The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-08
CITY BREVITIES.

The Savannah Football Team, or
ganized last week, will hold practice
tomorrow night at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The L. Adler department store has
been awarded. the contract for suits
and oYercoats for the employees of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle OF
Hope Railway Co.. ~ a-s-,~-
Robert Williams and Richard Ben
der, both colored will be given pre-
liminary examination in Police Court
this morning on a charge of burglary.
The negroes were arrested by Patrol
man Goodman
The annual camp-meeting at Tay-
lor's Creek, Liberty county, will be-
gin Oct. IS and will last about week.
Among the ministers of Savannah who
will attend are Rev. j. A. Smith, Rev.
Bascom Anthony and Rev. Osgood +.
Cook
The unknown negro found in. Forsyth
Park Sunday night and sent to the
Georgia Infirmary in the police ambu-
lance mention of which was made IN
the Morning News, died yesterday
morning The negro was suffering
from heart and lung troubles.
The southern portion of the fire de-
partment responded yesterday morn
ing to an alarm that was sent in be-
I
premises of Mr.. M. M. Eason, No. 23l2
Barnard street. The flames were en-
tinguished without any material dam
age having been done.
The burning of a bed at the resi-
dence of Patrick Sheridan, No. 239
East Boundary street. created no lit
tie amount of excitement on the East
Side yesterday morning. A telephone
message was sent to the Central Fire
it, al nt1o a.
sponded. The damage did not amount
to a great deal.
Smoke coming out of S. L. Gerstis'
barber shop about 10 o'clock last night
created some little excitement on Bull
street. A telephone message to fire
hadquarters was answered by the
chemical engine, but the apparatus
was not needed The top of a stove in
the basement had been left off and the
smoke coming through the sidewalk
gratings gave the impression that the
place was on fire.
A meeting of those interested in In
door baseball will be held at the Hus-
sars' Club tonight with the object OF
organizing a team to be composed OF
members of that organization. Among
the members of the Club are numbered
many that have played the game on
other teams and it is thought that
there Will be little III any trouole III
getting together strong team: The
Guards Hall will be used for practice
should the team be organized. dg
William Carter, colored, was arrest
ed yesterday morning by Mounted Pa
trolman T. c. Murphy, and is held at
the police station house on charge
of melting riot Carter got into row
on the Ogeechee road with man NAM
ed Mike O'Mara, and tried to use
butcher knife. 1t is charged that he
also tried to stir the negroes up and
get them to make a rough house. Car
ter will be given a hearing in Police
Court by Recorder Myrick this morn
ing.
Mr.. William B. Stillwell, who leaves
to-day for Triton to be present at the
meeting of the Georgia Saw Will Asso-
citation, says that the matter of send
ing a representative of the association
TO the meeting of the lumbermen IN
New Orleans. to be held this month,
will be brought up, and he thinks IL
more there probable that some one VIII
be sent. This meeting.as has been stat
ed in the Morning News, is for the
purpose of organizing the dealers and
manufacturers of the Southern states
into a mutual protective association.