The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-21
PooLER's BIG NEWS BUDGET.
A Lively Lot of Happenings in the
Town Last Week.


! Sanford Haupt was a guest at the home
/ of Arthur Keunickell last week.
| Miss Mamie Black is on a visit to the
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kennickeu.
John J. NipsOn, Jr, was visiting at the
| home of George Richardson last week.
| Mrs. William Bodell was spending
| visit at the home of Mrs. Grady last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Brantley were Wis
| iting at the home of f. II. Forehand last
week.
! S. W Holland night operator at Mel
drim, was visiting his Pooler friends last
! week.
| q Mr.. and Mrs. William Burns were on a
visit to the home of Miss Annie Grady
last week.
Mrs. Clara Bootz of Savannah was
visiting at the home of Mrs. j. p. Ham
last week.
Mrs. Walkmeister, accompanied by Miss
Katie Manion, were guests at the home Of
j. w. Lee last week.
Mrs E. L. Wade of Mobley Pond,
Scriven county, was visiting among her
POOler friends last week.
Mrs. Jerry Smith of Savannah was
visiting friends in Pooler last week and
was a guest of Mrs. M. E. Rice.
Charles o. Knox of Atlanta has arrived
Terra Gotta Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Melvin and Mr. and
Mrs. c. f. Berry have been on a visit TO
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Davis.
Mr. j, w. Meharn of Mobley Pond,
Scriven county, was visiting at the home
of his cousin, H. c. Buford, last week.
Mr. Rumly, operator at Claxton, on the
Savannah and Western railroad, was
visiting his friends in Pooler last week.
Miss Viola Bingel of Isle of Hope spent
a delightful visit at the home of her
friend, Miss Gertrude Kissman, last
week.
Friend Ard of Savannah paid a visit to
his chum, George Richardson, last week,
and returned home delighted with his
outing.
Messrs. Chris Miller and Henry Berg
of Savannah were visiting among their
friends last week. Mr.. Miller was at one
time resident of Pooler.
The work on the St. James chapel
tower will be finished in few days and
will be quite an addition TO the building
The painting is being done by George G.
Derby.
l.. H. Hielig, agent and operator at
Lyons, on the Savannah and Western
railroad, was visiting among his friends
in POoler last week and spent a very de-
lightful visit in our town.
Horace H. Burrell and family, former
| residents of Pooler, who have been re-
siding in Savannah for the past winter,
have returned to Pooler. Mr.. Burrell is
like all who live here and move away,
! must come again"
| The anniversary celebration at the
! Methodist church Sunday school was a
| great success, and the church was packed
! to witness the marching and singing of
the children. Reports of officers show the
/ church to be in a splendid condition.
NJ. Rich of Leesville, S. c., a former
resident of Pooler, was a guest at the
! house of James w. Ham last week. MIR
| Rich was more than pleased to see the
! improvements which have been made in
Pooler since he left here, over year ago.
Contractor E, E. Buckner of Savannah
! has finished the well at the Collins farm.
| The depth is 800 feet. The flow of water
surpasses anything expected, in fact,
more casing will have to be put down to
prevent the washing away of the inside
of the well above the rockbed.
1t seems now that the hotel is an as
sured fact A meeting will be held this
week by some of Pooler's most promi-
! nent business men to perfect an organiza-
ton and arrange the details. 1t is I'M
derstood that the hotel will be a hand
some brick building, with all modern i'm
provements.
The material for the Pooler telephone
arrived at Savannah Friday, and the
| erection of the line will commence on
Monday. G. B. Whatley, Esq, who is
pushing the enterprise, says on the au-
thority of Manager Polk, that it will be
completed by the time promised-June l,
and probably few days earlier.
Mr.. Van H. Henderson, fireman on the
shoofly, was married Thursday to Mrs
NJ. Rowland of Summertown. Rev. Foster
of the Methodist church performed the
ceremony. Mrs. Rowland is a daughter
of w Nasworthy, u well-known citizen of
Wadley Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson will
reside at Rocky Ford for the present.
Last week Capt r. L. Brake was in
charge of the shoofly and dinner train,
the regular conductor, Capt. Wheeler
being away on a bridal tour. He was
married on last Wednesday afternoon TO
Miss Minnie +. Dasher of NARROW. Mr.
and Mrs Wheeler have gone to Chicago,
where they win spend couple of weeks
before returning to Savannah
On account of some alterations to be
made in the uniforms of the Pooler Light
Infantry the proposed entertainment has
been postponed. The committee COM
posed of Lieut.. Symons, Sergts. s. e.
Patterson and II. II. BlealSney, Quarter
master j. Il. Wilmington, PrivaUes Joe
Symons and $. l.. Parker, will have every
thing ready when the date has been de-
cided upon.
During the past two weeks Harden
swamp has been crowded with ambitious
fishermen who wanted TO try their luck
with hook and line. Large parties of
men, women and children were there
every day, and everybody caught fish.
Several parties hauled out as many as
seveuty-iive Dream, pike and catfish dur
ing the day. Snakes were reported as
being numerous over there, but no one
has been bitten.
Engineer Blandford stated that the
petition Of the citizens Of the Eighth dis
trict to drain Pipermaker swamp means
a big Job, and one which would require
some time to complete. He says that the
best that can be- done at present would be-
TO send his flying dragoons" to Pooler 10
open up and clean ont AN the drains
which were made two years ago. The
force is not as large as 30 was and the
men cannot be spared just set.
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