The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-13
CITY BREVITlES.

A minstrel performance by local tai
ent will be given at the Thunderbolt
Casino Oct % under the lrecti of
Messrs. Estill and Kelly, Jr.
The regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the lecture
room of the Independent Presb vt erian
Church.
A very entertaining musical was
given by Mrs. J. A. Harden to her
piano pupils on Thursday evening, at
No. 10 President street, east. There
were several cake walks, recitations
and pieces on the piano, which were
all well rendered
Samuel Corngold, a subject of the
Emperor of Austria, was made u citi-
zen of the United States yesterday. He
renounced before Judge Seabrook in
the Superior Court, his allegiance to his
former sovereign specially and to all
princes, powers and potentates gener-
ally and took the oath to support and
defend the constitution of this country
A negro boy serving a sentence at
the county farm was bitten by 4 large
water moccasin yesterday morning and
for some time it was believed that the
poison would prove fatal County
Physician J. G.. Kellar was summoned,
and the life of the negro was saved by
the physician. The snake had sunk its
fangs into the big toe of the boys left
foot.
The young friends of Master John
Steinberg were gratified yesterday to
learn of the falsity of the charge
against him in connection with the TAX
ing of a horse. with several other boys,
some time ago. The matter was, I'M
fortunately, brought into the courts
The owner of the horse finally learned
that the lad had nothing to do with
the case and it was dismissed.
A meeting of Post A of the Travellers
Protective Association was held yester-
day morning at the Screven House,
when the drummers talked over their
plans for the advertisement of the
State Fair They also decided to give
an entertainment at Thundrebolt or
some other resort during Christmas
week, when a fish supper will be one
of the attractions. Only members and
ladies' will participate.
The Oglethorpe Club yesterday dis
continued it's cafe. During the summer
months meals are served in the club
for the benefit of the members whose
families are away. Breakfast and din
ner are served table de'hote, while sup
per Is OrQeIeu d Id CdIbC AS
families are now rapidly returning anu
clubmen are resuming their places at
the head of a table, it was decided TO
discontinue the cafe for the season.
Mr.. w. A Hancock, electrical inspec-
tor, made a test of the electrical aPpll-
ances carried by the Al G. Field Min
strel Company Friday, and prevented
what might have been a serious con-
fagration at the matinee. One Of the
cables were found to be defective, ana
during the test scorched the floor or
the stage. Mr.. Hancock immediately
condemned the material and required
the electrician to use a larger and bet
ter insulated wire.
7. II. johnson, a contractor, was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant from
Magistrate Naughtin's court charging
assault and battery. The prosecutor Is
James Reidle, a carpenter, and the de-
PENDANT gave bond for his appearance.
johnson claims that Reidle spoke to
him in a most insulting manner, and
that he struck him then. The men had
some dispute about the work on Dray-
ton and Broughton streets, and the
trouble occurred there.