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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

The work of construction is being
done by William Roach, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Witcover. 1t will be
completed and ready for the dedicatory
services, that will be held when the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of the state meet in Savannah next
month.
The incident in Jasper's life that
gave the spring it's name is thus de-
scribed in Whites Historical Collec-
sions of Georgia."
Learning that a number of Ameri-
can prisoners were to be brought from
EbeneZer to Savannah for trial, Sergt.
Jasper determined to release them at
all hazards. With Sergt. Newton as
his companion, at this spring, about
thirty yards from the main road he
awaited the arrival of the prisoners.
The Rescue of the Captives.
when the escort, consisting of a
sergeant, corporal and eight men, and
the prisoners in irons stopped to refresh
themselves at the spring, two of the
guard only remained with the captives.
The others leaned their guns against
the trees, when Jasper and Newton
sprang from their hiding place, seized
the guns and shot down the two SEN
tinels. The remaining six soldiers were
deferred from making any efforts to
ISCON6I lHelT guns Dy Inr6dIS OF I'M
mediate death and were forced to sur
render.
THE prisoners were released, and
Jasper and Newton, with their re-
deemed friends and captive foes, cross
ed the Savannah river and Joined the
army at Purysburg"
This incident in his life was recalled
by Jasper as he was breathing his
last, after receiving his mortal wounc
he ,.{f s-k
around Savannah. man named
Jones, his wife and infant boy were
among the captives Jasper and his
comrade rescued at the spring, and t.
an officer who bent over him, anxiou:
to receive his last directions, the dy.
ing hero said:
If you should ever see Jones, his
wife and son, tell them that Jasper i.
gone, but that the remembrance of the
battle he fought for them brought z
secret joy to his heart, when it wa.
about to stop its motion forever"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
SACRED HEART CHURCH.
Contract for Its Erection Awarded
j. Il. EasOn a SON.


The contract for the construction of
the new Sacred Heart Church has been
awarded to j. r. Eason & Son, and
work on the building will be begun at
once. The cornerstone will be laid.
with imposing religious ceremonies.
during November.
Bids for the work were opened last
Wednesday in the office of Mr. II. w
Witcover, the architect, under whose
direction and supervision the building
will be erected. Eason & Sons bid was
the lowest and best, and the contract
was virtually awarded then. 1t
awaited, however. the approval and
signature of Rt. Rev Leo Had, bishop
of North Carolina and president Of the
Benedictine Society of Georgia. Bishop
Haid reached the city Sunday, and yes
terday the contract was formally
awarded and signed.
No time Will be wasted in beginning
operations. and next month the work
will be sufficiently advanced to permit
the laying of the cornerstone. Rev.
Father Bernard, chairman of the build
ing committee of the church, will act
with Mr.. WitcOver in determining
questions that may arise in the future
No definite time for the completion of
the edifice has been fixed but the
work will proceed with all possible
CELEBRITY.
The edifiCe will stand on the corner
of Bull and Thirty-third streets and
will be an imposing and attractive sd-
dition to the architectural beauty of
that section of the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Al Fields Fun-Makers.

A stellar attraction with the Al G..
Field Greater Minstrels for this sea-
son of 1923, is the famous Faust fam
lily of Australian acrobats, ten in num-
Der, which will be seen with the min
strels here tomorrow, matinee and
night. This troupe has recently COM
pleted a tour of the world, and was the
reigning sensation in all of the lead
ing theaters of Europe, wherever it
appeared The act stands out singly
and alone, as being probably the most
wonderful gymnastic and athletic exhi-
bitiOn in existence, and comprising a
feature so rare and expensive Abat
none other than the Al G. Field Great
er Ministries can afford to present it.
There is but one Faust family of ten
Australian performers, but the Al G.
F1eld Greater Minstrels combine with
1t many other attractions. Matinee
prices will be so and 25 cents, with
regular prices at night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
FRAMED IN MARBLE
WILL BE THE HISTORIC SPRING
THAT BEARS JAsPER's NAME.
MEMORY OF A BRAVE DEED.
TO BE KEPT ALIVE BY BEAUTIFY-
ING THE HISTORIC SPOT.

AachIan Mcintosh Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution,
to Do This Service of Patriotic
LOve-White Georgia Marble win
Form n Basin Around the Spring.
the Waters of Which VIII BE
Caught in a Font of the Same
Beautiful StOne-To He Dedicated
During the Meeting of the Daugh-
tiers in NOvember-StOry of This
Incident i'm Jasper's Life.
Jasper Spring located a mile west of
the city limits and the scene Of one of
The brilliant and heroic exploits that
marked the military career of Sergt.
William Jasper. the Revolutionary pa
triot, is to be preserved from ruin and
dissertation, adorned, beautifed and
identified for the benefit of posterity.
This patriotic work is being done I'M
der the direction of Lachlan Mcintosh
Chapter of Daughters Of the American
Revolution, of which Mrs. John NJ.
Bryan is regent. The design for the
memorial basin and approaches, ex-
ceptionally beautiful and appropriate
in it's conception, was made by Mr. H.
W. Witcover, the young Savannah
architect.
The work is to be executed entirely
in white Georgia marble. Possibly Mr..
Witcover was not looking for symbols
when he formulated his scheme, but
had he been he could not have hit upon
a happier or more expressive combina-
ton. Certainly the color of the stone
may well be taken to indicate the
purity and self-sacrifice of Jasper's
life and its origin typify the state on
whose soil he fought so often and so
we'll and in defense of which he met
his heroic death.
AS the passing years have Slapped,
perhaps, something of the sturdy vir-
tues of the earlier race, so they have
dwarfed the energy of the old spring.
It does not gush merrily forth from
the earth, as it did in the days when
Jasper rescued the Tories helpless
captives from their clutches, as they
lay around its brink. For some length
of time it has been necessary to use
so prosaic thing as a pump to bring
the water to the surface and this fact
has inspired the principle and form
of the memorial
All in White Marble.
A coping of white marble is to sur
round the spring completely. White
marble too, will form the walls and
floor of the basin that will be follow
ed out around it and to a depth two
feet below the point to which the wat
ers of the spring rise. Down into the
basin will descend a fight of marble
steps. The water, as it Srickles from
the side of the basin, will be caught
and held in a white marble font, grace
full and beautiful.
The passing traveller or wayfarer will
be in a position to refresh his thirst
and his historical recollections at one
and the same time, for above the font,
cut in the marble and directly facing
the thirsty one as he descends, will APP
pear this inscription:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
AT THE THEATER

"A Hot Old Time" was at the thea
ter yesterday. matinee and night, and
played to small audiences at both per-
formances.
Eddy Weston, as Larry Mooney"
and Edward Collins, as Jack Tread
well, who duplicates Moneys make
up furnish what little comedy there
is in the show
The triple bars speciality in the third
act was clever.
'Lu, Lu, Lu," "Pinky Panky Poo"
and the other favorite songs included
among the musical numbers, were sung
in acceptable manner.
The chorus of ten girls wear very
handsome costumes, and the stage set
tings carried by the company form a
very pretty background for the ensem-
bleS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
TO HEAR FROM PUBLIC.
Wish of Those Interested in Estab-
fishing Chamber of Commerce..

Wish of Those Interested in Estab-
fishing Chamber of Commerce.
a meeting of the committee of five
appointed Friday at the conference of
the business men to consider the mat
ter of organizing a chamber of COM
merce was held in the City Exchange
yesterday afternoon. 1t was decided
that before taking further steps in the
matter it was advisable to feel the
public pulse on the matter, so to speak
With this end in view a letter will be
drafted and sent out generally to bust
ness and to professional men, as we'll
as property owners. asking for an ex-
preston of their views, and also if
they will unite with such an organiza-
ton as is proposed, both for their per-
sonal benefit and the general welfare
of the city. The letter will be sent out
within the next few days
The meeting was attended by Mayor
Herman Myers, Col. ]. H. Estill. Maj.
w. w. Williamson and Mr.. Leopold
Adler.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
DIRECTORS APPROVE PLAN.

ChattahOOchee and Gulf May Build
Extension of Twenty-fOur Miles.
meeting of the board of directors
of the Chattahoochee and Gulf Rail-
road Company was held in the office
of Messrs. Lawton & Cunningham yes
terday to consider the matter of build
ing an extension of the road from
Sellersvile. Ala, to Flovala, Ala, a dis
lance of "a miles.
The meeting favored the plan, and
will recommend 1t to a meeting Of the
stockholders of the road, which will
be held some time after thirty days
have expired. At the directors meet
ing an estimate of the cost of the pro-
posed extension was submitted by the
engineering department of the Central
of Georgia. Should the stockholders
ratify the action of the directors the
extension will probably be built by the
Central and be leased by it, as the
Chattahoochee and Gulf now is
The directors present at the meeting
were Messrs. f. T. Conner president;
S. Meinhard, A6olph Letter, John
Flannery and Henry Blum.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
CHOSE THE OLD BOARD.
Emitted Hydraulic Compress Com
pnny Elected Directors.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the United Hydraulic Com
press Company was held yesterday
morning at the office of Mr.. J. NJ.
Barnard, president. With one excep-
ton the old board of officers was re-
elected.
The board as now constituted con-
sists of Messrs. ]. NJ. Barnard, John
Flannery, Jacob Rauers, w. w. Cor
don, A. Minis. w. w. Williamson and
George J. Mills. Mr.. Mills takes the
place on the board made vacant by
the death of the late !. E. Fulton
At the meeting of the stockholders o.
105 shares, out of total of 1888, were
represented.
officers of the company will be chos-
en- at the first meeting of the board
of directors, to be held probably dur
ing the present week or the first part
of next week. The present officers are
J. NJ. Barnard. president. and J.
Charlton Barbour secretary and treas
urer. and it is not likely that there will
be any change.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
HE'S NOT FROM SAVANNAH.
Alleged Former Resident Leading
Figure in Record Divorce.

Figure I'm Record Divorce.
A telegraphic account of what is de-
scribed as the quickest divorce on
record" which comes from Belleville,
ILL.,, Identifies the principal actor in
the comedy. John T. Medders, as a
former business man of Savannah. 1t
seems likely that Mr.. Medders has been
giving his friends in Belleville some
thing of ''jolly."
The telegram has it that Medders
brought suit against Eva Medders,
whom he married in Savannah in
June, 1899. charging desertion, and that
the bill was filed. docketed, heard by
Judge Martin Schaeffer and the decree
granted, all in less than twenty min
utes." Immediately thereafter Medders
was married to Miss Irene Jenkins of
Calhoun, Ga, the ceremony requiring
only ten additional minutes. A divorce
and marriage in half an hour would
seem certainly to justify the claim to
the record.
But the rest of the story must be
largely apocryphal The records of
marriage licenses during the month Of
June, 1899, nor. indeed, those for the
entire year, contain no reference to
Medders. 1t does not appear that he
was even granted permission to launch
his adventurous bark upon the trou-
bled seas of matrimony, to say nothing
of such a ceremony being actually con-
summated.
Savannah directories for that year
and for several years preceding OBJ
serve a similar reticence. There is no
mention of John T. Medders at all, and
if he was ever a business man of this
city he must have operated under an
other name. If the man was actually
at one time a resident of Savannah it
would be interesting to know who he
is. When he lived here, certainly, he
called himself something else.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION.
COIOred Ministers to Care for De-
crepit and Unfortunate.

az SdEe De-
crepit and Unfortunate.
Some of the colored ministers of the
city organized at Bethel Baptist
Church last night, the Ministers Be-
revolent Association. 1t has for its
purpose the aiding of such of its men,
bers as shall become decrepit or super
animated in the service. These it
purposes TO care for in illness and To
bury at their death
Social and educational features will
be added. and the organization pro-
poses generally to look after and care
for the physical and mental needs OF
its members. The following officers
were elected:
President-Rev. B. H. Renear.
Vice PresiieLt-Rev. T. S. Robin
sen.
Secretary-Rev. A. G. Frazier.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. ]. NJ.
Milton.
The organization does not propose to
limit it's activities to Savannah. and
branches will be established in other
cities and towns throughout the South
and the country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
1881 Round Trip, Savannah to At.
Ianta, Via Central of Georgia Nv

Account Southern Interstate Fair Oct
S-25, 1902; tickets on sale Oct. 7-24tb
inclusive, except that tickets will not
be sold for trains scheduled to arrive
Atlanta on Sundays; final limit Oct
81, 1902. Superior schedules and SER
vice. Only line operating double daily
solid through trains between Savannah
and Atlanta with palace sleeping cars
on night trains and elegant parlor cars
on day trains.
For tickets and further information
apply to ticket agents 1O7 Bull street
or Central Passenger Station.-ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
an Additional Train to Jacksonville

Commencing Oct. 1, the Atlantic
Coast Line will inaugurate evening
passenger service, Savannah to Jack
sonville, via Waycross, on the follow
ing schedule: Leave Savannah 3 D. m.
arrive Jesup ABS p. m; arrive Way
cross $50 p. M, arriving Jacksonville
1865 p. m, making connection at Jack
sonville with train for Tampa.-ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
A JUVENILE BAND.

Mr.. Joseph Coccia, who has been
member of the First Regiment Band,
IS soon to begin the reorganization and
training of the drums and bugle corps
of the First Regiment. He is also to
form a juvenile band among boys of
the city. He is greatly interested in
this work. and expects to push it to
successful conclusion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
DR.. G. L. SPENCER COMING.
Will Visit Syrup Experiment station
Mt Wells Place.


DR.. G. L. Spencer. chief of the sugar
laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry, De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
on Saturday will inspect the syrup ex-
pertinent station at Wells place, near
Guyton.
This is one of the four experiment
stations appointed by recommendation
of DR.. Spencer upon his recent trip
through the syrup-making section of
this state and Florida. Since the ap-
pointment a great part of the neces-
sary apparatus for the station has been
made in Savannah. under the direction
of Capt d. G. Purse, special agent of
the Department of Agriculture, and the
other part shipped from Washington.
Each of the other stations will soon
be equipped, as it is the intention Of
the government to have them in thor
ough working order by the beginning
of the cane-grinding season.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

The October meeting of the Georgia
Historical Society was held at Hodgson
Hall last night Corresponding Sec
rotary Otis Ashmore presided in the
absence of President Mercer and the
viee-presidents. The society accepted
a proposition to exchange current pub
locations with the Pennsylvania So
ciety in New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Military Duties Resumed.

The meetings and drills of the mill
tary companies of the city were resum-
ed last night During the summer
months the drills were suspended, but
one assembly a month being required.
The resumption of active duties comes
with the cooler weather and will not
prove irksome.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Very Low COlOnists Rates to the
Northwest.

Via the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale daily during
September and October. Ten day stop
overs allowed west of Minot, N. D.
Fer further information inquire of any
Great Western agent, or ]. P. Elmer.
G. P. A, Chicago, Ill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Extension of Dining Car Service via
Seah0nrd Air Line Railway.
Through Dining Cars Between
jacksonville and Hamlet

Effective Oct. 2. the Seaboard Air
Line Railway begs TO announce that
the excellent buffet dining car service
which has heretofore been operated on
the Metropolitan Florida Limited be-
tween Hamlet, N. c., and Savannah,
Ca, will be extended on same trains
between Jacksonville, Fla. and Hamlet,
N. c. The uniform excellence of the
cuisine of these cars will be maintained
on the extended service.-ad-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Remarks-Warmer in Oklahoma,
slightly higher temperature over Tex
as; cooler elsewhere. Precipitation
has been confined to Georgia and the
Carolinas; heavy at several stations
in North Carolina.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time, Oct. 6, 1902, 500 p. M.
18th meridian time
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

The Socialist candidate this year
for lieutenant governor Of Massachu-
sets is a physician named John Ouin-
cy Adams. He is not a descendant Of
the historic Adams family, but saws
that his ancestors were among the pio-
neers of the free soil movement,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Convenient train service to Florida
via Atlantic Coast Line. Leave Savan-
nah p. H., arrive at Jacksonville at
1855 p. M, arrive at Tampa 7 a m
Sleeping car south of Jacksonville. Tbis
offers most excellent service.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Car For Montgomery.

Commencing to-day, the car leaving
Whitaker and Fortieth streets at s: so
a. m, week days. will connect at
Sandfiy with the car for Montgomery.
which affords an opportunity to reach
Montgomery, via Fortieth street, two
hours earlier than the old schedule.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Cafe Cars On SeabOard Air Line
Trains

Cafe dining car service on Seaboard
Air Line trains 81 and "a will be ex-
tended Oct. 2 to Jacksonville, Fla. cars
being handled on the above trains be-
tween Jacksonville and Hamlet.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Now Is Your CHANGE

To buy cheap tickets to California and
the Northwest, via Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific. Ask for particulars.
J. F. Van Rensselaer,, general agent,
Atlanta, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Low Rntes to Atlanta, Ga, Via Sea-
board Air Line Railway Via Vida
lin Route.

EIn hOute.
Account of Southern Interstate Fair,
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 1925, 1902. the Sea-
board Air Line Railway will sell ex-
cursion tickets daily. Oct. to "a, in
elusive Sundays excepted) from Sa-
vannah to Atlanta at rate of one fare
plus SOC for the round trip. final limit
of tickets Oct. %, 1902. The Vidalia
route offers quick and convenient
schedules between Savannah and
Atlanta. Through parlor cars
and coaches between Savannah and
Macon. Full information from Sea
board Air Line Ticket Agent, No 7
Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
See Our Display

OF fine imported dress goods, trim
mings, cloaks and suits. Gutman's
-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Atlantic Coast Line Train No. so car
ried from Savannah yesterday twenty
eight more passengers as the result of
the excursion rate of $3.50 between
Savannah and Washington. put on on
account of the G. A. r. Encampment
at the latter place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Mr. F. B. White, commercial agent
of the Central of Georgia Railway.
headquarters Montgomery, was among
the visitors to Savannah yesterday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

If you are going to the mountains or
the seashore, order a case of Cooks
Imperial Champagne, Extra Dry.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

School books and school supplies at
Estill's News Depot, No. As Bull street.
Savannah, Ga,--ad-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

For fine Wines. Whistles and Bran
dies call on Lippman Drug Co, Sa-
vannah. Ga--ad-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
The only Guranteed kidney curs

is Smiths Kidney Cure. Your druggist
will refund your money If after TAX
ing one bottle you are not satisfied
with results. so cents.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

DtIICItICy SIIICt JdH. l.. J.00 IICneS
River Report-The hight of the Sa-
Vannah river at Augusta at a. M,
18th meridian time, yesterday, was 1913
feet, a rise of 1.6 feet during the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin. Savannah,
Ga, for the "a hours ending at 8 a. m,
18th meridian time, Oct. g.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Special Texas Rainfall Reports
None.
Heavy Rains Goldsboro, N. c., LBS;
Lumberton. 100
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

To inspect the latest importations in
fine suits, cloaks and waists.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Nicksburg, missing.
H. B. Boyer.
Local Forecast Official
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-20
VALET JONES
ON THE STAND,
INTERESTING MURDER CASE NOW
BEING TRIED IN NEW YORK
COURTS.
Two Men implicated and They Both
Swear Against Each Other on
the Stand.

New York, Feb. 19.-In the Patrick
trial today Valet Jones testified as fol-
lows:
Patrick SAID he would give me any
thing | wanted to help this thing
through objected to being a wit
ness to the will and to having to
swear to the signature, but l agreed
to help get the will probated. 1t was
decided | should not be a beneficiary
because the heirs might make claim
on the ground of undue influence. One
of the forms OF the will we discussed
made me the beneficiary instead of
Patrick. Wetherbee called on Rice
to get some money to take up mort
gage on Texas property. He was not
successful and | thought it was a
good chance to get hold of him as a
witness while he was suffering from
disappointment.
Patrick suggested that | call on
Wetherbee and sound him. l called
on Wetherbee and told him Rice woke
up dopy' at times and on such oc-
casions l could get him to sign any
thing ! said if he would get a will
made naming himself as executor l
could get it signed F"
What did Wetherbee say?" asked
District Attorney Osborne.
He said it would be like cutting off
his own head He said he would like
to ge executor of a big estate like Mr..
Rice's, but he would not 80 into such
scheme as that"
Did you tell Patrick"
Yes, and he told me not to bother
with Wetherbee any more"