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)c Jjdvtrthtr-JlpMal Messrs. Hodges & O’Connor are putting in electric lights. Mr. S. C. Littlefield has purchased another fine stepper. Sir. J. B. Wright’s store is being treated to a new coat of paint. Savannah is swing to keep her quarantine untiFa real heavy frost. Miss Maud Bostwick is now the happy possessor of a nice saddle hgrse. Charlton Superior Court convenes next w^ck. Coffee county is holding forth this week. Dr. J. A. Dunwoody is sufficiently improved to be out again attending' to his duties as Port Physician. Mrs. M. M. Bingham has had an electric lamp put up in her store, the better to see how to wait upon custo mere. The B. & W. passenger train goes out every morning well patronized. We might mention in this connection that its cars are the nicest that run into the city. Engineer Lamont, of the Egmont, received a telegram this week an nouncing the death of his only daughter, Mrs. Carrie Ryan, of Sa vannah. Capt. C. A. Russel has pulled down the old building at the corner of Newcastle and Howe streees, nnd will soon have erected a nice two story residence. Wo are in receipt of an invitation to attend the marriage of Mr. Harry G. Waite and Miss L. O. Winn, both of Dorchester, Liberty county, Ga., on Wednesday, Nov. 21st. Mr. J. E. Burruss, an Atlanta young man, arrived in tho city this week, to accept n situation with Wright <fc Gowcn, of St. Simons. He is related to Mr. Pelham Neal. .“Never interrupt a little man when he is adding up a column of figures, for ft makes him kuss.” So.reads an inscription over tho bookkeeper’s desk of a certain Bny street firm. Rev. McK. F. McCook,’ pastor of the Methodist church of this city in. forms us that it was his good fortuno to have been boro in this county- Hie father ifas circuit rider In Glynn county the year lie Was born. It will be gratifying to tho citi zens of Brunswick to hear that the fleet of vessels at quarantine hnvo all been released, and that there will be no undue delay after this to veesels seeking cargoes at this port. See now advertisement of Ogle thorpe Stables by J R. Minchan, suc cessor to H. S. McCrary. He reminds the ladies that they can always se cure gentle horses for buggy or sad dle. All orders for drays attended to promptly. Mr. A. T. Putnam reports having a good time at tho fair last week, says they had good crowds, and made enough to pay expenses with the help of tho contribution from the city. Mr. Putnain bought two fine mules and a span of bays, for his sta bles. Bananna poolings on a brick pave ment are the most slippery thing in the round world—especially when you don’t know it’s there. We would caution the public, nnd especially our fruit dealers, against carelessly them on the sidewalks. A bg, arm or neck may pay the *8ome day. ... propose to have the wharf line of this city ilcfinately set tled at an early date by Lieutenant Carter and his corps of engineers. As soon as that is done the govern ment will' take charge’ of the same, and hereafter there will be no en croachments made on the water front. A lot owner wlfq has not enough depth to his lot. on this line, will have to dredge for same. '* It has been suggested to us, and we transfer the suggestion the Park Committee, that they add another walk, one Just insidothe fence around on the inside. This gives parties a chance to stroll about the park with out going over the same ground o simply passing through. The sug gestion is a good^one. We would like to see it carried out. Mr. Cyrus P. Robarts brought to tho city on Tuesday last Mrs. Hob- arts, formerly Jliss Lula Gilson, who will be remembered by many of our people. They were married on the 27th of May in Apalachicola, Fla., but for private reasons the marriage has never been made public. Mr. and Mrs. -Robarts will receive the Protection Hose Reel boys on Friday- night at their residence. Mr. W. E. Porter has a new adver tisement in this issue. He is the agedt ot the “Hammar” brand of paints, which is said to surpass all other paints in resisting the action of this climate. The advertisement says, “Buggios made to look like new,” and to this ■ we can \estify.— From our office door we frequently see some old, dingy buggy- rolled in to his place, nnd in three or four days it will emerge as bright and handsome ns a new dollar. We met a bevy of four vouug la dies this morning chaperoned by- a popular matron, nnd it was amusing to hear the burden of their petition: “Only ten cents for tho Military Fair.” There isn’t a gentleman in the city who carries any casli about his person that wouldn’t be willing to pay ten cents daily to have such an array stand before him as peti tioners. Th^ don’t apply to editors, they never carry much cash about them, or in fact anywhere else, f Tho city council is again at work on the guano question. There lias been considerable “backing nnd fill ing” on this question nnd we should hate to see the same renewed. Jf the smell of guano is not a good \liing for tho nostrils of boarders at the Oglethorpe, neither is it a fail- tiling for those of the Ocean hotel, and if not good for those, why should it be good for our citizens, who have to stand it all the time. Mind your stops, gentlemen. GREAT 1’Br THINGS IN STORE. Dead Among Strangers. Mrs. Eliza A. Stevenson, a sick and indigont lady, and who has been a great sufferer for many months, died Wednesday morning at the boarding house of Mrs. Hardy, on Union street. Her story- is a sad one. Nearly a year ago. she came to Brunswick from Kansas with her son, a sufferer from consumption. lie got work on the Hotel St. Simons, went to the is land and boarded with Mrs. Hardy. Tile young man was sick a great deal, Anally lost his job nnd went to Savannah, where he has been since, working a little, but sick and in tho hospital nearly all the time. The mother was meanwhile taken with typhoid fever, nnd through a terrible spell Mrs. Hardy- nursed Tier without any remuneration what ever! finally bringing her to tho city with her a montlfor two since. Paralysis followed, nnd the sick woman has not left her bed in sev eral months, until the end. Through all of this, Mrs. Hardy, though hqrself a poor Indy, has been a friend indeed. Mrs. Steven son claimed to be a Presbyterian, and some help has been derived from that denomination in this city, and also from the city, though upon Mrs. Hardy has fallen the heavy burden of care nnd otherwise, and too much cannot be said in her praise. Young Stevenson was telegraphed for, and came on, though very feeble. The funeral occurred same afternoon at 4 p. m. Home Again. Mr. Cornelius Casey is among us once more, having accepted a posi tion with the E. T. V. <fc G. people as telegraph operator. Mr. Casey will be remembered as the Brunswick boy who stood by the wires during the epidemic of '70, furnishing the only- communication with the outside world during that terrible period. He has been in the Savannah office for the past eight years. The Half Not Dreamed. Thg writer reached this city in February of I860, over 22 years ago, when Brunswick was but a hamlet, here and there a building interspers ed norms the trees, but it was then knowii as now, as “the city of Bruns wick.”*- Then Die Academy and Methodist church ||cre the last buildings in that direction from “downtown," ex ccpt tbeiild Dart homestead at the Back Landing. In 22 years we have lived to see many things that did not then exist: Public schools, churches, sidewalks, brick blocks, boulevards, shelled streets, gas and electric lights, ells, wharves and docks, tcamsLips, artesian wells fleent waterworks, a grand Hotel where the winter touristcan bask in the sunshine and be happy. We have seen more—a beach hotel and street ruili-onds, and when .we contemplate these things our minds reverts to 1860, and we say to ourself, the half was not dreamed. This is but the beginning. The writer believes, if permitted to stay here a few’' years longer, lie will see revelation^ that will put to blush even what we now see. Tho time is coming, add it is nearly here, when beautiful Bn. nswick, the city by the sea, wilTbOcome still more a paradise than now, and not only Brunswick, but tho surrounding places as well. Iu a short while we shall sec other hotels go up, more brick blocks—the eastern portion of the city now but trees, a perfect park interspersed with houses 'noth elegant and beau tiful; St. Simons island one line of cottages from the pier to east beach; steam dummy lines with palatial steamers to the resorts around the city; our streets thronged with peo ple both summer nnd winter and our docks lined with 700 instead of 70 crafts, and a population of 20,000 in stead of 8,000. The writer hopes to Bee these things in his day. What may not tho Junior see in his day? We part the curtain reader for you to take a glimpse beyond and see tiie vision, of what is as sure to be ns tho sun shines. It is even now culmina ting and the picture is not over drawn. There arc possibilities made possible only of late since petty whims and notions have passed away and broad, liberal ideas have taken hold of our people, and each with lever in hand Stands ready to assist in raising Brunswick to the top of tho hill of prosperity. The Cotton Compress—Belden’s Patent. There is quietly going on in our midst an enterprise calculated to revolutionize the cotton business of the whole world. We refer to the cotton compress now going up at the New Docks. This is no gas or bun combe talk, no blowing nnd hurrah ing, but one of the most stupendous cotton presses of the world is going up there all the same. When finish ed and set in motion, its power and work will astonish the world. The ordinary presses of the day.will com press n hale down to seven inches, but no way has been found to keep it down to that dimension. When the power is removed, the bale ex pands to eighteen inches, often more. The Bolden patent, holds it down to seven inches or thereabout by means of wire rivets securely fast ened. As soon as this ponderous machine is put in motion, hundreds of cotton men will visit Brunswick to see it n*>rk. Think of this, ye Bruswickians, who have been lying on your oars for years croaking—think of it we say that your city is to be the cen tre, from which will radiate this light, for you must know that this peculiar press—the Belden patent is now being put up for the first time, and from this port will be sent out the first ship load thus pressed. The ship that carries this cotton will be the first one that ever loaded anywhere on earth to its fill! capaci ty, without the aid of jack-screws. And even with them they roldom at tain that end. By this process cotton is so securely pressed that a ship can load to its full carrying capacity and then have some room left over. Mr. Belden, the inventor, is here super intending every detail of the work, and in a short while we shall sec the result of his labors. That Dinner! Reader, if Marshal Dart and bis good wile over invite you to a six o’clock wild turkey dinner, accept promptly, and our word (or it, you will never regret it, unless you be of that unfortunate class who never know when they have enough. Among the guests present Inst evening at such a repast were Messrs. J. M. Madden, H. J. Read, A. C. Blnin, E. A. Nelson and the Senior, all of whom discussed the viands be fore us in- a number that ought at least to bo satisfactory to the hostess. Never was a meal hotter enjoyed, for everything was cooked just right and served without the formalities of a swell dinner.; Mrs. Dnrtwas voted a hostess worthy of imitation, and as the party wended their way home, the writer tried to think up a nice verse of poetry to describe his emo tions, but coul<| .only recall “Mary had a little lamb," but that would never do, for it Was a turkey dinner and not a lamb dinner. Lot Purchased for the Synagogue We are pleased to know that our Israclitish friends have secured a lot on which to erect their synagogue. The one selected is the lot in front of Mr. Morris Micbclson’s residence, extending back to the Academy lot. 11 is one of those trust lots 90x270 feet. We hope soon to sec the work of erection of the synagogue begun. .The Knights of Labor have lost 300,000 members, and consequently tlic fjftnls are.coming up short. Our Trade Pamphlet. The Advertiseu-Aiteai. got out its first “Trade Issue” in 1S83, twelve page newspaper that did deal of good, being the lfrst thing of the kind that was ever sent out. In 1885 (Dee.) wc attempted a twenty-four page Pamphlet, and as tonished ourselves wind our neigh bors. In 1888 we hope to surpass the work of ’85, as far as that did our labors of ’S3. The engravers have been at work several weeks on the plates, and friends the of enter prise and the editors at work com piling facts and figures. Tho paper is all bought (70 lbs. to tho ream) and when completed you will have something to send forth on its mis sion that we trust neither the pub lishers nor yourselves will be asham ed of. Every man and woman of this city should lend a band to this enterprise cither by placing a busi ness card tlircin, or buying copies to send off. Don’t wait for us to call on you. Personal. Mr. W. A. Fuller was in the city to-day. From him we learn that in the general consolidation deal of the Hilton Timber and Lumber Compa ny nnd the St. Simons Lumber Com pany, bis lot will be cast elsewhere. He will go to NcwYork to take charge of the oflicc there. He will g^vc up his southern home with many regrets. Twenty' years of the best part of his life has been spent in Brunswick and on St. Simons Island. If the move was going to take him to Boston he would he better content, for then he would be in reach of his northern home at Wellesley, where his chil dren are. He has a nice home there that has been in the Fuller family for 250 years, his children, now there, being the ninth generation of the name who have lived on the prem ises. Another Steamship. Steamships are getting as common in this port ns sailing vessels used to be a few years back. The latest arrival is the Sidonin, chartered by- Messrs. Penniman & Symons, and now lying at Littlefield <fc Tison's dock. She is a fine vessel with good carrying capacity. i .iu sen e. age Question. The above is recognized as the big gest question that ever presented it self to the City Council of Bruns wick. If that body had the means at their disposal it would indeed be an easy one to solve, but not having that, the great problem is, where is it to come from. The issuing of bonds seems to be the only feasible plan—the legality of which is the only stumbling block in the way. The Constitution forbids any city- having a bonded debt over 7 per cent, on all taxable property. Legal minds differ as to the exact meaning of this law as to its application to Brunswick. So to make a test case of it the City Council last meeting, af ter listening to one of Col. Goodyear’s off hand efforts in behalf of sewerage, determined to prepare an ordinance for issuing bonds—submit the same to the voters, and if a two-thirds vote is obtained, have an injunction put on the city by the opponents of the measure, secure a trial in the courts here and take the matter as speedi ly as possible to the Supreme Court for final adjudication thus settling question of legality. A MAGNAMIMODS OFFER. As soon as the Council took action in the above, Col. C. P. Goodyear asked to bo beard once more. He said in substance: “When this question Was discuss ed in ’86, it was said that the firm of Goodyear & Kay were agitating it with^view to making some money- out oWt. To forever settle all such remarks, I hereby offer the services of my firm, if the Council desire or need same in testing this question freely, without charge of any kind.” The Governor lteconimeuds It. Governor Gordon in bis message to the Legislature uses the following language looking to the establish ment of an annual State encamp ment: CITIZEN SOLDIERS. The better organization, govern ment and discipline of the militia of the State is a subject which is now attracting much attention through out the union. In Georgia, because wc arc peaceful, so prosperous and so absorbed in the problems of mate rial development, a small sum of monev from the treasury of tho State, addeil to the equipment furnished by the federal government, would very much increase the efficiency of our military spirit of the State. The ‘•advisory board” is the most impor tant feature in the military system of Georgia. The efficiency of the or ganization depends upon this board. It is the military council of the com mander in chief. The law requires that it shall meet at the capital whenever directed by the governor, and authorizes him to convene it in his discretion, but there is not a dollar appropriated for the compensation of the members of the board or to defray their necessary- expenses. Georgia, in fact, does not pay a dollar for the support of its military system. 11‘ecomend that a sufficient appropriation be made to defray the expenses of an annual en campment of the volunteer troops of the state and to pay to the members of the advisory board tho same per diem and mileage which is received by- members of the general assem bly- All Three Dead. Mr. Joe Matthews one of our New castle street fruit dealers, gave ns a bit of his history yesterday after noon, that savors of romance. He said he had three cousins first sec ond and third, that they lived with him until 1880, when all three died. They kept him poor until that time, since their deaths he has commenced accumulating property. He says their names were flrsr cousin “Pres ents,” second cousin “Give away” and third cousin “Free 'hearted.” with such cousins is it any wonder that Ur. Joe should stay- poor. A Noble Offer. We learned "on the siy” that Mr. J. M. Dexter had voluntarily offered $50 toward painting the Glynn Acad emy. fhis is a noble offer and wor- thy the imitation of all good men. Mr. p. is not a patron of the schools, but like all good citizens stands ready to lend a helping hand to every wor thy enterprise.