The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Cents Fishermen Using Dynamite
Cartridges Have a Narrow Escape.
GEORGIA.
A. A. Burney Of Brunswick died Wednes.
day night
The BARRIERS of Macon have agreed to
close their shops on Sunday.
John Lane, aged u years, was run over
by wagon at Franklin Tuesday and killed.
Brunswick's electric fire alarm system
will soon be in position, ready for operation.
John Odom, generally known as Poker
Dot,n a nickname given him by his COM
panions, was drowned while in bathing just
below the city hospital at Columbus, Tues
day. He was 10 years old.
Shields Kenan and Willie Foley, two
young lads of Brunswick, aged about IA
years, were saved from drowning Wednes-
day by A. G.. Banks, superintendent OF
Stillwell, Millen q Co. s lumber yard.
The new publication of Joseph NJ. Brown,
traffic manager Of the Western aud At
lantic railroad, entitled "Kennesawls Bonn
bardment," is receiving many compliment
ary notices from the press throughout the
country.
Marshal Lowe of Duluth arrived at At
lanta Tuesday in search of negro named
VIII Howell, who committed an outrageous
assault upon a little white girl named
Matte Howell few days ago. An arrest
has been made on suspicion.
ID. T. Dunn of Brunswick was attacked
while standing in his store Wednesday with
an affection OF the heart, which completely
Frustrated him for awhile. He was talking
to one of his employees, when suddenly he
placed his hand over his heart and com
planned of feeling sick. A few minutes
afterward be sank to the floor. At last
accounts he was improving.
W. NJ. Kersh, editor of the Fort Valley
Enterprise, made an attack upon w. F.
Wynn Tuesday, with a walking stick, on
the sidewalk in front Of the postotiice. Mr..
WYNN received several severe blows on the
head before friends could separate them.
Mr.. Kersch, on being asked the cause Of the
attack, stated that Mr. Wynn had circu-
lated slanderous reports against his char
acter.
Tuesday night negro living on Tax Col
lector Stewards farm, near Atlanta, went
to sleep and left lamp burning. The lamp
exploded and the cabin was set on fire and
destroyed, the negro barely escaping with
his life. Mr.. Stewards barn was near the
cabin and came very near being destroyed.
During the fire Mr.. Stewards little niece
began 70 pray for the barn not TO catch on
fire, and when she had finished her petition
added: "And, o Lord, please don't let the
fruit burn up either"
II. G. Hunter Of Long Pond has laid be-
fore the state railroad commission COM
plant against the Georgia Southern and
Florida. He claims that a conductor on
that road charged him thirty cents more
than the fare. This, it is alleged is in vio-
lation Of a rule of the commission. The
road offered to refund the money, but the
petitioner was impacable. The amount
actually involved makes it the tiniest case
ever brought before the commission. 1t
might be remembered, too, that no decision
of the commission can indemnify the petit
toner His thirty cents is gone.
Brunswick Times: GIynn county's old
est citizen departed this life last Tuesday
night. He was big Sam Parland (colored),
Of Fancy Bluff. He was born in January,
1886. and was l04 years Of age at the time
of his death His son, who is more than
eighty years of age, brought the news to
Brunswick yesterday morning. The old
man was able to walk until two months
ago, when he became so weak that he was
compelled 10 take to his bed. Big Sam was
brought from the Bahama Islands when he
was quite young and belonged to the Par
lands until he was set at liberty after the
war.
Sunday a crowd Of Rome boys and young
men went up the Oostanaula river and
went in bathing. They had a supply of
liquor and all became drunk. A
quarrel arose between several of the
smaller boys and one or two of them were
thrown bodily into the river after they had
dressed preparatory to gong home. The
warfare among the small boys soon spread
to the older ones, and the result of the
whole transaction was that a young man
named Mckenzie was whipped with hickory
switches and his body badly lacerated by
the blows. Monday evening Mckenzie
went before Judge Walter Harris and swore
out warrant for Bob Roebuck, Dick
Dempsy and Sam Lumpkin, charging them
with assault and battery.
A Cusseta special to the Macon Telegraph
says: "a very severe electrical storm &C
CURED in this county on the afternoon of
June q, Your correspondent, with several
Others, saw large blaze appear over the
cemetery near by, when, quick as flash, IL
appeared TO burst and cut large, fine tree
standing in the cemetery in twain as
readily as would reaper a millet stalk
1t proved to be a bee tree, and bees and
honeycomb were scattered in every direc-
ton. At Hichiter, five miles from here in
this county, lightning struck near a house,
and, running through crack in the wall of
the building, struck and split open a chair
post In the chair sat Mile Jenkins, a
colored woman. Her clothes were set on
fire, and she was badly shocked and may
yet die. A negro man tried to extinguish
Aer CLOIulnB, anu, IdlllnR, KnelC down and
prayed, whereupon the roof, though never
known to do SO before, sprang leak exactly
over the PROSTATE woman, extinguishing
her clothing"
A large and substantial addition will soon
be made to the Academy for the Blind at
Macon. The new building is to be 70x45 in
size and will be four stories high, of stone
and pressed brick. It is expected to cost
about 1000. The new structure will be
set apart exclusively for the use of male
pupils, while the present building will be
reserved for the girls. The first story, or
basement, will be fitted up with a
gymnasium swimming baths, etc.
In the second story will be
located the music hall, class rooms and
some dormitories. The remaining stories
will be occupied with lodging apartments
for the pupils. The new building will be
situated about thirty feet distant from the
present one, but the two will be connected
by covered passage way For years the
academy has not been able to accommodate
all who applied, and recently large num-
Der have had to be turned away. The plans
are ready for contractors, and it is expected
that work will begin on the buildings within
thirty days.
1rwinton Southerner: Not many months
ago party Of gentlemen were in the habit
OF going fishing occasionally without hook
or line, bait or net, or other sharing device
and returning with buggies loaded with ali
kinds Of fish. One kind was as easy To be