The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
HISTORIC OLD ST. MARYS.
Retains Much of Its Ancient beauty
and Culture.

st. Marys, Ca, March 2S.-St. Marys,
the county seat of Camden county, is one
of the Oldest towns in the state. In old
en- times St. Marys was great trading
point Old Uncle Green Murray, one OF
Clinch countys aged citizens, says that
he well remembers when St. Marys was
q great commercial place. He says that
the people of his section used to bring
cart loads of dried beef and venson. and
would sell 1t from 215 TO cents per pound,
and yet at this low price for their pro-
duce, they bought all they wanted, which
was a sack of salt, some tobacco, jug
of liquor, a pound of powder, and a few
bars of lead.
ST. Marys is one of the most enchant-
ing, beautiful and picturesque spots in the
South. Its citizens are of the highest
type, educated and refined. For those
who wish retirement and rest, St. Marys
cannot be equalled.
Here you will find broad streets covered
with beautiful lawn grass, and shaded
by lovely trees. The blizzard has robbed
the town of the beautiful orange trees
Storms have destroyed many of the hand
some sycamore and other beautiful shade
trees, but the stranger would hardly re-
alize that this beautiful spot would ever
have been more attractive than at pres
emit.
The luscious peach and the tempting
grape seem to have taken the place of
the orange. At this season of the wear
in every direction one looks there seems
to be change of scenery. In walking
around the town one will see evidences of
Many of the old resideI show the mark
of time; but the taste Md culture of for
mer days are also visible. In days that
are gone there was perhaps no small
town in Georgia where there was more
wealth, culture and refinement.
The former state bank was a brick
building, but was bought many years ago
by the Catholics and converted into a
church. The old cemetery is one of the
most beautiful spots that mortal eye ever
beheld. The inscription on many of the
tombs date back TO 1880 There are
many ancient tombs and almost all Of
them are in a good state of preserva-
ton. There is the resting place OF many
old soldiers of the War of 1872. the In
dian War and the Civil War. The people
seem to take great pride in caring for
their cemetery. St. Marys owns two can
non taken from a brig wrecked off the
sound in the war OF 1872.
I notice while in attendance at the re-
cent term of court that the colored people
of Camden are very numerous, but seem
| to be very respectful to the whites. II
| seems from the court uocket however,
| that many of them were charged with be-
| ing too familiar with their neighbors
hogs. 1t is said that there are many me-
| groes in Camden county who will not let
| any mans hog bite them. But when they
are so numerous IL would be wonderful If
| there were not dishonest ones among them
I am Informed that excellent productive
farming lands can be bought in this coun-
| ~ very cheap.
Capt. d. j. Long is the accommodating
proprietor of the hotel, He owns the ho-
| tel and II IS a beautiful, large building
with large and airy rooms, and his table
Is supplied with the very best that the
market affords
The mail facilities are not as good as