The morning news., 1889-03-03
UP IN EFFINGHAM.
Guyton's Building Boom-New Houses
Going Up on Every Side.

Guyton's Building Boom-New Houses
Going Up on Every Side.
Mr.. Jacob Snider, Guyton's well-known
contractor and builder, is erecting six
suburban tenement houses for Mr.. B. D.
Rovenbrook of Savannah. AS Guyton's
population is rapidly increasing, more
house room is demanded, and these houses
will be readily taken when completed. Mr..
Snider has also a force tearing down the
old Dean residence preparatory to erecting
at once on the site a handsome residence for
Mr.. j. W. Rabun. This house, from the
plans, promises to be one Of the prettiest in
the town. Mr.. NJ. c. Tarver and ID. d.
Arden, Jr., have moved into their new
residences. which show Off Guyton to q line
advantage.
Messrs. Davis and Morgan have pur-
chased a lot and viii erect at once an ex-
tensive carriage, buggy, wagon and black
smith establishment. The poor public roads
in Effingham render an enterprise of this
kind necessary. Mr.. Ben Davis has pur-
chased a lot in Guytou and will soon move
in the corporate limits.
Messrs. b. J. Cubbege & Son are making
quite an addition to their large storehouse.
Guyton is certainly getting on the building
boom which will add t. Savannah as to one
of her suburban resorts.
The venerable Judge S. S. Pittman of
Efingham county court. has been spending
a few days III Savannah, visiting his three
daughters, Mrs ausey, MS Davis and
Mrs Neidlinger The judge is one of Ef-
fingham's oldest aud most esteemed citizens,
and always enjoys a visit to Savannah to
mingle with his brethren of the legal fra
ter ity.
Rev Mr.. Mcconnell of Walthourville
held Episcopal service NJ the residence of
Col. r. j. Davant Friday night. The Epis-
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at Guyton who will soon arrange for erect
ing house of worship.
The Baptists Of Guyton are not content
with their present inadequate quarters, and
through the ladies are moving in the mat
ter Of erecting a new and commodious
edifice.
Mrs. D. G. Simmons of Sisters Ferry, on
the Savannah river, has purchased the
Mallett resi- ence and, with her interesting
family, will move in at an early day.
Mr.. William Speer, who lives about two
miles from Guyton, has made several sue
cessful raids after the sly "reynards" who
infest his poultry yard. Within the past
two weeks he has run down and caught
four of them in his section to the chagrin of
the Guyton club.
The Guytonians don't propose to be out
done. They are discussing plan to bring
together all the fox hounds of the surround
ing country and after mounting themselves
will have an old time race. A prominent
member of the club says that if they don't
catch fox they will have a good deal of
fine fun and hear some glorious music from
the two dozen and odd dogs selected for the
run. There is quite number Of fine
dogs here and test of their merits cannot
fail to be interesting.
The recent severe rains have not only re-
tarded the farmers in their crop prepara-
b11f how md boxT
flooded and many Of them are impossible
The county commissioners, recently elected,
have an opportunity afforded them to dem
onstra.e to their constituency their capabili-
ties.
Mr.. Edward Mcintyre, comptroller of the
Central, with Supt. Hege ID a few friends,