Darien timber gazette. (Darien, Ga.) 1874-1893, April 25, 1874, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textli,.ili> l\ . 1 ■ : ' i 1 Pi’jjh ■ • • A. L. ADAMS. - - A-sociat E itor. DAttIKN, GEORG IA SATURDAY MOHMX6, VIHIL 25th, BG. I'KKfATOKIAL. Usagß, which makes the most ciict ing demands, has decreed that every paper, iu its initial number, shall mike an elaborate statement of what it pro poses to do. Iu accordance with Ibis custom we will say something, thoigh we may not always bow as willingly to this most arbitrary rule Fashion. Of the past, wt do not proposi to speak—-with dead men we have noth ing to do—but the future we exfeet will be glorious, and we know of no 'fetter way to assist in the good wink, than by attending faithfully and intel ligently to the present. We have but fow promises to make, but the horicon is brilliant with hope. Our City is abuudantly able, md wo believe, desirous to support a 'ive ■ J l>aper, ami we are sure they will find it for tueir interest to do so. News papers existed in an embryo state in Rome two centuries before Christ, and they have been developing and in creasing iu favor and usefulness until they are counted by the thousands and read by the millions. The pres ence of newspapers, is a very sti iking % feature in the dillerence, between aucient and present times. They form an element of inestimable value in civilizing, refining and developing the resources, and thereby enhancing the country, State or city. The shrewd hubiuess man knows the value of a weekly paper as an advertising medi um. The philosopher knows it as his greatTever and best friend. The mis sionary goes forth with the Bible in J one hand and a newspaper in the oth l er, while the villian fears exposure •and shame from its columns. I| Darien once had a—shall we say | cotton ? (for cotton was the staple j then) Gazette; now it is to have a WTimbeii Gazette. We have looked a few of the old copies but T'Wtimai'ljiitUo jn - ..-’■sheet, Was awn. I wo thiiy.. fm of this, and full of advertisements. Timber is King here now, and we .have christened our paper after him >as a perpetual reminder, and we shall contiuue to recognize this fact, work-1 iag alike for the interests of buyer and seller, and all concerned, for v\o believe their interests are friendly, .when properly understood, t The Gazette will not be a religious, ' but a moral —“do as von would be done by"—paper. It will not be a politifcl war party issue, hut we shall strive to make it a readable newspaper. It will respect and encourage the right in whatever church, party, form or garb it shall he found. Socially,, we shall advocate such measures, from 1 time to time, as we believe will do the greatest good to the greatest number. We shall not reject any theory simply because it is new, neither shall we accept any theory simply because it may have the stamp of time. Progivss is our motto when you can see your way clear. Sufficient space and attention will be given to the local interests of Da rien and Mclntosh couuty, to satisfy even the beggar. Happily we have mn paupers. L We shall not overlook the business of our merchants and plan ■rs, bfit in every channel of t>ade try to lend a helping huttd. VsVe a?e well satisfied that the ng-ricAl titral resources of .the surrounding cluntry, are really more inviting than il generally thought, j “Be cheerful and hopeful if you Vould be successful,” was a happy and successful man’s motto. We shall endeavor to avoid all dark istreaks, and confidently look to the (liberal and progressive spirit of our /patrons for some indulgence, and at •least a living support. L We would call the attention of the Readers of the Gazetee, to the adver tisement of D. T. Dunn, Esq., of Brunswick, who is well-known in bus iness circles as a “business man” and L{uSv*ccompliskitfi gentleman. The are dealing in ' s k V.':'?? ", iDL ( OM|VG SOI Tl!• Ve ireqneutly receive . Urns of in quiry about the climate, advantages and resources of this part of the coun try. The sudden rush of invalids to Southern Georgia and Florida is wonderful, and yet it is quite natural, and very beneficial to those who an; not too far advanced on the road to that city, from which travellers never return. We received a letter from Col. Sharps, (the inventer of the famous rifle,) last month, saying that his physihiau had advised him to go Sou how the climate complaints. On the evening of the day in which he wrote, he died of hemorrhage of the lungs, lie was a native of New Jersey, but had lived for some time in Vernon, Ct. One who has spent a winter here or * - q| Fhtfkla, and sat uuder the orange trees and cat to his fill, will not soon forget it, but is very likely to return. But this part of the country offers in ducements to all classes, even beg gars. Northern capitalists are consult ly roar ing about in search of sites for hotels, mill, stores and opportunity to spend money and double the out lay, ami they generally find them in this part of the country. Hotels are being built to accommo date the thirty thousand, which will return next season with thirty thou sand more. We say, let them conic and be made happy, healthy and rich. Our New AdverliscnientN. We take j)h asure in directing the attention of our readers, who may have machinery repairs to have done, to the advertisement of the Brunswick Bonn try and Machine Works, which under tho of T. F. Smith, Esq., are giving general satisfaction as to promptness, workmanship and prices. J!-ad his udvei t : sem< uf, and when you need anything done in that line, give him a tiial. 1,500 lbs. superior Babbit Metal for sale, at 25 c nts ptTpniind. m qmui fitiis of lot) 1 h)Y T. i T"ct the ’ f dnbpuTn lie to tlietd'i'i'tisoui 'nt of Mr. J. A. Mkkciek, leal or in Baltimore Pearl -d also Commission Mer- JHfi.-i.7iT, Savannah. Wo know Mr. M., personally and take pleasure in reco meuding him.' See adveriisement of Messrs. Fuet well & Nichols, Savannah, and when i you want anything in the paper line, send your orders to them. Rend the card of Dr. E. liiaxs, and wheuviT you got sick address him at. Brunswick. Be has made some won derful cures with his l.mv me lieines. Revolution in Connecticut. The Hartford Ilmen says, ‘ T ere was never In-fore any result, like this, in Connecticut Wo enter now upon I power in tho for the first j tiuijß in twenty-one years. May wo j use it wisely aid w< li!” Election for Governor, Stale officers and legislature, April 6th. Ingersoll was re-elected over two opposing candidates by 1800 major ity. Senate Democratic, having 17 out of 21 members. Democratic House by 45 majority. Second and twenty-first Senatorial Districts Dem ocratic and Liberal, for tbo first time ;in twenty-one years. Grant, corrup tion aud Butler rebuked, by their own j party. May it have salutary effect. Think of This. W e wonder if it ever occurs to bus iness men, and people generally, that it is their duty to encourage and sup port the local paper of their neighboi - hood. It is the weekly paper that makes your city, for does it not continually advertise it to the world as a place of interest and importance? The outside world judges more of the place by the newspaper t publishes than any other sign, and we do not believe that any more is ever thrown away by advertising judiciously It behooves every one, then, to support ♦heir local paper—not grudgingly, but liberally. They will find it to their own advantage and to the advantage anti improvement of their homes and tov.fc. \ ♦*> — SrY tt . I MY Tilt ST VISIT TO DARIEN. j L' and ' ‘' i V ■ <jai’ tte : ! Ia rived on the steamer CiT> ie, one day in March. We landed at 1) Lorme’s wl arf earl)' in the morn ing. I had been told by Billy Barry, the perser of said steamer, if I ever took a drink of water from the AUamaha river, 1 never should be aide to get away from Dirien. My first thought, after taking a into the town, then down the liver| was never to take a drink of tiuff "'li ter. The first object of interest that uiy wand* ring eyes w s a group, containing about loS| mn * tired more or less, of “Ab ie’s so- 1 ,Ul< * daughters.” 1 asked if thevjL" 01e “thorough-bred” a.id was quiet I .' H '~ formed by an interested by-ndJO't that they were, all natives of 1‘ l,eiJ - I felt weak, threw up my arms' pair, and prepared myself (■ . , * lO worst. J.wi at this point I tap on my shoulder. I ro.-pot| H * liS tpiick as my ti (raiding limbs i Hl ‘ 1 permit; with a turn of my Ih£’ ‘ Ol the first time I felt, re’ievrd.'? " :ls face to face with A. E. Carr, t’ u *‘ tevwards learned, the geiit|*s' u,l - s proprietor of the ‘ Magnolia. Said he, “Young in m, you aru-^'** 11 ' ger in this City.” I tol 1 bi;J u * felt strangely ever since my Ij . II pointed out t lie„imjvl, and ty 11 '' good time until 1 reaefieii N *>liL^'" :c ' when I called for a room, tindw'’’’ !l1 once, shown it by the clerk, AT j " I1 ‘ way, to comfortable apart nf 1 felt safe enough, hut though?!” >l, ‘ ' turn the Key. 1 s’ept two hoffj lllJ woulo h.&ye ulept longer, liielJw dinner-bell disturbed my slff S| and 1 never could sleep afle/ '"’'“o aroused, by a dinner-bell. arose, prepared myself foi dinner aiv," e ‘it down lo the dinner room, wh , U -N utter astonishment, 1 found ' il! the tables, thirty or forty l;wy s iUI ’ gentlemen, iu the faces of Juj 111 could see marked evidenciM 1 ll " fincmeut and education. I f<| ,Uini ' again, .est ilie expression oip/ 1 -' should betray me and ilieu-jf-. 1 s tnr ne I up on me, for, loi-kii * ;!rlliSS the room, I saw seated at table, Mr. Carr, who molimJßt} 0 ul< ‘ t) talyva seat by him, ‘J I^- riSi.,,. • o turkevmwff^f^?’ my p irt wi il. Finding Mr. IF e giving any des red inforiieilion, I Tisked the names of the diflFfl ht gen tlemen in the room, mid whcDer they wore ail engaged in bnsiucsj in I> l ien. The information was astiullows : Tiie gentleman a‘ the heal eftthe ta ble next t j ns was August j&htuidt, a timber buyer; next to him,l at the same table was .3. W. Goitjer, Mr. Solimidt'a accountant; nextiito Mr. Corker was Dean Wine, tim}>*■ un ins urer., and then came Mr. Win Moss, book-kee per for Young A Ljingdou. The gentleman opposite Mil Moss was Mr. I). W. Davis. PosHunster. The gentleman with mustache and black, etirlv hair was l tow*ls Wheel-, el', Deputy C illeetor iig tlsi: p ut. The tall, fine looking g<j:ille)imn at t;m next table was Jam K* 61ai ; k, timber merchant, seated at tite table with his family. Tuere wwtroorge Waunbaelier and Henry mer chants. There was many oljiers, the names of whom I li ive fmigolf-da. Alter dinner I went in npany with a gentleman to t.kij;; stroll around town. At their stow, on the corner, near the hotel, I mb .Messrs. Hawes it i vler, tliev were bnhv, so we went up the street until wi .came t > Miller’s, lie was busy. Vie went a little faf.y r up until \w eeiic to At wood’s AfAviiy's. I • Induced to the proprietors and sovm’ivf the I clerks, and, there too, they very busy, a 1 we well knew that they had ! no time to hear any of our tall, when <we did not mean business. To went j up to Mr. A. A R. Strains, ol die eor (nor, and took a peep in, a:.* 1 ! frou | there up to Strains new slot?, (vheiv j we become acquainted with Mr. E j Strain, of the firm of A. A RStraia. We also met there Mr. D. WjDavn, j the Postmaster, but they wo.*<> busy also, just at that time -so tbat said hut the gentleman wiio wasiith me told me that it was just so all tbe 1 time, at all the stores, that tiyyv welt ail busy, and I thought so too, utUr !we had gone down on the orihtw side | of the street, and found all the Rons full of customers. I wondered where ihey all come from, but sesu learned itlmt they were the timber eaiters,-- on whom the business mter- Wof thi: lit tie town* 'dv The timber that comes to Darien iu such great quantities, is prepared for shipping by these same men, and put into the many branch?' of the Al tarnaba, nub when formed in* > rafts, are sen' ddwn with the tide. I am told, taut very often, these rafts of timber come down in such large numbers, as to completely block the river in some places, and render it ut terly impossible for a person in a ca noe to get up the river, without going part of the way on foot and hauling his canoe after him—an unpleasant way to ‘b at it.’ But tins lasts but a short time, for the timber men are all vigi lant in their efforts to keep the Alto malm entirely free from any obstruc tions to navigation. The steamer Daisy, makes regular trips from Darien to Smith's landing, where she connects with stages for the conveyance of passengers to Sta tion No. 1, on the Af. it 13. It. I\. The' steaiim. Clyde, makes regular trips from Darien to Hawkinsvillfe. She comes in and goes out loaded, town to tin; water s edge. This is a business tow i. The mt-n engaged in business lure arc business men—men who know how to mind their own business, —‘That’s business.’ lam still in Darien. Iu an unguard ed moment I took a drink from the fatal cup. I have been drinking Al ! amahs water ever since. My doom is sealed. I drive no notion of leav ing, in fact, I think I sh .11 be con tented to remain the balance of luy days. SUN-FLOWER. THE (<A 1.1/3MS. !f special Term of the Supeiioi Courr, tor Thomas county, was belli on the 6di of IMarcjj, for the trial ol live m groes, indicted tor the murder jot Mr. Juniper Hall. Tlit-ir names ; were Emanuel MeC oitnck, Nimrod | Burke, Charles TV a ker, Mingo Y\ ash- I iugton and Bird Blaekshear. Upon j the trial, the prison* rs wee assiga eii | counsel as fobows : M-ssrs. Ilani liiond, David Gool and Me. Swain Major O. G. Guriev, end M.-ij--r J. T ixendrick. The State whs repicsent e) by Solieitor-Ge;.! i a! Iftitt-lst-J!, Col : L Sewn - - !• (’ol. A. T. jcelnt vre anil > -•—C-- turucii a verdict of guilty, Jailgai send.cneed fhia , At ■ 'm-m •;< Burke and Walker, to he hung, an I the other two to penal servitude for 1 - JAJ U . The iintlnPjjJjes rcT-.ei't-d div.--rs in timations fU purposl)V the in groes, on the*Flern/a line, to inlev f re and prevent t he hanging, and un ler instructions fr-mi tlie Governor, call out the TliomaKvilhC G;i mis, and ho 0.-hlo -k mee light lit uiti-y. 1 lie former Company .limped n -ar the jail. We 1. arn t!iere (was no interference on the put of lie colored nun on the Fmrida h (‘J and the wretched ell p ts -ufthred jflie [i malty of their crime on the Ti lows prepare 1 for t hefty. 1 - j ... 6WV* 11 1 e Ck;l/t nbus Enq liver says, that. Dean Hoj.-IV,. who killed James Uintdu, a white- man, in Carroi count v, si vend weeks ago. was tried ami aequi'ed. Hinton disgnisa*J.him self as a gliost and tried to frighlesu Hogm, who/st '.blind him. Tin- result Af this atte. ,pt at playing the ghost, as above stated, will prob thly servo t a stop to such foolishness. The Valdosta Wmt's says, tli.it it is not amiss at this early day, to give the subj ct ot holding the Frst Congressional Convention thought and attention. It names Way cross as the m st suitable place in the Dis trict, for holding the Convention, for the ivitsut.- that Way cross is supplied with ample Hod accommodations, and anew Court House, with its large ami -> !! ventiliaU <1 room up stairs, and the smaller i ■ ms below, which would answer an admirable purpose for nil the uses of a Debative Society. At! we want at present is anew Court House, and when we get that, we shall propose that the Congres sional Convention four District be held in tin C-ity of Darien. Report says that Polk county hap several cases of small pox. jfprgr Tim P> mist State. Convention will meet in Atmricus on the 23d instant. A Mtdison couuty man has made the discovery of large numbers of small white files, which he thinks are the ‘fortrunners’ of the cotton caterpillar. William B. Wasburn was elec ted U. S-Senator from Massachusetts, last week. He succeeds Chas. Sum ner. _ Ci' nei sof Dsvien your in- Atwoods & Avery, j j BROAD STREET, | DARIEtfN,<JA„ • % WHOLESALE AND RETAtI D'EALIiUS tX~- —- PRY COOPS, I J GKOS'EKII-X MUMS \ BOOTS, SHOES, HARDWARE &C. * KEEP COXSTAXTt.Y OX 11A XI) -r • A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK i -*r of everythin;* in their line of business. * A • Mate of i'eseis raid do sell la give them a call, They invite the attention of the jiublie tT-their new f Spring Stock, A fine assortment of . N* '‘A % r ,\ rr l|y |\' iji n Jj & •'A all of the latest styles. ,I^' J " r x Dress Goods.iPrinl§!’T‘fctfhs J < V s . __ Casimers mid everythin" pertaining to the Dry Goods trade can be found in their store. 4 They also keep on hjjj a first-class stock of Harness. Harness trimmings, Saddles. Carriage^ , 1 ! 1 trimmings. Ac.- Their siiitkof Crockery, Stone. . j