The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-01
CITY BREVlTIES.

1t seems likely that nothing Will come
of the effort to get the Highlanders
band from Toronto to come to SaVan-
nah The band wanted too much as
guarantee.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M.
c.. A. will meet at the associations
parlors at IL O'Clock this morning re-
organize for the coming season and
plan for the winters work.
Mr.. f. H. Grattan, the violinist who
recently came to Savannah, has ac-
copied a place as teacher in the South
Carolina Woman's Seminary in CO.
lumbia and left for that place last
night.
A dispatch to the Morning News from
Baltimore last night said that Terry
McGovern. the widely-known fighter,
had been. practically knocked out by
local amateur during an exhibition
bout.
The following outstanding bonds
have been drawn for redemption by the
Harmonic Club and are payable upon
presentation at the office of the treas
urer: Nos. 20, 1903. SO, 6, 81, AZ, 5, SIS, 81
and 3d.
Sergeant Eubanks, formerly con-.
nected with the United States Army
recruiting Office in Savannah, but re-
in Augusta, will return to Savannah
shortly. the Augusta Office having been
discontinued.
The Savannah Lodge of B. P. o.
Elks meets tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
As this is the first meeting of the reg
ular meeting season, a full attendance
is requested, as matters of great i'm
portance to the entire lodge will be
brought up.
Mary Jackson, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Mounted Patrolman
Crosby for the larceny of clothing
from L. herman. The prisoner is a
negro girl, and the prosecutor is propri-
etor of a store at Bolton and East
Broad streets.
Miss Georgia Lee and Thomas Mas
tiers will leave this morning for the
State Sanitarium at Milledgevlle. They
were both adjudged insane some days
ago by jury from the Court of Ordi-
nary, and their confinement in the san
itarum was directed.
John Petersen, a subject of the King
of Norway and Sweden, renounced his
allegiance to that sovereign before
Judge Norwood, in the City Court, yes
terday, took the oath to support and
defend the constitution and was made
a citizen of the United States.
The Savannah Music Club will not
have a meeting Thursday night for re-
organization, as was intended, but Will
meet for this purpose on Oct. IL in
stead. Not all of the members of the
club have returned to the city, so it,
was thought best to select the latter
date.
Mr.. Paul Conida will give to the
Kings Daughters Union 20 per cent.
of the receipts from ice cream and soda
water sold at his Bull street store to-
day between l o'clock and 81 The MEM
bers of the union ask that their friends
and those that desire to help the cause
of the new building for the Day MUIR
sery patronize Mr.. Conida.
John Egense, the young boy who left
Savannah to become a member of the
National Junior Republic, was arrested
in Washington yesterday for running
away from his parents in this city.
Supt. Reilly was notified, but 1t devel-
oped that the boy was probably on his
way to the institution and had not
been met in Baltimore, as had been ar
ranged for.
Private Benjamin S. Symons of the
Republican Blues has been appointed
sergeant by Capt. NJ. Ed Wilson and
will be made first sergeant, succeed
ing First Sergeant E. B. Grayson, re-
turned to the ranks at his own request.
Sergt. SymonS has an excellent record
as a soldier. having been corporal
in the Savannah Cadets and later
lieutenant in the Pooler Light Infan-
try, since disbanded.