The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-23

900 had to be raised by either hook or crook
. to meet the bills that are coming In 70 the
secretary. committee was appointed 70
/ raise this money. and already 10 Is at work
with that end In view. About $4,000 Of
the necessary $50, 900 is in the shape or
load carried over from last years exposi-
ton. Fifteen thousand dollars and perhaps
: a little more is in the shape OF load en-
tailed on the exposition company by King
Solomon and other drawing cards that didn't
draw heavy enough.
Brunswick Times: Nearly a week ago
gold watch and chain and pocketbOok
containing 8 were stolen from the residence
of Mrs. S. E. Cargyle, on Gloucester street.
The articles belonged TO Miss Munroe Car
gyle, from whose room they were stolen.
The police were notified Of the theft, but
were unable t. get clew TO the thieves.
Thursdays Atlanta Journal which reached
the city Friday morning, under the head of
| "Whose Watch is ItN says: This morning
| a negro woman was caught trying to sell
fine gold watch. 1t is small aud has the
following inscription on the inside case:
'Munroe Cargyle, from Mamie The woman
claims that she brought the watch from st.
Augustine, Fla" After the article had been
read by G. L. Elliot, he Immediately sent
| dispatch to the chief of police in Atlanta to
| arrest the woman and hold the watch, as it
was owned in Brunswick
| McDonough Weekly: On last Sunday
morning Mrs. 8. W. Brown, proprietress OF
the Brown house, received letter, written
IN rough, cramped hand that she was I'M
| able to recognize. What was her surprise
upon opening it to find inclosed two crisp
tens and hve-dollar bill folded together
| with the following note of explanation,
which we give verbatim, et iteratunl, ct
punctudtum; "Novr IA 1891 Mrs w
Brown. | think l owed IA Brown your
Husband two dollars and Sixteen cents that
has about 80 years ago | Send you in this
| S2o dollars think that will pay the princi-
pie and lntrust please accept 1T in payments
Asa Brown was for a number of years
| and up to the time of his DEATH i'll the
mercantile business at this place, and the
| letter is supposed to be from some one of his
old debtors The identity of the sender has
been well concealed; not only is the chirog-
| raphy unfamiliar, but no name whatever is
signed to 1t, and the postmark was also un-
distnguishable, 50 1t will ever remain a
mystery as to who this man is who believes
so strongly in honesty.
Brunswick Times: Suits have been
brought by the Downing company against
the Brunswick Street Railway Company
and the Brunswick company. The Down
ing company is represented by Col. Samuel
| Z. Atkinson and the suits are for an aggre-
suits is upon acceptances of the Brunswick
company for the street railway company,
and another is upon an account against the
street railway company for which the
Downing company claims the Brunswick
company Is liable. The Indebtedness is
for feed furnished by the Downing COM
pany TO the Brunswick Street Railway
Company. Some interest attaches TO these
suits growing out Of the fact that the
| Brunswick company is understood TO deny
liability for the indebtedness of the Bruins
wick Street Railway Company and other
corporations which it controls and operates,
and the determination of the cases upon
which suits have been brought
may determine the question Of
other liabilities for which the Brunswick
company is held responsible. The Bruins
| wick company owns the majority
in the following corporations: The
Brunswick Street Railway Company, the
81. Simon's Land and Improvement Com
pany and the Oglethorpe Hotel Company.
1t owns considerable stock in the Bruins
wick Terminal Company, the Brunswick
Foundry and Machine Company and the
Kennon Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Mrs James Calvo of Atlanta has found
| her son, whom she has mouned as dead for
more than O score OF years. Her husband
eloped with the servant girl twenty-three
years ago, taking with him theirs >year-old
4 y
| from stranger In New York informing her
that Calvo. the girl and the child were lost
at sea while ons the way to Europe Calvo
had gone to New York and caused the let
ter to be sent her, giving circumstantial
details OF a fictitious shipwreck. He then
went to a small town in New Jersey, where
he engaged in business aud prospered. He
woman with whom he lived was
his mother. Three years ago
Calvo died, leaving consider
able property. The lawful Mrs Calvo was
| induced some time ago to mail letters to va
rious parts of the United States making in
quiries about her son and husband. In
some way the son came into possession of
one of these letters, and as something had
occurred since bis fathers death to arouse
bis suspicious, he took the letter to an at
| forney. who advised him to write to the
woman in Georgia. He did so and told his
supposed mother Of his action. The mother
protested that he was crazy and
that she was his mother. In
short time young Calvo received
reply which contained unmistakable
evidence that his own mother lived in At
lanta. The letter was shown to the pre-
tended mother. and she admitted that she
was notthe real mother, but said his mother
was dead, and that the letter from the
Georgia woman was trap to catch the boy
W hOlu uAul W hCCOuHI IOr something MS
father had done in Atlanta. The young
man did not believe this, and at once started
for Atlanta, where he found awaiting him
the true mother. whom his f1lial instinct
recognized at sight.
| FLORIDA.
Oviedo has shipped 2 500 boxes Of oranges
this month.
A carload of oranges from Orlando to
Ogden, Utah, reached there in good order.
John P. Watson's bondsmen, Nat Poyntz
and &. 2. Hyer of Orlando, have paid the
shortage. amounting to 81, S26 81. Watson
was formerly city clerk and skipped.
The proposed belt road at st. Augustine
has been made an assured fact by the
action of the city council In accepting the
bond the construction company offered to
give for the ful6llment of its contract.
The Pine Barren Mill Company is add
ing a planning mill and dry kiln to its
already extensive plant at Pine Barren.
1t will put in two planning machines for