The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-25
THE NEWS FROM EFE1NeHAM.
Hehglous' Military, Railroad and
Society GOssir1

Religious, Military, Railroad and
Society Gossip.
The annual Sunday school convention Of
ET1ngham county will be held at Spring
field on next Wednesday. and promises to
DO largely attended. It will be gala day
for the little ones. The convention will bs
held under the spacious camp meeting arbor.
which has seating capacity for about !. 600
| people. Several well known divines will be
present, and short addresses on the Sunday
school work will be made.
Capt. 1. +. Stubbs of the Efingham Hus-
sars has rendered his resignation, to take
| erect at once. 1t is understood that the
new military law and the increased duties
| devolvlng upon him since the formation of
the regiment will take more of his time
from business than he can well afford to
give. Ibe troop has had several additions
of late, which gives them more
imam the requisite number necessary
10 continue in the service The
Hussars are having new and handsome
uniform made, and otherwise preparing tn
enter the regiment with theview of holding
up their end of the burdens of the new regi-
mental organization. 1t is not known who
| Will succeed Capt. Stubs, but it is under
stood the Hu sars are canvassng around To
md an available man who can and will
utilize the fine material composing the COM
pany. They have some competent MEM
Ders IN the company, from which an eff
| Gent captain can be taken, and the matter
Will be settled soon, SO as to be thoroughly
organized when Col. Gordon calls the regi-
ment together. The company is largely
| composed of Young farmers who cannot
afford to lose the time from their crops.
hence their absence from the Augusta en-
campment.
During the absence of Conductor Frank
Bevlll attending the session of Scrivin
| superior court last week the Millen accom-
| mediation was in the bands of Freight Con-
ductor Thomas L. Jones, long identified
with the sEoo fly train as baggage express
master. Conductor Jones makes an eff
Gent Official and seems to be perfectly at
| nome In any position he is placed, The
| policy of the Central In selecting its sub
| ordinates to fill higher positions in the
| absence of officials has been commented
upon most favorably, and some of the most
| efficient officers of the road have been those
who worked up from humble places.
The suburban trains are now run with
great regularity, to the delight of the pa
irons of the Central. Efforts are being made
to secure excursion rates to the suburban
towns. and it is said by those who advocate
| excursion rates that tho travel will be
| largely increased. The excursion rates now
in vogue cover only Saturday nights to
| made is to extend the same privilege during
| week days, to afford families an opportunity
| to visit their friends at Guyton and inter
| mediate points.
In discussing this a gentleman was heard
to remark that the Central officials are fully
| alive to the importance of building up sub
| urban towns along the line of their roads.
and If the excursion rates would in any way
contribute to this end he was fully con-
WINGED they would make the experiment.
The Cubbedge house, recently completed,
which is located between the Lanier house
and the postoffice, has been taken by Mrs.
Jane Van Tassel. 1t will be opened to &C.
commodate Guyton's summer visitors.
John Haiscamp, a former Guytonian,
nov located in Carolina, is on a visit to
Guyton friends.
Mr.. Arthur Lawton of South Carolina is
visiting his sister, Mrs. T. F. Stubs, at
Guyton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Jaudon, of Savannah,
are visiting the parents of the latter at
Springfield.
Edward Parsons of MARROW has just re-
burned from Rome, where he went as a
delegate from the Guyton Pythian lodge.
Mrs. Strong, mother of Dr. L. c. Strong
of Savannah and of Rev. T. d. Strong of
Springfield, is on a visit to the latter
Thomas j. Rogers, the one-legged veteran,
an employe of the Central railroad, has
been compelled to suspend work temper
rarily on account OF sickness, resulting from
the old wound.
Meldrim, the junction of the Central and
Savannah and Western, can boast of an
artesian well which, it is understood, has
| reached depth of 1856 feet ard the drill has
struck water, but not such flow as desired.
1t is thought that a flow of sufficient
quantity will be obtained without having to
go much deeper in the water-bearing rock.
PorNfd III Il
and warehouse at Meldrim which, when
completed, will be quite an ornament to
junction. The grounds surrounding the
depot are being laid off in beautiful plats,
which will be ornamented with flowers and
shrubbery, making the JUNCTION and the
little town of Meldrim an attractive place
for building up thriving suburban village.