Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-09
BRUNSWICK.
Looking Out for Virgins Tempest
TwOVenerable Residents Dead-NOtes |
About Town.

Looking Out for Virgins Tempest
Two Venerable Residents Dead-NOtes
About Town.
BRUNSWICK, Maroh 0.-March has come in
like lamb, and with one exception every day
so far has been bright and sunny, thermome-
ter ranging from go to 20. Nothing to Indicate
that Virgins hljzsard is about due. Notwith-
standing all this we won't be caught mapping
The majority of vessels in port will find it con4
venient not to so 10 sea for 2 few days. You
can meet all the pilots and tow boat men close
around town. OF course it just happens so,
for none of them acknowledge any dread of
the coming storm, Captain Ben. Fahm, of the
Augie and Nellie, is unterrifed and invites
his friends to come aboard his splendid steam
er to witness the performance. Friend Beck,
or the Nelson House, has large hat for each
guest lying in readiness fer the rise, ana says
he Is ready, &let her e0me.n
FFosldent Dunn, who Is getting up the blg-
gest fair for this spring that we ever had, ''iit
OUT for the high lands up North. He can't
swim
Your correspondent has selected suitable
tree, and is engaged in preparing for the
siege.
The news of Governor stephens sad death
was received with q shock of surprise and re-
gret on Monday last. Few seemed to realize
that he was near death. A delegation of
our citizens win attend the burial services.
During the past few days Brunswick has been
of her DIGEST andbsst known residehts-Mrs.
c. Wright, THE mother Of Messrs J. 3. and ID.
Z. Wright, two OF our most prominent and re-
spected citizens, also q sister of Mr.. William
Anderson, aud Mr., urhanus Dart, sr,, who
was the Oldest citizen here, and called the
founder of the city, MajOreDart was more
than eighty years of age, and was a most re-
markable man in many respects. He WAS pos
sessed Of a very clear mind, and retained his
faculties to the very last; a man of strong
character, indomitable Will and personal
courage, brilliant and aggressive. He repre-
sented the county for many years in the state
Legislature, and was the intimate friend of
Mr.. stephens, Mr., T9QFShs and other promi-
nelt Gepfgans,
The whole of what Is now known as Bruns-
wick proper, or old town, was at one time
owned almost entirely by Major Dart, and
some OF 1t under cultivation. As an illustra-
tion OF his iron will and courage, it is related
that upon the drowning of his father, nr, Cy-
rus Dart, which occurred Whon Ae Was about
sixteen years old, by the cApsizing of q small
sail boat on the ST. Simon's bar, he swan a
distance of four miles to the shore, and
through the surf to land, and also assisted an
old decrepid negro, who was one of the party,
and succeeded after gigantic efforts in saving
both, and this after the shocking sight of see
ing his father sink helpless before. he. could
reach him. His six sons acted as pail hearers.
He leaFss p lafee fagiig and host of sympa-
thlZInE friends TO mourn his departure,
The paying Of Monk street from Bay to
Reynolds street is going ahead rapidly, and is
a grand improvement. New Castle street is
also being graded ana Sidewalks laid with
brick.
The city guard house is to be built at once of
brick, and will stand in Queens square, below
the old market.
The park association is beginning to show
up now, The posts are on the ground, also
the wire fencing, and we shall soon have the
pleasure of seeing 1t enclosed,
The Oceanic Fire Company have purchased
material and closed contract for their new
fire engine house and hall.
The Brunswick Riflemen have reorganiZed
and hired Hines Hall for drill room and
armOry for the present.
We have a Mexican medicine man in town
selling rattlesnake oil and liver cure. He is
waiting for somebody to get sick.
The whaler Lottie Cook brought huge COW
whale into the harbor the other day to try out
She captured it on the bar. Kit Warren saw
it. they say, from distance, and wrote home
about it, but the hOmefolks won't believe a
word OF 1t. This is to substantlate Kits asser-
tions. Kit would have stayed longer, only he
dreaded the blizzard. -.'i
The new Catholic church is rapidly looming
up, and will be a beautiful structure.
Nicholson BrO,'s new brick block would be
a credit even to savannah, Show the world
do move," A year ago and Brunswick had
not heard OF brick houses, and now thew are
on every side. all substantial, two-stOry
metal rooted buildings.
Col. Ira Il. Smith, Mr.. C. W. Floyd and Mr..
John Golden are each building nice residences.