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VOL. I—NO. 36.
Darien limber feettr,
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DARIEN, GA.
bITI BBtßCToteTv
"County Officers.
County Commissioners —T. P. Pease, Chairman. J.
J’. Gilson, dames Walker, James Cacklison, P. 1 .
Morris, f, Mclntosh, Thomas Gigniiliat.
Clerk R. ('■ <7.-Dr. s. Kenan
Clerk Superior Court— lsaac M. Aiken.
Ordinhry —Le wis Jackson.
Sheriff —fames K. Bennett,
Deputy Sheriff —Alonzo Guyton.
Receiver Tux Returns —Madison "I bourns.
.Tax Collector —S. W. Wilson.
Comity Treasurer— E. P. Champnev. '
the Vuinmissiouers meet fiist Wednesday in each
month.
Municipal Officers.
'Ex-Off. Mayor —T. P. Pease.
Ex-Off. Aldermen—He. Gilson. James Winker,
jiini 's Litcklison, It. L. Morris, L. Mclntosh, Thos.
Oiirni iliat.
Clerk ami Treasurer—Dr. ft. Kenan.
Citv Marshal —Hubert E. Carr.
Harbor Muter— C. Stentlm-tl.
Inspector General —E 8. Barclay.
Police Court every morning at 12 o’clooV.
Tor/. Wardens. —Isaac M. Aiken, John 11. Burrell,
James G. young.
Coroner-— John H. Burrell.
U. S. Officers.
• Collector of Customs Brunswick District— Joint T.
Collins. Hosnifjunrters m Brunswick.
: Deputy Collector of t attorns for fort Of farien—
Ohas. 11. Townsend.
TJ. S. Mails.
Postmaster —TANARUS). W. Davis.
The mail leaves D irieu every"tVediiesdavand Sat
urday at 0 o’clock A. M.. for Mclntosh No. •!, A. &
G. li. It., making close connections with mails going
North and South.
The mail arrives from Mclntosh, No. 3, A. ,v 0.
It. 1t... every Tuesday ami Friday evenings at SoVIk.
Mails close every Wednesday and Saturday at B;.v
o'clock. •
Religious.
Itcligions services at the Catholic Church evciy
■ Sunday morning, at the ltidsre, at half past ten
o'clock. Father Pi pe, officiating
Tlioieare religious services atalie Methodist E.
Church every Sabbath evening at 3 and 8 o'clock—
Rev. K. M. Lockwood, Pastor.
Religious services at the Episcopal Clinch every
Sunday moining at il o’clock. Rev F. Chile.
Raster.
Religious services every Sahhath at 11 A. M.. 3 P.
M. and 7 P. M., at the colored Baptist.Chuich—ltev.
R. Mitlin. Pastor.
Religions services.every Sabbath at 11 A. M . and
3 P. M . at the Methodist Church (colored) —Rev. S.
Brown, Pastor.
Masonic.
Live Oak Lodge No 137 meets first Wodncsdav in
each mouth at their Hall near the Magnolia House.
,E. P. Champney, W. M. A. E. Carr, Secretary.
fs-rn-.i .. . -n,. . ..... i i.— .. no ■ IFWHM
D. B. WING,
MEfISURESI AMD INSPECTOR
—OF-
Timber and Lunger,
Respectfully solicits patron
age.
DARIEN, - - - DA.
May-a-ly
jJAItGAIXS
—AT—
Oct3l 3m PEASE OLCSIVND.
T. C. BROMLEY,
PRACTICAL TINNER, COPPER-SMITH,
Mii.l and Steamboat Jobber,
Has permanently‘located here. With twenty-two
years experience, (in the Canadas, and every
State in the Union, East, West, Nonh and Sonl'l),
he feels confident that he can do any work that is
given to him. He has also had two years experience
in the jewelry business, before commencing the tin,
and will repair clocks, watches, Ac.
T. C. BRCMLEV,
Oct24-lt Next to Haws & Tylers.
Mcintosii sheriff sale.
FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY, 1815.
WILL BE SOLD BEFORE DeLORMES WARE
HOUSE, in ths city of Darien, used as a Court
House, on the first Tuesday in January next, be
tween the legal hours of sale, all that certain tract
of land in the 23d dis,rict of said county, known as
■the Martin Ryals tract, containing 200 acres, more or
less. Levied on by Alonzo Guyton. Deputy Sheriff,
,by virtue of a mortgage li. fa. issued out of the Su
perior Court of said county in favor of George T.
-Dunkan vs. Martin Ryals. Terms cash. Purchaser
paying for titles
I ALSO,
lots 1, 2 and 3, and improvements, bounded North
by Garrason street. South by a lane. Ea tby lot 4.
and West by North Way. to satisfy an execution
■issued out of Ch. B. C. C. and ex-officio Justice 01
the Peace Court, in favor of John M. Fisher vs.
loby Maxwell. Levy made by Alonzo Guyton,
Constable, and returned to me.
, JAMES R. BENNETT,
deel-td Sheriff Mclntosh County, tla.
Game Chickens.
A T. PUTNAM, has at his stable in this place.
‘ "the pure black Sumatra Game Chickens, and
oners to sell Eggs to anyone wishing to raise from,
they are the best chickens for this climate, and are
better than other breeds for laying eggs. Cull and
♦ *ake a look at them
Par i err pirtbrr (Savcttc.
FALL AND WINTER, 1874-3.
EDWARD J. KENNEDY,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
I‘2‘i Broughton sired, Savannah, Georgia,
Invite the attention of his former patrons and (lie
public in general to his new selected stock of fine
English and From h Digonals, Cassimers and Fancy
Vestings, all of the choicest goods adapt* and to the
season, which will he made up to order in ihe most
approved fashions.
Ail goods warranted as represented. Sepl9-ly
WALTER A. WAIT,
A TTORN EY
AND .
Counsellor at Law,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
DARIEN, GA.
\ I T ILL practice in the Superior Courts of the coun
pling. Tattnall, Liberty and Bryan. Also in the
“Federal Courts in cases of Bankruptcy, A-r.
Particular attention given to the collection of
claims, and the examination of Land Titles.
April 2(i—
--~~ NOTICE.
"/CONSIGNEES of the STR. CARRIE will please
VV take notice that on and afier July 2d, 1874, all
goods MUST BE RECEIPTED on the wharf, and
all goods stored will be at the risk of the owners or
consigees.
J. H. SMITH,
June 2fi—tf. Captain Str. Carrie.
-J. B. L. BAKER. M. D.
/'AFFERS his professional seivices to the public.
' J Special attention given to diseases
OF CHILDREN.
/R*3~ Bills presented first of each month. “®2l
July 11-ly.
TIAGIiQTiA^UoUSE!!
DARIEN, : : GEORGIA.
ArANYad.lHlons have been made in this house
m during the past month, and the Proprietor taken
pleasure in saving to his old
'i’ATUONH AND URIEMJS
and to all who desire FIRST-CLASS accommoda
tions, that, he is ready to satisfy them at the follow
| ii'ur rnfes :
.’loud and lnclffii.ir per month £?KMK)
Bopi<l j-.nd iodgii “ v.wok— 10.00
Board “• k ‘ per day—* 0.00
apii:s-lv A. B. CARR, Proprietor.
Mclntosh County High Schooh
THIS SCHOOL WILL OPEN AT
Tfee School House
on the R ! dge, at .!) o'clock A. x., on MONDAY, the
ifitli day of Oetohi r, 1574, under charge of
G H rods MS,
Uriiitiltal.
tliss t'LUTOR i) fe T A A FOR D,
Assistant.
Th<*
leu lanefs of. all pupils with such hooks as they may*
no"' have.
For further particulars apply to the Chairman ot
the Board. E. S. BARCLAY,
Oct IT—tf Chairman.
Savannbh Machine Shops and
HOI LEU WORKS.
MONAHAN, PABBY & CD*,
MACHINISTS, ENGINEEKS,
BOILER MAKERS,
IRON and 13KASS FOUNDERS.
Corner of Hay and Randolph Streets,
Eastern Wharves. Savannah, Ga.
All kinds of Castings made to order. En
gines, Boilers, Threshing Machines, and all
kinds of Machinery made and repaired.
Wrought Iron Pipe and Pipe Fittings, from
1 to 3 inches, constantly on hand. OctlO-3m
P.M. LOCKWOOD & GO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND
PURCHASING AGENTS
No. 401 NORTH SECOND STREET.
St- Loufs, Missouri.
Speciall attention given to the purchase, on order,
of Grain. Four. Bacon, Machinery and Farming
Implement*, in all which they have had a long ex
perience. :! w
WM. M. YOUNG,
JEWELER.
HAVING had five years experience in the busi
ness I feel .satisfied that I car, give satis
faction. My thanks to the public for past patron
age, and hope for a thi 6 young
dec!2-tf Second Street, Darien,Ga.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1874.
Putnam’s
| LIVERY STABLE,
figfea
DARIEN & BRUNSWICK, GA,
A. T a PUTNAM, Prt’r.
May—2-tf.
1U HR WINTON,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
BRUNSWICK, GA.
pLANS and Specifications furnished on short no
1 ticc. Will contract to erect Buildings in every
I style. Also superintend Buildings at reasonable
prices. All orders left with the firm of Atwoods &
\ Av ry, Darien, Ga., will be attended to with cis-
Patch. . v July 4 tf.
W. Robert Grignilliat,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
.DAMEN, GA*
|>IiOMPT ATTENTION jjiven busines
i in the Eastt rn nnd jJnm-wick (circuits, and i
the United States Courts at Savannah.
April 25 ly.
L. E. B. DLORME,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
IV ILL practice in the Brunswick and Eastern Cir
’ cnils. Patronage solicited. Office next door
to Wilcox .t Churchill's store.
July 4-ly.
McI^TO3H~SHERIFF SALES.
FUIST TUESDAY IN JANUARY. 1875.
\\7TT.L TV: OI,D, ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN
V Y ,T Ni \lf V. !- 74 Indore D(doi:e -W * i idionse.
(usi'diis i Court House.) between the legal hours of
sale, the following prop.'rty, or so much the.reof as
will be sufficient to satis i fas. du
the Slat, Hid county for the year lsM, to-wit :
At that c.naif, tr-s-t of land in the 271/t district,
and known ns th,. Belvi ic pi-iiitution. Levied on us
the prop I Mr Mai llnpki ■
ALSO,
AP that ceil on lon t of Inn-7 in Ihe 211 st district,
and known ns the Hudson Pact. Levied on as the
property of C. 11. Hopkins, Jr. ,
ALSO,
All that certain.lot i:tiß improvements lit Ihe city
of Darien, and known as lot flo. —.
ALSO,
All th.it certain tract nt land on the north end of
Sapelo Island. Levied on as the property oi James
Casin.
ALSO,
2.500 acres of l .nd in Mclntosh county, Levied
on as the property of Leopold Bcrnheimer.
APSO.
A certain house and tot in the 271st district, hound
ed as follows: North hv M. J. Tressurt, South by
Dunwi ody, East and North hv lands of Morris.
Levied on as the property of S. 8. Clark.
ALSO,
Certain lot in the .oity of Darien, hmiml.G North
by——. Wist by .Market stret, East by lot N“.
—. South by street. Levied on aa the property of
/Fanny Jackson,
ALSO,
all thatcci i in tract of land in the 23d district, and
known-as 1 lie lVrn plantation. Levied on as the
property of the estate of John Thomas.
ALSO,
a certain house in Mclntoh county. Levied on as
tiie property of John Greer.
ALSO.
lots A and B. in the cilyef Darien, hounded North
street. Month by Green street, feast by Sgnare,
and West hv Market. Greet. Levied on as the prop
erty ol A. W. Corker, trustee.
ALSO,
a cert,.in house and lot at Jonesville. Levied on as
the property of Win. Varnedore.
ALSO,
7.500 acres of land on Sopelo Island. Levied on as
he property of Thomas Spalding.
ALSO,
lots Nos. . in the city of Darien, hounded North
hy Bay street, South by river, East by WriUeuhouse
street at and West hv lots No-. ti and 7. Levied on as
the property oi L. E. I>. DeLorne, executor.
ALSO,• ■
lot No. 256. Levied on as the property of Robert
Cogdell.
ALSO,
I.Booacres of land in Mclntosh county. Levied on
as the property of I’, il. Webster.
ALSO,
house and lot in city of Darien. Levied oil as the
properto of Hagar Gant.
ALSO,
all that certain tract of land in Mcln'osti count; ,
ccntai: ing 10 acres, mor or less, hounded North hy
lands of S. Blue, on the Fast hy salt marsh, South
by A. S. Barnwell, and West by Ridge Road. Levied
on as the property of L. E. B. DeLoruie, trustee.
ALSO,
150 acres of land in the 271st district. Levied on as
the property of David Rosier.
ALSO.
150 acres of land in the 22d district. Levied on as!
the property of the estate of McFail Hope
ALSb,
all that certain plantation in the 271 at district, and
known as the Forest plantation. Levied on as the
property of the estate of A. W. Wylly.
ALSO,
350 itcres of land in the 22d district, Levied on us
the property ol A. -T. Conn.
ALSO,
a house and lot at Jeru-'- leni. Levied on the
properry ofPrince Elbtrson.
ALSO,
house and lot in the cityi.f Darien Le”ie<! on a.-
the property of Ned Whatson.
ALSO,
house aid lot in Min ; -a corin'\ Levied on as
ihe property ft hailc- V. i; .anis,
ALSO,
one half of the Rhott plantation. Levied on as the
property of W. C. Wylly.
ALSO.
100 ac-es of land in Jonesviile. Levied on as the
property of Ben West.
Terms of sale cash. JAMES R. BENNETT,
nov2B-td Sheriff Mclntosh County.
Dr. SPALDING KENAN,
DARIEN, GA.
CAFFERS his professional service to the citizens of
' ’ Darien and vicinity. He can he found al ell
honrs d.y and night, at his office on Screven street,
next door to Mr. Wilcox’ dwelling.
Aug. 8-ly. ;
MEDICAL NOTICE.
Having located in darien, i bf.g to
tender my Professional services to the citizens
of Darien and the county of Mclntosh,
nov 21-6 m GEO. J AOLLOC'K. M D
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—AND—
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BARGAINS
—AT—
-oct3l PEASE OLD STAND. 3m
THE TRAPPER TRAPPED
, %
lie Tries to Catch a Bear and is
Himself Caught.
[From the Virginia, Nevada, Chronicle.]
A party of hunters from this city,
who have just returned from an expe-'
dition into the Sierra Nevada, about
forty miles from town, relate the fol
lowing remarkable incident: On last
Thursday afternoon, about 3 o’clock,
two of the party were on the trail of
a die: - , which led them into a remote
ravine in the fastnesses of the moun
tains, into which they had not before
veil turned. The snow being about
two feet deep, and tne walking very
heavy, they became discouraged, and
losing all hope of ovirt dung Lite deer,
which they had wounded, they aban
doned the pursuit. On their return
one of them discharged his gun at a
hare, and soon afier a faint halloo was
heard at some distance to the right,
as if from someone in distress. Un
certain whether they were not mista
ken, and had not been deceived by
ihe whistling of the wind, they shout
ed aloud, when the cry was repeated.
As night would soeli com3 on, they
held a consultation, and were about
proceeding to their camp, three cr
lour miles away, concluding that the
noise w as made by wandering Indians
or came from a party of woo i chop
pers. They Stained on, but soon a
prolonged and mournful howl was
borne down by the wind and again
reached their ears. Tut y stand at each
other a moment, and then by a simul
taneous impulse, turned in the direc
tion from w hich the sound proceeded
They went on for some distance,
floundering through the snow down a
precipitous descent which led them
into a gloomy canyon. As they drew
nearer, ihe voice of a human being
could be distinctly heard ca ling for
relief. They answered that aid was
approao ing. The man’s yells of mis
ery changed to cries of joy, and the'’
could hear him tit intervals shouting,
“For God’s s lie don’t go away and
leave me !” “Gome and get me out!”
“I am caught and,starving !” 'Still thc-y
could see nothing. Rut, guided by
the man’s cries and cheering ldm with
hopeful answers as they advanced,
they pushed forward and at lust dis
cerned what appeared to be a small
cabin built oi heavy logs, without
windows or doors. The snow had
drifted against one side of the hut,
nearly as high as the roof, ami, as
they could see no euterauco, they went
around to the other side As soon as
tlio occupant saw them lie uttered ex
clamations of the greatest joy, and ex
plained his situation iu a few words,
by suiting that he had built, a bear
trap, and hail caught himself in it five
days before. The door was made of
heavy logs, and was so arranged as
to slip down into its place from above.
They tried to lift it up, but failed.
Finally, by means of a stick of timber
which lay near by, they pried it up
sufficiently for the prisoner to crawl
beneath. He appeared more dead
limn alive, but by the judicious use ol
a flask of brandy, they were able to
<.et him to their camp about dark,
w heie their companions had a blazing
tire awaiting their return. The hall
famished man ate ravenously. He
was supplied with plenty ol hot coffee
and smoked a pipe, si 1 ter which his
strength somewhat revived, and he
gave the following account of how lie
got into the situation in which he
was found, lie said his name was
Thomas Way, and that lie had en
gaged m chopping wood in the moun
tains during the summer. Since the
first snowlall, about a month ago, be
had frequently noticed tracks of bears
among tLe pine trees, and had often
tried to get a shot at them, but with
out success. At last the itlea struck
him to build a pen such as lie had of
ten seen grizzly bears caught in Lake
county, California, where he used to
live. He explauncd that the bear
trap is made by. building a small
square bouse of heavy hewed logs,
and convering it with a strong roof.
The door is of heavy logs also, and
shoes up and down in ttie groves.
When it is up there is an open en
trance about five high and four feet
wide. A sheep is killed and hung up
nisioe ol the pen attached to a rope,
which is connected with a trigger, so
that when the bear enters ami seizes
the mutton, the door falls and*he is
caged. Way went to work and com
pleted Lis trap to his satisfaction, and
intended to bait it the same night
Having a curiosity to see how it would
\ioik, he went in and pulled the l'opi
slightly, wLeu the door fell down. He
attempted to raise it, blit was horrur
s rickeu, and bis hair stood on end
when he found that he was tumble to
nudge it an inch. He worked and
struggled, but the heavy weight re
fused to move. The peu worked on
ly too successfully, and he was caught
in his own trap. He yelled, shouted, ,
called for help, but knowing that he'
$2.50 A YEAR.
was miles from a human habitation
and in a savage locality where few
persons ventured, he sat down in
blank despair. He spent that night
in agony and got but little sleep. It
commenced to snow, but fortunately
Iho had a heavy blanket overcoat
which kept him comparatively com
fortable. The next morning he com
menced shouting again until his
throat was sore, but was only answer
ed by the bowlings cf the tempest.
He had set his gun against a stump
outside and longed to get at it, that
he might fire it off and attract some
body’s attention. He soon began to
get hungry. His thurst he quenched
oy thrusting his baud through ihe
chinks between the logs and raking
up snow and eating it. Thus day af
ter day elapsed, during which his
mental sufferings were terrible.
“I tell you, men,” said he, “I
thought cl everythii g I had done in
all my life from the time I was a boy
six years old.” At last a brilliant
idea struck him. He had matches
and would burn his way out. With
the heel of Liis boot he would kick
and grind a log until he had accumu
lated a quantity of dust and splinter?,
which lm would light with a match
and blow the fire with his hat qntil
lie had burned a hole large enough to
crawl out. All the day previous to
that on which he was discovered he
was thus employed,but on the trial tjie
scheme would not work. The wood
refused to burn, and ho again lay
down to die. That day passed, and
the next day he had abandoned all
hope and was calculating how long
it would take a strong healthy man
to die of starvation. He was iu a
state of abject stupor, when he heard
the report of a gun. He was in doubt
whether it was not the effect of his
imagination, but he hallowed with all
his might and kept on shouting.
When Lis cries were auswered he was
almost delerious with joy. As the
voices approached, his visions of ap
proaching death fled away and the
realities of life came back like a flood.
He was profuse in his gratitude to his
deliverers, but declared his intention
of getting out of the Sierra Nevadas
us soon as possible and abandoning
bear hunting. He said that he had
had most too'close a call, and didn’t
want tiny more of it iu his.
morning he left for the camp of seme
wood choppers, who were, no doubt,
at a loss to account for his long ab
sence.
Authors'and Printers,
N. P. Willis set a high value on a
practical knowledge of printing for
authors. lie was himself one of tbe
brotherhood, and speaks of tli6 sub
ject as follows:
“If there were an apprenticeship to
authorship, it would consist in the
author’s spending a year at the case.
Not alone to learn the importance of
clear penmanship, of bow to prepare
copy and become familiar with the
signs, marks and abbreviations used
in proof reading, though these are
matters an acquaintance with which
would save much time aud vexation,
and prevent serious blunders. The
chi if advantages would be to tbe au
thor himself. There is no such effectu
al analysis as the process of type-setting.
As he ttikes up letter by letter, of a
long or complex sentence, the com
positor becomes most critically aware
if where the sentence might have
been shortened to save his labor. He
detects repetitious, becomes impatient
of redundancies, recognizes the care
less or inappropriate use of exple
tives, and soon puts an admiring value
on clearness and brevity. We venture
to say that it would alter the whole
character of American literature, if
authors were compelled, before legal
ly receiving a copyright, to have given
one year to labor tit the compcsitcr’s
case. We have said nothing of the
nice art of puntuation, which is also
acquired iu the printing office, and
by which a style is made as much
more tasteful as champagne by effer
vescing.”
After Delinquents. —The Colum
bus Enquirer says: We have lost pa
tience with many of our Weekly sub
scribers. All tacit'y agreed to pay
us by this time, but few have kept
t heir word. Now ; we hold it is down
tight dishonesty to go on taking this
paper withouta thought of paying us.
We have grown weary of asking for
our own. In God’s name pay up, aud
step the paper, if you can’t spare
enough from your whiskey and tobac
co, to continue it; but pay what you
owe, if you ever mean to.
An Awktvard Question.— “Pa,” who
is “Many Voters'?” asked a young
hopeful of his sire. “Don’t know him,
mv son. Why ? “Cos, I saw you
-ignin’ his name to that paper the
other night asking you to run for the
Legislature.” “Sb-h-li, my 6on. Here
is a nickle : go and get some candy.’
