The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-24
ECHOES FROM EFFINoHAM.:
Notes and News About Guyton-Suc-
cess Of the Pooler Train.

Notes and News About Guyton-Suc-
cess Of the Pooler Train.
The oyster supper given a few nights
since by the ladies of the Methodist Parson-
age Aid Society at the hospitable residence
of Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Bird of Guyton,
proved a very successful affair socially as
well as financially.
Mr. J. K Garnett and family have moved
to Guyton TO enjoy the bracing spring
atmosphere Of the village. Mr.. Gibson
Garnet, who visited Guyton a week ago to
recuperate, is able to be out and Is pleas
antly greeted my his numerous friends
there.
Miss Oracle Stewart of Macon is visiting
Miss Mamie Arden, at Guyton.
Mr. Geurard Allen has been visiting his
| sister, Mrs. J. s. Baynard Of Guyton.
The Guyton Base Ball Club is being re-
| organized, and is preparing for the summer
season. The Savannah amateurs may look
| out
Supt. Hege, with General Roadmaseer c.
| E. Marvin and Section Master Ivey, has
been making local inspection Of the line
| of road between Savannah and Guyton.
| The recent heavy and continuous rains left
the roadbed in bad condition, but under the
energetic supervision of these officials
everything is being put in good
order, and delayed trains will soon be
o
schedule, which makes Eden, No. 2, the
meeting point instead of No. u, of the out
going morning train and incoming shoofiy,
seems to work well. Conductor
Bevill and Engineer Coats now
handle the shoofly, and these officers have
been voted whole team within themselves
in being prompt and always on time. To
use the language Of Engineer Coats they
| have mo time to hunt rabbits or roast
| DOtatOesn en- rOute to Savannah"
| The Pooler ''shoOfly" train recently put
On by the Central for the accommodation
| of the denizens Of that enterprising little
'burg" is being handled by 7. L. Jones,
| conductor, and Engineer McGhee, and the
the special is working up quite boom for
| Pooler thanks to the enterprise OF the Cen
| trails officials, SO said a prominent gentle
man Of Pooler the other day. Conductor
| Jones, in addition to running the Pooler
| train, has been detailed to cocduct the Guy
| ton dinner train which is quite relief to
| Conductor Bevill, who has one of the hard
| est runs on the road, that of the Millea ac-
| commodation. Improvements in the time
/ of all the trains have been noted of late and
| appreciated by the public.
! 1t has bee1 observed that the committee
/ appointed in De ember last to formulate
| plan of drainage for the town OF Guyton
| and vicinity has never made any report,
notwithstanding Supt. Hege, Of the Central,
| has signifed his desire to cooperate with
| the Guyton authorities to drain the town
| and adjacent territory. Many OF the people
| Of Guyton are wondering why Chairman
Sweat should not look after this matter and
| make a report, and if the gentlemen ap-
| pointed cannot or will not act, then the cor
| poration can take the matter in hand, and
as representatives of the town make some
effort to have the work done. A gentle
man Of Guyton said the other day
ia "a IN mar
laborers in and around the town who
could be depended upon to do the work,
| but that if the town authorities would con-
| fer with the commissioners of Chatham
| county, sufficient force of the Chatham
chain-gang might possibly be had at a NOM
inal sum, and the necessary WORK could be
| done in thirty days; not only making all
tee drains necessary to carry off the water,
| but pat the streets and sideN alks of the
| town in-firSt-clasS order. The gentleman
| urged this as the most economical way Of
| getting the work done, and would place the
town authorities in position to be inde-
pc. dent of some of the lazaroni, who de-
mand big wages and do but little work.
The tax rate Of Guyton has been reduced
from u per cent. to q per cent, which
| looks as if the city fat .ers of Guy on had
fallen on the side of the poor tax payer,
but as a gentleman remarked "wGile the
rate has been reduced the valuation of
| property has been increased, therefore it is
| six of one aud q half dozen of t, 9 othern
The Clayton Literary and Musical Club
met Friday night at the residence Of Mr.
| D. g. Heidi, who, with his accomplished
wife. entertained the large crowd in royal
style. Mr. and Mrs. Heidi have a charm
ing nome, aud when the society appeared
the hall and rooms on this first floor had
been thrown open, and the double parlors
thrown into one and brightly Illuminated.
Il was a charming place the
meeting. The most amusing feature
of the evening was the entrance
OF tn sacred white elephant" Barnum
never had an elephant to equal it, and it
| was happy hiL-the event of the evening
| and kept the society il merry humJr
| DIR. j. q. Stratton aud s. L. Cubbedge
| duly rugged 10 to represent a white els-
phant, executed the disguise so ar5istically
tn one coul hardy conceive that under
the borrowed robe was not ii real eleDhanu.
| Wiley Arden was the elephants keeper,
| and as the elep, ant danced with stately
| mea 'ure, Mrs Heidi accompanied the ami
mails terpsichorean movements on the
| piano.
The young people of Guyton have en-
gagged the Knights of Pythias hall and will,
On Tuesday, April 2, give their first annual
spriug bali, hich viii be attended by tie
numerous friends OF the club. The gentle
men heading the April ball are we'll versed
in such affairs, which is guarantee of sue
cess