy
Bohanan, daughter Of Judge George NJ.
Bohanan, is well attended by number
of pupils eager to acquire the rudiments
of education. The pupils are taught
that there is no royal road to learning
that there is a sort of real democracy In
the matter, and that every one must help
himself or herself, or be cossgeEsE zv pioi
through the world in Ignorance they
must be their orr ferrsman across she
waters
There was Mass at st. MIehaeia II
Gently. No doubt the congregation
carefully laid to heart the impressive
words Of their minister who prayerfGlly
essays to teach them to be fruitfuJly and
full of good woTks-that they are acting
for eternity.
notice that Captain w. T. West, Of
Wynne post office, continues actively
engaged in buying cattle. On Saturday,
October It'll, instant, he shipped twenty.
two fine steers-two car loads-from Me-
chsnicsvillc to Lansdale, Pa. The ship
ment sold for 81 ,46610-$6J3 above
cost. Should this not be an encourage
ment to farmers and others Of the county
to raise cattle for market, etc? 1t GER
tainly speaks well for St. Mary's. The
Captain is man Of energy and already
he has circulated many hundreds Of dol
lars among the farmers Of different dis
tricts. All who have cattle to sell would
do well to patronize him as he gives fair
prices, paying cash as sooT 5 sale is
effected. No risks to runf pd no high
freights and commission to pay.
AzzAEA.
Stacks Of new goods inst received Al