The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-16
CITY BREVITIES.

Lafayette McLaws Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans will hold it's December
meeting at K. of P. Hall tomorrow
night.
Caltwink Thomas. colored, was ar
rested yesterday by Patrolman B. w.
Williams for the larceny of clothing
from Fred W:lkerson.
Chris Julius, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Becker on a
charge of having rope in his possess
sion supposed to have been stolen.
The cold snap caused an increase in
the number of arrests for drunkenness
and several prisoners charged with
this offense will be tried by Recorder
Myrick in Police Court this morning.
Julia Green, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman B. w. Will
hams for the larceny of turkey from
]. A. Gordon of No. 542 Pine street.
The woman will be given a prelim-
mary examination by Recorder Myrick
in Police Court this morning.
The organ recital to be given for the
benefit of the Westminster Presbyte-
rian Church at the Lawton Memorial
tonight by DR.. Minor C. Baldwin, as
sisted by Mrs. Clarence Lilienthal, and
Miss Alberta duFour, promises to be
a most interesting one and doubtless
will be we'll attended.
A defective f1ue started a fire at No.
ITO Hull street, west, yesterday, at
noon, causing the sounding of an alarm
from box 20. at Perry and Barnard
streets. The fire was located near the
chimney, on the roof. and was ex-
tinguished by Chemical Engine No.
from the Central Station. The DAM
age was slight.
That the Christmas season is close
is shown by the large number of young
fir trees that are being displayed en-
the streets for use as Christmas trees.
The demand for these trees increases
each year, so that dealers are forced
to order large numbers of them in or
der to serve their customers. They
are sent chiefly from Maine.
George Gather, a 4-year-old white
boy. was found on Jones and Haber-
sham streets yesterday by Patrolman
J. w. Woods and was sent 70 police
headquarters. The child had lost mis-
way and was crying when picked up
by the officer. Several hours later the
little fellows sister went to headquar-
tiers and got the young prisoner.
clifford Washington. Eli Powell
Jake Frasier, F. S. Williams, William
Cooper and j. Demere, all colored
were arrested at an early hOui yes
terday morning by Patrolman J. Far
rell for gambling in a house on the
East Side. The prisoners will be given
a preliminary examination by Recor-
der Myrick in Police Court this morn
ing.
The asphalt by the side Of the Lib
erty street car track on the west walk
Of Bull street, by the action of the car
wheels. has been forced above the leve
| of the street and forms dangerous
obstruction to pedestrians. day OF
two ago a lady had her foot painfully
wrenched by being caught on this pro-
tuberance, and others are likely e
meet with a similar accident unless the
obstruction is removed
The members of the Sunday-schoo
of the Lutheran Church OF the Ascen-
sion are busy prepring for the Christ
mas tree, which will be held in tht
sunday-school room Dec. 26. The
voung ladies Of the Sunday-school are
sIso interested in the Christmas tree
which viii be given the sailors by the
Port Society Dec. p. They are no"
nreparing novel gifts which VIII b'
] distributed to Jack" that night