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CORNER STONE OF ST. JOSEPH
FOUNDATION* Ilf THE ftEW HOS.
I-ITU. " ILL BE HLKAgBD TU-Dlt.
Mi*ba|> Kelley Will I'rnldf, Aubl*
rd lf the Prlrali l lb lllw.
, ercatony Will Tafcc Place at 4
O'clock This Afternoon—>fr*l
Will Ur llrlil lu tbc Infirmary
< bapel. Preceding the Itlcsatnu ol
1t,,. t ornrraloa*.
rtK- ceremony of blessing Ihe corner
stone ii*l the foundations of tbs new
i.o-piWi ‘n honor of bt. Joaeph. will take
, u e this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Tba foundation* of the new building are
wt g. 0 ( the St. Joseph a lnllrmary. Ade-
up, ion of the architectural plans of the
w Oul.dlng. as well as the Interior ar
ungemente, and the htatory of the work
„l the Sister# of Mercy, under whose care
, as well as the Infirmary will be. was
published in the Morning Newa last Sun
daf.
At the Servlcca to-day Right Rev
Bt.nop Kelley will preside, assisted by
the priests of the Savannah Diocese. The
.'.-sing of the cornerstone and founda
ons will be preceded by services In the
. el, oonaieling of the benediction of
>. most blessed sacrameni. and a ser
mon by the Bishop. Ai the conclusion
ol this service the Bishop and the other
, ;,.fgymen will go to the southeast corner
„l tie loundatlons where (ba corneratune
a i.l be Hid.
The articles to be put In tha comer
.t,,n* will first be pul Into box end
then |>iucd in lhe niche prepared In Ihe
■ ner stone. Among these ar.tolea will
t j„. names ol U.shop Kelley, of Rever
>-iii Mother Genevieve of the Convent ol
jt t Vincent vie Raul. me name of the
president of the United States, of the
■ovarnor of Georgia. anil of ihe Mayor
i ( Savannah, the names of all the slsiera
,1 the Infirmary. tns membvts of lue Ad
visory Boatd. uik! of the medtcal staff
ihe c will be also photograpna of ihe late
p. hop Becker, and of the late Father
afferiy. and. probably, of Utanop Kelley.
Sl.l nnsials of the Sacred Heart, of lit#
li.-.-si-d Virgin, and of St Joseph, to
tc-ther with a copy of to-day's Morning
Alter the box containing these articles
i. been placed In position, and the cor
t.i-r i-lone laid, the B shop will fdaas It.
and then wllh the aid of the clergymen
alii btess the foundations of the pro
, - .1 building, and ofTer prayers for those
„hvt- contribution# made its erection
|h ibie. m
x>i(; . f r on ihe bletalng of th* ptone
foundation# the church prescribe* n,
uremonial tor such an occasion, but on
~ | on occasion as Is this
ime will be needed to mike
,o.lms and beautiful tha simple
emony ihsl deduafe* to charily, an.i
. -.I deeds the building thnt la to be
reared
A number of Invitation* has been sent
nut and j .arge gathering t the scene of
. ceremony Is os.-ured In aildi.lon to
... invited guests, ami the general puli
It there will be present the Sisters from
.heeph's Infirmary, the Convent of
Vincent de Paul, ami of Bt. Mary's
Home.
I VJOINKJI TIM. ORDINARY'.
An I niistinl Sean I I’nnet Granted
Mr. I\ Newman bv .ludite Speer.
M, ini Is Newman returned to Savsn
r ih I t nlghl from Macon, where he
ti j (lying trip on somewhat urgen*
ii'isine.is. Mr. Newman, with Messrs. Wll
j>, H, gers, repreaenllng Solomon Shef
■ l>. J Morrison A Bros , urn! Smlih
tiled In the United States District
•in a te ll lon In Involuntary bink
r .pi 1 against J. ff. Barker of Liberty
county.
Tne allegations In the pel It lon are that
j-., l. r 1 Inaolvent. and has committed
.. i, ,i a rs of bankruptcy, the chief cf
whh h was the transfer to his 17-year-01l
. a store and stock worth probably
... He has also wlth.it sixty days con
y,y.-d other pr petty, and has app.led to
•lie ordhary of Ldboriy oounly for home
stead eynuipttona.
oon as the proper record of the pa
|..-rs had been mad.-, Mr. Newman, took
papers and left over the Central for
llacon to see Judge Speer. He saw the
idge yesterday morning, and hat Mr.
l-.i y M. Norwood appointed receiver lor
Barker's estate, and also secured Irom
Judge Speer a restraining order prevent
ing il.e ordinary of Liberty county from
Hiring any action In Ihe matter of the
homestead without further orders from
me cquri.
Mr. NTirwood and a United Stales msr
snal writ leave to-morrow for Liberty
,ojnty. Mr Norwood will lake charge
•it the property aml the marshal will serve
■r.e papers granted by Judge Speer on
noth Barker ami the ordinary.
Barker l- said to owe about tf lfti In Sa
vannah, as follows; Messrs Smith Bros..
K; Messrs D. J. Morrison & Bro.. JKO;
and yir. Sbeflall. lI.StXI.
Tbs petition for adjudication Is retum
ble Dec. Ik. before Referee In Bankrupi
■} A. H. MacDontU.
MAY ISVITB THE TE.UMBHJ.
"oathern EdaMMIoMI
May Rr Asked to foot ller*.
The annua) meeting of the Southern
Educational Asaoclatlon will he held dur
ing the Christina* holidays In Richmond
rinpt. Otis Ashmore of the public schools
<>f Savannah, la a member of the aaeocls
iion. and had expected to be able to at
tend, lie has found, however, that this
" hi not be possible.
Mr. Ashmore ha* been urged to Invite
the association to meet next year In Sa
vannah. and he has reason to believe thu;
such an Invitation wou.d be accepted. He
minks the body would be glad to visit
mis city. Ola.lking, however, to Invite
<h association by letter, it may be that
be will not do so.
Tho railroads and hotels. H I* suggest
'd. might lake up the matter of the in
' lta;k>n and seek to Induce the asaocla
lion to visit Savannah, li would be dis
tinctly to their advantage to do so, and
nelr co-operation might induce Mr. Ash
more to rend on a letter of Invitation
There la usually an attendance of Mb
nmh*r at the association meetings
which are always held during the Chrlsi
mas bolldaya.
DEATH UK IYILUHD MOWMI.
' Mrlght Young l.lfr Ended by Orlp-
Pnennuinla.
Willard Browne, the bright little son
of Mr. and Mr*. J. Palmer Browns, died
yesterday morning of la grfppe-pnetimo.
! “■ Willard waa 4 years old, ch.ld
•Hsttstsa! pro) > weeks or
more he ha* been In desperate heal.h
>nd almc-st continuously during that tune
'l* death has been expected. The funeral
will take place from the residence of his
-randfather. Air. James K. P. Carr, at
* e clock this afternoon.
HE PITIED HKH CONDITION.
•■enrgls Mas Who Warned lo Re.
••eve Hleb W blow's l-osrllnesa.
There Rs a moderately rich widow In
a little (own down in the southwestern
section of the state, who was recently th *
recipient of a very flattering offer. It
came from an enterprising citizen of an
enterprising Utile cßy on this sale of Ihe
state, and though u did not contain (he
customary formula "object: matrimony."
that matrimony was the object was easi
ly apparent.
Mrs. Blank." the letter begins, "Dear
Mias 1 nave Bui Informed that you or
a widow rind perhaps Wood not Object
t. cort(ponding With Someone That was
a.I rite. If you wood coflepond with met
1 wood not under any Bercumstuncaa
Recommend my Sell, Bui If you wan.
recooiendatKXi l Will Refer you to any
merchant In ttfr Town of———. or to
The Banking Company of ,
If you wood Dike to now my ocupatton
I am a Parmer By irade. or was rased
farming, Bui am now in the Warehouse
Business. A Running St. am rmU At
any Halo If you Wnni any Recomenda
lion of me you Can Get iTity Biting Any
ot Those folks that 1 have A Bove named
In this Better.
If I Have Bln min Informed A Rout
you and you wood Nor wish to Corispond
IV Ith Mce 1 Beg your Bardon. and If you
Will Notify men By Return Mall 1 Wl.t
Submit lo The Way that Wil Suite you.
If you Wish to corltpond With M.e af *r
you Have g.incd th. Information that you
Iseslre It Will lie.. My Wishes for you to
I>o So. If you .Stiii I .eatJe To corlspond
With Mee. you Will do mee a favor By
Betting M.e Hear from you at an Burly
Date. After You Beside What you Want
lo Do and If It Is favorable I Will Rite
you more fully my sercumstances to You
W ilhout you fSeslde Mere favorable It
e.xel It.o useless to Go further with any
other explanations as lo my Sercutnsian
oe.
"Hoping that this Is no Insult to vou
and Hoping lhat If I Have Bln M (In
formed th.il you Baidon Mee and 1 JO' mee
no Same by Return Malle, with I’ert
Wishes I Remain Yours llrspesPutly,
"John Smith.
With the exception of the names this
Is an exact, verbatim et literatim, eopv
of the letter. The punctuation, spe Ih g
and caigtadsallon arc all the work of its
author. Asa gentle preliminary to a
courtship It Is a gem of Its kind.
"ILL PLAY AT IIOMK IIIIISTMAS.
Susannah Football Team In Taekle
an Eleven From PI. Vrrrvrs.
The Savannah football team will pay
at home Christmas. Its opponent being a
team from Fort Screven It had been
expected that a game would he arranged
In Jacksonvi le for that day with the team
that played here Thanksgiv.ng. but the
management of the Savannah team learn
ed yesterday from Manager Jones of the
Jacksonville aggregation lli.it another
(earn In that city had secured the t>a I
issrk. and that ti would be Impossible to
have a game there.
Mr. Jones Is anxious for his team to
have another go at Savannah, and o
slated 111 hi* letter. The Savannah team
having already comp.eked airangemcnls
lo play with Macon on New Year's day.
will he tinabie to accept this offer lo
meet Jacksonville beiore the latter part
of January.
Tne Macon team lhat It Is expected to
play here New Year's is a strong one
and will rive the Savamiahians hard
light for the game. Recently they played
he Jacksonville J. L. 1. learn, neither
side serving.
The Savannah team has been strength
ened greatly since lt Thank-gtvtns game,
both by Ihe acquisition of new player*
nnd the vl vclopment by prance of the
old ones. Binef ces will he held on Tues
day. Wedne-day, Thursday and Friday
nlghta at 8:15 o'clock a4 the Hussars
Club. All the positions on he team are
-till Open and will be assigned to the men
that sow up ted In practice.
The management Of the tetim has re
ceived numerous offers from other teams
th wish lo |l vy here, um ng them be
ing a team from Charleston, and the
Cornell 'Vjrs y team.
HIGH SCHOOL VI. CADETS.
Will Taekle Each Other at Football
Christ mas Afternoon.
There will he two gamra of football
played here Christmas Ikiy. Besides 'that
between the Savannah Football Team srd
a team from Fort Screven, which will
take place In the morning, another game
will be played In Ihe afternoon at 4
o'clock by the Cadets, and the High
School teams. Three teams are made up
of young men. who have been In con
;4arvt practice from the beginning of the
•eason and are, therefore. In eplendu)
,-ondlllon. and likely to play a good game.
The High School team has already play
ed one game this season, on Thanksgiv
ing Day. taking the scalp of 11s opponent,
the Lawton Ca'ete Team, by a score of
10 to 0. The Cadets team l* made up of
some of the players that were with the
Lawton team, but It has been consid
erably sTrenr-thenel by the addlt on of
new materia! and will give :1s opponents
a hard light for any honors that they
tna y get out of the coming gam*'
While the line up or neither learn has
been made yet. I's players will be picked
from the following men:
Cadets—Cuhbegi. Robertson, Wells.
Strong. Hurts, Flood. Doty. Heyward.
Ruber-on. Duttlup. Isvurey. Pritchard.
Rlghton. Berg, nnd Bernhardt.
H'gli S'lkol Collin*. Be-kett. Sullivan.
Kelly Ross. Adams. Ronar. Oarellas,
Reilly. K tig Kehoe, Harlrldge, E.:
Hartr.dge. A.; Ingram, and Bell.
* CHATHAM’S FIHOT TO* CHARE.
The Hunt Club's Meet Out at Rsod
• r.
The first meet since the organisation of
the Chatham Hunt Club was held -t
Sandfly yesterday. It was attended by
enthusiastic hunters. The chase began
at 7 o'clock, aml for two hours Is wvs
lively, The course lay through splendid
sect lons for riders. The fox wn -aught
on th> ground in a cluar open grove. Ex
cept to charier members, no cert Ideates
o' membership have yet beet! sent out.
ami no ladle- attended the meet yewter
d. y. A good many application* nr* In
anil within tie next few iluy* It Is ex
pected that they wltl be made full fledge,)
memoers.
The Colored Freemasons.
A( the twenty-sixth snnusl communica
tion of Pythagoras Dodge No 11. A. F
and A M . the following offleers were
elected for the essulng year.
W. M-E 11. Huberts.
8. W.-A. W. While
J W— A. B Smalls
Treasurer—"'. 11. Hooker.
Se-relary-F N. Robinson.
S D— D Theus.
J. D—C. C. King.
Chaplin—A Rsnnalr.
Marshal— Joseph C. Williams.
8. D—A. Randall.
j. D—George Washington.
Tyler—E. A. Springs.
TO LIVE WELL
IS TO
EAT WELL.
' Your Grocer Ketpz 11-
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1000.
WILL FORM NEW COMPANY.
IIF--DJ RTVIF.AT OF lilt ST INFAN
TRY HAKES THIS NKCKMAKY.
Governor line Given Ills Permission
for Ihe Ornnnlenf Inn of s New
Company In Snvnnnah and Three
New Ones In This Section Alt
Fonr Are to Rr Attsehed to the
First Infantry Col. ">tty l>ta
rnvsrd Ihr Mailer Willi Ihe Gov
ernor Prohnble Plan VV 111 Re
Three flattallons of Four Com
panies Each With Headquarters
In tsvennnh—Two savannah ten
panlra In Each Battalion—\\ Ith
dravval of Gnnrda Makes It Neees
sary-
Another military company Is to be or
ganized In Savannah The Governor has
given his consent lo this, and It Is ex
pected that prrllmlnary steps looking to
ward the organisation will b* taken at
a merging of the officers of the First
Bacall, n (hat is to tw held to-morrow
night at the Regimental Armory.
The matter of anew company wee dis
cussed with the Governor In Atlanta on
last Thursday by Col T. S. Wyliy, Jr.,
commundlng the First Infantry. Col
Wyliy went lo Atlanta for the especial
purpose of having a conference with the
Governor upon this question, Ihe Immi
nent prospect of the withdrawal of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards from the reg
iment showing plainly that some provis
ion would have to be made for re-*tab
ltshtng Its full strength.
Gov. Candler showed at once that he
was thoroughly In accord with the Idea
of restoring the First Infantry to Its full
strength He did not think that the com
mand should be allowed to remain one of
eigld oon.p..nlcs. ax It will be upon the
approval by Ihe Governor of the bill that
was reported yesterday as having passed
the Legislature, making Ihe Guards a
•eparati bat la In of heavy artillery.
By Hie wliheirawa. of Ihe Guards from
the First Infantry, plive for four com
part- s. an entire butt iMon. will be left
in ihe lira! Infantry. The Governor ssld
he was willing lo have the four companies
organized In Savannah, but Col. Wyliy
ehd noi believe ihnl would he feasible and
o told ihe Governor The Colonel said
h* thought It would he a better plan lo
have anolh-r company organized In Sa
vannah and three more formed at towns
In territory contiguous to this city.
Cot. Wyl.y said yesterday that he docs
not believe the s Ightesl difficulty will t>e
found In organizing another company In
Snvnnnah. In this belief theie may be
same officers ai.d men of Ihe conuanles
now existing who will not agree wllh the
Colonel, but he went on to eay Ihit wlien
Company I) of the Savannah Vo.unte r
Guards was organized there were s num
ber who declared mat the plan was Im
practicable and lhat those who took It
In hand would not be able to carry It
out. The result, however, showed conclu
sively that they were mistaken, for Ihe
ompany Is now and has near y always
been one of ihe most important in the
corps.
Two plan* for the readjustment of the
First Infantry upon Ihe retirement of th
savannah Volunteer Guard* are consl-l
eied t>y Col. Wyliy. hut hat preference I*
given that which cordemplattw the forma
lion of the six companies of the regiment
lhat will exlsl here, upon the organiza
tion of another. Into three battalions,
making two companies for each. To t-sch
of inese battalion* two of tne six oui-of
;own companies that will be attached to
Ih- regiment will be added, so that each
naimlion will conriat of four compan.es.
me regulation number.
The beauty of Ibis plan la lhat the
administrative work of the regiment would
be made much easier than It would be
should some other osatgnne nt of com
panies be Hit upon, and th* necessity im
posed for the organization of a battalion
of out-of-town companies, the major ©‘
which would not be a Savannnhlan Hav
ing headquarters not only of tne reghn-rtt.
but of all three of the battalion* in this
city, would be a distinct advantage,
ami It Is for ihts reason lhat Col. Wyliy
given this plan hi# sanction An objec
tion to It that might b- mentioned would
lie tha consequent Inability of the balta.-
lon commander* to nave battalion drills
,n which more than two of their romps
nit a could participate, as It would eenree
y ever be Ihe rase lhat any of th# out
er town companies come 10 Savannah.
Another plan that has occurred to Col.
Wyliy thal he doe* no: regard with such
favor Is to divldo the six eomponles that
will exist In Savannah Into two battal
ion* at three companies each, attaching
to each one of Ihe out-of-town c-ymt**-
nlre, already In existence and n par; of
ihe regment. or that are to he formed.
In this plan would lie the a’vantage of
giving the bastallon commanders In Sa
vannah the chance to hove occasional hat
tnllon drills In which three of their com
panies. those In Savannah, might par
ticipate.
This plan would nvolve the formation
of foor out-of-town com .inie* ln*o a sep
arate battalion Such a ba talion, formed
of the companies ai Waynesboro. Btnt<**-
boro and Brunswick. I* now attached to
the First Infantry. O her officers agree
with the colonel lhat It would be the
wiser plan lo have three battal ons cf four
companies ench, two of ihe companies to
be loos ed hi Savannah and two to be at
contiguous places, an.l It is probable that
this will be the ffnnl course decided upon.
The ns-li.merit of romimnles of hl reg
imen! I* a matter that Is left to the dis
cretion of ihe commanding officer.
At Ihe meeting of the First Battalion
officers to-morrow night the question of
ihe organlsaton will probably be taken
up It l not known what steps will be
tak'n, but It *• not doubled ht the of
ficer* will seek to follow up the wishes
of Col Wyliy and provide for Ihe organ
isation of a six'll company of the First
Infantry In Savannah.
It t* possible that the plan that was fol
lowed In the organisation of Company D
of th' Guards may be adopted The three
commissioned offlrer* were elected by the
corps, and live member* of the three then
existing rtrmpanle* were detailed to be
sergeant# of the new company. The re -
milt was that the three officers and Ihe
five sergeants went to work with a will
and soon had the required number of
member*. Surh a plan. It I* believed,
might he worked lo advantage ir> the prev
ent ease. Forty men are required by the
revised military law of Ihe stale a* a
maximum number, and It Is believed that
the effort# of those whose Intercat would
he increased through the pruep-et of re
ward by office# would he ao ptonounoed
as soon to secure enough names to effect
the organization
vjuarter* for the new company would
have to be arranged for. bui about that
It la thought no difficulty will exist The
officers' quarter* at the R. glmrr.inl Ar
mory. a room cti Ihe llrif floor, might be
converted Into company quarters, and a
company could be a- ommodsted there
Thl* arrangement would Involve a special
understanding wllh ttM companies that
now comprise the First Battalion, and
there aro various question* of ownerahlp,
rigid*, privileges, etc., lo he considered.
It Is particularly desired, however, that
the new company be housed In Ihe same
building wllh the other* of ihe'keglment
In Savannah, and but little apprehension
on this score Is felt.
! Col Wvlly woe assured by Ihe Gover
nor lhat there would be no difficulty athMj:
equipping the new company. Arms and
other equipment would lie shlpued at
on, e. The s*m* w, uld be true of the c vm
eeue-i organist ! tr. near-by f'!*' Tie
1 Governor felt the* some enpceaeicn w;a
I due tho Find Infantry, because of the
withdrawal of the Guards and the break
ing up of the regiment to a certain ex
| taut. Many application* for charier* for
THE BEST |
CHRISTMAS
| PRESENT^
That any mother could make her boy would be a stylish warm SUIT OR OVERCOAT.
Here we have a line of little gentlemen’s suits, profusely assorted, to select from. As for your
husband, what is more appropriate than a finely tailored, up-to date suit or overcoat. Surely
he’d appreciate it for its usefulness. If his needs are all supplied in that line we offer a host of
smaller and useful articles:
Hats
Collars
Cuffs
Neckties
Handkerchiefs
And last but by no means least we offer our
SUPERB SELECTION OF SHOES
You can’t make a mistake buying his Christmas Present here.
M. DRYFUS,
111 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST.
the organlxatlon of new companies have
been made, but the Govern r decided lh.il
they should be forme! In this section n
order to complete the organisation of the
First Infantry. The law dem.irvls lint
there la* sixty companies of Infantry In
the Georgia Stale Troops, and the with
drawal of the Guards will leave but Ufty
tlx.
■CORK* OF THE GOLFER*.
atandlna of Those "'ho Eagagnl In
Ihe Tonrnsmen* Yesterday.
A tournament woe played on the links
of the Savannah Golf Club yeaterdoy, the
purpose being to establish the etun-ling
of each member. C-rmpirat vely few en
tered. however, the season being wuch a
buoy one a# lo preclude the appearance
of many of Nha players on the link* On
this account the Green Committee, which
has charge of the Hat showing Ihq scores
of the member*, ha# decided that any
score* made during I his week w.ll be re
ceived. _ . .
The lsdlew played In the forenoon snfl
the gemlemen in the of ernon. N.n# hoi a
were played by Ibe ladle#, while the gen
tlemen went over the course twice Fol
low ng are the score# that were handed In
by player*.
Holes.
■Mrs Van Marter ™
Ml,* K Haskell ™
Mis* J Egan **
Mis* M. Clay ; "
Mr* E 8 Flayer ”
Mrs. O. E. Ingleaby
Ml** V. Ashley
Miss I Smart "
Mro. Henry Blun. Jr.. *
Mrs H O Harrison J*
Mis* Jane Judge }*}
Mias Battle McAlpln IJI
18 Hole*.
Mr N. A Hardee
Mr Henry Blun JJ®
Mr. C. VV. Sausey
Mr R. M. UuLer. Jr
Mr J M. Dtng
Mr. VV J. I,'Engle
Mr J. F C Myers J-4
Mr. T. M. Cunningham. Jr
Mr R. P. Cannon ••*
YV II.L GLADDEN t IIII.DHBN.
Froehel Circle’# I'krl.lmst Tree
Next Natarday Moraine-
The Christman free for poor children
will be given by the Froebel Circle of
Klng'a Daughter* next Saturday
morning al II o'clock In Ma
sonic Hall. It hi expected that
present* will be given to about 500
children, that being the number that are
uaually made happy at Chris'mas lime
by th membsrs of the dr.le
Donations for ihe Christmas tree will be
received by the circle. Next Friday there
will be member* ak day long at Masonic
Hqll. where irult and candy may be sent
Money contribution* may be sent to Ml*s
Nina Bape. No. Harris aireet, west.
Tickets for Ih# Cbrtsemis tree may
also In: secured hy poor children from her
home. Many of the ticket* have already
been given out, but II la thought possible
that *om< who are entitled lo them have
not yet re.t-lved them
The ;>rcreeds from Ihe dot! show given
by <he rlrele recently a! the Chatham
Artillery HaJI win help the organisation
considerably. The #urce*a of the ebow
was somewhat greater than that of last
year, when about 800 was c eired. Thla
year aboti: tin will have been ties red by
the time three or four dolls that remain
have been disposed of.
You have read of the cor*# by Hood's
Sarsaparilla, and you should have perfect
confidence In Us merit. It will do you
good-—zA
READY FOR HOLIDAY RUSH.
rOXTOFITC'E AND BIPKCBB UOW
BANY PREPARED FOR llltl*TMA.
Postmaster Doyle Expeel# la Pal na
Extra f arrier* far Delivery VVorl,
sad "111 Have Three Men al the
stamp " lodotv Express Ageaf
llrenn "111 Pal ou Extra Wagons
sad aa Extra Fierce lu Handle Ihr
I hrlslmas Hush—Hnlh Pastainalrr
aud Express Ygeul Predict an I n
usunlly Heavy Halida, llnslnrsa.
The posloffic* and the express company
are anticipating a heavy Christmas busi
ness and art- making preparation* accord
ingly. Boatm-iater Doyle aml Agent W
J. Brown both know how lo slkr up a lt
uatlon ahead of lime. They have already
made up (Mr mind* thal this year's
Chlrairrmt bus,tier* la likely lo be a rec
ord breaker at boih office# and have made
their prepara lona for It. They baa# thla
brief on the fact that business has bean
very good for aortic time, and thal thera
lias been a noticeable Increase recently.
Then (her# la a feeling of prosperity In
Ihe sir which means thal there will be
ynueh interchange of ChrkMmwa presents
and Christmas goods sod they know that
per cell*, of this sort of business will be
handled through (he post office or by ex
press.
Postmaster Doyle ha* written Ihe de
partment for perm salon to make use of
all Ihe extra carr.era for seven day* lo
assist the regular carrier* In delivery
work The clerk* at Hie post office all
expect to do extra duly #nd win Inter
change work In order lo facilitate mat
ter#. For the accommodation of tho##
having CHr.etmas packages to tend three
clerk* will !• placed at the tttmp win
dow. I*o to sell t;imp* and one to weigh
the package# In thl# wly an effort will
he made to do away with ihe long wait*
In line which have been characteristic of
some of the former hoi days.
The money order bualnea I* already
showing Ihe rffcq of Ih# ho’lday season
Much of the new buslnes* is foreign, the
foreign resident* of Kivannah who have
prospered here nor forgelllng ihelr rel
llves In distant lands The remittance#
ire going chiefly lo England. Ire and. Ger
many. Rueirta. 8,-ol!an,l. wllh some t- w
lo Ore-re. Italy and other .-ounlrlea
across ihe At antlc. The fore# at the post,
office la well trained, and the postmaster
doe* not anticipate any difficulty In
handling th* holiday buslnes# satisfac
torily
At the office of the Southern Expreo*
Company Agent Brown said that every
thing Is In readiness for hnndling the hol
iday buslnes* Extra wagons ha\ been
put on. chiefly on account at ihe Florida
vegetable business, and another extra de
livery wagon will go on 10-day. lo b# used
especially foe Ih* delivery of Christina*
packager. Extra men will be employed to
handle (he Christmas package bo#lne*.
All d* Iverles of Incoming business ar*
now made from the depots, nrsl this give*
the entire uptown office for th* re.-epllon
of business originating here.
"We are looking for a trigger ruah I hi*
year than usual." said Mr Brown. "Bus
mess has* been very good for some lime,
nnd a heavy Inrraaea Is expected thl*
week. By Baturday we will be rustled to
death no doubt ll la thl* sudden piling
up of business In Ihe holiday season
that purs gery hair* In the heads of the
agents, but somehow we manage to live
through It. W# shall do our liest ami If
the public Ims *it, kick* .usilng . will
attend to them after Christmas."
Meat ot the Chrl*<ma* trailing will
naturally b* done this week, ami the
: lucre hauls naturally expect to be kept
Hosiery
Underwear
Dress Shirts
Gloves
Umbrellas
busy Ihe entire week This will, of course,
mean busy lliih-s for the PO I office and
express people as there Is no city In Ihe I
• ounlry where the iieoph- take greater |
delight 111 exchanging Christina- prea- i
ents wllh their relative* nnd friends, and |
It la to be doubted If there lie any city
where the people have more fri-nds and
relatives elsewhere than Savannah.
LOCAL 111 1.1.8 AM. GOT THROUGH.
Usual I rap of Cli illisai foawty
Leglelatlaa la Geaecal Assembly.
Despite Ihe appirent Inability of the
General Assembly to agree upon many
matter* of general Importance, during the •
session lhat ended yesterday, tha usual
crop of Chatham county local legislation j
ha* been iiossed by both house*.
go far a* Is known non* of;
Ihe various measures designed for
the alleviation of (ha distress-;
Ing condition* that always obtain
In this county whenever anew Legisla
ture assembles has failed to pass. The
municipal election will be held on Jan.
8, Instead of some other old date, the rlty
officer* will be elc ted by Council. In Ihe
same wey they were elected prior (o th#
time when political necessity required
ihelr appointment. Ihe County Commis
sioners will begin ihelr terms on Jan. 1,
Instead of March 1, Ihe grand Jury of the
City Court—peace to Its a*be*—he* been
abolished and the treasurer of Chatham
county ha* been authorised to employ a
clerk, at the public expense and a salary
of /i a year. The Governor, however,
eerma not yet to have signed thla last
Mil.
Two measure* generally c./needed lo be
of general public unity and worth, have
been passed by the Legislature and re
ceived the signature of th* Governor
These are llie bills giving the Mayor and
AMermei authority to purchase land out
side the corporate limit* for tha purpose
of i ponlng aireet* .inti Gie bill tren*form
ing Ihe Havannah Volunteer Oxiarda Into
u battalion ot heavy arti.lery.
*
hers of the Guards yesterday when It be
came known here lhat Ihe House had
parsed their bill. Most of the officer* of
tue battalion received telegram* from one
or nnoth* r of th I'halham delegation j
and Ih# new* was soon disseminat'd 1
throughout tha city. It was known that
Gov. Candler would sign Ihe bill and Ihe
announcement that he ha* done so, ap
pearing In the Morning New* to-day. will
excite no comment The bill Is a law.
HONDA FOB FIFTEEN YKL4BI.
Amendment YYIII He Considered by
■he Kaiaanah Yacht I lab.
A meeilng of Ihe Havsnnah Y'ocbt Club
will Iw held next Tuesday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the clubhouse for the consider
ation of a matter connect'd with the dis
position of the 112 500 worth of 4 per cent,
bond* lhat are to be issu'd by the club
to pay a debt and improve Ms property.
A mseltng of Ihe board of steward* of
the club was hrid ye-lerday morning,
when Ihe matter was dIM-ussed.
It l> desired to am id the action taken
some lime ago by Hie club rehiuve to the
liond ls#ue A provision of Ihe resolu
tion th> n adopted ha# It that tbs club,
should !t see fit. may r*'Wm any of the
bund* *fler flv# year# have elapsed. It
has heen found that oapkallsld seeking
good mveelmcrvls do not like to purcha#*
bonds that ere to be taken up ao noon
and II la to ao amend thl, provision a*
to make Ihe lnb run for fffleen year*
the* I! H 'lerired so hold 1h m ettng. The
action of Ihe board of eicwir.l. was In
favor of Ihe amendment, and It la not
doubted Hast such wIU he the ac'.loo of
club
Sweaters
Office Coats
Silver, Gold
Headed or Plain
Umbrellas
mniK* IN HIM llKtitllD.
Holiday Hargulni tall for Many <>f
Ikr l.llllr I‘lrrra.
Tho Savannah hank* am beginning now.
at Ihe W|um| oi their customers to sup
ply them with an addetlonal number of
pennies for tha holiday trade Dolls at
cents. marker! down from 71, and lump
ing-jacks at U ceola, that ware formerly
S3, help to account for thin demand for
tha little pfecea of money.
There wan a time In the hlntory of Ac
vannuh, and a H.iv innuhian need not have
lived very lon* to rememtwr It, when
l-retst pie- an ware the amallent to which
the mercantile mind descended W hen
aeventeen and a half yarda of calico coot
I7S cent*, the customer came across with
fu and the merchant pocketed tho differ
ence. If It chanced to amount to B cento,
why. that waa where the merchant lent.
'I hie la the day of the penny. It U a
rarity When anything ta offered for aalo
at a flgura that can be expresses) In round
manbera. JSolld uok bedroom aete can
be ha<l for 316.33, oil painting* by the nun
trra for |S W and a complete set of the
work* of the laie lamented card of Avon,
"handsomely bound In t,k cloth, with
colored Utica and book marks." for 54.T3.
II can be but a few year* longer when
grand piano* will be eotd (or 3333.33 and
owim lots for IS.SM S*.
The feminine shopper will wait for
twenty minute* to get two cenl* tn change
-and lose valuable tlm* in the prorea*.
To provide all three ptmnlrs the bank*
are havlna hant time of It, and It la
•aid that the I’hlledelphfa Mint I* working
overtime, turning out the little bit* of
copper alloy. Illa only nreweary to
look at the price mark* on the object*
displayed In any Broughton etreet vlrt>w
10 understand why thla ta ao.
TO IMI’MOVK HAt'K MM VICK.
Ilackmen fo Petition f on eel I ta Pat
Them I afrr S2IIO Hoad,
The City Council will meet to-night to
reiume conrlderatloo of the budget. Home
of the hackmen are circulating a petition
for an ordinance, requiring every hack
man to furnish a bond for t3m before be
ing licensed by the city. The peiltaMi
claim* lluu them are ton many disorderly
character* among tha hackmen, and that
something of thi* kind I* needed to raise
the standard of the business The pres
ent city license for *lng!e hack* I* only
36 a year, wlin ten i*er cent discount
for cash payment and tha small llcenaa
proi>at>ly accounts In large part for tha
number of hacks In all degree# of disre
pute to be seen upon tha street*. An In
crease In the license would undoubtedly
meet with favor with the eltlxena nod
with the reefx-ctable hackmen as well.
M. A. I'AHlvt UliUl.
Hie Pnneral Will Take Place To
tlnrmn Afternoon.
>lr M A. Fahey, keeper of tha City
Beerhouse, ded at Bt. Joseph'* Infirmary
last night at I o'clock. He had been suf
fering for some time with mai.rtai fever,
which ws* the cause of Ms death.
Mr. Fahey was born In Ireland about
la years ago. bui has bean l.i this coun
try about forty years. He leaves threw
children, Mr. Kdward Fahey, who ln
Ireland. Mrs. T. J. Dooley, and Miaa LiiHa
Fahey of Ihl# city.
The funeral will lake place at the home
of Mr son-in-law. Mr. T. J Dooley. No.
Ut Weal drool street, to-morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. The body wtit be tak
en to the Sacred Heart Church, and
thence to the Cathedral CekHe .cry where
lbs burial will be mad*
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