Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-05

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been erected ~ the toWnspe0pl6.
who1s Ws8 Displayed 8tbrv variety
I QI Fsfreshsnent which the house.
keaninn stores III al proprietbrz
might afford Thnso booths were
distinguished BY various devices
10 the way Of signs Uno pfeSentin1
banner hing 6lit on b polls With
/ rude f1pk5S Ia Ea1Ion bf 4 Cock Il
IKE pi$ Hnd i N ord. ~ith Bill beck
atfs.nI IA hs il fb b kck III Gro I'LL,
and label from his bill having
written on Il. & sI...I s
s'SrAAKwH!fann ron &vssi''
Whilst another nis lIifSsfsd HI parii'
ztneh1p fof ahe adverse III hisl 1i0n,
b. the device d & bull IA enfl0r.
rsasei Or bis hInd IsRss with lbe
inheriptions s t ~
''srnoEAnx TRAvEns ln
THE OLD sword AGAINST rHn Nnw Btdkl
flA i1 LISA re ~
|otbsfs Wsrs designated simply Jy ~
2 green bush, tbs old sign OF good
NitlHA wtthiEh 4 AMibnRatf these tenn
p0fAfy Sheds was espdciAiiy f0 Be
noted one which Was eurmounlsd
BY 4 EowsriSe Stan Bearing 3 flsg
emhellikked With 3he cross Of sd.
Andraws whose propgietorshIp was
sufficiently Indicated BY fiarlng
siglf painted ION canvass, aiming.
though not very psFspicDously, 70
fnpreBbtt 3 portf4lltira bf Tbs Crow
and "A rcher, from khe paIIek al Mas.
vet Blister. 6undry legends. 3cfawl-
edin chnrc0al overshg fr0ns Of lhe
booth expressed the utmost impar.
tiality between the com5atants and
their several frf8nds, a. might De
Rad Ia such o. Honor t0she Brave
y, A FAIR Aeld and 30 favOfs. and
others 81 similar imbnfb aunully
guarding Against she accident oi de-
noslng the party Of she hpsl, With.
Ia the she'd thS saucY lacs Of our
Jolly DAn1e Dpr0glsy mlfRht nave been
seen, long before Ehe appOEp Ted hong
of tbo combat. as she Busted herself
inndIusting matters to meet she OK.
peoisd pFessure0f theudays
Such was The picture presented
on the Town CoEuun0u about noon,
ALREADY q large EuxA Der 0f che H.
llabd 1nhnbltAhth bad arrived. and
troops Of new eolnets we're every
moment soon hhltfhk their horses Ii
The vicinity Of the common othbra
were disperned M far Oh a. she Id
tiltzlTllEh Ol9shS ciAlngf II llowsd.
j0ufnky Ping hohD she AsstAdt high.
lands, or moving forward In IrFegns
Tar nuu9drops ecr0aa the plain BY
every road which l0d 70 The town
The river presented . scene not less
AniIn41ad. Boats of various sizes
FROM pInnaeedown 20 q eahUs. we're
apFlpkled over the whole aKp&nse
Of water. fegrylns across the inhah
itants who resided beyond she So
Mays rfvoF.ls we'll ~ rhznY from
the opposite shore of the Potomac.
The hostel 81 Master Weasel was
thr0Bgod With guests, and every
ale.houBB and ordinary Of Inferior
n0te bore testimony The 10 attraction
which the projected prizeplay pre-.
scented 70 The country people both
faf pnEi 1eif. VIZ
Meantime The com bAsad ii were NOT
y 0t AEsteSsIbl0 VI the sight Of the ID \
qulslsIvecrowc. They we're each Ia
charge u their respective friends.
Stark WhE9slti had seIocted Captain
Coode ns bis pAsFon, and wis bow
lodged ia tbe l0uAh of th8 burgess,
wherA be Waa attended by i troop
of those professional hackers who
are ever a. hand en- occasion 81 sport
With their ADVICE. ---men who, whalh-
81 imbusd With skill or nos. are still
prone 70 take the credit Of being
we'll veraod Ia The mysteries oi che
game There wers, p0w busy. ar
aiseelad 70 be so, lii Preparing thSif
champion Tor his encounter, exhibit.
ing all that ahC- ~ science Ia lhe
mtnutias OF she craft which, belongs
thsir class. Under their direction,
tbs swordsman had BEEN Tor seSsrs
al days. pot nuaer diet hIchl was
alleged 70 be- acrupulously regulat.
ga t0prOdtce the due qMantnin 81
strength wIihout "a increase Of
bulk; he had been breathed Ger.
taln number of hours each day Id
thb exercise ofliis weap0ti; and nov
that she moment pE trial waa d
hand. great exactiess and care
were displayed 10 RnolhtlnR bis
limbs with bears grease. 10 give
them their requisite suppleneaa,
The same precautions, With the Same
pedaatFyO were besto wed upon Scr.
gnAnt Traverss who. sill shut up 70
thb fort. vas undergoing The discip
line d. Captaih Danntrees and Ar
mold de Ia Grange, both OF these
WORTHLESS claiming 10 DO ad6pts ID
|thia important matter b training
fbF d prize play, 4
About 60 half hour before foul
o'clock. the common was filed with
the groups o. spectators. leaving
the town almost egnptied Of lts III
habibnntsg These thronged around
tho booths, or strolled across the
plain. or took their places at the
platform. Nlch0lasa Verhrack, III
this moment, wheeled Of his com.
pKny from thBs CUurt-Uf Guard. and,
marching 10 the scene Of the expect
cd fieht tprmRd them in two ranks,
immediately behind the flagstaff,
which inight be- said 10 represent
thn head OF the 3lnNat WN015a this