The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21
Local Personal.

J. McThaine and wife, of Townsville,
are at the Pulaski.
A. j. Harris, of Tampa, Fla, is stopping
at the Harnett House.
j. II. Zeilin, the big medicine man of
Philadelphia, was registered at the Pulaski
| House yesterday.
Simon A. Gray, the well known merchant
of Waynesboro, with his wife and son, are at
the Screven House.
Dean Richmond, President of Post D. of
the Travellers Protective Association, Is in
town for the Festival
Misses Mary Potter jackson and Maud
Ferrill dAntignac left yesterday for a
short trip through Florida.
Mr. E. F. Bryan, the genial superin-
tendent of the Cotton Exchange, is con-
fined to his home with fever.
NJ II. McClintic and William S. McClin-
tic, of Warm Springs, Va, are Florida
tourists resting at the Harnett House.
Grand Chancellor j. NJ. Hunnicutt, of the
Grand Lodge knights of Pythias of Geor-
| gia, is at the Screven, where he will remain
over the first day of the Jasper Festival.
A party of Pottsville, Pa, railroad CON
| tractors are at the Pulaski, on their way to
Florida. They are E. j, and E. K Gaynor,
T. F. and j. NJ. Kerns and T. F. Stubs.
Among the Georgians registered at the
Harnett House, are w. R. Crawford and C.
Z. Parvin and wife, of Atlanta; NJ G. Ed
| enfield, of Canoochee; Fl. F. Burlis, of Bull
| loch county, and John Morrison, of Way
| cross.
Newcomb Cohen, one of the popular clerks
| of the Screven House, has resigned his po-
sition to accept the soliciting agency in
( Florida and South Georgia for the Bal
| timore steamship line. He will leave for
Jacksonville to-day.
Among the Georgians registered last night
at the Screven House were f. W. Hack and
wife and Miss Lula Hack, of Mobley Pond,
A. c. Won Girndell, of Albany; B. Parker,
of Augusta; Thomas H. Clark of Midwife,
and Dean Newman, of Midwife.
Sidney S. Ward and wife and Miss
Acelier +. Ward, of Newark, n. j., Mr..
and Mrs Thomas B. Hill and two children
| and Miss Annie B. Hill, of Buffalo, Jos.
Wilson and wife, and Il. NJ. Robertson, of
Chicago, are at the Pulaski, on their way
| to Florida.
| Mr.. John Hay, who, with Mr.. John
Nicholas is writing articles for the Century
upon the life and times of Abraham Lin
coin, is at the Screven. He arrived from
Charleston yesterday with Mr.. Theodore F.
Dwight, and will remain here until after
the festival and will then go to Florida.
A dispatch over the Commercial Cable
says that Bishop Beckwith met with a slight
accident in Paris a few days ago. AS he
was driving along near the opera in one
horse cab he carronfed into q three horse
omnibus. His cab was dashed to splinters
but the bishop emerged intact, unfrightened
and unhurt.
Mayor Lester returned from Washington
yesterday. He is suffering from the sprained
ankle which he received at the capital, but
expects to be able to take part in the Fes-
tival and the reception to President Cleve-
land. He is able TO stand but short time,
but he will probably lie able to ride with
the Presidential party.
Among those registered at the Pulaski
House yesterday, attracted by the Jasper
Festival to Savannah, are Thomas Barry.
John Mccain and John Loughran, of Phil
adelphia; George Parsons, owner of War
saw island, and son, and j b. Squiers and
son, of New York city; Mrs. W. A. Holli-
day and Mrs p, A. Houser. of BROOKLYN;
Melville c. Day, of New Jersey, and Mrs.
Henderson and Mrs. Frey, of Washington
City. The three last named compose one
party, and all will go farther South after
the festival.