Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-10-19

"Oh. my head r Well, II should be re-
mesnbered that doctors say that quinins
Is the great remedy In this disease also
We are reminded Of King Hezekiah's
sickness. and how he prayed and how lie
grew well again. Prayer. say cur min.
isters, Is potent and we DO not question:
the assertion.
Many tons OF fertilizer brought By
steamers and sail vessels from Balti,
more TO the farmers Of Sc. Inigo's. and
we notice In our travels that consider.
able ploughing has been done. Large
areas no doubt will be sowed in wheat
An excellent quality Of corn has been
shucked (husked y and housed. Long
corn i. e., large and well mafured ears
is being sSld al - per barrel delivered
No sale for short varieties that We
know Of.
| The building boom has reached this
section. Benjamin Bisaoe, colored, Ii
having his dwelling enlarged by the ad-
dition Of . number Of large and com
Portable rooms. Afr. Raleigh is pro-
crossing admirably well with his work,
and handsome dwelling viii add con-
siderably to the appearance Of the an
cient village Of Tall Pine. Mrs. A. s.
Benville is lady Of energy and the new
building Is Of her own planning, &C. Mr..
John Combs, an ex- Reb, has hnproyed
his farm contiguous % the village, and
New Town. an Afro-American village
near by--in sigbt-of Blue Gull contains
a number Of pretty cottages. Roll on
ye car of Improvement and, we'll, may
the beginning of the 2Oth century, jan
uary 1st. 1901, witness many new and
substantial Buildings in the village pic
turesquely situated between st. Jerome's
and smiths Creek-beautifui and his
torical sheets of water.
Late apple trees are full o. large red
fruit. Those who have part of their
crops have realized fair figures per bar.
rel-from $50 to $i.75, 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 fiuctuation in the buying capacity
of their silver dollar.
Mr. James Langley and daughter Miss
Lessie, of Baltimore, are visiting reIa-
tives and friends of the district. Al
though Mr. L. is an octogenarian, he is
sprightly and cheerful and he enjoys a
keen appetite and his sleep is sound and
refreshing.
Owners Of wharyes do good business
judging FROM the large consignments OF
beeves, poultry, fruit, etc, made twice q
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 morn
ings ago, we asked him his age, his faith
ers-age and his grandfather's age. He
did not give replies &c his aud his faith
er's age but said relative 30 his grand
fathers age:
IF to grandpa's age there added be,
One-half, one-third and times 3,
Six score and ten the sum will be:
What Is his ageg pray sir, show 1t me
He passed on and we scratched the top
of our Uranium, got piece of paper and
pencil and-'drat' it-ha hal all right,
we'n be there-pour ont the tea. Ny,
how time flies $50 a. 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 officiates 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. Inign's and
Mr.. Thomas Abel, merchant at Yellow
Banks near st. Mary's City, keep theiI
stores filed with choice and reasonably
cheap merchandise. They know how "a
please and their politeness to their pa
irons. white and colored, is proverbial
Mr. Johu G.. Fl. Lilbu-n 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 Il
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 q numbel
of pupils eager to acquire the rudimenis
OF education. The pupils are taught
that there Is no royal road to learning;
thai there is sort of real democracy in
the matter, and that every one mast helr
himself or herself, or be content TO plod
through the world In ign0rance--they
must be their own ferryman across the
waters
There was Mass az St. Michaers re-
Gently. No doubt the congregation
carefully laid to heart the impressive
words Of their minister who prayerfuIIy
essays 10 teach them 10 be fruisfally and
full Of good works-that they are acting
for eternity.
/ notice that Captain w. I. West, Of