Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-05
LETTER FROM DARiEN.
Cosby Notes from Our Thriving
NeighbOr.

DARIEN, GA, June 3-Editor Morning Net0s:
We are in the Gazette's con parative state
just now, for hotter weather than this usheTiog
in the month OF roses is seldom felt in the
lower part Of town Yesterday afternoon
closed with steady rain, yet not heavy enough
q do more than thoroughly refresh the thirsty
gardens, many Of which had begun to suffer
News, always hard TO obtain in reliable form
while new, is scarce enough now. Since the
excitement attending court week is over there
is such a q1ieiing down that it seems hope
less task to make up letter.
The change in mail hours that we had hoped
to find so good has proved a nuisance. The
railroad schedule has changed too, aud some
how we had no Savannah mail on Monday
nisht-a great disappointment to our business
people particularly. We may get Strengthened
after while. but we deprecate the changes In
public positions that entail such deep and long
G. c,ptinued up-rooting and stirring up OF AFFAIR.".
throw lng rybOdy out of gear, Otherwise
vour STAFF correspondent would not have an
ticipated so much of my Saturdays letter.
which was written and sent on Friday night,
but did not 90 off until half past six Saturd ly
The triple Y Tuuis G. Campbsn. it is said
will soon make a pub 'ic political speech, the
Speedly as pOssinle- Much curiosity
i feit as 10 the real reason of
fhe OLD mans advent, or second advent
but no apprehension Is felt that he will infiu-
ence our colOred population for evil again,
even were he 10 trT. which he will scarcely do,
as there are unpaid penalties hanging yet over
his head here, OF which Il was best not to
speak at first, though his movements have
ben watched.
Crabs AID prawn are in perfection now, and
with the advance or the season the butcher ;
meat is very much improved Ia quality, but IN
proportion as Seef and mutton gets better
butter grows worse Is something obliged TO
he poor to 'qualize the markets. or why is il
that fifty cents per pound will not insure us
even fresh oleomargarine he article mostly
slld revOlves around ones tongue Ike wheels
fltvOred with saltpetre and cOpperas. How
ever. it is having one good effect, this sale Of
poor things. Everybody who does not already
own a COW is trying to buy one that will give
not only milk but butter Many who never
tried row of beans before are now
enthusiasts in gardening. Even small
fruit planting is engaging more atte ntiOn
than for years past. and in the fat
pig venture there is perfect boom on our side
Of town. We won't roast ours a la chamOis.
however. as we came too near being burnt out
in the winter without any pig. A few OF our
citizens have fancy poultry. but the old Brah-
mas are most highly esteemed for the table on
account of their good laying qualities and
C Imperative freedom from disease. Mrs W.
II COtter has large and handsome collection
Of these birds. as well as some Spanish fowl
and bronze turkeys. 1t is something unusual
and very pleasant to visit country place
where every chicken knows his name and an
swers TO If. as they do out there Indeed.
poultry and animals are all petted BY the mis-
tress and master as we do children, the won
d-r being how they remember so many nam s.
Mr.. COtter has some very fine cOws-Jerseys
and Alderneys-and at one time supplied most
Of the milk so d in Darien.
Before it is forgotten. it is best to say right
hero that the ruling OF the court below was
sean Fka hfrfc 50 N0rf1r
envening the piazzas OF the Magnolia House
sings in his own halls once more.
Graded streets and shelled roadways and
good plark, II nOt paved sldeWalkS,are now be-
ing much talked of and kept in mind. How
they did fix up the sidewalks for
last week to be sure! 4 perfectly new plank
walk for the grand jury, we suppose,) was
built from the court house to the corner o.
John Grants stable lot; the projecting ends of
planks on two other parallel lines leading down
from Broad street were Clipped of, and things
were in order for court
Our debating society has laid all questions
on the table and covered up the fires of ele
queEce u0til next November. Laurels won dur
ing the season, particularly those on the Nor
mon and tariff questions will be placed in the
ice house: as one of them said: Il freeze to the
opinions expressed last night"
At last there is really prospect of procu ing
some one TO fill The va ancy in st. Anfrews
Church and this time the waY has been so
surely paved with the very crudest facts con-
cerning climate and work that We cannot he
Easily undermined by, or reproached with, mis-
representations; ana finding things so much
better than promised will surely provoke
fair return in pastoral and friendly relations.
Winter in town and summer on the salts IS
what we have for our own portion, and we Of
fer the same. with good salary.
On the Ridge years ago, when there was
little prOspt CT OF the city's being soon, If ever,
rebuilt, the vestry, assisted by the ladies.
hastily erected summer houses already on il,
but in diaDidated condition, which. having
been somewhat repaired. was used temporarily
for a rectOrY On the other half Of the large
lot was built st Andrews Church, started at
fist in one extremity as sch0Ol-house ard
church combined, but through the efforts of
the Senior Warden, Mr. Gignilliat, saved that
fate as he finished the upstairs as school
room This school room was afterwards aban-
dOned altogether, and SO was the rectory, or
rented at times to people needing place.
When the church in town was built 1t was
called St Andrews once more. and the other
became ''St. Andrews on the Ridge. Now
these two churches became drag and bug
bear to the ministers. but being only three
miles apart and the drive a needed recreation,
there is no reason why there should not be
morning sermon in one place and an evening
or afternoon service in the other, or all at one
church ia winter AMI all at the other in summer.
There is a little lay-reading in a very quiet
way, but it is not like church service
There are about twenty five or thirty vessels
in port and others are constantly arriving.
Oue of the missing u illnesses ia the Anderson
murder case was arrested and put in Jail at
WaycrOss and in consequence Of a telegram
received to-day that the prisoner would be
dis -harged Marshal Hopkins left Immediately
for Waycross. and will ne back on to morrow
mori lag with the prisoner. III. s. b.
A son of the Rev. j. w. Bssrdslee, of
Constantine, Mich. born July IA, 1879, had
mastered Webb's First school Reader at the
age OF two aud half, It is asserted, and is
row successfully struggling with the Second
Reader, much against his fathers inclina-