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Sunday Night's Meeting.
The union service Sunday night at
L’aiiosoIIall was peculiarly interest
ing. A large congregation was pres
ent, and gave marked attention.
The services were opened by sing
ing *‘A11 Hail the Power of Jesus’
Name," and prayer by Rev. Mr.
Brown.
The first speaker was Rev. Mr. Me
Cook, on “The Necessity of Special
Work for Yonug Men," showing why
that class, above all others, should
receive special attention from the
church and Christian people. He
spoke earnestly, and enlisted the
sympathies of many for this class
more fully than they had been be
fore.
Rev. Mr. Golden followed on the
same subject, showing particularly
the danger of a young man “sowing
his wild oats,” an abundant harvest
of the same kind being always gath
ered. His illustrations were apt and
forcible, and the impression left upon
every mind must have been for good.
After another song, Rev. Mr.
Brown spoke on the work of the
Young Men’s Christian Association,
showing the advantages possessed by
it over the chuvch for work among
young men, and the benefits offered
by the Association to young men,
and especially young men with board
ing house homes. To such the As
sociation offers pleasant room3 and
pleasant company, while an influence
for good is gently and lovingly
thrown around them.
General Secretary Batch presented
the work and needs of the Into
tional Committee, the central and
fostering head of the Association
work in America, and giving inter
csting statistics showing the growth
and progress of the Association work
in America. A collection for the In
ternational work was taken up,
amounting to about $14.
The entire service was interesting,
and we believe, as said Secretary
Batch, that the object for which it
'was intended had been gained in
awakening a interest in young men
and the efforts made for their bene
fit. .
Where is the Third Party?
Mr. Editor: The political para
graphist of your morning neighbor
wanted to know recently what had
become of the third party. Ho re
ferral, I presume, to the Prohibition
‘party. To relieve any dense igno
rance that may obtain with reference
to that party, I ask permission to
state that the returns show enormous
gains in its voting strength. The
vote for Fisk was more than double
that obtained by St Johns in 1884
Of course the Prohibitionists did not
expect to elect their men; they only
expected to elect their measure. If,
however, dominant political parties
dp not give attention to legislation
restrictive of the liquor traffic, the
Prohibitionists will elect their meas
ure by electing their men.
If the political paragraphists oj
your morning neighbor wants to ex
ercise any gifts for investigation he
may possess, 1 suggest that he do
so in trying to find out what has be
come of the Democratic party. Since
the sixth, the public seems to be
under the impression that something
ails the party of tariff reform, and
“anti-sumptuary ” legislation.
Proiii.
Hotter Gas.
Three new retorts are being put in
at the gas bouse, and will be com
pleted to-day. For the benefit of the
unitiated we will state that a retort
is an oven in which the coal is baked
to extract the gas. These retorts re
quire a day or two to heat thorough
ly. Fire will bo made in them to
morrow, and after the present week
a great improvement may be looked
for in the quality of the gas. The
trouble heretofore has been that the
four retorts In use were overcrowded
to supply the demand. The capaci
ty is now almost doubled, and the
gas can therefore be made slower and
therefore better.
It Went the Wrong Way.
Moses Sawyer, stevedore, was up
before Judge Crovatt, of the County
Court this morning charged with
carrying concealed weapons. Saw
yer plead guilty, but said he wanted
“to make a statement,’’ hoping there
by to ease up the fine which he knew
was a dead certainty. He informed
the court that, whilst he plead guilty,
there were extenuating circum
stances, viz.: that he was stevedore,
and handled men, that four year ago
he was cut to pieces, etc. Since then
he ahcai/s carries a pistol when su
perintending his work or paying off
his bands. He did it for his own
protection. His Honor told him that
whilst he was unfortunate in carry
ing on that particular business, and
was expected to protect himself, that
the law told just how it should be
done, and \bnt “his statement" only
showed the more plainly that he was
going in open defiance of the law.
That it was “therefore ordered and
adjudged” that he could either serve
the county six months or pay $100
and costs. He took the latter horn
of the dilemma and handed out the
shekels.
TheNew Dock Weil.
This well, lately completed for the
new compress by Mr. T. \V. Dexter,
and which developed a flow of 575
gallons per minute, has been tested
as to the power of its flow. This
shows a pressure of 24 pounds to the
square inch, which means that the
water will rise in a stand pipe 55 feet
above the dock, A pressure of 24
pounds properly handled, woould
run a great many kinds of machinery,
and, Mr. Dexter informs us that he
has been for some time in correspon
dence with different parties over the
country, endeavoring to find some
style of motor adapted for this flow
ing pressure. If such a thing can
be found Brunswick will then be able
The Cotton Mill.
Mr. W. A. Jeter appeared before
Council last meeting, in the interest
of a cotton mill to be located here.
He stated that the money could be
raised, provided a proper site can be
furnished. He and hft company
stated that they would not only put
up a cotton mill, but a woolen mill
also, if the supply of raw material
could be found in sufficient quanity
to keep such a mill in successful op
eration. He asked Council to do
nate a suitable tract of 40 acres
somewhere near the line of the B. k
W. track in the upper end of the
city, and that the plant be exempt
from taxes for ten years. Mr. leter
stated that they would employ at
least two hundred hands, at the
start, and possibly one thousand.
The committee of Councilmen and
citizens to whom was entrusted the
work of selecting a site for the cotton
mill have about settled upon a place,
a part of the Mayhew tract They
will recommend that the city grant
the Company ten acres of land and
exempt the property from taxes ten
years. This will certainly be liberal
on the part of Council. Messrs. Jeter,
Henley k Co., will put in $30,000,
and private parties here will con
tribute $29,000 more. These amounts
together with the city’s donation in
sures the enterprise.
This is How.
(Note.—Tuesday’s daily contniLe I
uery'fmm “Patron” as to the le
and advisability of allowing
unty School Commissioner and
Superintendent of City Schools to be
one and the same person. The fol
lowing reply has been made.—Ed.)
Brunswick to Gain by the big
It. It. Deal.
Mr. Inman one of the great Rich
mond Terminal men, has been inter-
iewed. He says:
Wo propose to niake Savannah by
far the most important of all south
ern seaports. To do this it will, of
course, be necessary to take away a
great part of the business which now
goes to Norfolk, and, as I will show
later, this the milk ofthe cocanut of
opposition which has been brought
to bear to negative the transaction
by which the consolidation is cflbel-
,, , . . , , ed. Instead of making Norfolk our
to start small factoriesot almost any . coast (listl .j b „ti n g point we will turn
kind.
Artesian well digging
been reduced to such n science, and
Brunswick seems so blessed with an
abundant and accessible supply of
water that almost any institution
can bore n well, attach a motor, and
be independent.
Steel Balls.
We aunouocod some time ago that
the entire track, from Waycross
here would be laid with steel rails
by January 1st. We may be a little
off on that statement, or we may
not, all depends on the factory peo
ple. From Supt. Geo. W. Haines, we
learned this morning, that the first
installment of these rails were now
received and by to-morrow at least
seven miles of iron would be landed
on the track, ami lie informs us that
it will be spiked down as fast as
men can put it down. If the rest
ofthe contract comes forward prompt
ly there is no renson why the whole
line should not bo done by January
1889.
The New Uniforms.
The new uniforms for the Bruns
wick Riflemen have arrived, and
the company will leave Saturday for
Columbus to attend tho exposition.
There will be two platoons, eight in
eaeh, thrc-ccommissioned officers, two
supernumeraries, two guides and a
Quartermaster Sergeant -twenty-four
men in all. The boys have invited
us to go with them. We can assure
them nothing would please us better,
but that Trade Pamphlet calls for ev
ery moment of our time.
How Much It Takes.
The pay and provision train of the
roadway department of the B. <fc W.
went out to-day. It carried COObush-
els of meal, 14,000 pounds of bacon,
and some $12,000 in cash. That set
tles for only one manth’s labor ac
count in this department. Verily it
takes money to maintain railroads.
There is some talk of the Legisla
ture’s hunting up a successor for Sen
ator Colquitt. Grady, Black, How
ell and Lester are spoken of in this
connection. Colquitt is doing his
best to defeat nuy such measure.
our commerce southward and deliv-
has now' or it at Brunswick and Savannah,
each of which ports will be vastly
benefited.
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An immense business will be turn-
to Savannah and Brunswick,' and
of course wo will have to mako im
provements in both these places com
mensurate with the business we turn
there.
Personal.
We met this week Capt. Willel,
of Beaufort, S. C., an Englishman by
birth, who has been prospecting here
for a week past with a view to open
ing up some business enterprise in
our city. Ho left for home this morn
ing after a week’s stay here. Tho
Captain is well pleased with Bruns
wick and will return soon. He is at
present engaged in the phosphate
business of South Carolina, and
might be induced to take bold here.
Those who know him best say he is
amply able to undertake that or any
other enterprise he may choose. The
Captain is a pleasant jovial gentle
man and we should be pleased to
have him return to our city and open
business here. Such men are always
welcome.
Mistaken Identity.
A dear, good aid lady of this city
walked into Lissncrs store last week
in company with her daughter. As
she passed in the door she saw what
she supposed to be a lady of her ac
quaintance standing near the door.
Excusing herself from her daughter
she hurried back to “speak to a
friend.’’ Imagine her surprise when
her friend proved to be her own re
flection in a looking glass—no doubt
the face did look familiar. That
daughter had to tell the joke when
she got home, and the hosband of
that good lady still teases her about
“meeting a friend.”
Another Wharf.
Messrs. Coney & Parker are push
ing rapidly forward their new dock
and wharf next to Hazlehurst k Ma
son's wharf, getting ready for their
coal business. They will have am
ple room for the business.
Kriitors Advertiser-Appeal.
I beg space in your columns to re
ply to the two questions asked by
“Patron” in your issue of Tuesday
In the first place, the “Principal of
the Academy” does not fill the posi
tion of County School Commissioner.
Under the special act of tho Legisla
ture providing a system of public
schools for Glynn county, an “Acad
eray” is unknown. The act, indeed,
in so many minds abolishes the
Glynn Academy, and merges it and
its affairs in the Board of Education
of the county. Under the act a sys
tem of public schools has been organ
ized, {including the entire county.
The public schools of Brunswick are
but a part ofthe system. Tho act
places the Board of Education and
the County School Commissioner in
charge of all the schools.
When I was invited to come to
Brunswick, the Board inquired if I
would ngree to net as Principal of
the Glynn High School, and at the
same time superintend the other
white schools and tho Rislcy school.
answered affirmatively. I then
read the special act, saw that the
County School Commissioner was in
fact Superintendent of tho schools,
and at once wrote the late Dr. G. J.
Orr, inquiring how I could carry out
the Board's wishes. He replied:
“You can do so by making your
reports through the County School
Commissioner—that is, by acting as
bis assistant.”
This is wuat I did until I was elec
ted County School Commissioner.
In June the Board found that the
schools had grown so large that they
needed more teachers, and a Super
intendent who should be able to vis
it each school as circumstances re
quired. In consequence, Miss Mat:
tie Ga'.e was elected principal of tho
Nelson Grammar School, Miss Bessie
Spear of the White Preparatory
School, and George E. Johnson, Prin
eipal of Rislev Sqhool. I was elected
Superintendent. Therefore, when I
was elected County School Commis
sioner, I was not Principal of any of
the schools.
When Mr. E. A. Nelson found it
necessary, by renson of a press of
other duties, to resign tho position
of County School Commissioner, the
Board, in strict conformity with the
special act, decided to elect me as his
successor. Before doing so, however,
the Board directed Mr. Nelson to
write Stnte School Commissioner J.
S. Hook and inquire if there was any
obstacle in the way’ of my election.
The reply was an emphatic negative.
In other words, State School Com
missioner Hook thought thnt both
under the general State laws and the
special net I could bo elected. The
Board acted accordingly.
As far as my superuising my own
acts is concerned, I do no more of
that than any other county officer
does; and, like those of all other
county officers, my acts are subject
to the scrutiny of the grand jury.
If you will permit me a few words
more, I will state that I shall con
tinue to use my time and whatever
talents I may have in the earnest
effort to promote the best interests of
the public schools of Brunswick.
Further, with the assistance which
Mr. Nelson has kindly agreed to give
me. I shall endeavor to improve, in
every way possible, the country
schools. Respectfully yours,
A. I. Branham.
(’leaning her Bottom.
The Egmont was towed up this
week and beached in front of the
street car stables. A few interior re
pairs have been made, and her bottom
scraped. The reporter saw two dar
kies industriously robbing her bot
tom with chunks of tallow.
“Wbat are you doing that for ?”
we asked.
“Dtinno, sab, but I speck it’s to
make her slip t’rough do water
easy,” was tlie reply.
Just hero Engineer Lamout ap
peared on the scene and volunteered
the information that the tallow pre
served the wood from the barnacles.
The water cannot wash it off, and the
necessity for scraping is only about
one-half so frequent. %
A Good Hunter.
Marshal Dart has one of the best
little guns in this town and he knows
just how to use it He left the city
Tuesday morning on the 7 o’clock
train for Tison’s pasture. He re
turned on tho noon train with four
fine turkeys.' Meeting the Marshal
yesterday afternoon we asked him
how he succeeded in getting so many.
Said he:
“My dog jumped them, and you
know turkeys become so interested
looking at a dog that they never sec
the hunter. I got four shots at them
before they took in the situation. I
killed three outright and crippled the
fourth, which my dog soon captured
for me. That’s tho way it was done.”
The Dining Parlors.
Tho above parlors have changed
hands once more, this time falling in
to the hands of the other member of
the original firm, Mr. A. C. Shannon,
who will supply his customers with
tho best the maaket affords. Mr.
Shannon asked us to state that all
debts contracted by the former pro
prietor between tbe 22nd of Ocl. and
the 12th of Nov., will be pa ! d by
Mr. Walker, ho (Mr. Shannon) be
ing bound only for those be 'oro and
after those dates.
The clause of the net under which
the County School Commissioner is
elected, is follows:
“They shall complete their organi
zation by electing as secretary any
citizen of Georgia having experience
and skilled in the business of cducit
tion, which latter, by virtue of such
election, shall become the County
School Commissioner.’''
Electric Lights.
3fr. Ballcau informs us that ho has
orders from the company to give to
Brunswick the very best system they
can put up. The present lamps will
soon bo replaced by larger and better
ones. The present lights will be
greatly increased in brilliancy when
tho globes are put on. He assures
us that he will not leave tho city un
til everything is in perfect order.
The Town Fall of Them.
“How is real estato to-day, Mr.
Hopkins—any purchasers?”
“The town is full of them to day,
and they have got the rocks to buy
with, but so far I have not had a
chance to talk property to any of
them. I have been so busy this
morning on something else. They
arc here though, and wo will bo with
them now pretty soon.”
The President Elect.
May we not hope that the Sunday
laws of these United States will be
tbe better enforced after March 4th|?
Tho newly elected President, Mr.
Harrison, does not go to the post of
fice on th; Sabbath, nor have his
mail taken therefrom. He attends
the Presbyterian church regular!
every Sunday.
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IS OUT OF ORDER
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jourdnUy work or social enjoyment*. lift
will be » burden to yon.
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your system, and make yon strong and ^well.
They coct only *5 cento n box end may eewn
your 111*. Can be bedM any DrnsStoro.
The injured heard from. Yes j
poor fellows they arc blowing now, j iuhPV Dfll IQU Fortho .
but no use for them to cry, our low! IVUKT rlilelSil
prices arc born to win. j Perfumes the Breath. Ask for it.
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