The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-02-12
LITTLE ITEMS Of
LOCAL INTEREST

THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE AND
THERE IN AND AROUND
THIS BUSY PLACE
Savoy Building About Finished
Work on the Savoy building, corner
Gloucester and Grant streets. has
about been completed and this popular
restaurant will reopen as soon as the
furniture arrives, which will be about
two or three weeks.
Was Warmer Yesterday.-Ju az
the weather man said, it was warmer
yesterday but to no great extent and
heavy overcoats and wraps were still
everywhere in evidence. 1t is pre-
dicted that it will be warmer again
today, that is, il it does not rain.
No Celebration Here.-This is the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln but there
will be no celebration here In former
years the colored people of the city
had exercises but this was discontin.
ued long time ago. In many north
ern states it is a general holiday
Expect Shipping to Pick Up.-River
front and shipping men generally ex
pect shipping, both foreign and coast
wise, to pick up i'll Il very short time
and every indica ton is that it will. 1t
has improved d great deal recently
but it will be better during the next
month or six weeks, it is stated.
Travel is Still Heavy Never be.
fore at this season of the yeear has
travel TO Brunswick been So heavy
and it is increasing all the time.
Quite large number Of Florida bound
tourists stop over here and some Of
these remain several days and enjoy
The beautiful climate offered in this
section.
To Improve MetropoIitan.-Wor
has started on improvements on the.
Metropolitan restaurant and when
completed it will rank with the best
here or anywhere else. 1t will be
fitted out with complete new fixtures
of the white kind WHICH seems to be
the popular color with restaurants
right about now
NAV EeoutiF,- Sou,ra Sure Epouob
The talk of improving Court House
suare is again going the rounds and
it is to be hoped that this work will
start in the near future. The county
commissioners will be asked at then
next regular meeting for an appropria
ton for this purpose and this will be-
money well spent. r. ee
Working on Newcastle "A large
street force is now busily engaged
in filling in the holees on Newcastle
street, from the city hall to Hanover
Park anu when completed this popular
tLoroughfare will be in a reasonably
good temporary condition. Not only is |
NOTh DCluB uOi6 Ou tll5 PAL tlCuldI
street but others as we'll. "
To Sell the E. C. knieht.-The
owners of the pilot E. c. knight viii
shortly advertise this excellent craft
for sale 1t was decided some months
ago to dispose of the boat but later
it was decided to hold it awhile but
now it has been determined to dispose
of it. The Knight is an excellent
claft and there should be little trou-
BILE in finding buyer for it.
Eminent Speaker Coming.-Rev. d.
B. Gray. of Atlanta, one of the fore
most workers of the Baptist church.
will reach here this morning and will
hold dertices at the First Baptist
church. tonight at the usual hour. Dr.
Gray is known throughout the entire
country as one of the leading church
workers and his visit to this city Will
mean a greal deal to the local Bap-
tist congregation as well as others.
Much Favorable Ccmment.-A great
deal of favorable comment was heard
yesterday when the News appeared
with the excellent health report and
there was every cause for congratu
lations when the fact is taken into
consideration that cities and towns
of much smaller population thar
Brunswick are reporting six times as
Spanish influenza and pneumonia
cases. 1t is likely that the report OF
the present week will be even better
than for the past seven-day period.