Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-12-07
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2essiMbnsle' I'm primed with facts
! repA statistics. and I move we cali O
public meeting for next Tuesday even
ing"
The idea met with favor, ana the
meeting was called, and during the
interval the price Of butter ana eggs
went up 30 per cent. Most Of the
families In town decided On taking
boarders. and they decided that $40
Der week would be q fair chafsai
There was q large turnout at the
meeting. and Deacon 6prones went
right to business By calling for ordsr
and saying: J......I-.,, e.
10 sfhe idea Il to turn High am into
"a spifHher resort aud welcome thou
hAw rRuAn aRnaR n
under way our motto must be Pro
Bono Publico.' There must be no
hanging 6It.s 20 examples Of Adivid
ual selfishness I'm one who n win
ing 70 turn my house into -hetal eee-
the summer to accommodate the
gtrnugers cvh0 wil Tc0ne here, and
III @p mske the urices Of board as
reaSohabla aS possible.7 FA
.'peaconA. abeut what would be your
price for boardY asked Truelovs
White from the audience. ~ 3 - i
"FrOm $40 to $12 a week. I guess"
was the repW9 OF - III =
"And what wouldi yUu fodder me
people onT'
MOSTLY on meat and taterss but 0f
course apple sass and custards would
esmei IN pFettyA frequents
FThen Imoye dat the price Of board
d Gxea at sf1S per week all round,
with extra Tor washbowIs and lookin'
4 glasses"
The deacon put the motion to the
meeting. and 1t was carried, and be
then said:
There will be hundreds come here
who win want to buy land and build
cottages. I've got twenty village lots,
ana IN order to start the BAN rolling
an pat 'em In at low value. ] hope
Others will follow my examples n q 4.
J What would -you call Q low value.
deaconT' asked Moses Turner as he
sose uphill ~JJij( JEo g....-
/ 9;fwelL I might say 800 apisce. !
presume they'd bring twice that but
I IRE don't want to rob anybody"
Then IcaTDe the question OF hauling
the people 10 and from the railrosd
Nothing 80 discourares u person as 20
meet with extortion ON the start He
had thought the matter over, and IL
was his idea that the charge should
be s., Peg cRpita, Ia each direct1en. In
case any one starred q Livery stablerin
town-and three or four such institu-
4ions wonld be sure 10 Sise Up -the Fixed
rate should not be above 50 an hour
for horse and blackboard. When be
was at a summer resort be bad. long,
Cd for pumpkin pie. and II was not to
be bad. People who. came to High Hin
would long. The pumpkin pie would
be ready, but there must be. no axfor-
don .1Etery pie. no matter whether
round or square. should be cut into
-FOUR pieces and the price Per pieee
should be Is cents. - a.
There was one thing more, and the
deacon proceeded 70 state e. The
people should turn out to welcome
every new arrival and make him feeI
60 home, but for every such turnout
there should be a fixed charge Of 30
cents, and the same .shoutd be eoteet[
ed with the board bill The meeting
adjourned amid great enthusiasm, and
several OF the houses were Nluminat-
Cd In honor Of the occasion, ana every!
body went to bed happy. They were
still rejoicing next day when q tin
peddler came along. He heard what
1aA u&ppeHeu duV tueu NO 64O08 010
head aud MouRnfuily Feplisds, NY
I'm sorg;S pUt yop> people vR b
disappointed" -
sBat- hbwY' was asked. q
G why Hafifax Is Offering all that
yCu are and is going to throw In two
mudholes and the brickyard for noth-
ing. and the crowd will all 20 that
way"
-Ihen wsss got b have a cate9T
said one or the boomers "Everybody
coming to summer resort expects 70
see & cave and Is willing TO pay 80
cents to wander aruunti in itr {, I .IIY
But Halifax has got one, and the
admission j. only 10 cepts" NNK4,tg
"But we can advertise spelling
schools every evening In the summer"
They've thought Of that over
Then Wen have a camp meeting.
oThaeR ,beos novelty worth q dollar q
head TO sinners, from the city,, Otpf
"Halifax II already advertising that
ageE thing az
Look here" said the boomer In
his desperation. we can't be, beat