The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
NEWS AT PooLER.
THANKSGIVING Week Was a Busy One in
This Little Town.

Miss Annie Scott was ar the home OF Mr..
A Sours last week.
Mrs. O'Mara, accompanied by her
I daughter, made a pleasant visit at the
home Of Mr.. H. Gentry last Sunday
! Mrs. J. B. Newton. accompanied by her
Z daughter. Miss Lola, has gone to RosehilL
{ y. c.. 20 make an extended visit with
relatives ana friends.
Mr.. George 1Ieinert was al the home Of
1 Mr.. C. Hansen last week
! Miss Annie Tant spent a pleasant Sun
I day at the home OF Mr. Thomas Wickham
[ last week
Mrs. SheirOn. accompanied by Mrs
( Kawwasen Of Baltimore was at the home
Of Mr.. II. II. Morgan last Thursday.
Mrs. ". o. Charlton visited her brother.
Mr. J. Manning, last week
Mr.. NJ. Bird, accompanied by his daueh-
! ter Agnes Of bingham county. made
pleasant visit at the home of Mr.. +. n.
Cartwright last week.
Mrs. J. Vereen and children, who have
been visiting friends at Egypt. have re-
turned home.
Mr.. Peter MCCARTHY. accompanied by
Mr.. Percy Woodbury., spent Thanksgiving
day in Pooler.
There VIII be services both morning and
evening to-day at the Presbyterian
church.
D. p. Everett Of Statesboro was among
his many friends in Pooler last week.
j. c. Williams Of statesboro was Wis
itor at the home Of Mr.. II. c. Burford
last Thursday.
Mrs. H. G. Burford. who has been
spending the past month with her parents
at Roedell, y. c, has returned home.
Miss +. symons Of Savannah. accom-
panied by Miss i. Symons, daughter of
Capt. Symons Of Brunswick, spent
Thanksgiving day at the home OF Mrs.
Symons on Rogers street.
The lady friends Of the Presbyterian
church gave a festival in the afternoon
and an oyster supper in the evening Of
Thanksgiving day. The festival and sup
per were visited by a large number Of
the friends Of the church and the ladies
feel gratifed over the amount of money
they realized for the benefit Of the
church.
Mrs. J. W. Manning celebrated the sew
enth anniversary of her wedding Tuesday
evening by party, which was largely at
tended by numerous friends.
Misses Mamie and Lizzie Debebe gave
party Wednesday evening to their young
friends A very pleasant evening was
spent; music and games were INDUCED in.
Mrs. II. II. Morgan met with a painful
accident Thursday morning, and by her
presence Of mind she prevented what
might have been a very serious fire. Ii
is supposed that a spark from a fire place
caught in the lambrequn in her bed
room. When she awoke the fire place and
a bed near it were In flames. with a few
buckets Of water and by smothering the
fire with the bed clothes. she soon had it
out, but was badly burned on both arms.
Miss Ellen Anderson arrived at Pooler
on Thanksgiving day, and win live at
the home Of her parents on Morgan
street. This explains why Andy was all
smiles on Thanksgiving day
The Pooler tannery is in full blast. and
it will not be long before Messrs. Hansen
and Harrison will have leather on the
market.
Mr.. II. j. Eddy and wife and Miss Annie
Eddy were among their friends in Pooler
last week.
The friends of Mr.. John Manning are
pleased to see him out again, after being
very sick for the past two weeks.
The shooting Of the Pooler Rifle Club
Thanksgiving was not up to the average.
no doubt the cause G. r. Bevans carried
Off the honors of the day by winning three
turkeys and making the highest score
81 out Of a possible 30.
Maj. Lawton, in his speech to the Pooler
Light Infantry Thanksgiving day, com
mended them highly for the manner in
which they drilled and also on the strict
attention they paid to the commands. He
also complimented the officers for the
efficiency they displayed.