Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-22
CITY ANDSUBURBANNEWS
CLEANINGs FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

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penings Told in Brief Paragraph
PicIsings at Police Headquarters.
The United states Circuit aud District
Courts were closed yesterday tpH the
May term.
Division No. I. Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, viii hold an adjourned meeting
at their hall tonight.
Palestine Commandery. knights Temp
lar, will hold a regular conclaye lo-nl2ht
at its ASYLUM ina Masonic Temple.
The only arrest Yesterday bv the police
was that of Mary Joyce for 8ssaulting
Nina Maegioni. AN 1l-year-old child, on
Bryan street. about z O'Clock last night.
Clara Young disclaims relationship
with the purloiner of her sewing machine,
Addie Campbell, AN account OF whose
transactions appeared in the NEWS day
or two ago.
Members of the Board of Trade inter-
ested in the grain, flour and meal husi-
ness are requested 10 meet at the Board
of Trade room at II O'Clock to-day to con.
slider tine petition Of the railroads to the
Railroad Commission asking for an in
crease in the rates ON grain and -four.
Postmaster A. n. Wilson, Deputy Post
master d. 3 HUH and Mailing Clerk
William Cantwell have been appointed
temporary examiners to conduct the
civil service examination TO be held here
on June -. The examination will take
place in the United States Court room at
the custom house,
The Savannah Yacht Club will
hold special meeting at the
office of Vice Commodore j. \.
johnson, at y o'clock to-day, for
the election of new members ana to take
action on amendments of bylaws IN re-
gard to the distinguishing numbers to be
used by yachts at the regattas.
Du Gueschn Division No. 1, Uniform
Rank knights Of Pythias, and the dele
gates to the Grand Lodge which met IN
Augusta on Tuesday and W ednesday, re-
turned yesterday morning. The sir
knights were highly pleased with their
reception in Augusta, and speak in high
est terms Of the brotherhood there.
At the meeting Of the City Court vester-
dav the suit Of the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company against A. l.. Hartridge,
to recover a certain amount on a note,
was called up, when the taking Of testi-
mony occupied the attention Of the court
until about O'clock last night. A recess
was taken until this morning at 10
O'Clock.
The Wesley Monumental Sunday
School gave its annual excursion to Ty-
bee yesterday. The steamer st, Nicholas
carried GOWN lull lohU bl GAcui 5toHtSle !
on the morning trip and several hundred
in the afternoon. The weather was
pleasant and an enjoyable day was spent
on the beach. The last boat returned to
the city at 10 O'Clock last night and was
crowded.
The funeral Of Charles H. Goetke, |
whose death was announced in the News I
yesterday. will take place from his late |
residence, No. 176 Bryan street, at $3.50 |
O'clock this afternoon, and will be attend |
ed by the German Volunteers in full uni |
form, the Chatham Uniform Degree Camp, |
Magnolia Encampment and Haupt Lodge |
of Odd Fellows, Clinton Lodge +. A. NJ, /
and the Savannah Turnvereln, Organiza- |
tons Of which the deceased was a member. |
The interment Will take place in Laurel |
Grove Cemetery.
Hon. GaZaway Hartridge will lecture |
at Masonic Temple tonight on the theme. |
"ShOrt Studies OF Small Subjects" The |
lecture is delivered under the auspices |
Of the Chatham Artillery. for the benefit |
of the centennial fund. Mr. Hartridges |
success as a humorous lecturer was es- /
tablished a year ago, when he lectured |
for the benefit Of the Savannah Volunteer |
Guards Battalion. His subject upon that |
occasion was "Ihe Seamy Side of Life" |
The name Of the lecturer and the subject |
for tonight, as well as the enterprise in /
aid OF which it is delivered, ought and 1
probably Is sufficient to insure the filling /
Of the hall. Tickets are still on sale at |
La Fairs and Davis Bros.
Palestine Commandery, Knights Tenn /
plar, returned from Macon yesterday |
morning, bringing with them the trophy /
won at the drill on Wednesday. 1t is |
beautiful Eminent Commanders jewel, |
richly set and bearing the inscription, |
presented by Eminent Grand Com |
mander w. b. Young TO best drilled Com |
manderY in Georgia. Macon, May 30, |
1885," 1t was brought TO Savannah in |
possession Of Eminent Grand Commander |
Ballantyne, who was elected TO succeed
Grand Commander Young. The promo |
ton Of Sir Knight Ballantyne to the office
Of. Eminent Grand Commander of the
State is high honor. The Sir Knights, !
in addition to their reception by the Macon
Sir Knights, were invited to the Macon
Volunteers new armory, where they were
given an elegant reception by Capt.
Carnes.
The gun club fraternity is endeavoring
TO extend its membership of the National
Association union of all the assOcia-
tons in the country organized on the
same principle as the base ball league.
President W. &. Cooper, Of the Chatham
Gun Club Of this city, IS Vice President
from Georgia, and Is enlisted in the in
terest OF the institution. A membership
is obtained upon the payment Of So initia-
tion fee and 81 annual dues, and entities
the person TO shoot In all the matches
that occur under the auspices Of the as
ISOLATION. The association embraces the
United States, Canada and Mexico, and
affords It's members rare opportunities.
The badge of the association introduces
any member into the club rooms of the
association wherever found, and entities
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otherwise. Under the direction of the
association, which Is organized for it's
social as well as for its other features, IL
j. expected that cunning az a sport will
make rapid advancement and the.estab-
lishment Of a fraternity among the gum
ners Of the country can but conduce TO
the material elevation OF the sport.