The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-23
THE WEEKS NEWS FROM PooLER
The Telephone Line Sure Thing and
a Hotel Talked of Now.


visiting friends in Pooler last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin of Savannah were
visiting among their Pooler friends last
week.
Miss Tillie Kramer of Savannah has
been visiting at the home of Miss Ethel
Patterson.
Fred Myers and family of Savannah
We're guests of MIR. and Mrs. Henry Rose
last week
a bicycle party from Savannah, headed
by r. E. Banks, paid POoler flying
visit last week
Messrs. J. E. and Harry Meldrim of
! Savannah were guests at the home of
Sam Davis last week.
The final meeting of the fire company
was held last Thursday, at which the
company was disbanded.
Mrs. S. f Crane and Miss Annie Rush
ing of BullOch county are visiting at the
home of Tom Richardson.
Mrs NJ. Bird of bingham county has
been spending a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. f. Cartwright.
Mrs j. Gay and children spent a de-
| lightful visit at the home of her brother,
| George Richardson, last week.
Charles Jahnsen of Savannah has
purchased the Blackwell cottage on Roth
Miss Susie Davis of Rockwell, Md. is
spending very pleasant vacation at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs George w. GrUver.
The Central railroad has made quite an
| improvement in the public garden by
having it put in a prescntable shape last
week
Messrs. w. Weaver of Millen and F.
| Sullivan of Black Greek, Bulloch county,
were spending a visit at the home Of H
| G.. Buford last week.
The plans and specifications of Rev
! MCConnells residence have been finished
and when the cottage is completed it will
| be one of the most attractive in POoler.
| The Pooler Rife Club will hold its an
nual May outing on May l at the clubs
! range. Five prizes will be shot for. Only
/ members of the club will be allowed TO
! participate.
Messrs. Sullivan and Clark, represent
| ing the Savannah wheelmen, paid Pooler
a visit last week. They made the trip
! from Savannah in one hour, taking the
/ OgceChee canal route.
Mrs c. f. Berry of Savannah ac-
| companied by Miss Allie Berry of Berry's
! station, on the South Bound railroad
! spent a very pleasant visit at the home
| of Mrs. Sam Davis last week.
| Miss jamie Hall, one of Mathematics
/ young ladies, who has been visiting Mrs
| w. r. Mcconnell, returned home last
week, much to the disappointment of the
| many friends she made while in PoOler.
Last week the Pooler terra Gotta
works tried some of its new machinery
and the manager was delighted with the
| piping turned out. The claim is made
! that piping can be manufactured here
| Just as cheap and as good as anywhere.
| Work on the dry kilns will soon be
started
| A petition is being signed by citizens in
| the Eighth district begging the county
! commissioners to build public road
| from Pooler to Meinhard, on the
| South Bound railroad There are no good
! crossroads in this section of Chatham
| county, and if the road is built, as prayed
| for, it will benefit the public.
At the children's Easter services. held
! at St James Episcopal chapel the mite
! boxes were opened and contents counted
! by Messrs. Rothwell and Greene. A neat
sum was realized. Master Henry James
Doty, having turned over the largest
amount was awarded first prize. Miss
Willie Rothwell received second prize.
The Chatham Rifle Club viii give Its
basket picnic at Isle of Hope Monday,
May /. The committee having charge of
the picnic, Messrs. j. w Lee chairman
/ u v, u. ~.
| son, w. B. Rimcs and G. II. Nungezer,
| promise happy time to all who attend.
There are no tickets sold for the picnic.
The people of Poolcr read with much
| interest the announcement in the Morn
| ING News last week that G. B. Whatley,
! ESD had closed the contract with the
Southern Bell Telephone Company for the
! erection of line from Savannah to Pooler.
Manager Polk has been in POoler survey
ing the line and says that he hopes TO
| have il in operation by June l.
Unusual interest is now manifested in a
| scheme for organizing stock company
for the erection of hotel in PoOer. The
! general opinion is that it will pay good
dividend on the investment. 1t is pro
/ posed to form a stock company with a
/ capital of 5000 and erect a handsome
! 2-story brick structure on the corner Col
! Inns and Rogers streets. lately occupied
as drug store by Heidi & Strutton.
The festival given for tho benefit of the
| ST. James Episcopal chapel was a com
! plete success in every way and hand
| some sum was realized. The pastor and
| congregation return thanks TO THEN
friends in Savannah and Pooler for dona-
| lions and assistance The building com
mittee. Messrs B. Rothwell, Dave L.
! Christian and B, w. Greene, will at once
| get bids on the tower work and have it
completed
The improvements on Nell, Rogers,
| Whatlev, Newton and Tietien streets in
/ South POOler are now nearly completed.
| The blasting of the stumps, which has
| been little short of a 'bombardment" for
! the past three week, is now practically
ended. This part of the work was sus-
pended for about week on account of
/ the serious illness of DIR. Bleakney, other
| wise it would have been completed much
! earlier The grading of the streets is
now being rapidly pushed to completion.
1t was rumored that D. L. jackson,
! Poolers war boss" was candidate for
postmaster at Pooer but it was learned
! that he will not antagonize the present
! incumbent, j. p. Jones' who has held the
| Office for the last two years. A petition
| is being signed to retain Mr.. Jones as
! postmaster and Mr. Jackson s name ap-
/ pears among those who have signed il.
| Mr.. jackson says that should the officials
! 'oust" Mr.. Jones he will then put on the
war paint and 90 into the fight, but he pre-
| fers TO see the Office remain as it is.
At the last meeting of the Pooler Rife
| Club, which was held at the residence of
| Mrs James Symons, a big surprise was
/ given their members. After the regular
/ club business had been transacted and the
meeting was about to adjourn, Mrs. Sy-
mons invited the club to partake of some
Refreshments, which had been prepared
/ in the diniuC room by the Young ladies'