The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-12
THE.SEWS IN GUYroN.
Happenings Here and There in E1no.
ham County

Happenings Here and There in En7ne.
ham County.
The ladies Of the Baptist church. assisted
by committee Of gentlemen, proposa civ
ing a musical and literary enfar.
tainment on the night of April
"a, at the town. hall The proceeds Of
the entertainment will be turned over 10
the building committee to aid in connlat-
ing the ne" churcn- The church, it is said
has been fortunate thus far in being abIa1
10 pay as the work progresses Int the
edlhce Is not quite completed, and IL fs en-
pected that the entertainment will ba lihar.
ally patronized to enable the Congregation
TO complete its handsome edifice.
Contrary to expectations and to the dis
appointment OF the Baptist congregation
at Guyton, Rev. Mr.. Brewton of PERI
has formally declined the call he recaivad
from this church The COMMITTEES which
visited him at Perry as bearers of the call
were so much encouraged by their visit
that the report was commonly made that
he would accept '''
1t is thought by some that the renewal
OF the Lanier-Scarboro controversy which
broke out afresh when Rev. j. A. Scarboro
resigned the pastorate of the Cuyton
church, may have had some influence in
causing his declination.
A Protracted meeting has'been in pro>
gress all the week in the Methodist church
and may continue through the present
week. Rev: J. r. Wray. the pastor. is
being assisted by the presiding elder Rev {
W. c. Lovett, Rev. A. j. FARRELL, pastor .
Of the Trinity church, Savannah. and Rev |
W. D. McGregor Of Springfield. :
The late freeze did considerable damar,
to the young plants just coming out of Do
ground, and 1t is thought that the fruit WI
badly damaged, especially the late bloom Y
ing pears. }
A Guytonian Is disposed to take iss I
with the NEWS in the assertion made in
columns yesterday that Chatham con- J I
has produced the largest pear ever grd
in the state" In 1889 Capt A. A. Winf
Guyton brought to the MORNING Ms ,
office a cluster Of three Keifer ps,
grown on his place, that weighed efcy-
three and a half ounces. The largest oae [
three weighed two and one-quarter pous.
II this record has been beaten Capt. I'm
is not cognizant of the fact. 4
Capt. A. A. VIM, secretary of stheon-
federate veterans Of Efingham countyas
received from Secretary E. G. Cabanj of
the confederate veterans of Sayann, an
invitation to join them in properly .le-
bratIng Memorial day on Monday pril
u, in Savannah. Col Edward Bird. esl- TT
dent OF the Eff1ngham veterans, will ne
call at once and urge the veterans to end.
Under misapprehension the veters of .
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their Savannah comrades in 1890 uh the &C
celebration had passed. hence The abb in
sence. in
Rev. H. s. Wingard, pastor of3ethel al
Lutheran church Of this county, has1st re- tW
turned from a weeks trip attendg the tn
Synod Mission at Charleston. R. W in c.
gard is a veteran Of Kershaw's csbrated OF
South Carolina brigade Of Lees aty, and tn
bears the scars of honorable bae. His w
veteran comrades Of Effingham aiurging de
him to attend Memorial day in svannah m
on April 81 as one of the spokesm for the tt
EHingham county veterans. II has nu- "a
merous good stories of his army eteriences th
to tell which would delight any asmbly of or
veterans tn
Guyton was honored last weekly brief OF
visit from Col. J. H. Estill and CH. Dor De
sett, who were very much pleasewith the ST
thriving little city. W
Capt. 7. F. Stubs and famil, have re- pc
turned to Guyton for the springAnd sum -
mer
Charles Edmundson, a form ey3uytonian, -
visited his old home during theFeek. 1t is
said by some that he often csts wishful
eyes toward Guyton.