The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
euYroN,s NEWS BUDGET.
80 Goings On of the Lively Little
n' village on the Central

-a Goings On of the Lively Little
JIG village on the Central
~ Edwin Lawton Of South Carolina is
sing Mrs. Bostick at Guyton.
IT, nortIy form Of A E. We'll, Esq. or
t ~ Rros. & Co., was seen on the
MES MES Of Guyton during the week.
NJ Averitt's residence is progressing
raniiIv. and there are others who con-
Violate building at an early day.
Wrs Col R J. Davant, who has been on
risit 10 her daughter, Mrs. Berrlen or
SrIIsn returned Thursday accompanied by
the latter.
Mr. John NJ. Speer and Judge s. 8.
,,-.;trnan of Guyton will represent the
he9;;..-,ItnrsI club at the convention In
Savannah.
Myers, Guyton's marshal, has re-
l-lv purchased a lot from James RAIN,
ca 5ss the material on the ground to build
neat cottage.
Dr I. n. Lanier, a very promising
-o,,no nhysician, has located at Guyton,
"a ,eili be associated with his brother, DR..
Sidney J. Lanler.
I, Is reported on good authority that DR..
r Archer has purchased the Burns
-asidence. opposi the depot, and will open
nm an extensive drug establishment.
Mrs Sarah Arnsdorff, an aged woman
,.s;ding near Springfield, died Friday
Ij@bt Of heart troubles, and was buried at
Struggled yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Jacob Austin of the Ebenezer Lutheran
church performed the funeral services.
MssSrs. Rustin and Clarke of Savannah,
Tho erected neat homes at Guyton about
,,ro Years ago. find it necessary 20 remain
n Savannah. They will, therefore, offer
~ Fan 10 for sale these homes, which from
ali indications, will not go begging for pur-
chasers.
as the cold winter winds disappear. Mr.:
Iohn M. Speer, one of Guyton's new and
Substantial citizens will at once tear down
bis present Tome, and erect thereon very
handsome residence. This will be quite an
ornament to Springfield avenue.
r J. Cubbedge & Son and d. P.
Averitt have much confidence in the future
of Guyton, The former gentlemen have a
force Of workmen under H. E. Josselyn, a
well known mill man, engaged IN enlarg-
ing their present grist mill site, with the
view to adding q saw and single mill
which will be run on an extensive scale.
The latter gentleman, Mr.. Averitt, will
erect and put in operation his large planning
mill, which at present is being run al
MARROW.
i s. Barnard, whose enterprise you
correspondent has had occasion to commend
in the past, has broken dirt on portion OF
his recent purchase from the Eaton
estate, and will at once erect hne
two-story residence. He proposes tx
so construct it that the lower portion OF the
house can be readily turned into store
4 From the rapid growth of Guyton and The
surrounding country it Is predicted that a
no distant day he will have plenty Of appli
cants for it for business purposes.
Mrs. NJ. E. Burns proposes moving t.
Macon, where her husband is located will
4 the Macon and Florida Southern railroad
as assistant ticket agent. Mrs. Burns ha
4 for years filled the position Of postmaste
most acceptably to the people of Guyton
who regret the removal of her and he
4 interesting family The question as to hel
successor in the post Office is being dis
cussed and applicants are now asking sig
natures with the view of being ready to asl
4 Uncle Sam for the job when the vacancy Il
officially announced.
Contractor pMulligan Of Savannah ha
4 been to Guyton at the instance of the enter
prising firms of B. ]. Cubbedge & Son anC
! w. V. Cubbedge, ESQ.,, inspecting the prem
ises in the rear of their store houses, witt
the view of locating an artesan well. Mr.
Muligan speaks very favorably of the site
and thinks good flow Of water can be OBJ
tanned at depth of $50 feet The Messrs
Cubbedge have the matter under advise
ment, and IL is predicted that at no dlstan
n day these gentlemen will be able to suppl,
Guytonians with natures most delightful
beverage.
The death of Homer A. Rawls on Thurs
day afternoon, while not unexpected, cast
gloom over the town, as Guyton was tn
home of his boyhood, and he was wei
known and beloved by all. He has been il
long time and suffered great deal, an
for the past ten days it was apparent t
those around him that life was fast ebbinj
away. His fortitude amid so much suffer
ing was christianlike, and even in hi
last moments he retained consciousness
and as the end came babe al
around him an affectionate good-by
81 He was buried yesterday at the Guyto
cemetery, surrounded by his family and
large concourse of people from the town
Rev. J. A. Scarboro of the Baptist churc
spoke eloquently Of the dead. The funera
services we're closed by Rev. j. e. Wray
Messrs. Bird, Guyton, Shearouse and Procto
we're the pall-bearers. Mrs. Rawls and he
two bright little children have the SINGER
sympathy of the people of Guyton.