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the FOURTH OF JULY BARBE CUE AN ASSURED SUCCESS. nur Reporter Telephones One ot ’ the committee. Oar reporter desiring some informa tion regarding the Grand Interna tional Get-enough-to-eat-for-one-time Barbecue to take place on the 4th pros., and fearing to encounter the hot sun, called through the telephone for Mr. D. T. Dunn, President of the Glynn County Agricultural Society, and demanded that that gentleman should immediately tell him all that he knew and more too. Mr. Dunn replied that the celebration was to come off under the auspices of the fair association, but that for full in formation he would refer the reporter to one of the committee on barbecue, Mr. L. G. Goldsmith. The aid of the central office was so licited in making the proper connec tions with the wires, and the follow' ing telephonication occurred: •‘Hello, Mr. Goldsmith.” “Hello yourself I Who’s that ?" “The Advertiser and Appeal, who wants to know how you are getting along with the Fourth of Joly cele bration ?” “We have succeeded, so far, beyond our anticipations. Our subscription list amounts to over $250, and it will all be collected in a few days.” “How many people do you expect here on the 4th ?’’ “We count on 2,000 or more stran gers. There will be excursions on both the railroads to Brunswick. We have issued invitations, so that it will be known all over our section, that we are going to have a regular old- fnsbionsd 4th of July celebration on that ilny.” “Will you have enough to feed such an enormous crowd ?” “Wo have contracted for 3,000 loaves of broad, and 2,500 pounds of beef, mutton, pork, venison, goat, etc. —in short., we will have plenty for everyone, and lots to spare. ’ “What arrangements have you made to control the rush which will necessarily occur in such a crowd ? “There will bo a table spread, un der control of a committee of ladies, for the exclusive use of ladies and children, and 'a table for the gentle men, nnd plenty of attendants, so that all will be waited on ” “How about the colored people who attend the barbecue ? Have you made arrangements to entertain them V” “We shall have separate tables ar ranged, just like the others, in charge of a colored committee, and, as I stated boforo, thore will be enough tor all.” •‘What other ceremonies will thero be, besides the ‘cue’ ?” “A national salute will be lired at sunrise, and a United States llag will bQ raised, Mr. O. P. Goodyear will deliver a 4th of July oration, and u grand procession of different organi zations, both civil ami military, fire men’s parade, etc. At the fair grounds we shall have raceR and a tournament. There will very likely be a regatta, also.” “Aud who bears the expenses of all this ?” “The public spirited oitizens of Brunswick have responded according to their capacity." “Did the City Council give you any aid ?” “Not a cent.” “Is it not usual for city corpora tions to get up 4th of Jiffy celebra tions ?” . “That is generally the case, but in this it is public spirit manifested to show what Brunswick can do, even if we have bad two $50,000 fires in the last f nr months.” “H ».v about the political standing of tio-barbecue?” [—“I will state to yon now emphatic- all v that this is no political meeting, and that it is a general invitation to all, regardless of politics, race, color or previous condition, for the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of our national independence.” * “Well, good-bye. Hnrrah for tho 4th of July!” “Good-bye.” Mr. G. returned to his groceries, and the reporter sank into his chair to dream of the big time coming. Last Friday night the most destruc tive fire we have ever had burned out the post, office block and the block immediately east of it, commencing in the drug store of W. J. Robarts & Co. in the center of the block. Had there been an ample supply of water, the second block could have been saved, but the engines, owing to want of water, were useless. The occupants of the post office block were L. North, postmaster and stationer; H. L. Harris, jeweler; D. G. Risley & Co., cigar manufacturers; O. W. Seyforth, residence over post office; Stewart Mclver andS. M. Glo- gauer, sleeping rooms over post office C. H. Dexter, banker, R. F. Good- bread, cigars and tobacco; J. L. Rob arts & Co., drug store; L. D. Hoyt & Co., hardware; O’Connor & Molver, groceries, Symmes & Atkinson, C. P Goodyear and W. E. Kay, attorneys; Kaiser & Brc., unfinished building. The occupants of the second block were J. S. Marlin, residence and store; Mrs. Rowe, millinery store J. J. Spears, dry goods ami groceries; Dr. Robert Hazleburst, residence and office, and some small houses occu pied by colored people in the rear of the block. The fire originated in the rear of Robarts’ drug store, and, we believe, is conceded to have been of incendia ry origin. The fire threatened to cross Reynolds and Gloucester streets, ’but the troos offered groat protection, and with strenuous efforts of the people, the bnildiugs were saved. The approximate losses and insur ance, so far us known, is ns follows: Lins. lniuranct L. D. Hoyt * Co $7,000 $3,000 Synimea & Atkiimon LOOO 3. L. Botwrts A Co 1.000 R. F. Goodbread 25u 0. H. WM* D. G. Rluley * Ce *-®®° O. W. 8eyforth, porxonal effect" 300 S. lt.01oi;auor “ “ 200 Stewart Mclver •• " 15 * C. P. Goodyear LOIS W. E. Kay ,5U L. North 5011 H. L. Harria—loaa alight, no ina. Mra. M. C. Rowe L 100 2,0 ®° J. J. Spears J. S. Marlin 3 ''' 00 2 ' 300 Robert Hazlehuret 2.000 1.SC3 Kalaer A I. 00 ® O’Connor ft Mclver *®° F. A. Fitzgerald McLains A Co 2 ' 0UI1 Jonklna ft Son, P O building 1.00.1 *'®®® To (,j $31,33$ $10,615 Of the above insurance, $10,325 were in companies represented by J M. Dexter and the remainder, $6,300 by T. O’Connor, Jr. Messrs. Hoyt & Co. saved about $2,000 worth of goods; L. North, about 250; Goodbread, $150; H. L. Harris, his entire stock nnd safe; Mrs. Rowe, $1,000; J. J. Spears, $2,000 or over: J. S. Marlin, a good portion of his fnrnitnro; Dr. Hazleburst, all of his furniture. This tire should teach us a number of lessons. First, the absolute neces sity for ample water iu the business sections of the town. We suggest tanks in the air fed by pumps rou by windmills. An artesian well could be tried. Second, the absolute necessity of a book and ladder company, and the propriety if not the necessity of hav ing a few Babcock fire extinguishers kept in some public place, recharged often, and kept in condition to run to fires and stop them, if possible, in their inception, and before the en gines can get there. Third, the necessity of tracking out any and every case of incendiarism employing good detectives aud offer ing ample rewards. We cannot afford many such fires The sense of insecurity they create will, if persisted in or permitted, par alyze business. Indeed, if tuis class of tires continues the necessity may arise for the organization of all our best men into a committee of safety, whose mission shall be the detection nnd speedy puiiSsbrnetit of incendia ries. • Insurance claimed, but no policy imu. it. I New York owners Mrs. howe’s store. The building liwureil la New York. Made (rotn Harmless Material, And adapted to the needs of fading and falling hair, Parker's Hair Bal sam has taken the first rank as an el- egaut aud reliable hair restoiative. jel5-ltu Special Meeting* Jim© 17tU» 1882* Council met pursuant to call of His Honor, the Mayor. Present His Hon or, M. J. Colson, Mayor, and Aldor- men Harvey, Hardy, Littlefield, Cook and Spears. Absent, Aldormon Wil der, Doerflinger and Couper. His Honor stated that ho had called the meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of en larging the present fire limits; and af ter some discussion Aid. Harvey sub mitted the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Resolved, That notice be given that Council will, at the next regular meet ing, establish the fire limits so us to embrace therein all that portion of the oity lying between Mansfield and F streets, and Bay and Reynolds streets. Aid. Littlefield submitted the fol lowing resolution, whiob was unani mously adopted. Resolved, That a reward of five hun dred dollars will be paid by the city for information and the proof to con vict the party who set on fire the drug store of J. L. Robarts & Co. on the morning of this, the 17th inst. Council then adjourned. M. J. Colson, Attest: Mayor. , James Houston, Clerk Council. Another Railroad. The original charterers are taking steps looking to the building of the long-talked-of road from the Altunin ha to some point on the M. &3. Rail road. Our townsman, Dr. W. B. Bur roughs, has bought out one of tho charter owners, and has been elected a director. Subscription books have been opened, and, we presume, we shall soon see the work commenced. That is, provided there be no con flicting interests. The point where this road will intercept the M. & B. is not yet determined upon. The present idea seems to be to leave tho M. &. B. near No. 2 and strike the Al- tamaha twelve miles above Darien To our mind the route proposed some time since, by Mr. Couper, is the true one. This route connects with the M, & B. at this city and either takes tho oanal bank or the old railroad bod now a public road) to the Altamaka at point only six miles from Darien.— The charter, however, allows them tho privilege of connecting anywhere from Brunswick to No. 2. Grand Op^n-Air Oonoert. Prof. Baumgartuer and his able followers have not forgoton ns in the stirring scenes of late, but promises our people another one of those treats that the band knows so well how to give, to-wit: An open-air concert.— Who is there among us that does not remember those given by tho Profes sor in days past? How enjoyable! We are pleased to state that we are all—old and young, great and small —invited to the Fuif grounds next Thursday night (June 23) to hoar tho following programme reudered by the Brunswick Brass Band: part first: 1. Overture--Centennial. 2. Andante nnd waltz. ’ 3. Galop—Nick of the woods. 4. March from Massnnida. part second. 5. Overture—Chocolate caromels. 6. Fautasia—Mocking bird. 7. Andante and waltz—Nighten gale. 8. Iron horse galop. Finale—Be kind to all. Lot Them Have It. Rumor bus it that Messrs. Kaiser Brothers desire to purchase the entire block on ivhicl? their new building stood, or, rather, frame of their new building, with a view of covering the whole block, 90x180, with a brick building. We trust no one will be fouud so cruel as to deny them this privilege. We hope every owner of a lot in that block will arrange to let them have his interest at a living fig ure. Such a building as they would put up would be a credit to the town as well as to the owners Let them have it by all means. Brunswioh Newts a Poetofflo© and Oastom House. Indeed she. does, and the occur rences of tho last week in a very em phatic manner prove tho assertion.— As far back as we can recollect, our post office’has always been located in some crowded apartment, in every way nusnited to the use to which it was put, removals and changes being necessitated quite often, and the es tablishment at all times being exposed to total destruction by fire. Fortu nately, the recont fire has been the only instance of this kind, but the danger always has and probably al ways will exist, at least for many years, until the present supplv of wooden buildings shall have been su perseded by a butter class. With the custom house the case bos been somewhat better, as for a num ber of years it has ocoupied its pres ent location, the some being quite pleasant, and not to such a great ex tent exposed to lire, ns the building has been, until quite lately, rather iso : lated. We say that the accommoda tions in the way of a custom house nave been iu a measuru passable, but it has not been perfect or even good, and the danger of five is now greater than ever, and likely to be increased at any time by the a f“* more wooden buildings. In view, then, of these facts -bard, stubborn facts that will not “down”— we, in behalf of our people, call the attention of Georgia’s Representatives! and Senators to the mutter, and ask them if it is more than right that Georgia's second seaport should have a government building for these pur poses, and call upon them to use their influence in this matter. In consequence of the fire the other morning, the post office—the mail and appurtenances of which were for tunately saved, though in a damaged condition—is rendered almost incap able of proceeding with its bnsiness, and it is only by the energy of our postmaster that things have proceed ed so smoothly, and even now, one week after, the fearful break made by the fire fiend is not yet bridged over. Now suppose the fire had originated in the blook a little nearer the post of- fice—everv particle of tho mail aud other efi'ects of tho office would in all probability have beeD destroyed, causing great inconvenience to oiir people by the loss of mail matter, and probably umcli pecuniary loss there by. Now this catastrophe is apt to occur at any minute, and, as matters now stand, the Uuitod States is apt to lose both its custom house and post office together with all records, books and other valuables, at one sweep. It is in view of this that we would urge that groat efforts be made to se cure an appropriation tq build us a suitable building for the use of these departments of the public ijervioe.— Brunswick is a port of no mean pre tensions, aud is growing ev«ry day of her existence, aud her business inter ests demands that something be done in this matter. Our government is not a mouey-mukiug institution, but rather is the people themselves, and as part of that people and govern ment our place amt its inhabitants deserve' and demand a few crumbs from the public table, that they may be enabled the better to make, their contributions to that table. A r.iyina Industry. Some weeks since we pnbli»l«o4 an article, calling the attention of our people to the matter of silk raising as a pleasant and' profitable occupation. On the fourth page of this issue we print an article on the same subject in which the matter is clearly brought forward, and which we hope all our readers, and especially the agricultu ral portion, will carefully rend and consider. As we remarked in the pre vious article, there is no reason why the silk worm should not thrive iu this section, and we hope, ere ioug, to learn that the experiment has been successfully triod by many of our peo ple. Tho Women’s Silk Culture As sociation, of which mention has been made, will give all information iu their power to any person wishing to em bark in this busiuesR. We will ren der any assistance that we can to par ties desiring further information or instructions ns to the manner of con ducting this—to this section—new and novel occupation. We have no interest >vlmti-ver .in this matter, except an inti n -t in tire development of onr country, aud the prosecution of every industry that will prove a source of revenue to our people. Ihe conversion qf raw ma terial into merchantable commodities is what promotes substantial 'prosper ity, and the manufacture of worthless green leavdk iftto a onstly and valua ble article, with no labor und but lit tle care and expense, must tend in this direction. Darien Items. The baru of Mrs. 0. P. Gignilliatt wus destroyed by fire from a negro’s pipd. Value of barn and contents, $6,000. Mr. James Walker has resigned Ids position us Mayor of tiie city of Da rien. He has held the position for six years. t The Democracy of McIntosh are for Bacon, though their delegates are “free to act." John A. Foster, a prominent lum ber man of Darien, was married, lust week, in St. Johns county, Fla., to Miss Essie Floyd. Epping, tho new postmaster, has announced himself an independent candidate for Congress. 1-Vreoual. The Advance, a Republican paper published in Atlanta, says: “Col. Collins is a native of New England, .who came South at the close of the war as a business man, und is now one of tbo wealthiest citizens of the city of Brunswick. Ho was tho Republican candidate for Congress in the First District in 1880—was elect ed, but was counted out by tho meth ods poculiar to the . Southern Bour bons. He spent a large amount oi money in tbe campaign, and .made a thorongh canvass of bis district. He was Collector of Customs for the port of Brunswick, and endorsed by tbe best oitizeus of that city, Both Repub licans and Democrats, but he was stricken down by tho syndicate, and Farrow imported from tbe Northern part of tbe State, three hundred mfles away, against the protest of tbe best Republicans iu Georgia. Col. Collins was a gallant officer in tbe Union Ar my. Farrow served his country by making potash for the Confederacy.” The Ford Auiateara to Visit Brans, wiok. H>v>nwh N".w«. The Ford Dramatic Amateurs had* a large meeting at their hall last night, when the subject of the pro posed trip to Brunswick' Was very thoroughly discussed. It was decid ed to accept the invitation to visit Brunswick and give a porformane. They will leave here iu time to play on tbe evening of tho third of July, and have selected a very lino bill, as follows: The Trial Scone from the “Merchant of Venice,” an amnsing specialty, and also tho faree, “Wanted a Male Cock,” clos ing with tne “Veteran Guards Cadets.” This is an attractive programme, find we are sure the Fords will do them selves credit,and will afford the Bruns- wickians an evening of rare enjoy- wen t. ' 1 ' That Oar Fjtelory. A New York reader of the Adver tiser and Aiteal, and who, by tho way, is so enthused over.reports from oar fair city that he is almost per suaded to leave New York and settle here, thus writes us: - . » “That car factory project is a big thing; for there not only is money in it to the investors, but it will be a grfat thing to build up yonr town.— Encourage it all yon can, and not on ly this particular enterprise, but every similar one.” Atlanta, Ga., February 10,1879. Mexxrx. Hutchison it Biro, r I have used your “Ni uralgiue” iu several in- - staqces, and find it the best remedy' for neuralgia and headache I have' ever tried. It relieves the pan., leaves nouns of those unpleasant effects duo 1 to narcotics or other anodynes, f shall always keep it iu my office, and take much pleasure in recommending it to my patients. G. S. Holland, ML D. HUTCHINSON & BRO., Proprie tors, Atlanta, Ga. Sold by all druggists. ml5-3m