The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-01
CITY BREVITIES.

The Court of Ordinary adjourned last
night for the April term. The May term
will begin next Monday.
The Savannah Camera Club will hold its
annual meeting tonight, and will elect
officers and directors for the coming year.
Sarah Givins, colored. was committed to
jail yesterday on a warrant from Mag
istrate Wickham's court, charging as
sault and battery.
Daisy Burroughs and Irene Richardson,
both colored, were sent to jail by Justice
Bevans yesterday on warrants, alleging
assault and battery.
II. G.. jacobson, the German musician
and convicted swindler was sent to the
Changing yesterday morning and will
serve his term in the county's bitches.
The Savannah Clearing House Associa-
ton announces that beginning next Mon
day and continuing until Sept. 81, the
banks will open at 10 o'clock a. m. and
will close at o'clock p. m.
The burned buildings at Drayton and
Broughton streets are to be replaced by
two-story brick stores. The contract
for the work has already been awarded
and will begin in a few days.
The Sunday School of the Epworth
Methodist Church will picnic at Warsaw
been chartered for the occasion. The
boat leaves foot of Whitaker street at 8
O'clock.
Owen Martin colored, was arrested last
night on complaint of ]. Fl. Carter, who
charges larceny after trust. The prisoner
will be given a preliminary examination
by Recorder Myrick in Police Court this
morning
The case against Asa Hodges, colored,
was continued by Recorder Myrick in Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. The pris-
oner is charged with larceny after trust.
His arrest and the story he told of his
"red-hot" wagon was printed In the
Morning News.
The Police Committee of Council made
an inspection of police headquarters after
the meeting yesterday morning. All OF
the buildings were visited. and the COM
mitteemen appeared pleased enough with
what they saw, They were shown around
by the superintendent
James Jones, colored, was remanded for
trial in the City Court by Recorder My
rick yesterday morning for simple lar
ceny. Idella Campbell of No. 1l6 Lum-
Der street charged that the prisoner stole
65 cents from her and he'd Patrolman
Frank Smith make the arrest.
The summer vacation for the members
of the police force began last night. The
men were notified that they will not be
permitted to swap off holidays, and that
unless they take the time given Them they
will receive none at all. This order was
read to the reliefs sent out during the
day.
Laura Bellenger and Stella Fleech, two
colored women residing on the western
end of Park avenue, were before Recorder
Myrick in the Police Court yesterday
morning for having been engaged in a
row. Laura was fined IS and Stella paid
S. The case against the women was on
the information docket
Mayor Myers Office was transferred
yesterday from that of Health Officer
Drummer at the City Exchange to it's usual
quarters. When the work. of renovating
the Mayors office began, the Mayor had
his desk placed in the health officers Of
fee. The decorators have almost finished
in the Council chamber, too, and the
board will hold its meeting there tonight.
About ten of the little colored caddies
of the Savannah Golf Club went on a
strike Monday afternoon. They refused
to caddy longer for ten cents a round but
demanded instead that they be paid TWEEN
ty cents The leaders of the movement
had neglected thoroughly to organize their
forces, however, with the result that
some of the youngsters had not been
brought in the union, these continued to
serve the golfers, which so disheartened
the strikers that they came to terms be-
fore the strike was more than two hours
old, and expressed their willingness to go
back to chasing the ball and Juggling the
clubs for the same old price.