Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-05
BRUNSWICK ITEMS.
The Building Boom-The TOwbOat Fleet
The New Bank.

BRUNSWICK, Feb. 4.-The Adcertisel
and appeal of Saturday last furnishes a
| long list OF the buildings now under
/ contract and in course of erection in this
| city. While necessarily incomplete, II
| presents fair representation OF the Wig
! Orous tone now prevailing in every de-
/ partment of our community. The same
| spirit is manifested along the water front
Extensive improvements and additions
are being made to our shipping facilities.
! The harbOr now contains large num-
! OF ''sQuare riggers" OF heavy tonnage, all
/ bound TO foreign ports.
A company has been organized to pur-
chase a first class new tow boat to be
added to the fleet already in the harbOr.
Besides this Messrs. Horace, William and
John Dart nave on the stocks. and well
advanced. finely modelled steamboat for
towing purposes. Capt. John Nandaily
launched last week his handsome steam
water boat, and is rapidly fitting up his
machinery. She is grand step forward
from the unprOgressive smoothing irOn''
model OF the old sail water boat, and in
keeping with the forward movement of
everything around the city.
The EgmOnt of the new Satilla river line
has had to double up on her schedule
already, and besides t0Ws a barge every
trip to accommodate the freight business
worked up by the line.
The contemplated canal. which is to
shorten the distance between Brunswick
and SatiIla Bluff about u miles, will soon
be commenced.
The First National Bank of Brunswick
opens up for business on the 9th inst.
Mr. James Herr Smith, for many years
boOkkeeper for J. IL. McCullOugh's lum-
Der house of this city, has returned from
Pennsylvania to accept the position of
cashier. Mr.. Charley Way, formerly
bank clerk in c. II. DeXter's bank, will
be teller. The President is C.. Downing,
Jr., of Downing, Paterson & Co. Direc-
tors, \. L. Buck, w. E. Burbage, W. A.
Fuller, W. b. Burroughs, Morris Michel
son, Reuben X. Walker and c. Downing,
Jr.
The handsome memorial window for the
front OF the new Catholic church was put
in position on Saturday. 1t is of solid,
moulded glass, the glass of each color
being separate and distinct and worked
into mosaic apparently hand-wOrk ),
and is very heavy. 1t reaches from the
first IiOOr up to the gable, high above the
| choir gallery. The names of the subscri-
| bers are also given in relief, and inscribed
as a memorial to Father p. j. McCabe,
the deceased pastor. who was the pro-
jectOr of the new church.
The entire police force are now out with
their elegant cadet gray uniforms. 1t is
a complete military SUIT, but instead of
derbys they should wear the regular he'll
NETS.
The Brunswick Rifiemen are preparing
for a grand parade and ball on the 22d
inst. They are also bending their ener-
gies towards erecting the new armOry
RumOr says that we are to welcome a
brand new artillery company to the list Of
citizen sOldiery before long.
The New Bedford whaler LOttie E.
Cook, now cruising withAhe whaling fleet
OIL our bar, cut up and boiled siXty-fOot
whale in the harbOr on Saturday.
The Nelson House. now operated bv
Mcssrs. Cook Il Clark, of Atlanta, is hav-
ing a splendid patronage and growing
more and more popular. Travel seems to
be on the increase.
The city has purchased and put up a
1,00O-pOund fire alarm bell on the new en-
cine house Of the Oceanics. 1t can be
heard on st. Sim0n's Island.
\ petition is being circulated to have
the authorities to establish a standard
time. As it is now bells and whistles can
be heard from IL 80 to 80 every day.
some blowing the quarter hours, and it is
impossible to keep up with the times.
Employers are complaining very much of
the confusion caused by it.
w. II. Daniel, Esq, of savannah. was
In the city during last week interested in
insurance matters.
Mr.. JnO. NJ. Guerard was recently in
the city on professional business.