Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-26
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There is quite an active, though quiet,
movement on foot about the new hotel
project.
DR.. Mcfarland sent a supply of vaccine
virus to Fernandina. by request of the
authorities of that city.
The tiremen are practicing nearly every
evening for the contest to take place on
the day of their annual parade.
The semi-annual meeting of the County
Board Of Road Commissioners will be
held at the court house at IL O'Clock on
Monday, June 18th.
The Tennis Club will meet this evening
AT o'clock at the OglethOrpe Barracks,
when the prizes won at the recent tOurna-
ment viii be awarded.
The sumptuOus repast spread in the
Cadets armOry, in honor Of their return,
Yesterday was a worthy compliment Of
Major John SchwarZ.
Peaches and watermelOns are becoming
quite abundant, but the prices demanded
for these early luXurieS put them beyond
the reach of most persons.
The FIOridians who were in town yes
terday were considerably alarmed at the
report Of the increase in the number of
smallpox cases in Jacksonville.
The next base ball event of the season
Will be a game between the OglethOrpes
and the Forest Citys. The DiXies are ar
ranging to meet the Augusta Club in a
short time.
One of our most reliable business men
has taken hold of the charter granted for
bank to be known as the Commercial
Bank" and there is every prospect of its
early organization.
\. j. Kinchley and wife, Augusta, Ga,
Mrs. +. Compton and daughter, New
York, j. G.. Hall and wife, Orange Park,
Fla. and z. =. Carter, Greensboro, Ga,
are guests at the Marshall House.
1t is understood that the matter of the
collection Of the tax upon the property Of
the Chatham Artillery has been settled
by the discovery of charter issued a
number of years ago granting them eX-
emptiOn from taxation.
The members of the Armenia Lodge No.
1890, &. L. o. O. F., Will meet at their
lodge room. corner Bay and Lincoln
streets, tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock,
TO attend in a body the funeral of their
late member. Horace Holmes.
The failure is reported of Emlen HOwes,
a prominent lumber dealer of Whining
ton, Del. He did a very large business
with lumber brokers in Savannah and
Brunswick and was quite well known in
Georgia. His liabilities are 100000 and
assets 50, 600.
towers in each of the squares in which
there are no towers. They will be from
seyenty-tiYe TO one hundred feet in heighth
and constructed on the same plan as the
larger towers. Castings are now being
made for them.
Three wOrkmen engaged in eXcavating
for the basement walls Of Alderman
Hanley's new building on Whitaker
street, yesterday afternoon, We're nearly
buried beneath a pile of caving sand.
They were quickly rescued, and fOrtu-
nately escaped without injury.
There were four arrangements in the
Police Court yesterday. A firm on the
information docket for Obstructing the
street with a wagon was fined 50 or five
days. On the fine docket two negroes
for disOrderly conduct were fined 50 or
five days, and a white man for throwing
rocks at houses, was continued for fur
Their trial.
The MORNING NEWS acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to the first annual
picnic Of the Waiver Social Club at the
SchuetZen Park on Thursday, June 9th.
The committee consists of Mr.. II. p.
Walker, Chairman, and Messrs. J. V.
BOrdnaye, F. J. Garvey, 4. j. Harris, \.
:. SilverbeTg, II. J. Harper, W. II. Pitt, j.
TrebOny and I. Nugent.
The Cadets of the Savannah Military
Academy will probably have an encamp-
ment after their annual commencement.
Ii is understood they will be in camp
about week. Macon extends a cordial
invitation to the Cadets, and trust they
will have the encampment here. There
is no place in the South equal to the Cen
trail City Park for such a purpOse.-.Hd-
con Graphic.