The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

swfndIer Who Picks Out widows
For His DupeS-A wedding in the
Union Passenger station at Macon.
GEORGIA
A theosophical carnival will be held in
Macon ali OF next week.
The Ice Berg is the name OF a weekly
newspaper printed at Winterville.
The baby Of B. F. Almand, which was
badly burned Saturday night mile east
Of Charleston, died Of its injuries Mon
day.
L.F. Burkett, postmaster at Bainbndge,
died Tuesday night OF structure. He was
appointed by Mckinley as a republican
about six months ago.
Il Is reported that a movement Is on
foot to purchase the plant Of the Column
bus Fertilizer Company. and that com
pany is being formed with a capital stock
of 10000 to operate the plant.
The present legislature viii abolish
Dougherty county court A city court
will be established. Juds W. T. Jones,
present judge Of the county court and
c. B. Wooten, are candidates.
News comes from Flowery Branch that
a rich goldbearing vein has been found on
the lands Of Frank Weldon, formerly OF
Savannah Mining work is progressing
right along in that direction, and experts
think that it will turn out to be rich find.
A painful accident happened to the little
boy Of J. W. Walters at Americas Mon
day coming down the stairway just be-
fore breakfast, the nurse fell with him
10 the floor, falling on him and bruising
him in several places. The right leg bone
was broken just above the knee and also
at the hip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James J.. Faulkner's
s-months-old child was burned TO death
at Dip last Thursday evening Mrs
Faulkner had gone to milk and left the
child asleep some ten feet from the fire,
and when she returned 1t had rolled into
the FIRE, it's feet burned TO a crisp and its
clothes burned off. 1t lived about two
hours.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed for Georgia Tuesday: ]. L. Moore
Base. Butts; L. F. Roberts, Chandler, Han;
c. ]. Ancra, Economy. Epson; John 3.
Alexander, Fairyiew; Chattooga; B. A
Smith Fishdam, Oglethorpe; w. J. Ham
mond, Flatwood Academy, Ebert; Charlie
f. Rogers. Hitch Wayne; James ". Hen
dirk, Shady Grove, Carroll.
Fort MCPHERSON is soon to have Q new
surgeon. The present encumbent. Sur
geon II. Swift, has been ordered to Camp
Alger, the new post on the battlefield
of Chickamauga, and will leave in a few
days for his new home. 1t Is not thought
that he viii remain at Camp Alger long,
however, for his regular station is Gov
errors Island, New York
Charles E. Hamilton, one Of the largest
and wealthiest planters in Dooly county,
died Monday afternoon at his country
residence four miles east of Cordele. He
leaves a wife ard two children. His widow
had formerly lost two husbands, Haml-
ton by name, who were brother and cous-
In to her last husband. All three of her
husbands died with the same malady,
hemorrhagic fever.
There was very romantic wedding in
the union passenger station at Macon Mon
day night. The names of the contracting
parties cannot be ascertained as the Ii
cense was issued in another county, and
the preachers name is unknown. The
bride came down on the Macon and North
ern railroad and the groom met her in the
passenger station. The couple went into
the ladies' waiting room Immediately up
on the arrival of the bride and were mar
ried there. The bride was supposed to be
on her way TO Milledgeville to resume her
studies as pupil of the Girls Normal and
Industrial College.
Atlanta Constitution: Not since the
days of the empire has Col. Jim Blount
appeared among the politicians in Allan
"a. But he was here Monday night and
his coming was the cause of much excite
ment as he appeared In the lobby of the
Kimball. For years the former congress-
man has been a recluse and since the close
Of his congressional career he has remain
ed consistently at home, not caring to
mingle with the active affairs of politics
His last duty was on his trip to Hawaii
when he was made special commissioner
by Cleveland. Just what his awakening
means no one seems to know, but his name
has been mentioned in the race for COVER
nor.
Stellaville correspondence Augusta Chron-
iele: A distressing accident occurred a
day or two ago at the ginnery of Isaac
Gay, farmer who lives about five miles
from Stellaville. His son Sam, 10 years
old, while attempting to attach the rope
to the whistle of the engine became en-
tangled In the rope, which, in turn. caught
on the pulley, and quickly wound the little
fellow up to the axle Of the fly wheel,
where he was kept for several seconds,
making the revolutions of the wheel. The
alone saved the little fellows life. DIR.
]. w. Pitcher found the boys legs both
broken below the knee and his arm and
shoulder broken. DR. Pitcher reports him
doing well, with all probability of a COM
plete recovery.
Brunswick Times: The suit of j. II. Pol
hill Of this city against the Florida Cen
trial and Peninsular railroad for 1873, 900
damages, is expected TO come up in the su-
perior court of Liberty county, before
Judge Falligant this week. Brunswick
witnesses have been notified to hold them
selves in readiness to go to the court at
short notice. MIR. Polhill was the victim
OF the collision which occurred In May,
1885, when the Brunswick naval militia
were returning from the May week fes-
tivitles at Savannah. The train on which
the reserves were returning had a rear
end collision with a freight and the force
OF the collision threw Mr. Polhill over the
back of a seat on which he was lying,
against the back of another. He was laid
up for a number of months and had TO go
away for treatment. Mr.. Polhnl was the
only passenger hurt, although the train
was crowded.