The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-02
live in, they had better pick up their be-
loDgings and 90 where they came from.

Springfield Hill, where the new water
works are being built, once hoped to be the
fashionable suburb of Savannah. A num-
Der Of prominent business men purchased
lots there and erected neat cottages. One
OF these buildings is still standing, pictur-
esque cottage on a site that commands the
view Of Musgrove Creek valley below and
the city beyond it. Speaking OF the new
water works, the sight to be seen there re-
minds one Of mining by the hydraulic sys-
tenn. The flow from the artesian wells, the
bitches and the digging away of the hill
side all give the spot California appear
ance.
The scheme OF building another Masonic
temple by the fraternity, other than
Solomon's Lodge, the owner Of the present
temple, is being agitated again. A promi-
nent member of the fraternity is at the head
OF the movement, and he wants to see it
erected at the corner Of Bull and Charlton
streets where the Lewis residence stands.
Another member who is equally well known
thinks that if a new building is erected it
should include a first-class theater and
number of stores, and should be located far
enough down town to make its stores rent
we'll. He suggests the corner Of Whitaker
and South Broad streets as the proper site
A new Masonic temple and a new theater
are matters that every now and then aGtract
pubic attention, and doubtless after awhile,
there Is no telling how or when, they wi
take tangible shape. Possibly combina-
ton of the two projects might result In Sc
curing new temple and new theater.
The Provident Assurance Society will
begin the work Of demolishing the old
buildings on Drayton street from Bryan to
Bay lane In February. Work on the new
building will begin about March l, and it
will be pushed rapidly to completion. When
completed the Provident society will have
one of the handsomest structures in Savan-
nah. With the erection of this building
and the new postoffioe mechanics will have
plenty of work next year.
Apropos Of Gazaway Hartridge's speech
at the st. Andrews banquet night before last
in response to the toast, NV oman" Judge
Emory Speer's diagnosis of woman's
tongue in his speech at the recent Chi Phi
banquet in Atlanta will be OF interest to a
good many people who are interested In
that fearful and wonderful part of q
woman's anatomy. Judge Speer gives the
result of his Investigations thus: IAN in-
strument which she can WELD with an eff
feotive velocity. resembling the incinerat-
ing performances OF an cratic, but in
destructible electric wire, charged by an
aotive dynamo of self-perpetuating power. "
The Odd Fellows of Savannah are be.
| ginning to prepare for the celebration OF
the 5Oth anniversary of the introduction of
Odd Fellowship in Georgia, which occurs in
| March. Oglethorpe Lodge, which is the
mother lodge of Odd Fellows in the state
will make the occasion the celebration OF
the 5Oth anniversary of its institution. The
grand lodge officers will be the guests of
Oglethorpe, and will probably be ban
quoted In honor of the anniversary. 1t ID
proposed to make the occasion an event in
the history of the order.
John M. Power of Newark, N. j., one Of
the cleverest travelling men on the road,
is at the De Soto. He represents johnson
s. Murphy. manufacturers of sh es, and
will remain in the city few days Mr..
Power has many personal friends in Savan-
nah outside of the trade, who always give
him a warm welcome. He is an ardent
admirer of Savannah and sees a great future
for her. He is just from trip through tbs
southwest and is fully oonversant with the
the deep water campaign which has beer
going on through that section Of the coun.
try. MIR. Power has heard deep water tall
on all sides. and he earnestly hopes thai
Savannah will be successful in having he,
advantages recognized.
ut leads them ALL" is the general reply
of druggists when asked about the merit Oh
sales of Hoods Sarsaparilla.-Ad.