Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-28
DARIEN.
The COnvOcatiOn POstpOned-Winter
Amus Observation-Disclosures


DARIEN, GA, Nov. 26.-Editoy .I0rDjn0
NeieS: The weather is just as delightful
as when l wrote last, but as if in contra
diction Of that letter, we have run through
kaleidoscope of changes since Sunday
night, when the storm king began sbak
ing out his frowning mantle in fierce
winds, accompanied by a cold rain. that
lasted through the forenoon of Monday.
Wednesday, the day appointed for the
opening of the convOcati0n, dawned gIo-
rIously bright. and persons from the Ridge
ana the Blllit came in, expecting to hear
the promised sermons from the rectors of
st. Johns and Christ Churches, of vour
city, But to our great disappointment
we learned that the cOnvocation had been
unaVoldably postponed, and we could only
express our regrets to one another that we
had invited so many Of other churches to
attend the service, and now they had to
bear with patience the postpOnement.
In all probability there will he a good
thespian corps organized before the season
advances much further, Such poor COM
munlty needs something to fall back upon
III sudden pecuniary emergencies for MANY
good purposes, There is plenty of talent.
and this will bring it out, and be a more
intellectual way Of driving Off eRRui than
the soclaDle or hop, especially if the pres
ent style OF round dancing leads the even
ing. This, with the renewal of the
Young Mems Debating Society and a
musicale now and then. will be
quite sufficient to fill our snare
time pr0htably and start orr many enter
prlses, chief among which should now
stand the purchase of some kind of fire
eXtinguisher. True, the large fire on Har-
rls Neck, at Meringo, on Saturday night
last, was too far from town for an engine
to have reached there in time, but the
other two were in the city. Brunswick,
but few days since, was saved from a
fate we tremble TO think Of by having an
engine, ana even as ii was, with that as
sistance, her loss was great enough to
arouse our sympathy and awaken our
energies in our own behalf.
The vacancies on the Board of County
Commissioners ought to be filled by men
with strong principles and progressive
tendeneias, and then pull all together, and
pull hard, for position tar ahead of our
present one.
We have had two or three good frosts,
and we expect to see fevers killed out very
speedily now. There are only few linger-
ing. bits Of miasmatic disorders in our
midst,
1t is strange that good carpenters are so
scarce; labor is very well paid here, but
a good roof is hard to get. The new one
just finished on st. Andrews Church
leaks.
We hear that the present manager of
the Altamaha telegraph office speaks of
resigning his place. We hope it is only to
engage III some other business and not to
leave our community, where he is so well
known and liked.
Marshal Hopkins has been fortunate
enough tohnd and secure the missing witt
ness in the Anderson murder case. and
consequently it can be finally disposed of
at the next term of the Superior Court.
The case of man sentenced six wears
ago for life by His Honor Judge TOmp-
kins will come forward for a hearing as
an innocent man. His case will probably
assume the form of a petition to GOV.
stephens.
Mrs. Gotter tells me the FOrds promised
to come down in May and give Richelieu
for church benefit, or for other benevo-
lent purpose, and she is anxious that we
may so prepare as to make a good thing
of it.
With this cold weather the timber mar
ket has opened in earnest-Opened wide,
eager arms to embrace all the rafts that
viii float down to us during the next four
months. They had better hurry on, too,
while prices are so very good.
Thanksgiving day can be honestly kept
this year, for such rice crops have not
been made in years. | should be afraid
to say how many bushels Mr.. Walker
made on his small plantation in the city
limits. That gentleman's success as a
gardener | have often mentioned, and his
garden below town is beautiful spot well
worth walking to see.
News has been so scarce this last week
that letter could not be made up. The
mails are in confused condition, and
nothing runs evenly and regularly.