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i ex it ithe i ins * book from iwHt of the 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 ~ > Stall • : 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 * 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, • • ’ , ,1, ’ _ - » • . 3 216 Newcastle Street, • Brunswick, Sa