The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-14
PoCLER.s NEWS BUDGET.
The Rife Club to Have a Turkey
Shoot on Christmas Day.

The Rife Club to Have q Turkey
Shoot on Christmas Day.
Miss Hattie Cesar of Savannah is visit
ing the family of Francis H. Marshall.
j. r. Wilmington is having plans drawn
for his house, which he will have built on
Collins street.
jackson & Torrance have started the
erection of a cottage on the Louisville road.
near the head of Read street.
Arthur Kennikeil, with Frank g. Co. Of
Savannah, viii soon commence the erection
of his house on Collins street.
Rev. Griner of the Methodist church will
preach his last sermon in Pooler to-day.
before going TO the conference.
The improvements Of the house OF 4 7
Outterslde, on Newton street, have been
about completed. and the hOu,e now pre-
sents a very attractive appearance
On eccouu t of night work John Wnkin-
son, VINO Is employed by the Central in Sc
vsnnah, has moved his family to the civ
He will return to Pooler in the spring.
DR.. George F. Symons, who was reported
last week suffering from The effects of a
stroke Of paralysis. has been removed to Sa-
vaunah to receive medical attention from
pr. Colding.
Last week Uncle Mike Jordan of the
gold spectacles by one Of his Bloomingdale
passengers. There is no employe of tins
road who STANDS higher in the estimation of
its regular patrons than Mr.. Jordan.
The ride club has nit upon haDp Y idea of
Watching the old year out and the new
year in by giving q social hop New Years
eve. A committee, cOnsi ting OF President
D. l.. jackson, chairman; G.. f. Bevans.
William Freema ;, Dave l.. Christian and
Lester Patterson were appointed to make
all the arrangements. A band from Savan-
nah will very likely be engaged for the
occasion. and every body who attends can
rest assured of having happy time.
There has been much comment made
lately on the run which a Central railroad
engine made while taking the lumber rner-
chants over the road, and it turns ont that
the engine was Professor" Mex innon's Pat
which he has been using for some time pull
ing the Guyton ''Vestihule." Her record
was eighty miles in eighty-fve minutes on
ono run. Prof. McKinnon will be more
than pleased with his pet now tnat she has
made such record. Mr. Lindsay was
engineer and Mr.. Plunkett fireman, during
the run.
Richard 7. Turner Lodge No. 115, f.
and A. M, held an enthusiastic meeting
last Wednesday, ct which an elect on OF
officers was held, with the following result:
s. II. Collins. w. NJ. j. b. Newton, S. ", :
f. F. Douglas, }. W.; T. L. HEIDI, treas
urer; j. r. Bashlar, secretary; p. Il.
Douglas, tyler; Il. Il Iorxa1, s. D.; G. h.
Beva 5, j. D.; George Richardson, S. S. ;
Ber J, Symols, j. S. Finance committee,
S. Fl. Collins, J. B. Newton and r. T. G..
Smith (whO is now P. NJ. TIE instaL ton
of the officers will take place the eeo ID
Wednesday of January, and promises u %
one OF the grandest events in the history of
this youthful lodge. There is TO be cola
ton, at which the members will be assisted
by their wives and daughters. There is no
doubt but that large number of visiting
brethren from Savannah will take part in
the evenings programme.
At the meeting of the Rifle club last week
it was decided to have turkey shoot on
Christmas day. The club will be divided
into two teams; all members having a
record of 10 or over, going into team No. +:
members with a record of l2 and under
going into team No. 2. Team No. will
have five turkeys to shoot for, and team No
VIII have five turkeys to shoot for There
he's been no provision made for vi.itors, as
1t was decided to make the shoot a club
affair, and only bona ide members will be
allowed to cot The distance will be 200
yards; shooting TO commence at s O'Clock
a. m. sharp. The members are becoming
so proficient with their Winchesters that
there is some talk of Offering challenge TO
some OF the country rife clubs who use the
5S-callber Winchesters. There is no doubt
that team Of eight, ten or twelve could be
picked up out of the Pooler club who could
be depended upon to bring the champion
snip medal home should they be called
upon. Several of its members have re-
peatedIy made Is out Of a possible Is. and
~ out Of a possible 20, at 100 yards, Creed
more target.