The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
p OLER's NEWS BUDGET.
What Is Going On In the Central's
Busy Little Town.

What is Going On In the Central's
Busy Little Town.
The Pooler Rife Club will hold its Decem-
Der meeting tomorrow evening at which
time it will take action on the invitation
from the Guyton Minute Men to participate
in the turkey shoot on Christmas day.
Secretary A. n. Grovenstein of the Minute
Men says that preparations are being made
to have a grand time. There Is some doubt
whether the Pooler boys can get away that
day. as nearly all Of them want to spend
Christmas at home. There will be a tur-
key shoot by the Pooler club which will
last perhaps all day. The Galatians have
decided not TO have any shoot on Christmas
Richard T. Turner Lodge No. ll6. F. and
A. NJ, held its annual election Wednesday,
and the following were the officers elected
W. MI. B. Newton.
S. WI. F. Douglass
J. WI. II. Morgan.
Treasurer-T F. Heidi
Secretary-G. E Bevans.
There. w. Richardson.
S. D.-Milliam Lee.
j. D.-Dave L. CE ristian.
The officers were installed by p. II. 8. II.
Collins. Next Wednesday special COM
munication will be held, at which degrees
will be conferred. A supper will be ssrvel
and happy time is assured every visiting
brother.
The conductors on the Central have
donned the Richmond and Danville uniform.
One Of Uncle Mikes passengers on the
"shoofly" asked him what the K. and d. on
his collar meant. and he informed him that
it stood for Risky and Dangerous" to beat
the conductors Uncle Mike always has a
ready answer for any qut stions that are
asked.
PocsaD0aro ra ctilI vUorruipo TTnoIa Milo
about the crowded condition of his train,
but he has repeatedly told them that he
could not get any more cars than the Of
tcials would allow him. and it is useless to
complain to him.
George Washington of this place is an
example OF how a thrifty, peaceable colored
man can live in Pooler. He has raisei a
hrst-class crop Of potatoes, cabbages, tur-
nlps, ETC., besides 70 or 80 bushels OF high
land rice this season on his farm near the
Smile post. Pat Newton is also good
specimen of the better class of colored peo-
pie who have located near Pooler.
Tramps and violators OF the law had bet
ter give Pooler the cold shoulder now.
Judge Bevans has sworn in Stille Fairchild
as his deputy, who will keep his eyes open
for all offenders against the law.
). II. Collins has returned home from
New York.
Cohen Butler, the engineer of the light
ming express" has been highly compli
mented lately on the remarkably good
schedule he has been running. Il is diff
cult to make as many stops as he does and
reach Savannah on time, but Cohen says
ne can ''get thar when he has TO. He
has repeatedly run from the four to the
seven mile post in three minutes.
Since Symons street has been opened W
and graded ali the lot owners on that street
are building.
Pooler is rapidly growing in the neigh
oorhood of the public school
Preparations are being made TO have @
christmas tree festival at the st. James
episcopal Sunday school on Monday, Dec.
%, Tor the benefit of the scholars. Miss
Emily Symons, assisted by the lady teach
eFs OF the school, has charge of the affair.
since the burial of the late Charles H.
1ice, the question Of having a regularly
Iald out cemetery has been often discussed
ana proposition has been made by D. G.
newton, which may be the means of hav
ing burying ground. MIR. Newton
proposes to donate q certain amount
VI land TO each citizen who will build G
renee around his lot and then have the
whole place inclosed by a neat and sub
SOantal fence. Pcoler is growing rapidly
ana before long it will be almost impossible
70 get suitable land for grave yard. The
land which Mr.. Newton has offered is near
MS truck farm and can be made O very at
Sractlve place by a little outlay