The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01
WEEK AT PooLER.

WILLIAM r. Carter of Bloomingdsle was
nest of NJ. M. Baker last week.
uunter Henderson and family spent the
..i;davs at the home Of Charles b. Paster-
Miss Kathleen Kelly of Spring Hill was a
ut AZ the home Of the Misses Sheftall last
NJ, D.. o. Carter of Belleyille was a
lest at the home of ID. c. Newton during
me Christmas holidays.
Horace Douglass of Bloomingdale lost an
s-veeks-old boy last week in Savannah. He
vss buried in Douglass burying ground.
q 8. Frierson and family Of Savannah
.ocorapsnied by Mrs. R. L. Gentry, spent a
sissssnt visit az the home OF H. N. Gentry
last week. t.
William Sullivan of Montgomery, Ala,
-bo d well known in Savannah, is spending
.ns holidays at the home of William T.
Harrison.
The masque ball. which has been on the
tsnis for some time, will be given at Patter-
sori's hall Thursday, Jan: IL, by Charles
Patterson
Misses VandsliA Waller. Icey Whitaker
and Mr.. Dwight Whitaker OF Ogeechee
snent the holidays at the home OF Miss Vir~
ginia 6heftalL
Mrs. Amelia Exiey, Mrs. Katie Berry.
Miss S6Tdn NdlLR Ollho IIL1CAJ E4lc1 anu
J NJ. Quantoof, are spending a pleasant
visit at the hone OF Sam Davis.
The friends OF William Fisher, Jr., will
he panied to learn of the death Of his infant
aon at BIeomingdale last Sunday. He was
buried in the Douglass burying ground.
The Catholic Sunday school Christmas
tree festival tooS place Wednesday evening
At the home of Mrs. Grady, and was great
success. Miss Annie Grady distributed the
presents.
James 81. Melting, a Poplerite who has
been the past two years travelling through
Connecticut, returned to his old home last
week, and IL nov at the home of his friend,
Dave L, Christian.
The Christmas tree festival OF the st.
James Episcopal chapel did not take place
until Thursday night on account of the
bad weather. The chapel was Handsomely
deooratsd and presented beautiful sight.
Postmaster Jones has resigned the posi-
ton Of gent for the; Central and will de-
vote hii entire time to the postofflce. The
hours "a Sundays now will be from TO 10
O'Clock m. No mail or papers will be de-
liveredafter that time. >.- =.
Judgs Bevans with hold court In Pooier
next Tuesday. The election for Justice Of
peace will take place next Saturday, and
the. jud8 hopes that every one will remain
In Poolf and give him q vote and their sup
port. be polls will be open from a. m.
loop. d.
Chatte m Lodge No. 46, of Odd. Fellows,
held in bnnual election of officers Monday
night dnd elected the following: ]. b.
Newt9 N. g.; j. A. Kissman, Y. g. G..
Z. BeV$ns, secretary; j. B. Jones, treas
urer. L. Parker was elected q member
Of the board of trustees.
Sam Davis, the welEknown Central rail-
heir xphf LAT
Thursiky shot speckled robin. No one
who hak seen the bird remembers ever hay-
ing sen one like it, It was speckled all
over With red, white and black feathers,
and Eas in flock of birds.
II las been rumored that the Central au-
thoriies intend to do away with the tele-
grapl office In Pooler and only have a
freight agent here. This will be good news
for te telephone company because, IL the
Wessrn Union has no wires here, more sub
scribrs will be put on the list
Aggressive euchre party was given at
the enne OF Miss Annie Grady lass Thurs
day nd lasted until near midnight. NJ. Z.
Mcsady won first gents'iprize, Joe Symons
secod; Mrs. William Harrison, first lady !;
MrsWalter Bourne, second lady. Among
the der players were Misses M. A. Nc
EvAy, Florrie Sullivan and Annie Grady,
DR.. /. j. Rimes, Messrs James and Hugh
Grsg. William sullivan, j. W. Lee and
Villain Harrison. -
TIL called meeting of the voters OF the
Eigkh district was held in Odd Fellows hall
and the subjsct.of county commissioners
wssiiscnssed and. Dave L. Christian who
had cen nominated at ameeting held on
DecN, resigned in favor of Joseph B. New
toni well-known Poolerite. Mr.. Newton
is iember of the county executive COM
mite and is known by every voter IN the
Eigsh. He has never been connected with
the aird party in any way.
Liter Patterson, stenographer in the car
accIntants Office of the Central railroad,
il liking record as fancy worker on the
tyrwriter. During the last week he has
mas an imitation picture frame, 5x6
ines. The frame Is composed OF periods,
hyfens, colons, semi-colons, ciphers, dollar
MAD, parentheses and dashes. Mr.. Pat
tern has also made three trolley street
caI on the same principle as the picture
frsle. He is preparing a sheet to send to
the1honogrGphtc World
Jspite of the Indictment weather large
nub Der of people witnessed the Christmas
trecelebration Of the Gilltown school Mon
de- evening. The exercises consisted Of
sining, recitations, etc, participated in by
Mon. J. M. Wubon, T. Driggers, L. Cook,
c. inns, Misses Florence Baker, Cady Orig
gel Mauchey Gill. McDonell. Driggers,
SiIs Ray, Rushing, Masters Rogers, Gray
and Rushing. The children's hearts were
md glad by presents of dolls and Testa-
me8 and an abundance Of fruit. Mrs. L.
J. ichberg and Miss E. T. Hunter of Black
AThor were rendered vote of thanks for
thiean of the ornaments used in decorating
three.
- Pooler Rife Club held its Christmas
tukey shoot last Monday. Z. II. Shane
wkthe first turkey, j A. Kissman second,
JdRowe third, John Smith fourth, L. D..
Station fifth, James. Vereen sixth, E. H.
sine seventh, j. A. Kissman eighth. The
di ence was l50.yards. American target.
DaDg the shooting the rain came down so
heYy that at times 1t was almost impossible
tdee the target while sighting. While the
Test was going on members OF the Chat
ha Rife Club. who had abandoned their
Onstrnas shoot. headed by ex-President
G1ge w. Gruyer. made up two teams and
e1red the shootina body. This incident
~ appreciated by the members of the
Fpier club as 1t at once stamps out the idea