The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-12
THE WEEK IN PooLRR.
r,a Residents of the Little Town kick
ing About the School.

ing About the School.
George Richardson, who moved to Savaa-
..ab from here last October, returned last
11T1a5nesday. Mr.. Richardson could not
.,1tsnt himself in the city, and says he feels
Sstter satisfied living among the pines.
Mrs W. R. Mcconnell, wife of the Rev
" R. Mcconnell, pastor Of the st. James
Fniscopsl chapel, who has been residing at
WaIthourville for some time past, has re-
turned to Pooler, and will permanently To-
cate here.
Justice g. Z. Bevans, who has been oun-
fined to his bed for the past two weeks. has
handed in his evidence regarding his con-
tested election, and says he has nothing to
fear from the trial. Justice Bsvans will
conduct his own defense.
Mr.. John Won Bergen, who is building the
large residence on Skinner avenue, promises
me Young folks happy time as soon as the
flooring is finished. He intends to have a
house warming, and as he never does any
thing by halves it is expected to eclipse any
thing Of the kind given in Pooler.
The Pooler Rife Club was royalty enter
tanned at its meeting last week by Secretary
E. Cartwright, at whose residence the club
net. Reports from the committees showed
the club to be In splendid condition The
club will probably adopt the Massachusetts,
n
Udered the best in use.
Mr. s. II. Collins, a we'll known Poolerite.
has returned to his old homestead, and will
once more make his home among us. Mr..
Collins arrived from Fort Worth, Tex, last
week, and is now stopping IN Savannah un-
I'll arrangements can be made, when he will
move his family to PooIer. lie has been
absent from here only little over a year
but he expressed himself very much sur
prised at the improvements made during
that time,
The public school of Pooler is now so
crowded with pupils that additional room
has been engaged. Parents have also been
invited 60 step up and pay the rent for the
cottage which is being used as a school. It
appears very strange to the poor mechanic
that he has to pay his poll tax toward the
support of his public school and when his
children attend he is forced to pay per
capita tax on each or keep them away
There is no reason why the parents should
pay the rent of the extra school room, and
the incoming board of county commission
ers will be asked to look into Pooler's pub
lic( . school and see what improvement can
be made.
The Pooler Light Infantry is fast accus
mulating handsome fund for the purohas-
ing Of its uniforms. Everything apper-
tanning to the company's entertainment to-
night at Patterson hall has been
attended to and it will be a com
plete success. Delegations from the Ger
man Volunteers, Republican Blues, Savan-
nah Cadets, Greens and Oglethorpes Of Sa-
will attend in uniform. Round
trip tickets will be sold by the Central at
35 cents, good on the $40 and 7:3O .. NJ.
trains. A special train will leave Pooler at
2 a. m. for those who do not desire to be
away from Savannah all night, arriving at
Savannah at $50 a. IN. Those who desire to
remain all night can return to Savannah on
The McNeely special. leaving Pooler at SIG
pollock Tuesday.