The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
POOLER'S NEWS BUDGET.
The Rife Club and Visitors Contest
for Thanksgiving Turkeys.

me hlns Club and Visitors Contest
for Thanksgiving Turkeys.
D. G. Newton s. Bro. have received the
order for the lumber to build the waiting
room at the station, and Mr.. Mar in says
he will complete it Just as soon as be gets
the lumber really.
Poo!er is still advancing, and is now SUD-
piled with day aud nlg1t operator. Mr..
Hall is the day man and W. Il Dozier of
Macon is the night man. Mr.. DJzler comes
to Pooler well recommended.
Pooerites will learn with regret the re-
moval 10 Macon Of F. H. Nc zee, master
machinist of the Central. Mr.. McGee is
always present when there is a froIic in
Pooler, and ne will be greatly missed.
Thomas Hunt, ole Of the crack shots Of
Guyton, spent Thanksgiving day at Pooler,
and took part in TIE shoot. the Poolerites
were too fine with their rifles for him. and
he did not take any turkey to Guyton.
On account Of night work, Thomas Wick
ham, yardmaster at the Centrals wharf,
has moved his family TO Sava nah. During
the busy season Mr.. Wickham is unable to
catch the late trains, and would be- COM
PEELED TO remain in the city all night. He
will return to Pooler In the spring.
A local branch of the Carolina Interstate
B Hiding and Loal Company has been or
ganized in Pooler. Tue following gentle
men have been elected a board of directors:
j. B. Newton, president; G. B. Oliver, vice
president; w. l.. Powell, secretary and
treasurer; T.. c. WEIGH and w. Y. Bleak
ley, appraisers; r. K. q. Smith, attorney ::
5. ID. Collins, local age It. A large num-
Der of shares have been taken and the pros
pects OF the company are very favorable.
At meeting of the rifis club held last
week, a resolution of thanks to Superintend-
ant Of Tra1 rfofI - h.
was offered by Dave L. Christian, and was
unanimously adopted. The following is a
copy of the resolution: THAT the secretary
of the Pooler Rife Club, which represents
the best class of our people, forward to w.
W. Starr, superintendent of transp ]rtation
of the Contra OF Georgia, the thanks of the
entire citizens of Pooler, for his kindness in
instructing passenger train No. ), from Sa-
vannah, t. stop daily at this place. Such
acts are highly appreciated By the COM
munity, AM tend to show the friendline5s
which exists between the officials of the
Central and its patrons.
The turkey shoot of the rifle club was a
big success, and every b Jdy had happy
time. Shooting commence Sat l0o'clock in
the morning and continued all day. The club
turkey was won by jams L. Grady. w. L.
Bourne and Grady tied on II; in the shoot
of Bourne made 4, Grady 5. In the team
shooting the following is the re ult: First,
J. M. Wlbon, IS; second, w. L. Bourne,
IL; third, D. o. $ ringfield, IA; fourth, ex-
clusively for visitors, j. Small of Savannah,
IL; fifth, G. e. Bevans, Is; sixth. D. o.
Struggled. 10; seventh, S. H. Collins, IA;
eighth, w. L. Bourne, IA; ninth, j. A.
Kissman, 10; tenth, g. E. Bevans, IA;
eleventh, G. Z. Bevans. one snot, 5; ;
twelfth, W. L. Bourne, one shot,
5. The distance was 100 yards, possible
score, 10, three shots. The ladies' contest
with air rifles was won by Miss Mary
Heveritt Three TIL keys were auctioned
off for the benefit of the club, and brought
fair prices james Grady was highly COM
plimented for his extraordinarily good score.
Messrs. Bevaps and Collins did some excep-
tlonaily fine shooting. 1t took i've shots
| each to decide tie between them, and the
contest was finally won by the judge.