Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-25
DRIFT FRONI DARIEN
"A Budget of Interesting News Notes
from Lively Port.

from a Lively Port.
DARIEN, GA, June 23.-We had such
storm yesterday afternoon. One of the
crash, bang, style that make members of
a household cluster together and be stiL
Ihe vivid lightning flashes, but fading,
to part the heavens again with sharper
line of fire, the incessant peals of tbun-
der renewed before the preceding crashes
had rolled away beyond the ear, the rain
pouring and the wind swaying and
wringing tree-tOps and limbs till we
thought they must be wrenched away.
let. with the exception of few fence
panels down, we have heard of no casu-
atty. No doubt it was grand, but gram
deur lost in the fear of danger. Today
is not so warm as during the mornings of
the past week-a pleasant change for
those who desire to attend the meeting
Of the Mcintosh County Agricultural AS
sOciatiOn, before which Hon. VIM. RObt
Gignilliat will deliver an address
at the court house at noon TODAY.
Mr.. Gignilliat, besides being an eX
haustiye writer and graceful speaker. has
his heart in his subject, and will warm
up the lukewarm if there be any such
present. We remember a most animatino
by him before this society July 4, 1876.
For his son, Cadet Gignilliat. who only
reached home from Annapolis a day OF so
ago, this viii be pleasant public recep-
tiOn and reunion with his old friends.
albeit an imprOmptu one. Mr.. Gignilliat
goes over to Brunswick with a Masonic
delegation on Tuesday to deliver, by inVi-
tatiOn, an address on Masonry in that
''city by the sea-
To return awhile to agriculture.
Mr.. James Walker, the largest and most
successful variety planter in town, has
also very line garden at the Ridge. He
kindly shared with us some remarkably
fine early corn. Mr.. Walker shipped
twenty barrels of Irish potatoes to New
York, short time since, but, with the
present means of transportation, finds il
more profitable to sell them here, where
they bring 81 per bushel. The neighbors
all around have good gardens, and l saw
the first hOme-raised watermelon at Mr..
W. Z. Clark's this week. There is at least
one successful grower of the strawberry
Mrs. Arthur Bailey. The plants are rich.
luXuriant tufts of foliage, cOncealing a
right abundant second crop, which, if
rather smaller in size, is as delicious in
flavor as first bearing. Her garden is
in low, moist, loamy spot, where the
cabbages head up firm and white at
eight, ten and twelve pounds weight; and
the celery and parsley curl over
in garnishing fringes a foot deep about
the beds and borders.
Munro Harmon, the cOlOred prisoner
whose name has appeared before the pub
lie so often during the past three years,
the stormy story of which short space of
time is sensational enough for a romance,
is dead-died on Tuesday night-the man
who was well when discharged from
prison but a little while ago. Arrested
for supposed murder in 1880, twice tried
for his life, at last acquitted and re-
leased. he was soon re-aTrested and re-
turned to Jail on peace warrant. He
fell Ill and lost his mind, and after being
removed to a house outside the prison
and nursed for awhile he died.
Money is being subscribed towards the
erection Of an engine house, with nice
public hail above, and the prospect is
that il will soon be built. An airy,
tasteful. convenient hall is much needed,
and the feeling is very much in favor of
erecting such buildings as shall beautify
the city in future. The fire company
grows in numbers and in the peoples
good graces, and their members will soon
be in condition to borrow no more, but
will possess all they want. Despite the
warm weather there is still dance now
and then, and the base ballists' enthusi-
asm doesn't seem to languish in the least.
The BOYS are talking of match game on
the 4th prOXimO. Some of them went to
Brunswick to see the ''DiXies' play.
The Sunday school of the Little MethO-
dist Chapel, out here, is so well patron
lied that. just at this season, one wishes
the building was tritie larger and the
bushes well cut away.
The Superintendent and teachers believe
singing 10 be great medium for easily
and quietly reaching the hearts of young
people. while its attractions bring greater
numbers of them together with regularity.
81 r1.v-,n Of 10
particular school, for a series of years,
speaks well for the place.
Young men especially, who seem TO
care little for church services, are regu-
lar attendants at the chapel on Sunday
afternOOng They have good sized and
interesting Bible class, too, under the
personal direction of the minister, which
an visitors are cordially invited TO
iOin. If it be but for that one after
noon. The discussions are often most
interesting. The present pastor,
Mr.. Thompson, is actively engaged about
the new church building in town; he is
something OF an architect, and while
showing the plan Of the proposed edIhee,
drawn by himself, exhibited also the
olaus of others built during his stay and
under his superintendence in other towns,
All OF which were his own designs, be-
Iieve. This one in Darien, is not, as at
first thought. iB the exact form of cross,
but longer than the old building; the
tower and Gothic windows being the prin-
cipal features, .e.o,,
last until sunset, when beautiful show
of nrOmise,' with a triple line OF color,
eoameled the eastern sky, and held IN It's
arc the pink clouds lying thereaDout,
while the west was one mass ofrosy glory.
II was a good cOiOrsOmen, and certainly a
uratty one for a bridal eve, ana
consequently hailed with delIgnt Dy tne
srierds of Mr.. and Mrs, George W FAIRIES.
whose daughter, Miss Fannie, young
lady well known in Savannah, and as pop
Mar there. as here. at home, was married
to Mr.. Joseph Walker, one of our. prosper
ous merchants, at the Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Mr.. Curry performing Inc
ceremony. .,.,,s
The bride was all ID white, airy, cloud.
iito fiuttering white; the bride groom
emphatiosIlv happy, and the pretty brides
maids. win their handsome partners III
a.tendance received much compliment
so,r attention. even al such time. Inc
b,;3aI nair left on the boat the same even
ing for a short trip. .s,,o,,
RumOr saws many things correspon-
dent NAV not repeat, but certain II Is, tns'
the cold. old story" has been often tolu,
here this year, and there VIII re -, IiSno
fair distrsbutiOn of marriage ices aAa-OEs
fbe clergy this fall and winter
Nine Vessels are ia port. AT Union IS
land the brig Atlas is loading part OF tnat
drv dock order for st. Johns \, - Sne
viii take on about 100000 feet Of the or
der. ~ =
Dublin's New Lord Mayor
DUR1tN June 24.-Alderman William
Neagher has been elected Lord Mayor Vi
Dublin,