Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-03
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Savannah Courier.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1897.
LOCAL ITEMS.

AOOhL IL EMS.
Miss Nellie Archer, of Baldwin,
Miss, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
d. A. McDougal, this week.
Mr.. Joe Hit, of East Savannah,
has moved to the Van Meter resi-.
dence on oak street.
Mrs. s. II. Holmes for the past
two weeks, has been visiting her
sister, Miss West, in the Ross
neighborhood.
<AFresh pure drugs, medicine,
paints. oil varnish, ETC., at Bar.
lows.
A Mrs. Landrum, of Lauderdale
county, gave birth to five children
last week. From last accounts all
were alive and doing well.
Missed. Patterson and daugh.
ter, Miss Mary, left last Friday
Oh the Edgar Cherry, enroutc for
North Carolina, and other points,
on a pleasure trip.
Mr.. G. V. Weller, of Cerro Cor.
do, was in the city on business
the latter part of last week.
Lee Smith, the City barber, for
the benefit of his patrons, has ad.
ded bathroom to his shop. Lee
is an up.to.date barber.
w, II. Blount, groceryman, has
moved to Oak Street, where he
and his family will live with his
father.in.law, Mr.. G. w. Shannon.
ID. A. McDougal, Esq. returned
last Friday from Selma accompa-
MED by his wife and family who
have for the past few weeks been
visiting relatives at Baldwin.
The editor and family are under
lasting obligations to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 7. Carter, and family, for
the kindnesses shown us since our
arrival in Savannah. They pos.
sess a disposition to make one
feel at home, which we find char
acteristic of Savannah people.
Being entire strangers, the edi-
tors labor under great many
disadvantages this week in filling
these columns with news items,
and we ask the forbearance of
our readers for few weeks, when
we will be better acquainted, and
will endeavOr to make amends.
Sheehan Bros, stock sale here
last Saturday, brought a large
crowd ofpeople to town, and from
the way money was handled, it
made us stop to study whether
the cry of hard times was real or
not. They brought all the way
from $4,000 down.
Prof. j. A. Baker, A. NJ, Presi'
dent of the Southern Normal Uni.
vcrsity, Huntingdon, Tenn, paid
the Courier man pleasant call
the latter part of last week. Prof.
Baber is cultured, refined gen.
tleman, and the institution lie rep.
resents offers special inducements
to parties seeking an education at
a minimum cost.
F. w. Jackson, travelling agent
for the DR.. j. III. Mclean Mcdi-
cine Co. st. Louis, was in town
the latter part of last week and
negotiated for space in the Cou'
rier to advertise the reliable med
icines of his company, which will
be handled exclusively by the
McDougal Drug Co., this place.
Mr.. w. s. Laden of this place.
who was united in holy wedlock
to Miss Adna Shannon of Saltillo
on Sunday the 2lst ult., after tax.
ing in the sights at the Centennial
arrived in the city last Friday,
where they will reside in the fu-
ture, Mr.. Laden being engaged in
the grocery business here. They
are stopping at the Hughes house
Circuit Court cOnvenes here
next Monday. The doors of the
Courier will be thrown wide open,
and the editor will be glad to have
the people call in. Ifyou are not
a subscriber, come in and enlist
at once. We are going to give
you an up.to-date news paper. We
want the Courier to visit every
home in the county. Come in and
subscribe.
While enroute to Savannah last
week on the Steamer Edgar Cher
ry, the editor had the pleasure OF
meeting and forming the acquaint.
- M Dill nodda of COffep