Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-04
Lowuntown Locals.


Mrs. Emma Stewart and Miss Katie
Robson, of Baltimore, nieces Of Mrs
Kate E. Dunbar, are visiting relatives
and friends of the district
Farmers are industriously at work
ploughing and seeding wheat With
few exceptions tobacco is of excellent
quality. Corn yields fairly we'll pei
acre. Very little of the yellow variety
is raised hereabout
Oysters, well, the readers Of the Bea-
con, perhaps, have heard how man first
became acquainted with the rayishing
flavor Of oysters, so we will not mention
it here Tongsmen seemingly are do
ing well, and they tell us that they have
no cause to despair
Fisherman are catching trout and GRO
Gus, some of which are large
We have heard of no prospective horse
races, which with turfmen is the raciest
sport in which they indulge
One thing we never hear Of in this
part Of the world namely, Lawyers Din
ner Apropos we are forcibly impressed
with the fact that lawyers disputes in
Court are not personal, but simply for
the cdifcation OF the twelve citizens in
a box, who form, forsooth, the palladi-
um Of our liberties"
Our home market is as follows but
ter, 20 cents per ID; milk not skinned,
8 cents per pint, skinned, cents per
quart beef 10 cents per b., tomatoes
per water pail, 10 cents lima beans, 10
cents per quart Irish potatoes, so cents
per bushel sweet potatoes, % cents per
peck cabbage per head from 8 to : cts
oysters, 10 cents per pint eggs from u
to 10 cents per dozen.
We notice that churches are well at
tended on days of divine worship
Ministers do not salve the conscicnccs
Of their hearers. On the contrary they
use very plain language cssaying to
disabuse the minds Of those who choose
TO go on blind fold in their errors rather
than give themselves the trouble tpleas-
ure , Of o dilgent inquiry into the
truth
Nights are cool and sleeping enjoya-
bic.
Dogs recently got into Sock Of tuT
keys belonging to Mrs. Thomas Fen
wick and killed thirty Of the largest
The dog has been killed
The horse disease IS proving fatal
hcrcabout Mr. Frank Smith has lost
9 Mr.. Joseph Jarboo Mr.. James Nor
mis- CAPT William Moore 9 Mr. John
S. Jarboc Mr. Biscoc Smith ! Nj.
James Hall Mr.. W. p. Powell I Nj.
! Foucs, Freeman Mr. John Rich
ardaou Mr. Joseph Richardson Mr.
Otto Trossback T. Total up to date 50.
Miss May Foxwell, Of Baltimore, Ia
visiting relatives and friends Of the dis.
trict.
Miss Ethel Dunbar is visiting relatives
in Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs James
Grieaingor arc visiting friends In Wash
ington, Miss Cora Drury accompanied
thcm
Whoop up the lingorors and slraggloTs
and cripplcs and invalIls 10 the politi-
ical arena say The bosses Of each party.
Action Aye, that's II gentlemen.
Bear 10 mind and it should not be for
gotten what Aristotle the famous Greek
rhetorician was wont to tell his students,
namely, that the FIRST thing In oratory
was aetioa Now, despite tho fact that
we are no politician observation teaches
us that it is quite certain that the FIRST
and only thing to secure success al tho
polls Is downright, earnest, hard work
which involves action, unrcmitling &c.
ton.
On How delightful The atmos.
phero is laden with the delicious odor
Of Flora's beauties But, more anon.
Some persons are losing their poultry
from Cholera il is supposed Turkeys
ducks, chickens etc, take sick and die
within a short space Of time.
Many horses are sick in different 10.
calities OF the district Dr. Tippott Is
making some cures and hc is kept bust.
ly engaged
Heavy rains and roads are very slop'
py. A 'glut Of mosquitoes are here and
they are tormcntiug to man and beast
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