The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-07
LYONS.
The New Towns Along the Savannah
and Western Road.

|
ard Western Road.
The MORNING NEWS Guyton correspond
ent boarded q Savannah and Western
train a few days ago, and. after delightful
run of an hour and quarter under the care
of Conductor Wolfe was landed at the
growing town Of Pembroke. eight miles
beyond Elnbel. This new and iOurishlng
town, which is not quite year oid, IS
named in honor Of State Senator PemoFoke
| w. Williams, ESQ.,, and Is, perhaps, the
| most important station along tie Inc OF the
| new road between Savannah and Lyons.
IL IS well located, and is regarded as most
/ healthy place, be ides being supported by a
| good back country, with fertile lands, which
is being rapidly developed. Its fine farms
| and immense naval stores and lumber trade,
| long and short staple cotton and other prod
uce make Pembroke a fine trading point
and its shipments exceed any station along
the line of the road
The Savannah and Western has COM
pleted a very handsome depot and ware
house at Pembroke, which is required to
handle the large shipments. Through the
courtesy of W. J. O'Neai, tue clever and
efficient agent and operator, the MORNING
News correspondent was shown through
the various depot rooms and the warehouse.
which is not at present occupied as an ofiiCe
for the want OF telegraph connection. At
present Mr.. O'Neal continues to use an old
box car as an Office, which he finds en-
tirely inadequate to the inc ea ing business
Of the place, and as the cod winds Of win
ter may swoop down upon him at any
moment be IS exceedingly anxious that the
telegraph company make the necessary con-
nection, so that he will be projected in the
event Of cold wave. The hotel presided
over by Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Murrow Is quite
a comfortable house, and they are very
assduous in their arteltion to the guests of
Il house.
PEMBROKE can boast Of some solid and
entsrprising merchants. Among them are
J. d. ST ickaad Sc Co., Smith & Kesler,
Edngham county men, and L. ii. Patrick,
all Of whom do a general business. w. O.
Cobbedge q Co. do the drug business of the
town by general consent, of all the mer-
chants. Their esta lishment, managed by
DR.. L. d. Strutton,a former Guytonian, is a
model store Of neatness. DR.. Strutton
seems to be as popular with his patrons and
the public as he was when resident of
Guyton.
Among the large naval stores shippers are
Mcmillan, Jackson & Co., Mcmillan,
Smith & Co., n. L. Dukes & Co., Mai.
William Lerford, the honored commanner
Of the Bryan county confederate veterans,
L. f. Wood and j. A. Richard 7on.
The lumber shippers and mill men are
klnSey a. Co., j. j. Shear0uSe and Bros,
j. B. Brown 81 Co., and W. Il. Bowen. j.
q. Cobb runs a blacksmithing establish
ment.
The improvements in building are by no
mean a small item. j. NJ. Saith, an ex-
tensive contractor in railroad ties, is build
ing a very handsome private residence,
which, when completed, will be a model OF
beauty. Moses Solomon Of Savannah, the
contractor and builder, has this handsome
work in charge.
P. II. Patrick, a young and handsome
bachelor, has just completed a very large
aud handsome residence, aud reports say he
is on the lookout for some one to take
charge of it.
James M. Kesler has just moved into his
new and neat cottage Mr.. Kennedy is also
erecting neat cottage residence.
Patrick & Taylor are having material
put on the ground, and will at an early day
begin the erection of a large storehouse,
with large hall above, which will be used
by Pembroke Masonic lodge, which was in
stituted last spring. When this handsome
lodge hall is completed they propose dedi-
eating it in grand style. in which some of
Savannah's distinguished masonic lights
will be invited to participate.
In after years, when the town takes on
city airs, which its present progress, if kept
up, will, in the course of time, warrant
the people will see the necessity of plenty
of handsome shade trees and well regulated
streets.
10 Gen. Manager Gabbett and Supt. Dill
the people along the line of the road owe
debt, and they appreciate the efforts Of these
officials to give them a good service, and
are in full accord with their progressive
views and management.