The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEw5 OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Census Enumerator's Experience
on a Train-A Brother Searching
Brunswick for a Missing Sister-A
Destructive Blaze at Carnesville-A
Child Wounded by Falling Gun
GEORGIA.
Alex Stewart, an old colored man living
on the Hadley place across the river trom
Cairo, is the father Of thirty-eight children.
The new Flint river steamer Montezuma
reached Albany Friday. She left Balm
bridge at noon Wednesday, and Newton
Thursday morning.
A huge catfish was found alive imbedded
in a hollow log in a mill dam at Martlndaie
It swan in a small hole when a little fish
and was unable TO find its way out and grew
in the log.
At Americas Friday William Hobbs had
a pointer dog in his buggy that VIII
Turpin wanted, and while they were scuf-
fling for the possession OF the dog the gun
was discharged. The shot came near nit
ting Mr.. Turpin, but luckily did not
At Gainesville, about o'clock Thursday
morning, the Masonic block, a brick build
ing containing three stores and the Masonic
hall. was found TO be on fire. The fire could
not be checked, and the building and all It's
contents were destroyed. The loss Is about
$4,000, with no insurance.
Mr.. Myers. one Of the largest fruit grow
ers in the United States, was in Macon Thurs
day, bis object being TO purchase 5UO acres
of Georgia land and establish monster
peach orchard. He says that his expert
ence teaches him that Georgia peaches are
the best, and that his enterprise Will be
highly profitable
Last Saturday evening the little child of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Clark at Blythe, was
badly hurt by gun shot. The babe was IN
the arms of Mr.. Marrow's little daughter,
when boy came up the steps with gun.
He stumbled, the gun was fred and the load
struck the thigh of the babe and tore it up
badly. One hand of the girl holding the
child was badly torn by the shot. The fall
also hurt the babe badly.
A young man named David Smith ar
rived in Brunswick Friday from jackson
vile. Upon reaching the city he went TO
several places around town and made in
quiries regarding his sister, Miss Annie
Smith. called dolly" by her friends, who
disappeared from home last Tuesday. The
searched prove fruitless, and Mr.. Smith
found no evidence of his sisters having
been in Brunswick. He will try Savannah
Three or four negro children, the eldest
of whom was about 10 years old, were walk
ing down the track of the Mobile and
n6dL COiuHhONo 1hhA SoeJs
The engineer of an approaching train blew
his whistle and applied the brakes as soon
as he saw the children. All Of
them got off the track except the 2-year
old daughter of viii johnson. She was
knocked off and instantly killed.
Thursday night DR.. T. P. Bone, special
census enumerator of cattle for the states Of
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida,
left Brunswick on the East Tennessee road for
Macon. Instead OF securing berth, DR.. Bone
occupied coach, and soon was in the arms
of Morpheus. When Jesup was reached
the coach Dr. Bone occupied was side
tracked, and after awhile was coupled to
the train leaving Jesup for Brunswick.
When the train reached Brunswick Friday
morning DIR. Bone awoke, and was more
surprised than pleased.
Montezuma Record: The beer dealers in
Montezuma are on high kick. 1t is all
about carload of ice shipped here to be
sold from the Macon brewery. All of the
beer sellers are interested in the Montezuma
Artesian Ice Company and they declare
they will not use the Macon ice if they
could get it for 10 cents per ton. On top of
all this they have declared boycott on Ma
con beer aud will not handle it any more, or
at least until they stop selling ice at 25 cents
per 100 One barkeeper VINO orders Macon
beer twice q week has Cancelled his orders
and sent them to the Cook beer house, also
located at Macon.