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1/ARIOSO HALL.
The Y. X. C. A. Entertalnment-
MubIc—Tableaux end
Spelling Bee.
L’arioto Hall was filled to overflow
ing Friday night to witness the enter
tainment given in the interest of the
. Y. M. C. A. The program was full
and varied, embracing music, songs,
tableaux, recitations, gymnasium ex
ercises and spelling bee. The last
of which was the big thing of the
evening in drawing the crowd.
NOTES
The tableaux were all in all extra
fine, and as good as we ever saw, and
were arranged differently from the
ordinary run of such things. Each
tableaux was kept long enough for
the audience to study the merits of
each piece,but rattier too long,for.tha.t
little tot that got tired and “brought
dow* the house” by moving her eyes
and position.
The Band never played sweeter
than last evening. The music was
soft and low, in perfect keeping with
a crowded hall.
The singing by the Glee Club was
superb. Their rendition of Tom
Tom the Piper’s Son,” called forth
heart}' applause from the audience.
The comic song^ by Mr. Pratt,
showed him to be perfectly familiar
with stage work, and added much to
the amusement of the evening.
The singing by the ladies was lie
tened to with rapt attention. Mrs.
Bell’s “Angel Dream,” called forth a
hearty encore, which was given with
a zest.
Mrs. Wallace’s “Out of the Deep”
was rendered in her .own inimitable
etvle. Each word was pronounced
so clearly that it could be distinctly
heard to ‘ the door—so few public
singers possess this power.
Miss Augusta Penniman’s rendi
tion of the “Fog Bell” was listened
to with marked attention, as her
strong voice rolled forth the sweet
.accents.
Unfortunate detentions prevented
the enjoyment of rich treats in the
recitations of Misses Spear and
Hirshiicld. The only recitation was
that of Poe’s “Raven” by Mr. C. I.
Stacy.
But that spelling bee! It. was sira
ply immense. Eighteen fine spellers,
viz:
R. V. Covington,
A. I. Branham,
H. T. Dunn,
W. J. Way,
T. O’Connor, Jr.
C. I. Stacy,
E. F. Cunningham,
W. F. Pcnniman,
Bolling Whitfield,
Stood in a circle on the stage in front
of Rev. McK. F. McCook,, who, with
“Swintoii’B Word Book” in hand gave
out the “words.”
M. J. Colson,
S. R. Atkinson,
W. F. Symons,
P. G. Stacy,
C. L. Elliot,
Nat Russell;
F. McBrown,
W. D. Balch,
A. B. Rowe,
Mr. W. D. Balch, General Secreta
ry Y. M. C. A. “sat down” first—of
oourse he did—wasn’t he “home
folks,” and nil the other spellers
“company.” It was his place to go
down first in defference to his com
pany. He just wound himself all
up in a “skein,” and down he went
But didn’t the scholars of the pub
lic schools whoop when Prof. Bran-
han went down on “. luigi iti?”
Messrs. Symons, l)ui.i\ P. G. Sta
cy and Tom O’CVinnr were tbe last
on the floor. The i:>t named gentle
man was tripped up on “fuchsia."
The second to the last choked on a
“gherkin," and Mr. H. T. Dunn fail
ed on “pretentious." Thus leaving
Mr. W. F. Symons last on the floor.
Mr. Symons got the first prize, a
silk umbrella.
Mr. Dnnn, the second, a dressing
case, and Mr. Balch, tho poor fellow
who sacrificed himsolf for bis “com
pany" got a Wobstor’s bluo bock
spoiling hook.
, Never mind, Bro. Belch, If you did
“sit down" first in spellingyou “stood
up lest” In tbe gymnasium.
How scary some of tho spellers
got at the last minute. They actu
ally forgot their own names when the
roll was calldil, and did not reach the
stage. The manager sent the Sheriff
after one poor editor, but ho could
not pull him out.
THEY CAME.
Brunswick Welcomes Americas.
A POINT OP LAW,
Speaking of thnt gymnasium ex
ercise. We can add right here in
parenthesis that the young men show
ed a proficiency that was wonderful.
The audience were amazed at the
feats performed by the young men
They forgot for the time that they
were watching the prowess of their
own town bOys.
IN CONCLUSION.
Every one who stayed away last
night missed one of the biggest treats
of the season. The whole affair was
A 1 in every particular—nothing left
out—even modest Bohbie Pfeiffer,
who went to his post on the stage so
meekly that he seemed as one who
had been doing something wrong,
won laurels for his brow. He will
make a violinist to be proud of.
Prof. Steele handled the piano with
his usual dexterity, whether playing
the accompaniment for the double
quartette or trying to follow Pratt in
his sneezing.
CAllD OP THANKS.
Tbe ladies of the Auxiliary re
quest us to return their thanks to all
who contributed to the success of the
entertainment. The willingness with
which each gave their services was
only equaled by the excellence with
which they performed their parts.
Better Still.
The city recently appropriated
$5,000 to dredge the outer bar, and
sent a committee to Savannah to con
sult with Lieutenant Carter about
the work. The Lieutenant informed
the committee that he would super
intend the work in person, and that
he would use a revolving barrow with
long spikes, and follow that up with
a powerful submarine pump that
would cut-out the little knoll in a
very short while. There is only a
small lump about eighty feet across
that requires any ^york—this he
would cut away in short order. The
project has the endorsement of the
powers at Washington. So there will
be no trouble to have the city re
imbursed for any outlay on her part,
which by the way Lieutenant Carter
thinks will be very small.
About 11 a. m. Thursday tbe
special train arrived by the Bruns
wick and Western R.B. bringing fifty
nine of the prominent citizens of
Americus, who came to see our
city and harbor and mammoth com
press. Tho delay was caused by tho
breaking of a spring to the engine.
The party came from Americus over
tho A. P. & L. R. R. to Cordele, where
they took a special car of the Geor
gia Southern Railroad, and came
through without change. This car
has on its side the inscription “Su-
wanee River Route to Florida.”
The party consisted of the follow
iug:
Maj A. C. Knapp, C. A. Fricker
and wife, Maj. M. Speer, A. P. Cole
and wife, Miss Carrie Speer. Miss
Emma Muse, H. C. Bagley and wife,
Miss Carrie Brannon, Dr. E. J. El-
d ridge and wife, D. B. Hill and daugh
ter, Col. A. S. Cutts, W. M. Hitt, wife
and child, Miss Inez Cutts, A. Iv.
Clark, wife and daughter, Miss Flo
rine Rice, Mrs. Bascom Myrick and
son, W. H. Tondee and wife, Thos.
Davenport and wifo, M. Callaway;
Jas. Fricker, Miss Meryin Callaway,
Miss Minnie Fricker, Chas. Ansley
and wife, J. J. Williford and wife, N.
G. Prince and wife, W. R. Howie, J.
W. Wheatley, C. M. Wheatley, H. V.
D. Capt. Sam. McGarrah, D. W. Bag
ley, W. M. Hawkes, W. C. Gray, R.
T. Johnson, Wm. Hawkins, Walter
Wheatley, Bloom Brown, J. W. Fur-
low, E. F. Hinton, Marshal Martin,
R. S. Olmer, Geo.-T. Rolff, J. E. Hitt,
W. M. Worsley, H. O. Speer, Judge
Allen Fort, R. J. Perry and wife.
At the depot they were welcomed
by a large committee of citizens, and
escorted to the Oglethorpe, where
they were assigned rooms and took
dinner.
At 1 o’clock the excursionists, ac
companied by the committee,boarded
the City of Brunswick for a trip to
the East Tennessee docks, and
around the harbor. On their return
they took a view of the city.
From the time of the arrival of our
Americus friends Thursday .they
began to speak of Brunswick and her
wonderful improvement, and they
will doubtless learn much more about
that before they leave.
And Soliloquies Retrospective and
Prospective.
New Year Resolution.
A Newcastle street merchant in
formed us this morning that he had
formed a New Year resolution—to
quit advertising in the city papers,
for it had not paid him.
N. B.—He has never had an adver
tisement in the Advertiser Appeal,
New Year’s Gift.
A pair of fine young turkeys were
sent to our home Tuesday as a New
Year’s gift from Messrs. Rainey A
Co., with a note that ends thus:
We tender these to you—our worthy
editor, with our compliments, good
wishes and friendship, and trust
Brunswick may ever have as true
friends as yourself.
Away with bonds—except the
bonds of friends.
Moved.
Mr. Geo. W. White, representing
Conquest A Son, crosstie dealers, has
moved his office from the Oglethorpe
building to rooms in the Madden
building over Hopkins' real estate
agency.
Betwixt and Between.
Reporter—Good morning, Mr.
Freund. How is business with you
this lovely morning ?
Mr. Freund—(Who sells ice in
summer and wood and coal in win-
tor.)—Business is not good to-day.
It is too cool for Ice, and not cool en
ough for wood and coal. I wish it
was one or tho other. This weather
too flno for my business.
For Rent: Fivo rooms in private
I family. Address H. W., box 04.
Public Speaking.
The public speaking at L’Arioso
ball last night did not materialize
very largely. There was no speak
ing. Another meeting is called for
at the court house next Thursday
night, at which time Col. Symraes
\i ill address the working men, to
show them why they ought to vote
for bonds, and Col. Goodyear will
address the people in reply to articles
in the Advertiseu-Appeal about
Memphis and her sewerage.
Camden Countv, Dec. 29,1888.
Editor* Adrertlaer-Appeat.
Christmas has come and gone, the
little brown jug also came and is now
empty, but how sad, dreary and for
lorn the old plantation seems, to tbe
days of “Auld Lang Syne” when tbo
fiddle and the bones, the noisy dance,
the “Merry Xmas" and “Xmas gift”
were heard from dawn till night—
Ah, well,, it may all be for tbe best
but I cling to the traditions of my
youth—a time so long ago that I can
now call upon Uncle Sam to pay me
bat $8 per month pension which be
has promised, as soon as I became
qld enough to take care of it, for serv
ing him in my youth, although I
did afterwards get mad with him,
and did my best to get rid of him—
I am now glad that I failed, but the
disappointment at the time was very
bitter. May God bless my comrades,
ami may our children ever be worthy
of the sacrifices we made for them.
The Georgia Mayor is also a thing
ol the past, but the Georgia Colonel,
like, our.poor, is with us, andi-will re
main with us always, for is not the
Georgia lawyer also a Georgia Colo
nel?
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WLook out for Cotnrrxarsrr* made in SIT '
Shortly before'Christmas W. H. C.
Dudley,living -ijear Amcricub, pres
ented his wife with a neat top buggy.
He has owned a horse for thirteen
years, and at this late day decided to
give his wife the buggy so that the
horse could be used. He says that
heretofore Mrs. Dudley was afraid to
drive the horse, but since he has
grown old she thinks there is. no
danger in him. During the thirteen
years Mr. Dudley has not used him
more than half a dozen times, but
kept him around the house because
it was a good thing to have on hand.
It is doubted whether he will ride in
the buggy or drive the horse now, ns
he never goes far enough from home,
except on the cars, to need one.
My object in writing is to ask if
you will request one of thp “ablest
and best” to inform you, whether that
provision of our code, which disfran
chises those convicted of a felony ap
plies to a child who has been con
victed and served out his. sentence
before he attains his majority. Can
ho be deprived of that which he did
not have? I would ask him myself
but I would be charged a fee. You
can promise to allude to him some
day as the “eloquent,” the “learned,”
the “distinguished,” or use any oth
er falsehood, and the compliment
will bo quite as valuable as his ad
vice often proves to be.
Although it is very difficult to
shake the self-conceit out of an edi
tor, I hope the result of the late
election will convince you that you
are no wiser than your neighbors,
and that we of the South have noth
ing special to fear, now that General
Harrison has said he will bestow
office only upon the worthy. It np
pears to me, and if one may judge by
the result of your municipal election,
the great majority of your citizens
agree with me, that a man who could
vote for Snellson in preference to
Lester does not fill that bill.
The New Year, which like hades, is
filled with broken promises, will soon
be with us. May you enjoy as many
more as you desire. As for myself,
I know not what to ask for, especial
ly at this season. Ambition, love,
hatred* malice, woman's smiles—all,
save his ■ sympathy with the joys of
youth and happy childhood—cease
to be of interest to the lonely old
Veteran,
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Valdosta, Dec. 31.—The first car
load of cotton over tbe Georgia South
era and Florida came in from Sparks
to day. The management will place
on a tri weekly schedule between this
place and Tifton on the 10th of Jan
uary, and as soon as the surfacing
gang complete their wqrk, which will
be about the '20ib, a full schedule
will be put on between here and Ma
con.
A Richmond man is mad becauso
tho granite for Gen. Lee’s monument
was ordered from Maine. The gran
ite that is wanted is tbe kind that
will go up. Our experience with most
monuments is that thoy are talked
up and not built up.
The Protestant missionaries in
Japan made about a thousand con
vents last year, and are finding that
island the most fertile field they cul
tivate in Asia. It is probably true
that the ready adoption by the
Japanese of European methods and
inventions has had as much to do
with the success of the missionaries
as their labors. During many years
the Japanese have shown themselves
anxious to take their place among
the civilized nations, and the fact
that civilization and Christianity go
together must impress them.
Milledqeville, Jan. 1.—To give
some pleasure to the negro lunatics
in the asylum during the Christmas
holidays, the authorities provided
tbe string band that usually plays
for tho white convalescent patients,
and arranged to givosomo of the
colored convalescent and chronic
patients a dance on last Saturday
evening in tbo reoreatlon hall of the
negro building. Soveral of tbe offi
cers and their wives and quito a
number of convalescent whito
patients attended as spectators, and
they onjnycd tho scono very much.
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Agents, - - Brunswick, G a
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