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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
HIS FIRST SERMON.
Rev. C. a. jackson to Congregation
of Grace Methodist Church.

Rev. c. A. jackson to Congregation
of Grace Methodist Church.
Rev. C. A. Jackson, assigned at the
last session of the South Georgia Con-
ference to the pastorate of Grace Meth
odist Church, preached his first SER
mon to his new congregation at the
morning service yesterday. At night
the pulpit was occupied by Rev. T. D.
Ellis, presiding elder of the Savannah
district.
The new pastor of the church made
an impression decidedly pleasing and
favorable upon the large congregation
that listened to his sermon. He is a
speaker Of force, ability and elegance
of diction, and the members of the
church are congratulating themselves
upon their good fortune in securing
at the hands of the conference so able
successor to Rev. Osgood F. Cook
The theme OF Mr.. Ellis sermon at
night was Self Sacrifice" a subject
he dealt with in a lucid and vigorous
style. He exalted the practice of this
virtue, saying that it was the very
foundation stone of the growth of the
Christian religion and that attribute of
the church which had made it a power
LOT good IN the world.
He began by denoucing as spurious
some forms of alleged self sacrifice, for
which some persons are wont to take
great credit to themselves. There is no
special virtue, he said, in a man deny
ing himself the qualification of one de-
sire, merely to indulge in another nor
is there credit to be given from on high
TO him who performs some good and
kindly action merely that he may re-
ceiVe the applause of the world The
sacrifice of self prescribed by the ten
cts of the Christian faith involves also
forgetfulness of self-involves the sur
render of mans individual hopes, as
pirations and ambitions to the service
of his fellow-men.
Mr.. Ellis said that the self-sacrifice
of the early Christians, a sacrifice so
perfect and complete tbat they-will-
ingly surrendered life itself for their
religion. was, next to the Divine as
sistance from on high, the thing that
accounted more than any other for the
miraculous spread of Christianity, so
that within few hundred years after
the death of the Savior it had extended
over the entire known world.
Self-sacrifice was at the bottom of
every great good that has ever come
to the human race. Some brave spirit
has offered himself for the sake of his
fellows, and in the path he marked out
civilization, enlightenment and prog
ress have followed.
One act of true self-sacrifice purif1es
and ennobles the character of the man
who does it, so that he is inspired to
continue in the same course. It not
only thus affects the character of the
man who sacrifices self, but it urges
others to show a similar degree of de-
votion to the general good. Where one
man shows himself willing to lead
there are hundreds who are anxious to
follow
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
ACTOR AND ACTRESS.
Members of DaIdSvin-MeIviIIe Com
panN Married.

Joseph S. King of New York and
Louise Henry of Winchester, Va, both
members of the Baldwin Melville ORA
matte Company, were quietly married
Saturday afternoon. The license was
obtained after the matinee perform
ance, and the ceremony was conducted
a short while later.
The couple kept their intentions
secret from the other members of the
company who had not been informed
of the wedding up to the time of their
departure from the city. Mr.. King and
Miss Henry tripped from the ordinary's
office across the street to the office of
Justice c. v. Hohenstein, where the
knot was tied. They went back and had
Clerk Croamer record the marriage,
and then went to the Screven House
for supper, before going to the theater.
Their object in keeping the marriage
a secret IS not known Mr.. King plays
parts with the aggregation. and Miss
Henry does speciality stunts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
STABBED IN THE BACK.
Negroes Fight with Knife and
Knucks West of the City.

Negroes Fight with Knife and
knucIxs West of the City.
Fred Bacon, negro employed at the
Southern Cotton Oil Mills, was stabbed
in the back yesterday by John Murray
another negro employed at the same
place. Had the knife point gone little
deeper the wound would most likely
have resulted fatally.
Detectives Stark and Murphy were
sent to the scene of trouble along vita
the police ambulance. and Murray was
placed under arrest. He admitted doing
the cutting, but set forth the claim
that Bacon had first assaulted him
with brass knucks. The officers were
unable to find the knucks or any bruis-
es on Murray, but both men were made
prisoners, and brought to the city in
the police ambulance. A charge of as
sault with intent to murder was lodg-
ed against Murray, and one of assault
ana battery against Bacon. The ne
groes will be given preliminary ex-
amina ton by Recorder Myrick in Po-
lice Court this morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
He PINCHES WOMEN.
Negro MOnOmaniac Takes IA Delight
in Grabbing Ladies.

in Grabbing Ladies'.
A tall negro with a fondness for
pinching women is at large despite the
vigilance of both the county and city
officers. The county officers took a
hand in TIE search for the monomaniac
because a number of the family of one
of them had had an experience with
the man.
Within the last two weeks some half
dozen cases of ladies being grasped by
negro have been reported at police
headquarters, and it is probable that
other incidents of a similar kind were
never made known. In every case
the description of the man who did
the pinching was the same, and the
officers are certain that he is a negro
monomaniac.
Every effort thus far to apprehend
the negro has been without
any degree of success, and the city de-
tectives have walked several miles each
evening since the first case was report
ed at headquarters. The negro has not
confined his operations to any one To-
cality, and the officers have found it
impossible to make any arrests from
the descriptions given, for the reason
that the man is invariably described as
being tall His victims are always too
frightened to know anything more
about him.
1t has been the habit of a freakish
negro to spring from some dark spot,
grasp an unprotected woman. and then
as suddenly as he appeared dart off.
His manner of operating has in every
case been the same, and none of his
victims having haaf-H him
anything. All of those who have re-
ported being accosted by the man say
that they were grasped tightly by the
arm. Invariably a scream followed the
sudden appearance of the negro. but
before the arrival of a man the pincher
got away.
Pocket books were not touched where
it would have been an easy matter to
have gotten away with them, and the
negro seems to be content with grasp
ing the arm of the first woman that
he meets alone.
When the daughter of the county Of
ficer was approached a plan was de-
vised to catch the 'pincher," but
without any degree of success. A
young man was dressed as a woman
and sent out where the negro had been
seen. The officer followed. but with
out getting sight of the pincher. This
performance was gone through with
several evenings, but the negro kept
out of the way. Even while the officers
were searching for him he managed to
get in his work. The detectives, too,
followed young women employed in the
Offices. and downtown stores, but
without getting any trace of the pinch
er. With the officers looking for him
in every favorable locality the mono
maniac managed to play his game
Thursday night. He grabbed a lady
near Perry and Barnard streets and
made his escape This was the last
case reported to the police. The mans
operations have been from Broughton
street south to the limits, and from the
East Side to the West side. With the
negro covering such a large territory
the officers have thus far found 1t inn
possible to either arrest him or stop
his work.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
FOREST OF XMAS TREES.
Almost Every Sunday School win
Have a Tree of Presents.

Almost Every Sunday School VIII
Have Tree of Presents.
The present week is one in which
will be made glad the heart of many
small children, for besides the pres
ents that they may receive Christmas
Day from Santa Claus and other
sources, there is to be a small forest
of Christmas trees from some one of
which each may expect to be remem-
bered.
Practically every Sunday school in
the city will have a Christmas tree,
or if. because of its lack of novelty, not
a Christmas tree, then some other form
of giving Christmas gifts to its men,
bers. Anyway there will be lots of
presents for rich and poor alike, and
that, in the end, is the chief consid-
Grafton.
The first of these Yule-tide festal
occasions will be given by Epworth
Methodist Church tonight. In this
case Santa Claus will vary his GUS
tom of having tree by having post
office and bank instead.
The greatest number of these gath
erings will take place Friday night,
when the Sunday-sch of each of the
following churches will have trees;
Wesley Monumental. Trinity Metho-
dist, st. Paurs Lutheran, st. MichaeIs
Chapel. St. Andrews Mission, and the
First Baptist, which will have a tree
for the small children in the afternoon,
and trees for the larger pupils at night.
The distribution of presents from the
Port Society's tree also will take place
Friday night
Trees for the pupils of the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension and of the
Southside Baptist Church will be given
on Thursday night, and trees will be
given by the other Sunday schools on
dates to be announced later. The
Christmas celebration at Christ Church
will be held Sunday afternoon,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
WERE QUIETLY Welded.
Mr.. VI. N. Collins and Miss ChoIIye
G. Shaw Married.

Mr.. Madison N. Collins and Miss
Chollye G. Shaw were quietly married
at o'clock last night at the brides
home, No. 226 Bryan street, east. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. John d. Jordan, pastor of the
First Baptist Church.
The close friends of the contracting
parties witnessed the marriage, and the
happy couple received several hand
some presents, as well as the hearty
congratulations of their friends After
the ceremony had been performed a
splendid wedding dinner was served for
the guests. The groom is a popular
member Of the fire department and has
many friends. The bride also has a
large circle of friends whose best
wishes follow her in her married life
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

The Plant System Exposition FLYER
leaves Savannah for Charleston via
Plant System $50 a. m. Getty timer,
arriving Charleston 1890 p. m. Ele-
CANT parlor care on these trains.
The West Indian Limited leaves sa-
vannah 2;05 p. m. Getty time). arrives
Charleston $40 p. m, carrying sleep-
ing and dining cars.
Those desiring to make an early
morning arrival at Charleston should
take the New York Express, LEAVING
Savannah at 2;30 a. m. (city timel
arriving Charleston $40 a. m. carry.
ing sleeping car.
Trains leave Charleston returning
BOY p. m. (parlor carr; 1875 p. m.
sleeping carr; $40 a. m. dining cary
--ad. wi
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Holiday Rates.


Central of Georgia Railway
Tickets at rate of one and one-third
fares for the round trip will be sold to
students of schools and colleges upon
presentation and surrender of certifi-
Gates signed by superintendent, princi-
pals or presidents of the various insti-
tutions, Dec. 16 to %, 1901, inclusive
final limit Jan. s, 1902.
To the general public on Dec. II. o.
49, "a, %, 80 and 81, 1901. and Jan. l.
1902, final limit Jan. 8, 1902.
Ticket Office 107 Bull street, and
Central Passenger Station, West Broad.
foot of Liberty streets.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
CITY or SAVANNAH Due TO-DAY.
Steamship VIII Take Her Place Reg
ulariy on savannah Line.

The steamship City of Savannah
sailed Saturday from New York for
Savannah. She is expected TO arrive
to-day and tomorrow she is scheduled
TO leave for New York in the place of
the City Of Birmingham. which win
make a trip to Boston with a cargo of
cotton to relieve the pressure of freight
for that port. The City of Savannah.
which was formerly La Grande
Duchesse Of the Plant Steamship Com
pany will then have a regular place
on the Savannah York Line.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
PASSENGER TRAINS DELAYED.
Heavy Business of the Holidays Re-
sponsfbIe for IL.

Passenger trains. as a rule, have been
running behind time recently because
of the increased holiday business. I'm
til the holidays are over a continuance
of running that does not make the
schedules hold good is expected. Ex-
ira trains carrying excursion crowds
are run on certain divisions of the
lines, causing delays to the regular
trains. The heavy passenger business.
incident to the low rates that are in
effect and the increased travel at
Christmas time, is in itself enough to
cause delays
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Death of Miss Daisy Gain.

Miss Daisy Gain died yesterday
morning at the home of her cousin,
Miss j. Watson, No. 10 Broughton
street, east, after a long illness. she
was "A years old, and a member OF
st. Johns Episcopal Church, from
which her funeral will take place at
o'clock this afternoon. The services
Will be conducted by Rev. A. c. Bum.
The interment with be IN Laurel Grove
Cemetry Miss Gain was highly es-
termed by all who knew her Her only
immediate relatives are a sister, Miss
Minnie Gain. and her cousin, In whose
home she died.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
FARMERS STILL IN HOPE.

Cold Snap May Not Have Brought
Much Injury to the Crops.
Farmers about the city have not yet
been able to determine definitely the
extent of the damage done their crops
by the cold snap. Some damage, of
course, has been done, but the growers
still hope it will be comparatively
small. A day or two of warmer
weather will be needed to reveal the
extent of the loss.
Cabbage is the principal crop now IN
the fields though there are small crops
also of beets, carrots, turnips and the
like, intended for sale in the local mar
ket. The crops for the most part are
hardy ones, and there is some hope
that the loss to the growers will not
be large. 1t is feared. however, that
they will suffer heavily
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Christmas Holiday Rates.

On Dec. 81, %, %, "a, Is. 80 and 81.
and Jan. 1, the Southern Railway will
sell tickets at rate of a fare and a
third for the round trip to all points
in the territory of the Southeastern
Passenger Association, with final limit
Jan. 3. Information cheerfully fur
nished upon application at city ticket
office. 141 Bull street. or depot ticket
Office. Plant System station. -ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Special Holiday Rates.

In addition 10 the regular dates OF
sale of Christmas holiday tickets. the
seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
also on Dec. q and %. Full informa-
ton upon application az Ticket Office,
corner Bull and Bryan streets. Phone
No. 2s. JOS w. Stewart, G.. r. and T.
a, Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
No More Caucus. secrets.

The public must and shall have the
facts. That's why Sternberg's are pro-
claiming the attractiveness of the large
holiday stock of fine diamonds, jewel
ry, silverware, cut glass, statuary, sill
yer novelties, fine umbrellas. parasols,
clocks, watches, chains. charms, etc.
Christmas presents in abundance, for
everybody. Open till 10 O'clock p. M
ad
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Excellent train service via Plant
System between Savannah and Bruins
WICK in connection with Southern Rail-
way. Leave Savannah 3:15 p. m, ar
irving Brunswick 6:l0 p. m. Leaves
Drunswick 600 q. m. arriving savan-
nah 800 a. m. Through coaches with.
out change.--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

The B. & B. special leaving savan-
nan at 4:SO p. m. via Seaboard Air Line
hallway runs solid to Brunswick with
out change arriving Brunswick at 1880
p. m. Get tickets and full information
az Ticket Office. corner Bull and Bryan
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
To Cincinnati and the West.

The Southern Railway operates
through Pullman sleepers from Savan-
nah to Cincinnati, making close con-
nection there for all points beyond. A
day ride through Western North Caro-
lima, the beautiful Land of the Sky"
E. G. Thomson, City Passenger and
Ticket Agent, al Bull stTeet.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
KILLED THE VEGETABLES.
Reports From Florida Show the
Loss of the Crop From Cold.

Loss of the Crop From Cold.
The reports received by the Southern
Express Company and the railroads
from South Georgia and Florida indi-
cate that the vegetables We're frozen,
and that they will not recover from
the cold. The spell of low temperature
continued too long to admit of the
vegetation recovering.
At Tampa the temperature fell as
low as "a degrees. Such cold as that,
if 1t lasts long, is too much for vege-
tables. Oranges. too, could not with
stand it. and the fruit was frozen on
the trees. The trees themselves, off,
Gals said, were not killed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
LITTLE CHESTER cAXwOOD.
Carried on by Diphtheria in New
York City.

News reached Savannah yesterday
Of the death of Chester, the six-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Cay
wood. formerly Of this city. but now
of New York. Diptheria was the
cause Of death. and it is not certain
that the remains can be brought to
Savannah for interment.
The child was the elder of two. Mr..
Caywood was connected with the Cen.
trail Railway during his residence in
this city, and his wife was Miss Ma
ME Reilly. They have the sympathy
OF large circle of friends In their
bereavement.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
GIFTS TO ST. MICHAEL'S.
A Bell and Carpet for the Little
Chapel.

st. Michaels Chapel has recently re-
ceived from Mrs. j. D. Weed a pell
with which to announce the services.
The bell has already been hung in a
tower built specially for it. Another
gift that the chapel is soon to receive,
and which viii come in the form of a
Christmas present, is a new carpet. The
presents are most useful ones and are
appreciated by both the rector of the
chapel, Rev. f. A. Juny, and the con-
gregation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
ROOF WAS ABLAZE.
Fire Crackers started Small Blaze
ON West Side.

Fire in a one-story frame house at
No. 11s Laurel street caused the
sounding of an alarm from box IS, on
Broughton and West Broad streets
yesterday.
The hre was on the roof and was
extinguished by the men from head
quarters. The blaze was started bv
the explosion Of FIRE crackers on the
house top. The house is occupied by
Oracle Simmons, colored, and the
damage was light
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Special IIolidnN Rntes.

In addition to the regular dates Of
sale Of Christmas holiday tickets. the
seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
also on Dec. q and %. Full informa-
ton upon application at Ticket Office,
corner Bull and Bryan streets. Phone
No. rs. Jos. w. Stewart, c.. =. and r.
A., Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
"winter Home. IN Summer Land..y

Is the title of very neat and attract
tive folder just issued by the South
ern Railway, giving complete infor-
nation regarding the various winter
resorts of health and pleasure on, and
reached by its lines, with list of ho-
tells and boarding houses, their pro-
prietors, rates, capacities, etc.
This booklet will prove valuable to
anyone contemplating a trip for the
winter.
A copy may be had by calling on or
sending two cent stamp to E. G. Thorn
son, city passenger and ticket agent.
141 Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
A beautiful Display of Rings.

Present seekers will find at Stern
bergs the largest and finest display of
ladies' and gentlemen's fancy and plain
rings in Savannah. The handsomest
solitaire or diamond cluster or a plain
gold band-pretty rings for children.
Open till 10 p. mad. z III.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Excellent train service via Plant
System between Savannah and Bruins
wick in connection with Southern Rail-
way. Leave Savannah BIS p. m, ar
irving Brunswick $40 p. m. Leaves
Brunswick 600 a. m. arriving Savan-
nah 900 a. m. Through coaches with
out change.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
If Everybody Waits

Nobody will be properly served. Drop
into Sternbergs to-day, and select your
Christmas presents. If you are trou
bled in mind, tell them your troubles,
and they will produce the identical
present you want.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Between Savannah and Montgomery on
Seaboard Air Line Railway. Train
leaves Savannah $3.50 D. m, railroad
time, arrives Montgomery 500 a. m.
making close connection with lines di-
verging for all points West..-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
MUST Do EXTRA DUTY.
Police viii be Kept on the Move
Christmas.

Christmas.
Beginning tomorrow the police will
do II hours duty at a tour. The force
will be divided and half of the men
will be on the streets at night, and the
other half during the day.
superintendent Reilly will issue the
necessary instructions to-day. and
preparations will be made for the hol-
iday rush in police circles. The Off
GERS are kept busy Christmas Eve and
Christmas. and both patrol wagons
will be kept in service. Two men will
be Kept on duty at headquarters, and
the city detectives will also remain
at that point. The men will probably
be put back on regular duty the day
after Christmas.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
shortest and quickest Route

Between Savannah and MONTGOMERY
and all Western points Is via seaboard
Air Line Railway. Pullman buffet
drawing-room sleeping cars on night
trains.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

To-day and tomorrow and your lss,
chances for selecting Christmas pres
ents at sterpberg's. abandonment vari.
ety OF suitable articles Of value In sa-
Yannah. Open TIL 10 .. NJ
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Diamonds" Are PrinceIy Presents
And you will find the richest collec-
ton in the city at sternberg's. Great
variety of settings This is diamond
headquarters. Open till 10 o'clock this
eVening.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Rates and full information as to other
round trip tickets on sale to Florida
points can be had by applying at
Ticket Office, corner Bull and Bryan
streets, phones No. 2S, Jos. w. Stew
art, C. P. and T. A, Savannah, Ca
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Christmas Holiday Rates.

On Dec. 21, %, %. "a, % 80 and 81,
and Jan. /, the Southern Railway will
sell tickets at rate of a fare and a
third for the round trip to all points
in the territory of the Southeastern
Passenger Associa ton. with final limit
Jan. 8. Informa ton cheerfully fur
nished upon application at city ticket
office, al Bull street, or depot ticket
office. Plant system station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Christmas brides

Are rendered doubly happy when the
are from sternberg's admira-
ole stock. Open TIL 10 p. m.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23

Boys and Girls Christmas Presents
In greatest variety at Sternberg's.
Open tilr 10 p. mad
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
Special Rates to Florida Winter
Resorts via s. A. l.. Ry.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway will
sell daily, until April 80, 1902 special
round trip tickets from Savannah to
All Florida points as per rates
below. Tickets are limited to return
until May 81, 1902:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
JUDGEMENTS.
SXV1NN1n TnEGTEN.

Christmas Matinee and Night,
HUMAN HEARTS"
An idylllc play Of homeiy life among
the picturesque Arkansas hills. superb
cast. Seats for matinee and night %
day. Thursday matinee and night
Uncle Josh Spruceby." Seats to-mof-
row,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-23
THUNpERROLT.

Car leaves Bolton street junction S3s
a. m and every thirty minutes thereafter
until IL 80 D. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 500 a. m.
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
1900 midnight, for Bolton street junction.