Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-01
Matters and Things LacOnicauY
Noted.

DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. o. o. F., meet to-
night.
Georgia Historical Society have regular
meeting tonight.
WI. Matthews. Of the sylvania Tele-
phone, is in the city.
The assessment at the Police Court Satur-
day amounted to sic.
The churches have been very SHINY at
tended during the heated term.
The Lone Star Circle Association have an
excursion to Beaufort on the Ssh proximo.
The Chatham Artillery have an important
special meeting tonight.
Beware of all unripe fruit at this season
OF the year If you would retain perfect
health.
da, IS IN the city and stopping at the Mar
shall House.
Judge Henry B. Tompkins left yesterday
afternoon by rail for New York on a short
business visit.
There will be a mammoth picnic at Mont
gOmery on the 18th prOximO in aid OF st.
Patrick's Church.
The rain Yesterday and last night will do
an immensely OF good, and truck farmers
will be in good spirits now.
vaunah for New York Saturday was Rev.
w. W. Landrum and wife, OF Augusta.
The corporation hands are engaged In
paving River street where needed and have
it in thorough order as far east as Lincoln
street.
There were thirty-fou marriage licenses
issued from the Ordinsry's Office during
July-six for whites and twenty eight to
cOlored.
The tugboat Archibald Getty has been
thoroughly overhauled, painted and reno
waited, and is now in irstclass condition
and ready for business.
Cadets George and Frank Drew, sons Of
Ex-Governor Drew, of Florida, cadets w. K.
Beard, OF Ellaville, and E. L. Lesley, of
Tampa, were in the city Saturday, and
registered at the Marshall House.
Among the passengers who arrived yes
terday from New York by the CITY of Ma
con were Major G. A. Whitehead and wife,
Messrs. J. W. Fretwen. J. NJ. SOlOmons, j.
3. Haslam and Rev. l. P. MendeZ.
Hon. George n. Nichols, Representative
from Chatham, arrived Saturday morning
from Atlanta, and will remain here until
Tuesday. He is looking as though the eli
mate at the capital agreed with him.
Among the arrivals at the Marshall
/ House Saturday were Rev. Lyman Phelps
and wife, of Sanford, Fla, and Hon. Ii. g..
Turner, Representative to Congress, accom-
panied by his wife and child, of Quitman.
Hon. Edward Lewis, Mayor of Tallahas-
| see, Fla, and son Of the late B. G. Lewis,
| ESQ, the well known banker, who died in
! this city en- route home several months
| since, is registered at the Marshall House.
The schooner NJ. K. Rowley, from Jack
| sOnville, Florida, for Providence, Rhode
/ Island. went ashore on Bennett Point on the
! 9th of July, aud was subsequently, hOated,
/ leaking badly. Assistance was asked from
| Providence.
/ Mr.. John BresnaD, of the Marshall House,
| has received the contract for furnishing the
| banquet to be given by the Odd Fellows to
/ the Grand Lodge OF the State, which meets
/ here on the tenth. Seats will be provided
/ for four hundred.
! We are informed that Mr.. Newman, mate
/ OF the dredge boat, caught in the Savannah
river, near the Central Railroad wharf, on
| Friday, a fine live fresh herring. We have
not heard Of this species of the fnny tribe
/ being caught in our waters before.