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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
BREAK IN HOT
SPELL PROMISED.
FOrecaster Boyer Predicts a Let Up
To-day.

FOrecaster Boyer Predicts a Let Up
To-day.
1t is believed that the hot spell has
been broken. This conclusion has been
reached by Local Forecaster Boyer and
his assistant, Mr.. Clark.
These weather experts do not believe
that 1t will be as hot TO-DAY as it was
yesterday, but they have no authority
TO make an absolute promise.
1t was not as warm yesterday as it
was the day before. But it was not
ter at O'Clock last night than it has
been this season at that hour. Mer-
curry then registered 80 degrees, or four
degrees more than the night before at
the same hour. At bedtime the tenn
perature was pleasant enough and
there was the usual night breeze.
From 10 o'clock in the morning un-
til at night mercury remained in the
nineties and the mean temperature for
the day was IS degrees, or 8 degrees
above the nominal. The minimum was
Is degrees at 6 a. m. and again an
hour later. When Forecaster Boyer
returned to the city from his Florida
trip he promised Savannahians some
relief and they did not suffer so much
yesterday. 1t will be even pleasanter
to-day
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
STEPS TAKEN
AGAINST ASPHALT TRUST
Acting Mayor Has Taken Matter Up
with Bond Company.

Company
AS promised by Acting Mayor Dixon,
and reported in the Morning News, the
asphalt trust will be held up for keep
ing the people of Savannah waiting so
long for repairs to the streets.
The Acting Mayor yesterday deliv-
cred to City Attorney Garrard the $780,
600 surety bond that was given by the
asphalt company when it contracted
with the city to keep the asphalt
streets in repair. In every conceivable
manner did the city try and induce the
asphalt concern to make the necessary
repairs, but without success.
The point was finally reached where
patience ceased to be virtue, and the
trust will be given as much trouble as
possible. 1t has worried the city for
months, and now the city intends to
do some worrying on it's own account.
Even trust doesn't like to lose money,
and it is believed that when it real
ICES that the city is in earnest, and that
action is about to be taken on the guar
antee bond, it will hurry its repair force
here.
In the meantime in quite a number of
squares there is but little asphalt left
on the concrete. For months several
hundred dollars that is due the asphalt
company has been held by the city, but
1t was found that no results were ac-
complished even by this. 1t would not
be at all surprising if a gang of re-
palrers put in an appearance this week.
Director of Public Works Gadsden will
return from the North tomorrow in
time to take part in the fight that will
be made on the trust.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
ROLL CALL OF DEAD
SILVER BELL WILL TOLL AT EN-
CHEERS LODGE OF SORROW.
SERVICES AT TRINITY CHURCH
IN MEMORY OF ARTHUR, YOUNG
AND DEAD OF MYRTLE LODGE.

Division No. 256 and the Olive
Pythian Hall and March TO the
Enthusiastically Will Call the
Roll of Dead and a Silver Bell
VIII Toll Once for Each Name.
Rev. A. NJ. williams VIII Preach
Memorial Sermon Upon ''The
VaIue of a Locomotive Engineer"
savannah brotherhood Has Lost
"a Members Since Its Organize
ton.
Arrangements have been completed
for the Lodge of Sorrow. and memorial
service to be held tonight at Trinity
Methodist Church, by the members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS, in memory of the dead chiefs,
Arthur and Young, and those of the
Savannah lodge, who have died since
it's formation. The service will be the
first of it's kind ever held in this city
by the Brotherhood.
The call has been issued for the Myr-
tie Division. No. 256, to meet at the
lodge rooms in the Pythian Castle. The
division win form there and then pro-
coed to the church in a body, where
seats have been reserved. The Olive
Leaf Society, the Ladies' Auxiliary to
the Brotherhood, will also assemble at
it's hall and proceed to the service in
company with the engineers.
The services at the church will be Of
iaI1 xy cix ~ or
the ritualistic ceremonies of the Broth
erhood will be followed out in detail.
The first number on the programme
win be the rendition of a solo appro-
pirate to the nature of the service, and
this will be followed by the singing
of the opening hymn of the regular
church service, and the offering of
prayer.
Following this, the ritualistic cere-
mony will take place in charge of MIR.
c. Barnwell, the secretary of the Myr-
tie division. The secretary will call
the roll of the orders dead, commence
ing with the names of the late chiefs,
Arthur and Young, and following with
the names of the twenty-four members
of the Myrtle division who have died
since the esta blishing of the order in
odNdIlIldH' AS edCI maine Is CdlleQ ny
the secretary, a silver bell will be
struck lightly with a gavel, one toll of
the bell being given in honor of each
of the dead brothers. The ceremony
is one of the most solemn and impress
sive of any of the characteristics of a
memorial service.
Following the ceremony of the roll
call of the dead, the special memorial
sermon will be delivered by the pastor
of the church, Rev. A. NJ. Williams.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams will speak from
the subject, THE Value of a Locomo-
tive Engineer" paying tribute to their
service to humanity and to the adj
vancement of civilization, and eulogiz-
ing the chiefs of the order who were so
suddenly called from their duties here.
The services will be dismissed with the
benediction.
The Myrtle division No. 256 has lost
twenty-four members by death since its
organization. One of the facts which
was commented on by one of the mem
bers of the order was that only four of
this entire number have been killed in
accidents. -.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
CLIPPED HER TRESSES
BLANCHE PACETTI CUT OFF HER
HAIR WHILE ASLEEP.
PRETTY GIRLS SACRIFICE.
WHILE IN SOSINABULIsTIC STATE
SHE USED MOTHERS SCISSORS.

Eourtcen-Year-OId Daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Domingo f. Pacetu
AVvoke to Find That the Hair She
Priced SO Highly Had Been Cut
Close to Her Head While She
SIept-Her Mothers Scissors at
side of Bed Told the StOrY-Dis-
covery Made Both Mother and
Daughter HyEtericaI md a Ply
stefan Had to BE Summoned.
While in somnambulstic state
Blanche, the pretty 14-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Domingo F. Pa
cetti, cut her Ions hair close to her
head AS a result she is almost hys-
terical.
Miss Pacetti's hair was the envy of
the girls in her set, and was admired
by all who saw it. Braided it hung
down her back almost to the knees.
The mother prided herself in caring for
the daughters beautiful head of hair.
1t was the color of the ravens wing,
and matched the sparkling eyes of the
pretty girl And now Miss Pacetti has
no hair.
usually light. and she placed her hand
on the back of it. Her hair was gone.
Screaming at the top of her voice that
she was being killed, and that she had
been scalped, Miss Pacetti rushed into
the adjoining room where her mother
slept
Startled by Screams.
Mrs. Pacetti was startled by the
screams and thought that ner
daughter had nightmare. While try
ing to quiet her Mrs. Pacetti discov-
cred to her horror that the girls hair
had been shorn.
Hysterical, and screaming at the top
of her voice. the mother ran down
stairs and into the yard. Around the
yard she ran a half dozen times before
she could be restrained. Miss Facet
ii, too, was hysterical and a physician
had to be summoned. After considera-
BILE difficulty mother and daughter were
in a measure quieted. Both, however,
are still bewailing the loss Of the hair
and refuse to be comforted.
In Miss Pacetti's bed the long braid
of hair. weighing almost two pounds,
was found where it had fallen from her
head.
Found Scissors by the Bed.
BY the side of the bed were the
scissors that she had used. When Miss
Pacetti retired the scissors were on a
sewing machine in her mothers room.
She must have walked into her moth
er's room, gotten the scissors, taken
them in bed with her. and then sac
rifced the braid that she priced so
highly. She says that she did not
dream from the time she closed her
eyes until she walked to find her hair
missing.
The case is a most unusual one. 1t
was at first suggested that some one
might have slipped into the room and
cut the hair. for the purpose of stealing
1t, and been frightened off. This the
DRY is not entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Pacetti, or by Detective Frank
Wall, who investigated the affair.
Neither is there any reason to believe
that the hair was cut by some jealous
person, or by some one who desired to
be revenged. In no way, however, can
the act of the somnambulist be ac-
counted for
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
ODD FELLOWS AT
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
Savannah Interested in Proceedings
of Baltimore Gathering.


of Baltimore Gathering.
Savannah will be represented at the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows in Baltimore, the birthplace of
Odd Fellowship, next month by Grand
Representative c. H. Dorset, and
delegation of prominent local Odd
Fellows. Sovereign Grand Sire John
B. Goodwin is from Georgia and with
Mr.. Dorsett had been Georgia's repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
for many years until he was chosen
Deputy Grand Sire in 1900
The Sovereign Grand Lodge is COM
posed of representatives from the
grand jurisdictions, each state and ter
ritory in the United States constituting
jurisdiction. Canada has six or
eight jurisdictions The delegates to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge are appor-
toned to each jurisdiction according
10 the number of Odd Fellows in the
district, but no Jurisdiction is allowed
more than four delegates. Georgia is
one of the states which is allowed the
full quota.
AS the Grand Sire is an Atlanta
man 1t was hoped by many of the Odd
Fellows in this state that the Sover-
0l6h GIdIIu Aouge could De induced to
meet either at Atlanta or Savannah
next wear, but those who are best
versed in the matter look upon the Sc
curing of the next session for Georgia.
as practically hopeless. The expenses
OF a session are heavy It was esti-
mated that the session in Baltimore
Will cost at least $4,000 This grea +
expense IS one of the causes which
would work against the Georgia cities
securing the next session. The proba-
bilities are that the next session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge will be
held in st. Louis. the Worlds Fair be-
ing an inducement to take the next
session there.
While the Order of Odd Fellows en-
braces membership of over 1,S0O. 900 per
sons distributed throughout the world.
the law-making and legislative DELHI
GRAFTON for the conduct and administra-
ton of this large body is vested in
about 200 representatives together with
grand officers and past grand sires.
who stand in the relation to the order
that tho Senate of the United States
stands to the House of Representatives.
The proceedings of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge are of special interest to
the Odd Fellows of Savannah, as it was
here the first lodge in Georgia was
instituted.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
A Big Strike.

The news of big strike in the Vic
tor mines, near Sumpter, Ore, has
just been received by Prof. c. S. Rich
mond, who, in company with DR.. H. E.
Smith, dean of the medical faculty of
Yale College, recently visited the prom
erty and was present at the time the
vein was encountered, but left for Sa-
Nannah before it's extent was fully as
certained. The report states that
THIS is the same vein that made fine
Cracker Oregon, whose property Joins
the Victor, recently jump to 81 per
share" The Savannah stockholders
are to be congratulated. Prof. Rich
mond is president of the Richmond
Business College, Savannah, Ca. and
VIII be glad to answer any inquiries
regarding the property.-ad. :
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
SEPTEMBER SHOULD
BE PLEASANT
Records for 30 Years Show Average
Clear and Cool.

The promise for a pleasant month
estimate can be made from the records
of the last thirty-two years, as COM
piled from the weather bureau rec
ords. During that time the average
temperature has been rs degrees, or
one degree lower than the minimum
temperature registered during the last
four or five days.
The warmest September during the
thirty-two years was in 1881 when the
average temperature was so degrees
and the coolest was in 1871 when 72
degrees was the highest point reach
ed. Both the hottest and the coolest
september has varied only four degrees
from the normal, so that the prospects
are that the month will be close, in
normal temperature to rs degrees, a
great relief when contrasted with the
present hot spell.
During thlrty-two years the highest
September temperature recorded was
81 degrees on Sept. 16, 1893, and though
this is high, yet it is lower than the
maximum reached on each of the last
three days. The lowest temperature
was on Sept. q and %, 1897, when the
mercury was unable to get above az
degrees.
The average rainfall for September is
5.67 inches. with IL days on which at
least .O1 of an inch fell. The greatest
fall was in 1890. So inches, and the
lowest was 1.64 inches In 1886. The
greatest amount of rainfall in any
twenty-four hours was Sept. Z. 1882
when 4.90 inches fell.
AS for clear days the chances are
that there will be about an equal num-
Der clear and cloudy. The record of
the month is on the average. 10 clear
days, IL partly cloudy, and cloudy.
The prevailing winds are from the
northeast. The highest velocity re-
corded, was rs miles. from the south
east, Sept. 20, 1896.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
DEPUTY GRAND CHANCELLOR
OF PYTHIANS

Mr.. E. 2. Byrd of Blackshear, deputy
grand chancellor of the knights of
Pythias in Georgia, was in the city
yesterday, a guest at the Pulaski
House. During his visit to Savannah,
Chancellor Byrd called at the office of
the grand keeper of records and seal
at the Pythian Castle, and announced
that the Josselyn Lodge, No. "a,
Knights of Pythias, is to be REIN
stalled on Thursday night. Josselyn
Lodge is at Hinesville, Liberty county,
and has been dormant for some time. 1t
is probable that number of the local
Knights will go to HinesVille Thurs
day to assist in the ceremonies of re-
Installing the lodge.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
WILL BEGIN
DREDGING TOMORROW.

The big ea-going suction dredge
Cumberland, which has been lying near
the foot of Bull street since last Sun
day, will begin work on the shoal at
Tybee knoll tomorrow morning, and
it is expected that the conditions exist
ing there will be bettered in a very
short time, and the shoal completely re-
moved in about three months. The
reason for the delay in beginning the
work on the knoll is that the big dredge
has been getting her suction pipes ad-
justed and ready for work and also
laying in a supply of coal and the nee
essary supplies.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
WILL AGREE ON PLANS;
THEN ON FIGURES.
Grade Crossing Plans VIII BE Con-
sidered This Week.

AEOSsInk WIN DC OOh~
sidered This Week.
1t is probable that the first confer
ence looking towards the abolishing of
the Gwinnett street grade crossing
will be held this week. The engineer
ing plans will be gone over by repre-
sentatives of the city, the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Savannah Elec-
trio Company.
Engineer Tutwiler OF the Coast Line
had already made a blue print of what
he considers a feasible plan. He had
several conferences with Manager G.
B. Kidder of the street railway COM
pany, and IL is believed that this plan
will be adopted. 1t will be gone over
carefully at the conference that is
scheduled to take place this week.
President Baldwin of the street rail-
way company has stated that he is
ready to do his part, and Manager
Kidder has expressed a desire to con-
fer with the representatives of the
city and the railroad. At these pre-
liminary conferences ii is figured that
the details can all be worked out and
that il will only be necessary for Pres
ident Baldwin and President Erwin, or
a representative, to take part in the
final conference
When it was shown to Acting Mayor
Dixon yesterday that the Savannah
Electric Company is not blocking the
negotiations and has no desire to do
so. Mr.. Dixon stated that he would
arrange for a conference for this week.
There are a great many things that
have to be considered in the tunneling
of the street and the matter has to be
gone about very carefully.
Some plan must be presented where
by the city will not have to pay conse-
quential damages because of the build
ing of restraining walls. Under a feas-
ible plan drawn by Acting Mayor Dix
on the chances of civil action being
taken against the city by property
owners will be obviated. It may be
that the conference will be arranged
for before the regular session of City
Council Wednesday evening
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
FUNERAL OF LlNEMAN
TAKES PLACE TO-DAY

The funeral of Andrew ]. Craps,
the Savannah Electric Company line
man, who lost his life by falling from a
pole on zubly street, will take place at
o'clock this afternoon from. Trinity
Methodist Church.
An account of the mishap that cost
Craps his life was given in the Morn
ing News. He was a member of Con-
cord Lodge, No. II, 1. o. O. F., and the
lodge will attend the funeral. The in
terment will be in Laurel Grove Gene
terry, and the services will be conduct
ed by Rev. A. NJ. Williams.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
Forest City Hotel.

The Forest City Hotel, and Turkish
bath have been leased by Mr.. Richard
Burns and are again open to the pub
lie. Both the hotel and bath are
popular to the Savannah public, and
to the transient trade, and the pa
irons of the institution are glad that
1t is open again. Mr.. Burns is a
prudent business man and proposes
to conduct the hotel and bath upon
strictly first-class plan. The hotel
is convenient to cars being on the cor
ner of Drayton and Congress streets.
The building is fire proof and is light
and airy
Thursdays of each week will be
ladies' day at the bath.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
FALL FROM ROOF
CAUSED NEGROES DEATH,

John Peterson Was on Ton of Rail-
road Station at Fairfax.
In falling from the top of the rail-
road station at Fairfax, on the Sea-
board Air Line, yesterday morning.
John Peterson, a negro, sustained in
jUries that caused his death near
Savannah.
The man rolled from the top of the
stationed and landed on his back, in
juring his spine. He was also hurt in
ternaIly. Peterson was placed on a
train and was on his way to Jackson
Vile when he died. The body was
brought to Savannah and turned over
to Fox q Weeks to be prepared for
burial. The remains were viewed by
Coroner Keller. aAd will be shipped to
Jacksonville for interment this morn
ing
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
AT COURT HOUSE SALES,
Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Good Investment at sacrilce.


Property next to northwest corner
of Thirty-sixth and Reynolds streets,
consisting of six lots, having frontage
of las feet along Reynolds street, and
a depth of 100 feet. improvements con-
sist of good two-story residence, will
bring $500 a month"; and seven one
story dwellings, renting at from $50
TO $500 a month each, aggregating
$500 per month, and making a total
possible income of over $4,000 month.
Owner must have cash, but you can
borrow on the property as much as we
expect to get for it, Mrs Honora
Smith, residing on Reynolds, near
Thirty-six, will point out the property
to prospective purchasers.
We intend to sell, and you will have
chance to get good paying property
in section which is increasing in
value every day at your own price.
John L. Archer, 10 Sorrel Building.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
Facts and Figures.

Figured down to the actual time
the world at large has been waiting
for the two-minute trotter, we arrive
at the following: For Lou Dillon TO
reduce the record one minute II re-
quired IS years or 1,020 months. or 4 a2o
weeks. or 2l.025 days, or 7446OO hours,
or 44,el6'OOO minutes, or 2.6S0, 500, 900 sec
onds. Lou Dillon has justly earned tba
title OF Queen Of the Turf. MY latest
eoncoction is called Lou Dillon tbe
Queen OF Summer Drinks. The smok-
err" 10 Congress street. west. Battle p
Winters, managerial.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
IN DRUNKEN FIGHT
THREE WERE HURT.
Men and Woman Used Hatchets and
Axes ON Each other.

Men and Woman Used Hatchets and
Axes ON Each other.
In drunken brawl in a house near
the Tybee Depot last night, hatchets
and axes were used, and two men were
badly done up. 1t was believed at
hrst that one of the party had been
killed
Aleck White and John Laudanum.
negroes, became engaged in a fight
over Silvy Kelson. also colored. Silvy
got in the fight. too and was badly
damaged. The scrap was a vicious
one while it lasted and the screams
and curses of the trio were heard
blocks away.
When Patrolman John Farrell put in
an appearance the men and woman
were all blood soaked. All three were
arrested and sent to the police station
house, where their wounds were at
tended TO. They are charged with
having been drunk and disorderly and
fighting in a house.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
Life Irn,t Worm Livinr

To one who suffers the maddening
agony of Eczema, letter and such ir-
ritating itching skin diseases. Every
roughness of the skin from a simple
chap to letter and Ringworm, even of
long standing, is completely. quickly
and surely cured by Tetterine. Is COM
fort worth so cents to you? That's the
price OF Tetterine at drug stores. or by
mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah,
Ga.-aG.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
NEGRO BOY ROBBED
HIS GRANDMOTHER.

For stealing from his grandmother,
Richard White, a 10-year-old negro
boy, was arrested yesterday by Pa
trolman Raedy. Son Manigault, a 12-
year-old companion, was also made a
prisoner on the same charge.
1t is alleged that White did the steal
ing and gave Manigault the articles to
sell. Hattie Henderson of No. 426 Will
Hanson street is the complainant and
the case will be heard by Acting Re-
corder Grayson in Police Court to-
morrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF
VALE ROYAL MILLS.
Additions to Plant to Be Made at
Cost of $4,000.

The large plant of the Vale-Royal
Manufacturing Company will be shut
down in a few days until extensive re-
pairs, increasing the capacity of the
plant to almost double it's present out
put, are completed.
The rapidly increasing business of
the company has made work of this
character necessary for some time, but
orders have been booked ahead until it
was almost impossible to shut down at
an earlier date. However. it has so
become matter of necessity that the
fires in the engines will go out either
Monday or later in the week, for a pc
riod of several weeks until a number of
new buildings have been erected and
machinery costing a large outlay OF
money, installed.
The total cost OF. the improvements
contemplated win amount to more then
$4,000. The work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, night and day, until
completed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
STABBED WITH RAZOR
TWO WEEKS AGO

For assaulting and cutting Edward
Reid with a razor on Aug. 9, Jerry
Williams, negro, was arrested yester-
day by Patrolman Merchant and pro-
vided with a cell at the police station
house. 1t is claimed that the assault
was without provocation. Williams
made his escape Immediately otter the
cutting and managed to keep out of
the way OF the officers until yesterday
He will be arraigned in Police Court
tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
STOLE PASSBO0K
AND LOST OUT.

For stealing a psssbook, for attempt
ing to get groceries on it, and finally
for raising a row in the store of NJ.
Meyers, on East Broad street, George
Washington, a negro. was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Cameron.
Washington occasioned considerable
excitement in the store when he was
refused groceries on the book that he
is alleged to have stolen. He will be
called upon to explain his conduct to
Acting Recorder Grayson in Police
Court tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
AN ADDITION FOR
OLD FOLKS HOME

The president of the East Savannah
Old Folks and Orphans Home, col
ored institution opened some months
ago, has begun the work of raising
funds for the building of an addition
to the home. There are now eight az god
negroes in the home and when the adj
dition is built children will be taken in