The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-08
NEW YEARS WEEK IN PooLRR.
The Gossip There About Various
Things and People.


Things and People.
Mrs R. Eady of Waycross is spending a
visit with friends in Pooler.
Mrs s. Stroud of Blackshear is visiting
her friend, Mrs. B. Anderson.
Thomas P. Heidi and family have re-
turned to Pooler and are residing in the
Eden residence on Morgan street.
The PooIer Rifle Club will hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting Thursday evening at
the home of its old ex~president, D. L. Jack
son.
The rumors regarding the disbandment OF
the Pooler military company are false. The
members have only discontinued drilling
for awhile and are to meet subject to the
order Of the captain.
The veteran Central railroad engineer
Sam Davis, is at present laid up with cry
sipelas In bis right hand. Engineer Goolsby
says that Davis was caught in a steel tran
during the holidays and is playing Off on
the boys
The Protection Fire Company will hold a
meeting Thursday when it is expected that
some interesting reports will be read An
effort will be made to get the Central rail-
road to assist the company, as It has
some valuable property in Pooler.
Tuesday morning fire was discovered
in the house of Mr.. Baker, on Symons
street, near Morgan. The fire was
between the weatherb oardlng and the CELL
Ing. Mr.. Baker, assisted by his wife, man.
aged to extinguish it after half an hours
work. The damage was slight.
Richard T. Turner Lodge No. 116, F.
and A. NJ, will hold its regular communi-
cation next Wednesday and will confer the
+. A. and F. G. degrees. Under the careful
eye OF w. Nj. Joseph b. Newton, this lodge
is rapidly increasing its membership. 1t is
understood that q fish fry will be spread
during the evening.
The showing made by Joseph B. Newton
in the commissioners election last Wednes-
day was highly gratifying, considering the
fact that he was not on either of the So
called authorized" Russell or RIVALS tickets
There is no doubt that Mr. Newton's vote
surprised quite a number who predicted
that he would not poll 100 votes.
Last Wednesday Leo, the eldest son Of
Chris Veates, a popular Poolerite, was seri-
ously burned, as was also Mrs. Veates in
attempting to extingulsh it. The child had
been left in care of the colored nurse
attending to her household duties
Leo's clothes took fire. His screams
brought her to him and in putting the fire
out her hands were badly burned. The girl
said she had put piece of wood in the stove
and left one end sticking out, which, after
burning through in the middle, fell out on
the floor setting fire to the child's dress.
There was considerable kickingl bv the
Pooler patrons of the Central last week on
account of the rumors regarding the change
OF schedule which goes into effect this morn~
ing, but 1t was little premature. Train
No. l, leaving Savannah at o'clock a M,
will not stop at Pooler No. II, leaving Sa-
vannan at z: rs o'clock a. m. , will stop; No.
5, leaving Savannah at 9:10 O'Clock a.
H., will stop; No. 9 the dinner tram, leav-
ing Savannah at Q o'clock
p. m, will stop; No. Z. the
shoohy) leaving Savannah at Clio p. m, will
stop; No. 81 leaving Savannah at 6:25 p.
M, will stop. Going to Savannah Pooler-
ties con travel on the following trains: No.
%, leaving Pooler at 5:16 a. m.; No.
(shoohy), at 7:42 a. M; No. 10 the dinner
train, at rs p. m; No. at 500 p. NJ, and
No. 10 at 500 p. m. It will be seen at a
glance that this is a more acceptable sched-
ule than the OLD one and as soon as the PEG
pie get accustomed to the running of the
trains they Will like it. PooleriUes must
bear In mind that their last chance OF get
ting homo at night is on No. q, leaving
Savannah at 6:25, fifteen min
utes after the sboo1y leaves.
Trains Nos 81 and % have been
nicknamed THE McNeely Special" aud
Nos. 5 and THE Jette Special" During
the run of the old schedule Sunday visitors
were getting scarce, but now that more
convenient run is on Savsunahians will HE
themselves to the pines. There will be no
more waiting for No. 2 on Sundays as No.
8 will stop at 5:26 o'clock p. m. and put pas
sengers in Savannah at 5 AS.