The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-19
HUNDREDS OF CIRCULARS.
AMhEICUS ON PAPER.
Return Of the Old Soldier - Arrival
OF the Immigration Car.


OF the Immigration Car.
AMERIcUs, GA, Aug. 1S.-Commissioner
W. l.. GIessner arrived in Americas Thurs
dav at ? o'clock, in his immigration car. 1t
was side-iracked and was opened to the pub
lie for inspection. Quite number visited
it. and il was much admired.
Mai. Glessner has been busy ever since
the car came packing his exhibit and ar
ranging it for the trip. The weather is so
warm now that many articles cannot be
carried in the car. He will be compelled to
leave his 52-pound watermelon on this ac-
count. A large bottle of watermelon syrup,
which was furnished by gentleman in
Lee county, burst in the office the other
night.
The commissioner expects to be able to
leave Americus Monday or Tuesday. One
of the attachments of the car is a stylish
porter, who wears patent leather shoes and
q cutaway coat. There is an abundance of
room in the car for everything that will be
needed to show what our farmers, manu-
facturers and merchants do. A neat office
and sleeping apartment occupies one end of
the car.
Arrangements have been made with tho
different fair arrangements to be held in
the states through which the car will be
carried for a big amount of space, and
Georgia will occupy prominent place in
all these fairs.
Maj. Glessner will probably be gone about
seven weeks.
The board of health has held two meet
ings, and decided not to quarantine both
times. They recommend strict sanitary
laws
THE RETURNING SOLDIER
The biggest demonstration that has oc-
CURED i'll Americas since the firemanic
tournament in May occurred here Wednes
day. Miles Kennedy, who left here for the
war as a confederate soldier in 1851, re-
turned to his home for the first time, bring
ing with him a wife and eight children.
He was wounded at Orange Court House,
Va, in 1865, and was nursed by the young
lady whom he welded March 4, 1865 He
has been in Virginia ever since, and during
the time fifteen children have been born to
the couple. Five have died, leaving ten
living.
In the first part of this year Mr.. Ken
nedy was seized with a longing desire 10
come back to his old home in Sumter
county, Georgia. April he hitched his OK
to his cart, tied his two dogs underneath,
piled bis cart body with provisions, and
started for Georgia with his wife and eight
children, leaving the two oldest boys in
Virginia.
The family travelled for tour months and
ten days, and finally wound up i'll AIneri
Gus SdIe ana sOuld. iho D1nu HleJ Ine
family and ouliit on the outskirts of tho
city and formed "A procession which marched
to the old court house square. Several
hundred people went ont 10 meet Che old
soldier and marched in the procession. An
excellent picture OF the family, tho OK and
the cart was tallen by Prof. Van Ri or just
before the procession stopped.
On the square telt had been stretched.
In the centre of the tent hung an old riha
and canteen filed with fresh water. Mr.
Kennedy paytook Of long draught of the
water from lhe centeen, with the remark
"Boys, this looks nat'raL"
The family were seated under the tent
and Col A. S. Cults made a pretty speech
OF welcome in behalf Of the new south, as
well as tho old. In conclusion Col. Cults
handed Mr.. Kennedy n roll of money which
had been contributed by the people. Mr.
Kennedy could only shed tears of gratitude
The meeting between Mr.. Kennedy ant
his sister, MIS-. Nj. Nj. Hart, who lives neal
this city, was very affecting. They had no
seen each other in over twonty-seven years
He did not know her and she would no
have known him had he not been so promi
nent in the crowd. He was not lG years o.
age when he left for the war, while now h
is bearded mn Of a years.