Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-23
As IT USED TO BE.
queer Advertisements That Reveal
GIImpses of Life 100 Years Ago.

queer Advertisements That Reveal
GlImpses of Life 100 Years Ago.
The Georgia Gdsette, published in Sa-
vannah in the latter part of the last CEN
fury and printed by James and Nicholas
Johnston on BroughtOn street, contains
advertisements and reading matter that
reveal glimpses of life as it existed along
in the 1905.
The announcement OF the opening Of
the public school reads: An academy
will be opened in the flatuTe Of this city.
All the learning of common English
schools at two dollars month. All the
usual branches of a college education, if
required. at three dollars month. Two
dollars entrance besides. Hours of bust
ness: From sunrise till p. m. except a
short interval about O'Clock }, and from
three in the afternoon 10 sunset. The
whole under the superintendent and di-
rection Of Thomas IL. McCaule.
The style of obituaries was considera-
BIZ different from that in the newspapers
Of to-day. The following notice of the
death Of prominent gentleman appeared
in the GJzette in 1875:
Died lately at the Bahamas, Mr.. William
Clark late of this state, an honest man, aged
II wears. He was one OF the ten persons that
were lately living Of the followers of old Capt.
sINuu mGluAG1Ais atAoAG ttAc tdIlttet ants
into this colony. several OF whom lived here
To De above 100 years old. They came from
Inverness. in the Highlands OF scotland. IN
the year 1875. IN the ship Prince OF " aies, Geo.
Dunbar, master. now oil years ago, and set
tied at place they called Darlen. upon the
north slds Of Aitamaha river, then our south
ern frontier a-}th the Spaniards and amongst
the Indians, before krcdcrlca. Augusta or any
other settlement, except Savannah, WAS made
in the COLONY. Many OF the new emf
grants. being all together, never learned the
Eoglish language. and the whole lived in the
greatest simplicity and harmony, having
neither lawyers nor courts but their differ
Pnces an amieably settled by the decisions of
the good old Captain, until he dif prema-
turelv, in the 63rd year OF ms age by the
auackery aud ignorance OF the first doctor
who ever tried to make his fortune among
these honest patriarchs.
TIE following lottery advertisement
appeared in The Gazette of Aug. "a, 1875:
LOTTERY N0,2.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Astbe editor OF the Impartial Observer and
WASHINGTON 4 dUertises luteDds to devote one
column Of his paper to the publishing OF the
blanks and prizes IN Lottery 40, 2, gentle
men holding tickets and anxious 10 know
rheir fate viii. by subscribing to the I'm.
,gyfiqI Observer, etc, receive regular and
autLeus.ic copies of the drawings from day TO
dav. II is said that the drawing will COM
meBce some na1e in September. ll9S.
49, The Printers N the United states are
requested TO publish the SbOFe advertisement,
aud receive such subscriptions as may offer.
The advertisement of Thomas Smith in
opening his fall stock Of goods in 1873
gives some idea OF the variety of the stock
and the class of goods sold at that time;
Thomas Smith has received by the Federal
ist, via Charleston, general assortment OF
merchandise. among which are superine
cloths and fancy casslmeres; white satin,
Marseilles, tambOured and muslinet vest
. tterns; plain, striped, marbled bun and
pa naukeeus: Irish linens, 3-4ths, 1-Sths and
arap r-ish saeetings, 4-4ths and 5-4ths;
49,. ,4i1,.ar. and brown linen; sprlgged,
lIlsn ,rd6-ted u wbOured anu -1nnIpg vine
.,Sseli-,ea checlered E;l, striped ditto; cenk
and iaconet plain mnslipst y liLnoi aalt9i ele-
can't bordered aprOusi lackeuEs anL pooA
6andkerehiefs and mems emDrOideEeu era
-ofs- hnmmuuls and cossacs, callcoes ana ne
urinfed linens. Barcelona hankerchleIs' tnui t
Persians English ditto; ltalan CIePes DIaSA
and white: pavilion gauzes rlpDohs u SnSSa5
kind. threads. tapes and bObblns; seWus
ana marking silk: pound aud packet plnsi
WhitechapeI's needles; ladies' beaver ASts az
sorted Dunstabie and Leghorn httQs u4mS
ties plain and striped: jeans, leane1tesi
thick sets and drabets; cheek handkercnlels
and r0mals; bedticking and bed hunts: diaper
tableclOths and napkins; complete asAnIb,
mont OF gentlemen and laule5 shoes anu
hosiery. gentlemen's shoes, boots ana nalI
boots. children's shoes, OzonOrigs, uoHlas,
Nort6ward linen, Russia sheeting and ra-
vents duck: 3 general assortment OF hard-
ware, cutlery, iron mongery, periumery, etci
Also,
Brown stout. Jamaica rum west tnu olt
ditto. NOrthward ditto sugar IN hoSsneS1us
and barrels. salt, bar iron, en9f, pO"Uer,
The chlef part Of the above articles we're
selected by a person VINO Is cOihPeLeht
iudse. and the cash paid for them on delivery:
Nearly ali the advertisements concluded
with the line: For further particulars apply
70 the printers"