The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
BRUNswICK's BUDGET.
Grand Lodge of the COIOred knights
of pNthias.

Brunswick, Ga, July 6.-The meeting of
the grand lodge, coiored knights of
Pythias, now on in Brunswick has
brought big delegations together from
every portion of the state. The opening
exercises on the first day consisted of an
address of welcome on behalf of the col
ored citizens of Brunswick from Past
Chancellor Charles A. Clark, who is pre-
siding officer of Atlantic Lodge, this city
The response was by Past Grand Chan
ceilor 7. J. Davis of Savannah. The
Pythian address was delivered by e. ]
Matthews of Dawson. Following the ad-
dresses the parade was formed under the
direction of Chief Marshal Charles A.
clark. Those participating in this parade
We're the local uniform rank and two local
lodges, representatives of the grand court
OF Calanthe, in carriages. The parade was
led by the GAynn cornet band. Upon the
reassembfing OF the grand lodge reports
were received from the grand chancellor
and other officers
Lieut.. c. l.. Elliot yesterday received
notice from Col: Gambler that Surgeon
Harris would report to him Saturday
morning to examine recruits for his com
pany. As fast as the men are passed they
VIII be enlisted and sent to Griffin. Lieut..
Elliot states that he will carry sixty men
away from Brunswick and vicinity.
Inc failure of the boat races on the
Fourth to materiaIize successfully has
created much discussion as to the respec-
tive merits of various boats around Rruns-
WICK and the result is efforts are being
made to arrange a big race for an early
date. A considerable purse win be made
up for The event, and the question of SUI
periOrity settled
1t is probable that the shipments of naval
oh
VIII be more numerous now. The Johnston
line have one tramp in port taking on a
cargo partly hghtered from Savannah
Heretofore the naval store shipments have
been confined almost exclusively to sail
ing vessels. The Introduction of steam
shlps INTO this trade will add largely to
the annual report of values on exports.
The cypress timber trade is reported TO
have cause big deal recently by which
the Taylor mills of Brunswick, get all the
cypress on Dr. d. d. Atkinson's lands
in Camden county. This is a valuable
lot of timber and will supply the mill
for sometime. After the trees are dead
ened and cut down they VIII be RATED to
Brunswick. The Hilton & Dodge people are
| operating the Taylor mill and the con-
tinued demand for cypress has caused
them 10 branch out in their purchases.
The Shaker colony has just completed
the purchase. of two blocks of land. one
Theodore Clark, and the other owned by
Mr.. David Dubberly. These two blocks
consisting in all of over one thousand
acres, were purchased more for the pur-
pose of squaring up the land they now
own than for any other reason. As some
of it is good rice land, and is now being
cultivated they viii continue with the
crops for the coming season. After that
time it is a question just what disposi-
ton they will make of it, While the
Shaker colony of Glynn own the colony
site of 51,O00 acres recently purchased in
Camden, Pierce and Ware, near Hoboken
the two lots of land will be disposed Of
differently. The Hoboken site will be sold
to and settled by a fine class of North
western farmers. The Glynn county
property viii be retained for the personal
use of the Shakers This, which consists
Of several thousand acres of land and fine
buildings, is now being converted into one
CT the finest properties in the South. A
large force Of men are at work laying
| roads, building fences, retaining rice
lands ana building Accommodations for
stock Stock and sheep raising will be a
feature of the colony industry, and their
purchases on this line are heavy. The
Shaker representatives are in the market
all the time with cash 70 pay for cattle
and the sums they are expanding on this
and other improvements are astonishing
10 those who are not used to cash deals
in big lois.