The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-29
ANOTHER ELECTRICLINE
THE NEW MOTOR BETWEEN sA-
VANNAH AND ISLE OF HOPE.


Of Merry acknowledgements and
Champagne Greet the Advent Of the
Electric Motor.
The City and Suburban railway cele
, brated the introduction Of the electric
motor on its Isle OF Hope branch yesterday
, with a collation. in the pavilion at Isle
OF Bope. About twenty-five invited guests
went out from the city. They were
met at the depot by a delegation
Of the citizens Of Isle of Hope and es-
corted to the pavilion. Between seventy
and eighty people psrtook OF the collation.,
and most excellent one it was. The ter
rapin soup was superb, the shrimp salad
delicious and the champagne tempting.
The ladies OF Isle of Hope assisted Capt.
Johnston, the president of the road, in look
ing after the comfort Of his guests, and were
charmingly attentive.
Mr. Raymond n. Demere proposed tn Q
health Of Capt. Johnston aud wished the
new enterprise success in a few happy re-
marks. Capt. Johnston, in bis response,
spoke entertainingly Of his early recollec-
lions OF Isle of Hope, and made some
suggestions relative to the benefits likely to
follow the introduction OF improved facili-
ties for travel on the Isle Of Hope road. He
saw no reason why the time should be
distant when the country between Savan-
nah and Isis OF Hope would
be so thicklY covered with little farms
and suburban residences that it would be
difficult to tell where the limits Of Savan-
nah ended and those OF the Isle OF Hope be-
gan. In closing Capt. Johnston compli
mented Mr.. A. q. Guerard by naming him
for first mayor Of Isle Of Hope. Mr.. Guer-
ard expressed his appreciation OF the COM
pliment aud made pretty little speech ap-
propriate to tue occasion.
Mr.. G. d. Owens being called upon by
Capt. Johnston, made one OF those bright
| and witty speeches for which he has
achieved a wide reputation. 1t was received
with laughter and applause aud was rather
a surprise to those VINO were unacquainted
| with the fact that Mr.. Owens is one of the
| most entertaining takers in the state Mr.
Ovens ended bis talk by suggesting that
MIR. George I. Cam make some remarks on
the subject of Woman" Mr., Cam re-
sponded to the suggestion aud, after paying
some pretty compliments to the fair sex,
made few eminently practical re-
marks about the necessity for building
good roads in all parts Of the country He
thought ii Chatham were provided with
good roads its lands would soon be under
cultivation and it would become, in q COM
parativelY short time, one OF the richest
counties IN the whole country.
Dr. FaIliganb closed the speechmaking.
In the course of his remarks he made some
very kind and appropriate illusions to
Can't. Johnston and his W rk in connection
with tie City and Suburban road. ''He is
a little peppery,n said the doctor, "but he
has zig heart and it is in the right
place" The doctor said he was mighty
glad the people living at Isle of Hope
! Montgomery and other places on the salts
are no longer to be annoyed, in travel
| ing to and from the city, by cinders
and smoke from the locomotive
lie related that in a recent trip to Mont
| gomery he sat Immediately behind a girl
| blessed with beautiful neck. He admired
| the neck immensely, and was so greatly
annoyed by seeing it married by ciaders
| from the locomotive that he brushed the
| cinders off with his handkerchief. The in
cident affected him 80 deeply that he
dropped into poetry with the following re-
| suit
How we will miss you little black cnder
Filling our eyes and filling our hair
how we will long for the bygone excitement,
or busting you of from that beautiful lair.
Naughty black ciuder, what were YOU doing
Nesting there where only when wooing
Manis allowed to shield with his arm
such fair neck from your fiery harm9
| Little black cinder, l brush you away!
Never more soil with your Needless straying
deaVenIy hecks OF which men are all praying
That they might nestle like you in your lair!
Good-by, dear cinder I'll often recall
One charming moment connected with thee,
One blissful spell that your waywardness fur
niShed
Whilst on my way to Montgomery.
Sweety I'll think of you gone, not forgotten;
Sweetly remember your one gentle deed
| While passing years dim my memory's tablets
Still on that neck you'll DE pictured, tn ouSh
dead NO
The doctors poem was received with
much applause.
The celebration was q most ENJOYABLE
one. How could it be otherwise with suoh
host and such assistants Isle of Hope is
destined to be great resort for Savannah
people. With the improved transportation
facilities it now has thousands of people
will go there for a few hours recreation
who have not thought of going there here
tofore Audit is delightful place Co spend
an idle hour or two on pleasant dav.
The run out to Isle Of Hope was made in
less than half an hour, and, the roadbei
being in fair condition, the ride
was an exceedingly pleasant one.
Capt. Johnston's guests reached the
city on their return about $3.50 o'clock. He
is TO be congratulated on his success III in
Producing electricity on his lines
railways are now completely equipped and
will soon be in operation, both inside and
outside lines, with electricity. Nineteen
new cars have been received, of which, no "
ever, only twelve have been equipped.
Work is progressing upon the other seven
now. Several other cars are en- route now,
aud the City and Suburban will soon have
its full equipment.
The electric cars will be run to Isle Of
Hope from the Second avenue depot suns
day, and regular schedule will be put on
during next week. The steam cars are
still run to Isle Of Hope by the Coast
Line three times a day. They would
be discontinued altogether, but for some
patrons of the road living between Thun
derbolt and Sandtly, which portion of the
line is not yet equipped with electricity.
PRESIDENT Johnston proposes next Sun
day to run cars every fifteen minutes to
Ihunderbolt to accommodate the crowds
that visit that place Sundays. A half hour
schedule is run during the week.
The City and Suburban aud Coast Line
railways will be combined shortly and
transfers will be given from one line to the
other, which has not been done heretofore
This will be a great convenience to the pat