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HUNDREDTH YEAR
OF ITS HISTORY
OCCASION OF CELEBRATION
BY Bmm AY-SCHOOL OF IXnEPEJf-
DENT PRESBYTERIAN CHI HCIi.
Clinnli Beautifully IJorurntcil—Alta r
Brilliant 'With Flowers, Plant*
anil Light* Arranged in Symbolic
Figure!—Chinese Scholars Repeat
ed a Pialni uml Sang n Hymn, nnii
Class for Deaf and Dumb Cave
Hymn ia Mgn langongr.
The Sunday-school of the Independ
ent Presbyterian Church celebrated Its
one hundredth anniversary last night.
The celebration took place in the
church, which was elaborately and
beautifully decorated. The programme
was a most interesting one, and the
attendance was in keeping with so im
portant an event in the history of the
Sunday-school.
The decorations consisted of cut
flowers, palms and other ornamental
plants, toll Easter lilies in pots,
screens of bamboo on the windows
and trellises of the same vine on chan
deliers, pillars and gallery rails. The
main decorations were on the altar,
which, because of its hight, was pe
culiarly adapted to the plan adopted.
This was a design furnished by Mrs.
M. C. Wilbur of Washington, at one
time prominently connected with the
church, and it was conceived with a
view of being not only beautiful, but
symbolic, as well.
The altar was divided into three
panels, each representing a different
phase in the life of the Sunday-school.
That on the left, indicative of the past,
bore at the top the figures IS(H, made
of Incandescent lights, below were the
words, beautifully worked in flowers,
''Praise the Lord,” and below that
motto, designed In white roses, a harp,
the emblem of praise.
Heanty Was Symbolic.
The second panel wa* emblematic of
the present. The date 1904 was shown
In lights, and below was the motto.
“Christ the Light of the World.” The
emblem of this panel was a represen
tation of the globe done in sweet peas,
the Western hemisphere being shown
in white and red (lowers on a back
ground of purple blossoms.
The center panel represented the fu
ture. A huge cross of red roses orna
mented its center, above that was “Vic
tory,” and "Glory,” each worked out
in roses, and above the whole design,
though forming a part of it, was a
superb crown of white roses, and still
higher a handsome century plant, of
peculiar significance at a centennial
celebration, and having qualities that,
later in the evening. Rev. Dr. J. Y.
Fair referred to in his address to the
children.
The designs were well conceived, but
no small part of the credit for their
successful carrying out is due to Mrs.
H. M. Stoddard, and an able corps of
assistants, consisting of the members
of the Sunday-school and church. An
other favor for which the Sundav
achool was indebted to a former mem
ber was the words of the centennial
hymn of thanksgiving, which was writ
ten specially for this occasion by Miss
Isabelle Wilbur, a daughter of Mrs.
M. C. Wilbur.
Hymn by Chinamen.
The programme was marked by two
numbers of more than usual Interest,
the singing of a hymn by the class
of Chinamen that has been a part of
the Sunday-school for some years, and
another hymn, given in the sign lan
guage by the members of the class of
deaf mutes, among whom, also, the
Sunday-school is doing a special work.
The teachers and pupils of the Sun
day-school gathered in the Sunday
school room and promptly at 8 o’clock
fetgan the march Into the church, at
the head of each class being borne
either banners or floral wreaths, that,
later, were to be used as a part of the
decorations of the altar. As they
marched they sang the processional
hymn, "Praise Ye the Lord.”
The remainder of the programme
consisted of an invocation, which was
eung; a prayer by Mr. C. C. McNeill;
song. "Faith Is the Victory;” scrip
tural lesson, a repetition of the XXIII
Psalm by the class of Chinamen; song,
“The Son of God Goes Forth to War;"
responsive reading; song by primary
class; song. "Who Is on the Lord's
Side;” "Jesus Loves Me,” sung by the
Chinamen; anniversary anthem; song,
“Gathering Home;" reports of the offi
cers; floral offering; centennial hymn
of thanksgiving; "Nearer, My God, to
Thee,” given by the clhss for the deaf;
Bong, “Be Ye Strong in the Lord;"
pastor's address; song, "From Green
land’s Icy Mountains,” and the bene
diction.
Hymn in Sign l/angnage.
In the class for the deaf there are
six members but only two, because
the most advanced, took part in the
exercises. These were Messrs. John
Kilroy and M. J. Kiiey. Mr. Kilroy
also gave the Lord's Prayer in the
sign language. In the class of China
men are eight members, sill of whom
were present. They participated in
the march into the church. Some of
them wore their native dress, while
others had adopted the American
styles, but each retained his queue.
This was either colled on top of the
head, or tucked down the coat collar
of Its owner.
The report of Treasurer W. H.
Robertson showed that the school had
had a most prosperous year financially,
and that it now has a membership of
180 persons, 103 being pupils of the
senior and junior classes, 50 members
of ihe primary department and 27
officers and teachers. A collection that
was taken up netted the' Sunday-school
SIOO.
Address by Dr. .1. Y. Fair.
Rev. Dr. Fair In his address referred
to a magnificent oak Jhat he had seen
nt the Midway Church, Liberty county,
which is of such an age that no one
knows just how old It is, or by whom
it was planted, or anything about It,
except that it has stood there within
the memory of all the residents of the
vicinity, that it has seen men come,
grow up and pass away, has witnessed
the marching regiments of soldiers to
at least three wars, those of the Revo
lution, the Mexican War and the Civil
War, and that it still stands green and
strong.
To this tree he compared the Sunday
school. Us founders are unknown, he
said, even the exact date of its com
menoement: the only thing of its early
history in this regard tltat is known be
ing that It was an organization In 1801,
and therefore to be on the Bafe side,
that date has been adopted as the year
of Its founding. The Sunday-school,
like the tree, has flourished, the speaker
said, and Is still strong and vigorous
despite the changes that have taken
place during its existence.
Before closing his address he described
the plan of decorations and explained
the symbolism of them. The cnt're
programme was given under the direc
tion of Mr. C. C. McNeill.
Don’t forget Logan’s auction sale,
Court House, Tuesday at 11, Collins
ville 6 afciock in she afternoon. Send
for list. John L. Archer.—ad.
EYE WAS TAKEN OUT
BY A PISTOL BALL.
Serious Snnday Shooting Affray at
Rnrrongli! Station.
At Burroughs Station, on the Atlan
tic Coast Line, only a few miles from
Savannah, Virgil Hill, a negro, was
shot by William Mackey, also colored,
just a few minutes after he stepped
from the train yesterday morning.
There was a fight among four ne
groes, and Mackey, one of them, used
his pistol. He admits shooting Hill,
but says it was accidental. He claims
to have shot in the ground to frighten
the other negroes.
Three negroes, Mackey, James
Ankruin and Nat Ankrum, were wait
ing ait the station for W. S. Smith, a
negro whom the Ankrum brothers had
had a fuss with Saturday afternoon.
When Smith stepped from the train
he was hit over the head with a rail
road spike, and a lively fight followed.
While the fight was on, Mackey used
his pistol, hitting Hill.
After being shot, Hill came to Sa
vannah and was taken to the Georgia
Infirmary. The bullet entered the right
temple and penetrated the eye. An
operation was performed and the bul
let was removed. The right eye had
to be taken out. He stood the opera
tion well and may live.
Deputy Sheriffs Fogarty, McCaffery
and Fennel went to Burroughs and
arrested the four men engaged in the
row which resulted in Hill getting
shot.
LARGE CROWoTvIsTtED
ALL THE RESORTS.
Caaflno at Thunderbolt find Hlggetit
Crowd of the Season.
There were big crowds at all of the
resorts yesterday. The cars going to
Thunderbolt from 3 o'clock in the after
noon until dark were crowded to their
utmoßt capacity. The crowd was the
largest that has visited the Casino this
season.
Secretary King, of the amusement
company, who was in charge yesterday
In the absence of Manager Labb, was
kept busy looking out for the patrons
of the resort. The toboggan cars were
filled all the afternoon. The Parisian
Maize did a big business, also, but the
tobogg*an slide attracted most of the
crowd. The Casino was filled all tl\e
afternoon, and many of the visitors re
mained for supper.
Manager Labb, of the amusement
company, who has gone to St Louis,
will arrange for some new 'attractions
while away. A miniature railway is to
be put in place at once. Attractions
for the park that is to be established at
Tybee will also be seen About.
Tybee and the Isle of Hope accom
modated large crowds. The summer
schedule for Sunday was started on the
Tybee road and quite a crowd took ad
vantage of the convenient trains.
ROB B E rTnD ROBB ED
FELL INTO CANAL.
Negro Reports Being Held I'p on
Louisville Rond.
G. C. Brown, a negro, who lives at
No. 244 Guilford street, reported to the
police yesterday that he was held up
and robbed of 85 cents by two other
r.egrohs on the Louisville road early
Saturday night. In a fight that fol
lowed the robbery, both Brown and
one of the robbers fell Into the canal.
Brown says he was stopped by the
two men on the canal bank. One of
them had a brick in his hand, and de
manded all the money he had. He
said he had none, and the two ne
groes then made ihhn pull oft his coat.
They took the coat and went through
it, finding the 85 cents. They told him
to move on, but as he started by
them he .tried to snatch back his coat.
A fight followed and the two men
rolled into the canal.
LADIES TO BE
GIVEN BY ODD FELLOWS.
Informal Social Session la Arranged
for Evening of May 11.
On the evening of May 11, the Odd
Fellows of Concord Lodge No. 12 will
hold a "Ladies Evening." The affair
will be entirely informal and a pleas
ant time is anticipated. Only the
members of Concord Lodge and their
lady friends will be admitted.
A short programme consisting of ad
dresses by several of the past grands
of the lodge will be given first, The
addresses will be interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music and with
selections on the graphophone. Follow
ing the programme refreshments will
be served.
Mr. J. C. Sipple, noble grand of the
lodge, is working hard to make the
evening an unqualified success. A
special committee Is assisting him In
completing the arrangements.
FAINTED”!N CHURCH
WHILE WORSHIPPING.
Annie Kllerson, Colored. Taken 111
at Independent Prenbyterlan.
During the services at the Indepen
dent Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning, Annie Kllerson, colored, who
is a member of the church fainted.
The police ambulance was summoned
and she was carried to her home, No.
SOis Drayton street.
The woman has suffered from heart
trouble for some time. She takes great
Interest in the church and her excite
ment yesterday because of the 100th
Anniversary of the Sunday-school is
supposed to have caused her to faint.
Only few weeks ago she fainted in
the church and had to be taken home
in the police ambulance.
PRISONER BEGAN TO SHOUT.
Phil Raymond, one of the United
States prisoners at the Jail, suddenly
began to yell at the top of his voice
late yesterday afternoon, and was still
screaming at a late hour last night.
The county physician says he is suf
fering from delirium tremens. He was
arrested Saturday.
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Negro Was Seriously Cut.
In a fight over a crap game near the
Avondale range yesterday afternoon.
Henry Green, a negro, was seriously
cut by Philo Jackson. It is thought
that Green may die. No report of the
affray was made to the police.
A cure that works. This cure Is more
than just a claim. We know Sloat’g
Vegetable Bitters cures indigestion.
Not bad to take. Has a flavor all its
own. Try it. Your druggist keeps it.
—ad.
$5.40 Jacksonville and Return. $5.40
Via Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Excursion tickets on isle May 8 and
4. good to return until May 8. account
Sugar Cane Growers’ Convention. Full
Information city ticket office. Sea
board Air Line Railway. Ne. 7 Bull
street. 'Phones Mo*. 2s.—ad.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MAY 2. 1904.
MAN STABBED,
AND WOMAN SHOT
AT NEGRO CHURCH MEETING.
OGEECHBE BAPTIST CIIFIICH
SIEVE OF FREE FOB ALL FIGHT.
Nancy O'Neal XVna Shot in Thigh and
Daviil King Was Stabbed In liack,
Knife lilade Penetrating the
Lungs Wounded Man Wn
Brought to the City Almost Ex
haunted from Limn of Blood.
In a general fight yesterday at the
Ogeechee Baptist Church, eleven miles
from Savannah, on the Ogeechee road,
Nancy O'Neal, a negro woman, was
shot In the thigh and David D. King,
a negro man, was stabbed in the
back.
The man is seriously wounded, the
knife having penetrated the lungs, but
it is thought he will recover. The
woman is not thought to be in any
danger of dying.
A row started between two negro
men, but several others joined in be
fore the actual fighting began. One
of the negroes drew a pistol and was
waving it around his head, declaring
he would kill the other, when Ring ap
proached the crowd. Ring says he
told the negro who did not have a
gun to go away, as he could not pro
tect himself.
XVanted to Kill Somebody.
"What have you got to with it? I
will kill you,’’ the negro with the pistol
said, according to Ring.
Ring replied and several others then
began talking. The negro with the pis
tol then fired ‘at Ring, but missed him.
The negroes were all standing together
and a general fight started with the
first pistol shot.
Three shots or more were fired, and
one of them struck Nancy O'Neal.
Three or four men jumped on Ring as
he tried to run away, and one of them
stabbed him in the back.
The whole affair took place within a
few minutes and Ring thought he was
both shot and cut, until he reached
iSavannah tand the wound was ex
amined.
Was Rronght to City.
Ring lives only four or five miles
from the church. He wanted to go
home, but some of the negroes saw
that he was badly hurt. A wagon was
procured and he was brought to the
city. He was carried to the office of
Dr. George M. Norton on Oglethorpe
avenue, where his wound was dressed.
Afterwards he was sent to the Geor
gia Infirmary.
John Burroughs and Mose Cuthbert,
two negroes who were at the church,
brought Ring to Savannah. Neither of
the negroes knew the name ofcthe man
who did the shooting. He was one of
a party of Savannah negroes who went
to the church.
A good description of the negro who
did the shooting was furnished Mount
ed Sergeant Woods by Ring and Bur
roughs. The other negro had not seen
the shooting, being some distance
away at the time the row started.
Didn’t Sea n Knife.
The negroes have no idea who used
the There were three or four
who jumped on Ring, and at the time
it was not known that a knife had
been used. Ring thought he had been
shot. Afterwards, when the other ne
groes examined the cut in the back
of his coat, they told him he had
been stabbed. He then thought he
was both shot and cut.
The wound bled profusely. By the
time Ring reached the city he was al
most exhausted from the loss of blood.
The negroes had made no effort to stop
the flow of blood.
The woman was carried to her home,
which is only a few miles from the
church.
There was a big meeting at the
church, and many negroes from Sa
vannah attended. There were several
hundred negroes at the meeting.
HOW TO GIST RICH,
la-neon 3, Chapter 2.
Yes, that old man once earned good
wages (or received a handsome salary).
He was foreman for Mr. So and So (or
cashier for Messrs. Whatyoucallem).
He Is now getting a dollar a day. and
pays half of what he earns for house
rent. He had a chance to be well-to-do.
He will tell you all about It if he has a
chance between jobs to do so. It is
the old story of what he could have
bought such a piece of land, or such a
lot for when he was a young man, and
what it is worth now! But,’ and it is
but with a big, big B, he didn’t buy.
He bought something else that he did
not need, and which has long since
gone to the rubbish pile, or he kept a
horse and buggy, or he patronized that
great absorber of earnings, the sa
loon. His old wife. If she hasn't al
ready died of hard work and disap
pointed hopes, is doing the cooking,
the washing, and the scrubbing; and
the boys and girls—well, some of them
are doing well, but they don’t help the
old father and mother, and are not
over affectionate. If the old folks had
a house and lot they would not only be
living a comparatively easy life, but
some of the boys and girls would be
staying at home, and helping with
board money, with an eye to some
thing that may be left to them in the
"by and by." To-day there are men
doing just as this old man did, and
their old age will be the same as his,
if they don't look out for the future.
A good savings bank Is a lot. and a
better one is a house and lot. Buy a
lot on Thirty-ninth street, east, or
elsewhere. Paying the installments
will be an "anchor to windward" for
old age.—ad.
(To be continued).
Atlantic Coast Line gives benefit of
short line mileage detachments be
tween Savannah and Augusta, J 32
miles.—ad.
Do Yon Feel Tired f
This Is the time of year when nine
people out of ten feel broken down.
They feel tired after walking a block.
No appetite—peevish. It is worth a
great deal to be relieved of these ail
ments. And there is no sense in hav
ing them if they can be relieved. Now,
Graybeard is specially recommended iti
these cases. It tones up the system.
Gives you an appetite. Relieves the ail
ment.
Graybeard Is found at all drug stores,
81 a bottle, 6 for $5. Graybeard Pills—
little treasures —25 cents.—ad.
Low Kales via Atlantic Toast Line
to Albany, Ga., for Knights of
Pythias Convention.
One first-class fare, plus 25 cents for
the round trip. Tickets will be on sale
May 16 and 17, good to return up to
and including May 21, 1904. See ticket
agents for schedules, further Informa
tion.—ad.
SYRIAN HAD GREEK
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Claims to Have Been Holiheil of Over
n Hundred Dollars.
Michael Csaros, a Greek, who arrived
by steamer from New York yesterday
morning, was arrested in the after
noon by Detective Mose Davis, charg
ed with having stolen over a hundred
dollars from Wadi Alcori, a Syrian,
who was a fellow passenger on the
steamer. The men arrived In New
York only a few days ago from Eu
rope, having made the trip together.
Csaros can speak no English at all,
atid Alcori only a little. Each had to
have an interpreter to talk to the offi
cers, and interpreters will have to be
used at the hearing before the Re
corder this morning.
The Syrian says he was robbed of
SIOO in this country's money, and
Syrian money amounting to $5. He
had the monpy in his inside coat
pocket and the pocket was sewed up.
The thief cut through the lining, and
got the money while he was asleep.
There were fifteen steerage passengers.
Alcori is positive Csaros got the
money. He had shown him how he
was carrying it, he says.
Csaros denies knowing anything
about who took the money. When ar
rested he had SSB on his person.
PROGRAMME RENDERED
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
The Sn ntlay-Srhonl Celebrated Its
Eighty-Second Anniversary.
At Trinity Methodist Church last
night the eighty-second anniversary of
the Sunday-school was celebrated with
appropriate exercises. The service was
presided over by Mr. F. H. Marshall,
superintendent of the school. Rev. A.
M. Williams, pastor of the church, and
Rev. J. A. Smith, assistant pastor, sat
within the railing.
Trinity Methodist Sunday-school was
founded in 1832, the pastors of the
church at that time being Rev. James
O. Andrews and Rev. George White.
With a beginning of only a few schol
ars the school has grown steadily.
The report of Supt. Marshall showed
that the school now has 10 officers. 17
teachers, 198 scholars in the higher de
partments and 154 in the primary de
partment, making a total of 379. The
average attendance during the year
just closed has been 237. A total of
$305.81 was raised during the year, the
amount being expended In missionary
causes, special services, and other
lines.
At the close of his report Mr. Mar
shall thanked the officers, teachers and
scholars for their hearty co-operation
in making the work of the year such a
success.
In a short and appropriate address
Rev. Mr. Williams, pastor of the
church, complimented the officers and
teachers upon the excellent showing
made and thanked them for the aid
which they had ever extended to him
in his work. He expressed the bright
est hopes for the future of the school.
Another feature of the programme
was ,the recitation by Miss Mattie
Crumley. At the proper places during
the recitation verses of a song were
rendered by eight misses. During the
rendition of this number the lights in
the church were lowered. All of the
performers carried long wax tapers and
the effect at different parts of the ren
dition w*as good.
At the close of the service it was an
nounced that the annual picnic of the
school will be held on Friday, May 21,
at Tybee.
SUNDAY SCHOOL*WORK FOR
SEVENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
Anniversary Celebration at the
First Baptist Church.
The First Baptist Sunday-school
celebrated Us seventy-seventh an
niversary last night. The church was
tastily decorated with lilies, cut flow
ers and potted plants. An interesting
programme was rendered.
The exercises were opened with the
hymiK "Loyal Christian Soldiers.”
Prayer was then offered by the assist
ant superintendent. Mr. Charles R.
Bordley. Mr. R. Eugene Fulton, as
sistant secretary of the Sunday-school,
lead in the Scripture reading, which
was followed by an interesting exer
cise by the infant department of the
school. Miss Juli'a Skinner gave a reci
tation.
The report of the superintendent, Mr.
James It. Cain, showed that the total
attendance In the Sunday-school for the
year was 10,617, giving an average for
each Sunday of 204. Twenty members
of the Sunday-school had become
members of the church during the year.
He reported the organization of the
school as follows: Officers, 10; teach
ers, 34; pupils, 327; present member
ship, 371. The report showed that $175
had been expended for running ex
penses, $l5O for missions, and there is
a surplus of $75 In the treasury.
Supt. Cain referred touchingly in his
report to the death of Miss Fannie
Ho Ward, one of the members of the
school, who died July 6, 1903.
An offering was received for the Bi
ble fund, after which Rev. Dr. John D.
Jordon, pastor, delivered the anniver
sary address. He referred to the his
tory of the Sunday-school and told of
the good work that had been accom
plished. He congratulated the officers
and teachers upon the great work that
they are now doing in teaching the
children of the school to become Christ
ians, and preparing them for the battle
of life.
Sugar Cane Convention.
Account Interstate Sugar Cane Con
vention, Jacksonville, Atlantic Coast
Line will sell round trip tickets to
Jacksonville and return at one fare
plus 25 cents, or $5.40. Tickets good
to return to May 8, and will be sold on
May 3 and 4.—ad.
League (■nines.
If you desire to keep posted on the
schedule of baseball games in the South
Atlantic League secure a vest pocket
schedule card of ticket agent Atlantic
Coast Line at De Soto Hotel.—ad.
6t. Loula World’. Fair, April 30—De.
ceniber 1, 11K)4.
Low rates and superior service from
Savannah via Southern Railway.
Round trip tickets, with season limit.
$38.35; sixty-day limit, $32. or fifieen
day limit, $26.05. Only line operating
through Pullman sleeping cars
from Savannah to St. Louis.
Southern Railway is the "World’s Fair
Short Line.” Call on me for any de
sired information, E. G. Thomson. C. P.
and T. A., 141 Bull street.—ad.
Grarbnrd.
Now comes that season when you
are tired after walking ten steps. You
ache. You are fretful. No appetite. It
is worth a gerat deal to be relieved of
this trouble. Graybeard will relieve
you. Take a bottle home to-night and
you will be fresh and bright to-mor
row.
Graybeard Is found at all drug stores,
$1 a bottle. 6 for $5. Graybeard Pills,
25c. Little treasures.—ad.
WITH FIREWORKS
AND CANNON
MAY DAY WAS CELEBRATED.
SINGING SOCIETY FROHSINN HAD A
RED LETTER DAY.
More Than 150 Members anil Invited
Gnests Were Present Festival
Tendeied by the Ladles—May-Pole
for Children In Afternoon and
Shooting Contest for Ladles—Sa
lute of Cannon and Fireworks
Display Followed by Sapper,
With the booming of cannon and the
explosion of fireworks, the Singing So
ciety Frohsinn held its annual May
festival yesterday and last night.
The festival was tendered to the so
ciety by the ladies. More than 150
of the members of the society and
their Invited guests were present. The
occasion also served to mark the for
tieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Tlschmeyer.
The May festival, always an event
of much Interest, was celebrated at
the home of Mr. A. C. Oelschig, oppo
site the Cathedral Cemetery. Passen
gers en route to Thunderbolt were
startled by the sounds of firing and
many were the inquiries telephoned to
the Morning News regarding the cause
of the jubilation.
Early in the day the members of
the society and the invited guests be
gan assembling and a day of unalloyed
pleasure and merry-making was spent.
The feature of the afternoon was the
May-pole, arranged for the children.
This charming feature was carried
out In detail, and the sight of the lit
tle ones dancing about the pole and
interweaving the multi-colored ribbons
was decidedly pretty.
Salute from Cannon.
Immediately after sunset the battery
of the society formed and, accompa
nied by its cannon, rode up before the
house. In an instant the cannon was
wheeled into position and fired. Eleven
times the salute was sent booming
across the country, announcing to all
in the vicinity that the May Festival
was in progress.
Just previous to this salute a shoot
ing contest for ladies was an inter
esting feature of the celebration.
Some excellent shooting was done and
many were the compliments shower
ed upon the performers by the gen
tlemen in the party.
The first prize was captured by Mrs.
Foesterling. The second went to
Miss Mamie Tischmeyer and the third
to Miss Anna Oehlshig. Mrs. Emil
Peters was awarded the leather medal.
From 8 until 9 o’clock a fira-works
display was the feature of the pro
gramme. Sky-rockets, Roman candles,
and similar pyrotechnical devices were
fired off and the sight was a pretty
one. Dozens of whistling, twisting
rockets were sent skywards, and at
the same time flower-pots, pin-wheels,
and red-lights made a brilliant scene.
Following the fire-works display an
elaborate supper was served. The re
mainder of the evening, was spent in
informal addresses, etc.
Founded in 1892.
The Singing Society Frohsinn was es
tablished in 1892. It is in a prosperous
condition and to-day numbers a mem
bership of 90. All the meetings of
the society are conducted in German,
the books are kept in German, and
everything carried out in German.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at
Germania Hall. The following are the
officers of the society:
President—Mr. Charles Toussalnt.
Vice President —Mr. C. O. Tisch
meyer.
Treasurer—Mr. A. C. Oehlshig.
Financial Secretary Mr. Emile
Peters.
Recording Secretary—Mr. G. Smith.
Musical Director—Mr. F. Hubner.
Steward—Mr. Dittman.
Burnett’s Vanilla Extract has out
lived criticism. It is the finest and
purest vanilla extract that can be
bought. One bottle of Burnett’s Va
nilla is better than three of the doubt
ful kind. Its purity and great strength
make it the most economical brand.—
ad. _
Abbott’s East India Corn Paint.
If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist for Ab
bott’s East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as well as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply
apply this wonderful corn paint as di
rected. —ad.
4•• • *
Short Line.
The short line, Savannah to Albany,
Is via Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Train leaves Savannah daily at 7 a. m.,
railroad time, arriving Albany 3:25 p.
m. Tickets and full information at 7
Bull street. ’Phone 28.—ad.
May Schedules to Tybee,
Effective Sunday, May 1.
Leave Savannah daily. Central time,
one hour slower than city time, 9:00 a.
m., 2:30 p. m., 4:15 p. m. and 7 p. m.
Leave Tybee, 7:00 a. m„ 9;55 a. m.,
5:45 p. m., 8:25 p. m.—ad.
New York and Eastern Cities via.
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
The Short Line—Seaboard Air Line
and Pennsylvania Railroad—Savannah
to New York, only 845 miles. Two
through trains daily. City ticket office,
7 Bull street. ’Phone 28.—ad.
World’s Fair, St. Louis. Low round
trip rates via Atlantic Coast Line. Sea
son tickets on sale April 25, and daily
thereafter $38.35. Sixty day tickets on
sale April 25 and dally thereafter, $32.
Fifteen day tickets on sale April 25 and
daily thereafter $26.05. Coach excur
sion tickets on sale May 16 and 31,
limited ten days, Including date of sale,
$20.10. Ticket agents will furnish full
Information. —ad.
World's Fair, St. Louis.
Via Central of Georgia Ry.
Low rates, shortest route, quickest
time! Choice of two routes, via Atlan
ta and Nashville or Birmingham.
Sleeping cars all the way.
Leave Savannah 7 a. m., (Central
time), arrive St. Louis 1:35 p. m. next
day. Leave Savannah 9 p. m., arrive
St. Louis 7:08 a. m.. second morning.
Season tickets $38.35; 60-day tickets,
$32.00; 15-day tickets, $26.06.
Coach excursion tickets, good only in
coaches, on sale May 16 and 31, good
returning ten days from date of sale,
$20.10. Proportionately low rates from
other points.
For full particulars, World's Fair
literature, maps, etc., call on or write
J. S. Holmes. C. T. & P. A., 37 Bull
street, Savannah, Ga.—ad.
Don't forget Logan's auction sale,
Court House, Tuesday at 11, Colllns
vHle 6 o’clock in the afternoon. Send
for lift. John L. Arctoer. —ad.
WILL MAKE A FIGHT
FOR FORT CONTRACT.
I'. C, Dickson Has Gone to Washing
ton to See Officials.
T. C. Dickson, who bid for the con
struction of the buildings at Fort
Screven has gone to Washington to
urge that the contract be given him.
Mr. Dickson’s bid was lower than
any of the others submitted. His bid
was $78,975, while Frank Woollard’e
bid, which was recommended by the
quartermaster general for acceptance,
was $89,815.75.
Before leaving Savannah, Mr. Dick
son secured letters from Mayor Myers
and a number of other prominent bus
iness men, stating that he is thor
oughly responsible and could carry
out the contract if he secured it. Mr.
Dickson will probably remain in Wash
ington several days.
His original bid was not in regular
form and It was not considered for
that reason. The quartermaster gen
eral, who opened ‘the bids, recommend
ed to the Secretary of War, that Mr.
Woollard's bid. the next lowest, be ac
cepted.
Ordinary for Twenfy-Flv® Years.
The Sandersville Progress prints a
tribute to the efficiency and popularity
of Judge Mark Newman, who has just
been renominated unanimously as or
dinary of Washington county. Of h’s
incumbency of the office the Progress
says:
‘‘This responsible position he has now
held for a quarter of a century with
great credit to himself and general sat
isfaction to the people of Washington
county. When first installed he found
much to be done to get things in shape,
but, with his usual personal pride, en
ergy and business foresight, soon had
the duties of the office reduced to sim
plicity, neatness and order; and he
stands to-day without a peer in the
state of Georgi'a as ordinary.”
Judge Newman is well known In Sa
vannah and has a wide circle of friends
here.
Funeral of Alice Rogers.
The funeral of Alice, the infant child
of Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers, took
place yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist. The floral tributes were
numerous and beautiful. The inter
ment was in the Cathedral Cemetery.
Funeral of Annie Roblder.
The funeral of Annie, the infant child
of Mr. and Mrs.W.M. Robider who died
Saturday afternoon, took place yester
day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
residence No. 117 Thirty-sixth street
East. Father Aloysius conducted the
services.
Bar Association's Annual Meeting.
Col. P. W. Meldrim will leave this
week for St. Louis to meet the presi
dent and Executive Committtee of the
American Bar Association and arrange
for the association’s annual meeting.
The War in a Nutshell.
The way to keep In touch with the
great events in the Far East is to get
the new and latest War Atlas just is
sued and offered by the Morning News.
"The Rand McNally & Co.’s Russo-
Japanese War Atlas,” showing Russia
in-Europe and Russia-in-Asia, Japan
Korea, Manchuria and China, and the
entire operations in the Far Eastern
conflict.' It contains seven double
page maps in colors, with index and
quick-finding scale for each map; a
list of all the chief cities, with popula
tion; fighting strength and reserves of
Russia and Japan. Sent by mail any
where on receipts of 25 cents.
The Dally and Sunday Morning
News 1 year and the War At
las .? SB.OO
The Weekly News 1 year and War
Atlas 1.00
Savannah Morning News. Savannah
Ga.—ad.
$20.10 Savaniinh to St. Louis and Re
turn.
Southern Railway announces the
above very low round trip rate from
Savannah to the St. Louis Exposition,
tickets to be sold only on Monday, May
16, and Tuesday, May 31, limited to re
turn ten days from date of sale, and
good only in coaches. Best route and
service. Complete information gladly
furnished at City Ticket Office, 141
Bull street; ’phones, 850. E. G. Thom
son, city passenger and ticket agent,
—ad.
Sunday excursions to Charleston, via
Atlantic Coast Line, $1.25 for round
trip. Leave Savannah 8 a. m., (city
rime), returning, leave Charleston 7:45
p. m. Cheap and delightful trip.—ad,
"Do you speak Spanish? If not, ap
ply to Atlantic Coast Line ticket office,
or W. H. Leahy, division passenger
agent, and secure a nicely bound, Illus
trated booklet entitled. "What to Say
In Spanish and How to Say It."—ad.
Improved Atlanta Schedule
Via Seaboard Air Line.
Effective Sunday morning, May 1, the
Seaboard Air Line announces improved
schedule to Atlanta, via the Vid'alia
route. The train leaving Savannah 7:00
a. m., arrives Macon 1:10 p. m., making
direct connection for Atlanta, which
point is reached 4:10 p. m.
Tickets and full information City
Ticket office, No. 7 Bull street. Phones
28—ad.
Excursion Kate* to Albany, Ga., and
Return Via Centra 1 of Georgia
Kailnay—Convention Knight* 0 j
Pytlalaa*
One fare, plus 25 cents round trip
from all points in Georgia, Tickets
on sale May 16-17, good returning un
til, and Including May 21, 1904. For
further information apply to J. s.
Holmes, City Ticket and Passenger
Agent, 37 Bull street.—ad.
Important Change in Schedule Cen
tral of Georgia Kailnay, Snndiuy,
May 1.
Train No. 1, for Augusta, Macon
and Atlanta, will leave Savannah at
7 a. m., Central time, instead of 8:45
a. m. •
Arrive Augusta 11:40 am
Arrive Macon 1:10 p. m ‘
Arrive Atlanta 4:15 p. m '
This train will connect at Atlanta
with through sleeper, Atlanta to St
Louis via Nashville and Evansville'
arrive in St. Louis next day at 1-25
p. m.
No changes in other trains.— ad.
Sunday excursions, via Atlantic
Coast Line. Effective, May 1: Jack
sonville $2.00, Brunswick $1.25 for the
round trip; tickets limited to date of
sale. Trains leave Savannah for Jack
sonville 4:15 a. in and 10:12 a. m citv
time. By using Atlantic Coast Line to
Jacksonville on Sunday, entire day
can be spent in Jacksonville. Watch
schedules of baseball games issued by
Atlantic Coast Line and keep posted
regarding Sunday games in Jackson
ville.—ad.
Save
The Street Car Fares
Ride n good bicycle and you’ll
find that you’ll save enough
nickels to meet the monthly
payments and have a surplus
left over—and. speaking of
good bicycles you can’t forget
the reputation earned by the
celebrated
Cleveland
Softest kind of terms.
Fair To-day.
Blue Monday usually follows
a lively Sunday. Avoid the de
pression by taking Warburines
when you get up. They work
on your liver promptly. In red
boxes, 15 cents, at drug stores
or by mail.
“Get It At Rowlinski’s,”
(Broughton \
and 1 Meet
Drayton /
POTATO BUGS
Now on the War Path —For
Their Destruction Use
BUG DEATH
The Best Insecticide and
Plant Food combined
known, non-poisonous.
lib 15c, 31bs 35c, 51bs 50c, 12 l-21bs
SI.OO, lOOlbs $6.50.
J. T. SHUPTRINE,
DRUGS AND SEEDS.
Congress and Jefferson.
Savannah, Ga.
FOR
33 Years
We have sold the
Mathushek
Piano!
WE STILL SELL IT, and are the
only dealers who sell It In this sec
tion of the United States.
In addition to this time tried piano,
we can offer you choice of about 20
makes of pianos and a number of
makes of organs at prices that cannot
be duplicated, considering quality.
When you see it on our floor you
know it is good.
LUDDEN & BATES S.M.H.
Everything Musical.
DR. PERKINS’
-American Herbs-
Guaranteed to Cure
Asthma, Lungs, Rheumatism.
Kidney Disorders. Liver Complaint,
Constipation, Sick and Nervous
Headache, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia,
Fever and Ague, Scrofula, Female
Complaints, Nervous Affections,
Erysipelas, Catarrh, and all dis
eases arising from impure blood.
Mail orders sl.lO. Office, No. 15
Congress street, west.
PROF. R. L. GENTRY,
Savannah, Ga.
HARDEN & ROURK, j
118 Bay Street West-
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Poultry Supplies.
“Our Prepared” j
Cow Feed
A SPECIALTY.
Manufactured Exclusively by Us.;
BOTH PHONES 228.
Dieter’s List To-day.
Everything in choice Western Meat*.
Rib Roasts, Porterhouse and Sirloin
Steaks, Veal Cutlets, genuine Lamb
and Pork Roasts, Fresh Quail, Dove .
Snipe.
Phone 70. FRANK DIETER.
Stalls 23-3s, City Market.