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swam 'The church is built of grey
, sixty feet long, thirty feet wide
„ wentyfeetWrf. The walls art
six feet thick at theuae and'three feet
'owe. Thero are flve of the
theold Normtui, uarethe thre?Slvy
doors. There are inscriptions on all
four sides in iron letters set into the
walls, the main inscription befng on
old as when Dutch Peter, 1 - the battle
scarred sexton, hauled live coals from
theold cannon stove upon the brick
floor to warm it. Theold cedanroof,
fir pews and quaipt pulpit, with its
K sounding -board, are very inter-
g specimens indeed of early
church furniture.
The inscriptions recall the very in
teresting circumstances undi
the church was built. After the cap
ture by the Dutch (1655), the Swedes
were very much scattered, and found
it extremely difficult to secure pastors.
They were of the Lutheran faith of
the pore Augsburg confession and se
cure! now and then a minister from
the churches at New York, their last
.one-from this source being the Bov.
Jacobus Fabritius, called in 1677, who
became blind and incapacitated in
1683. They made frequent but vain
appeals to the home church to send
them * “two ministers, with Bibli
catechisms and other goodly books
protect them from the false teachers
and strange sects,” by whom they were
surrounded. At last, in 1698, they ap
pealed to Charles 22, of Sweden,, as
appeal very interesting to us fronW
statement it contains that there wey
then 188 Swedish families, comprisini
912 persons, living on the Delaware
les was much interested by till
letters, but the death of his queteh,s
Ulrica EledPora, soon after, and prods?' 01
ing affairs of state delayed the AmpEtl
can matter for some time. In 1690 it
was revived. Andrew Rudman^ a' <* [
candidate, was selected as missionary
to America, and he in turn chose tWOf
other godly men, Erio Bjork and Josios
Aurran, os companions and co-work)
era. . Tlio king gave for their outfit
■P|MP^amiHrimal u apd 500 copies
of Luthers catechism,' with Bibles,
pastils and church books, each bearing
the king’s name in gilt letters. As the
three were about to depart ho granted
them a personal interview, at which
he gave them $100 “silver mynt” addi
tional for their voyage, and informed
them that ho had ordered the Swedish
ambassador in London to procure pass
ports and see them safely on their way.
“Go, now,” ho concluded, “in the
narno of the Lord to the place to which
- I send you. God bo with you and
make you indeed successful!” Fur
nished with a safe conduct from Eng
land they came safely to Maryland,
thence they traveled overland to Wil
mington and Philadelphia, Rudman
taking tho parish at Wicacoa, near tho
l^flUNKS AND
.TRAVELING BAGS
(Ti. All elzos and shapes.
imingtou thougi
should bo reared in their village; those
at Crane Hook opposed any dhango;
at last, as a compromise, it was agreed
to place it on the banks of tho Chris
tina, so that tho people from tho out
lying districts could come in boats in
summer and sleighs in winter, and
also for tho protects ~
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protection afforded by tho
fort. John Stalcop, a church warden,
gave tho land. They began building
on May 28, 1698. Tho edifice was con
secrated os Trinity church, on Trinity
Sunday, 1699. The occasion was made
a day of great rejoicing. Governor
Markham was invited, but was unable
to bo present The feast was spread in
the houso of John Stalcop. All sorts
of meat and drink, we are told, were
contributed—wheat, malt, bread, flour,
hops, wine, butte*, sugar, raisins,
eggs, veal, mutton, venison, chickens,
turkeys, turnips, etc. The congrega
tion ate the dinner together, ttrejoicing
and praising God." For years after
tho Anniversary was observed. Com
munions and baptismal services were
long celebrated with the chalico and
plate scat over by the copper work
ers of Sweden to Pastor Bjork, and tho
Biblo long used was that given by
Queen Anne in 1712, —Wilmington
<Dcl.) Cor. Now York Post.
Chamois In the Alps.
Wonderful talcs ch> told < f i!:o
amazing leaps which n ••|,.d
chamois-will make. From tv. i.ty to
thirty feet are uHirtned l y t he i .i.i 'in ;
to bo not .oil uncommon H nvi!
ward, tho animal r.iattaj-i-.ig to
its fall by throwing itself Ini-wanl oLg-
onally, and strilnng its feet ve.ul
times against tho side of the |.jec.;*:c?
before funding at the bottom, mu. ..
a spot a few feci I.: t.«
kill any number, even in toe best
stocked districts, it is necersury i > l.cut
the animal by surrounding mi area
wbero they are known toco feeding
by n circto of beaters. Aa tho cor
don gradually tightens, the alarmed
ttutnois, seeing danger to windward.
In tho opposito direction, where tho
' imen uro posted on tho chum-o of
ig a passing shot.—London Slr.ii-
NECKWEAR IN ALL STYLES, AND AT ANY PRICE !
HOSIERY,
FLANNEL SHIRTS !
This Space belongs,to
C. L. ELLIOT.
GLOVES!
DRESS SHIRTS!
UNDERWEAR. ALL GRADES, MEDIUM AND LIGHT WEIGHT I
A BIO LINE OF
UMBRELLAS
To cult the Times.
Glauber & Isaac,
nee and Commissi Mentals
Brunswlols, Ga.
Office and Wareroom in the former Freight House of the B. <k. W. R. R.
next to Freight House of E. T. f V. & G. R. R.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Dry Halted and Smoked Meats, Hams, Breakfast Bacon, M&al
and G-rist, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Mill Feed, Apples,
Potatoes, Onions, Oranges, Lemons, &c.
Consignments solicited. Parties wanting anything in my line will find It to their advantage to
oall on me boforo purchasing elsewhere. Highest market prices paid for Hides, Furs, wax,
Wool, Ac. febll-ly
65.000 acres of Timber Lands on line of Railroad. . *
Thousands of acres of cypress lands. . S
50.000 acres of Timber in one body; good as can Jbe had in the
State. . % - - '/wM
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CITY
Hodges & O’Connor.
Alter One year’s trial It Is now on acknowledged fact that we
Keep tlie Purest and Freshest Drugs in the City.
. Our Prescription Department'
Is without doubt the most complete, as tho amountof work done demonstrates. We also guarantee
exactness and dispatch, rs this depsrtmont Is under the personal supervision of the oldest prescrip
tion clerk known to the Brunswick public. Neither are wo conllned to any one physician’s pre-
— * — ■*" ■" “iat may bo
as to quail-
Jg brushes,
mg that goes to make up a lint class drugstore. We
wri
It and price.
oombs, and toilet articles, and In fact, every
are ,also Proprietor of the
OGLETHORPE BOTTLING WORKS.
Where we mannfaoture Lemon, Glhger Alo, Sarsaparilla and Strawberry Soda-Water, which we
E uarantce to be as pure a. any made. Our Ginger Alo la Recommended by physicians, and we
ave no hesitation in eaaertl J ‘ 1
Call and give us a trial .ni
lave no hesitation in asserting that It 1. aa good as any Imported in the market.
id be convinced that what we tell yon U truo.
EAR DWARE,
Never Before Sold at Such* Low Rates I
Great Reduction in Prices I
banners’ Implements of Highest Quality,
MiU Hardware, Building SupDlies,
ICE CREAM FREEZERS, REFRIGERATORS, CUTLERY,
Jj GREAT BARGAINS IN
iv_ r ,
Cook Stoves for Wood or Coal, Oil Stoves,
nuKXDo niHovsiwin,
. Wood sod Willow Ware la evtry dMlfa. In Crockery, aiwf, Tin snl Ante Ware* • tans tuiad
hrg, assortment, which ** trs near to ill, tl bottom priest, Wo n U1 bottomed to show ouetofc it
til slat*. Sotlify yoanolTMus by giving noen oerly call
M.
One corner lot, 80x90, with ISO foot street front,
on Newcastle (street. Excellent stand for any
business.
Most desirable', residence lot 90xl80;f renting on
two,streets near park.
Six room house on Union street
Three Town Commons lots near Dr. Gale’s,
choap, cheap, cheap.
One loqfronting canal.
Two water fronts In New Town, with railroad
running on line of samo.
Store and dwelling comer G and Wolf streets,
now rented for $25 per month, $1,250.
New dwelling on Newcastle street, with lot 60x
.situated In business portion of city.
One of the most desirable lots on Newcastle
street south of park.
Excellent|buslness lot 50x180 on lhe Bay.
Modern cottage with lot 90x180 on London
street. A pleasant homo in tho best part of city.
Four room cottage in Dixville with lot 90x100.
Can be bought cheap as owner is anxious to seU.
Two story house Just completed on 1st Avenue.
Truss lot on Boulevard in two minutes’ walk
of post office. ,i
Lot 80x100 fronting railroad and adjoining lots
on which the Oglothorpe.hotel la situated.
$800 will purchase six TownqCommons lots In
ono body.
Lot 80x85 on Oglethorpe street n6ar Mansfield,
Tw esldonce lots near Boulevard.
Lot 30x90 comor Albany and 1 streets.
Lot 80x90 corner Wolf and I streets.
Anvone can double his money in twelve
ncrcago property I offei for sale on the Point.
60 acres’.of high lands lust north of the city.
New two-story eight roomjjhouse In New Town
Two two-story houses on desirable lot 180 fee'
from Boulevard. Can be bought for 11,600.
New six-room house on Boulevard—cheap.
Three of those desirable new cottages on Coch
ran avonuo, between George and London streets.
Small farm of seventeen aeresjthree miles from
Court House.
Six aores with house near E T V A G docks.
05 feet front on Cochran avenue, 15 feet from
street car lino, for $325. .
$1,200 will buy nine lots almost in centre ol the
city.
Lot corner London street and Cochran avenue
90x180, with the house.
Three stores on Bay street.
Truck farm on; bold salt crook, I)g miles from *
Post Office.
Oak Grove Plantatlon,contatnlngS,OOOaoreaol
tho best farm lands in the Stato. 10 Indies from
city. » ,
Also Farms and Farm Lands situated in
, this and adjoining counties.
No Trouble to Mow
Careful attention paid to tho renting
References, Oglethorpe and First Nations
Real Estate Agency,
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216 Newcastle Street, • Brunswick, Sa