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THE BRUNSWJCK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 2; NUMBER 218.
NOTHING IS DONE
Bl ARBITRATORS
Held Several Meetings
Yesterday But no Um=
pi re was Elected
SIRiKIRS ARE BACK AT WORK
About Three Hundred Reported for
Duty Yesterday Morning and
li Others Will Probably be
i On Hand Today.
! About half of the laborers who
have been out on a strike returned
to work yesterday; the others may
return, today. The arbitrator's have
held several meetings at the city lia.
elected two or three umpires, non.
of which aldoopted,’, and, tliioy wi
meet again today. This is tho situa
tion of the strike this morning.
Whether or not the rain kept the
remainder of the men from going to
wofk or noit. is not known, but u>.
over three or tour hundred reporte,
for work yesterday morning. It wa.
stated by a. member of the union tha
the remainder of the men would g
to work today.
it r,v.iiyi that a large number o
the negroes do not understand whet!,
er they ar.i to go to work or not uin
til the {arbitrators have settled th
question. ’
As stated in tliess columns yestei
day morning the meeting of the union
Miifiday night ended ratlter abruptly,
and no decision was ever reached a.
to wlietelir or not the men shoiuh.
return to work yesterday.
However, several gauss were on tin
docks ait the iTsuall hour
Biorning and worked all during ttti
day, while many others wont to won.
at i o’clock. It is exiiected that a,
will report lor work this morning.
Meeting of Arbitrators.
The arbitrators were in session' a.
the city hall nearly the entire day
but nothing was done, owing to tin
fact that an umpire was noit selec
ted, that is, one was not decided
upon who accepted, in the forenbui.
the colored arbitrators suggested tin
(i.ijae (>1 t'rol. N. if. Batumi. wine,
was per’ecily agreeable to the re,,
resentaliven of tlie lumbermen. Mi
Ballard wois notified that he had bee.
selected umpire, but. after thorough!,
considering itho umiHier, he advisei
that it would be impossible lor hn.
to accept
The lmaid then adjourned until .
o clock, wliiea another session wa.
held. The name of Judge Joseph \V
Bonnet was decided upon, but iie aka
declined to accept the place. Severn
.other names were brought up but uj
to the hour for adjournment no sel
potion had been made.
' Perfect harmony existed at all o
the meetings and it is believed that
as soon as the umpire is selected' tin
matter can be quickly settled.
Another meeting will be held this
morning and Uie reproventatives '
the twoi factions hope to elect tin
pith tilpiflber or the board and then
seiUe do vn to work.
There are a number of members 01
the union who do not themselves ui
derstand the situation and they thin:
that the action of the arbiia.
should be known to them before the.
return to work. Tito leaders of tin
union yesterday, while no meeting
was held," notified a nsij.wity ot tn
members to return to work today, am:
the usual number will be on hand
poday. ,
WERE WEDDED LAST NIGHT
Mr. Abe J. Gordon and Miss -
Levin Married.
Last night at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H P
Levin, on Newcastle street, occurred
the wdding ot Miss Sadie Levin, ol
s.hi city, and Mr. Abe J. Gordon, oi
Savannah.
The ceremony was performed by
Rabbi Wolf Sutker, of Savannah. A
large number of friends of the con
tracting parties were present, and a
{lumber of presents were received
Muslq for the wedding was furnished
by the colored band. After the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Gordon left for
Savannah, where they will reside in
future.. *
I Gale Seminary,
Tenth year o£ Misses Gales' semi
nary will begin September 30. Thor
ough colls© preparatory course ami
also general course. Bach dojaru
nvmt is under a most thorough auJ
competent teacher, For further P-U'
Uculars apply to the Misses Gale,
208 E street- ._ L _ i
IRRIGATION CONGRESS MEETS.
Holding a Big Session in Ogden,
Utah.
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 15.—The elev
enth annual session of the National
Irrigation began here today. Dele
gates aire represented from nearly
every western state, and the Missis
sippi valley has a substantial repre
sentation. The roll call by Secre- j
tary Max son showed unusually large
delegations from Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico, Oregon. Washington,
California, Idaho and Nebraska. The
morning session today was devoted
ltd addresses of welcome and the
work of organization.
This session of the congress, which
will continue three days, promises
to be very important. The program
has been carefully arranged with the
view of achieving practical benefit
and progress. It includes lessons in
practical irrigation and forestry, re
ports of experts, application of pro
visions of tho reclamation act, report
of state progress under the notion a I
act, views on the settlement of legal
complications and a consideration of
all 'important- theme of coloniza
tion.
“Sava the forests an,d store th*
Hoods,” is the motto of the congress,
and the main work of the eonventior
will be to enlist the support of evorv
one for the policy which was outlined
>y President Roospvelt, in speeche.-
duriug his recent western tour —that
national aid in the reclamation of
irid lands is of supreme importance.
It is expected that this policy or
lat.ional control will he fought by the
privaKe companies, which have in
many places obtained the possession
of the water supply, and who arc
building up fortunes by selling irriga
i. n waters >o the small ranchers.
For Warbash River Improvement
Terre Haute, lnd.. Sept. 15. —Mepi-
befs from congress from Indiana am
Illinois, capitalists, manufacturers an;
representative business men fron
i/incennea. Lafayette and other cit
ities of the V,'abash valley are attend
ng the Wabash River Improvement
Association convention which hega
,ts sessions in this city today. Ih.
am of the movement is to improv
the Wabash river so that it may
j<e navigable. To this end a pei ma
,ent organization wili he foum-t si.,
lar to that of the Ohio River iu.
.irovemwit association and often
made to seoqre from congress tin
ipnropriations necessary to carry ou
ae work of improvement.
Birthday of ari Authoress
Boston, Mass, Sept. 15.—Mrs. A.
D. T. Whitney, the well known ti.
thoress, today entered upon her 80th
year, and was the recipient ot con
gratulatiuins from friends and admii
ers in many parts of the state. Mrs.
iWlhiitney; ilivfcya in Milton with he.
childnen and grain dchildiren arouuu
her. Notwithstanding her four score
yeaf/s she etnjipys .excellent hea.lt..
and is almost as vigorous as she
was at sixty. Mrs. Whitney receiv
es, she says, many letters from wo
men who read her books when they
were girls. She keeps up with cui
rent events, hut does little writing
for publication.
Meets at Dayton.
DaytoLl, 0„ Sept. 15. —Daylton is
entertaining ’this week two important
conventions,, both of which began
thoir sessions today. The first is
the annual meeting of the Waterwork.
ers’ association, which is attended by
members from all over the country.
The presiding officer in Joseph J
Parker, of Hamilton, Ohio. Tile othoi
gathering is a convention of the pub
lic service boards of Ohio, called to
discuss matters relating ,‘to the new
municipal code ami to agree upon
a uniform interpretation of -thesi
provisions of the code affecting the
jiublic service hoards.
Ghe’tckee Strip Cslsbrat-.s.
Perry, Okla., Sexit. 13. —The ccl
ebretion to mark the tenth auaiversarf
of the opening of the Cherokee
Strip was opened hare today under
favorable au liices. The town is
bright with llag i and bunting and
visitors arc arriving Jin < ■ ry train.
The progralm of f.'Vit.x'rt e.y covers
three days ■ oi. 1 wiil iuc.ud ■ r.ic s. a
nr. men's lournamtvut, Indian contest
and mini runs oilier attractive lo.i
tures.
■ MeVey and Ed. Martin,
law Angelos, Cal . Sept. 15. San.
lcVey, Ur; c-oiored le ary a right i.
lalifornia, and "Denver Ed' Manir.
a a Twe.l V round bout in the i rii:
:lpal feature of the card ariang <1 i>
the. Century Athiatic etui; fir it
boxing tomorrow night. Both men ar
■t ih? slugging type el bonurs an
jivc-ly contest is expected. In tin
event of his winning tlr: devise.
Martin will endeavor to get on auotl.
or nietiug with .la- 1: Johnson, tin
present holder .it the colored heavy
.weight championship.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1903.
STMMES S DART
NEW LAW FIRM
Well Known Attorneys
Entered a Partnership
Yesterday
WILI MAKE A SIRO\G IE AM
Judge Courtland Symmes and Edwin
W. Dart to Practice Law To
gether Hereafter.—Both At
torneys are Well Known
Symmes & Dart is the name of a
law firm which was formed in Bruns
wick yesterday, th,e members of the
niew firm being Judge Court Land
Symmes and Kdwin W. Dart
Both of the attorneys are well
known in this city, where both of
them have resided the greater por
tion of their lives.
Than Judge Symmes there is not
a more brilliant attorney in Bruns
wick, and we may say in Georgia. For
years he has been practicing In this
city, and now enjoys the distinction
of being one of the brightest mem
bers of the bar. Judge Symmes has
served as judge of the suprior court
of tho Brlunswick circuit and has
held other important positions of
trust.
Edwin Dart, while probably the
youngest member oi the local Liar, no
oniy having been admitted about a
yea,- ago, has a very bright future
and aueady has figured in a number
j£ important cases. At his examina
tion, which was hold before Judge
Willis Dart, he made a most credita
liie showing, making a very high
mark, in Judge Symmes he has
formed a partnership with one of the
uesl pooled men on law in the
south.
The partnership goes into effect
today, and the office will he over
Glogauer’s, the present office of Judge
symmes,
The News wishes the new firm
much success.
EXCELLENT BUSINESS FOR SALE
Well Equipped Confectionery Store
and Ice Cream Parlor.
a bargain ip offered to anyone
who desires to purchase a well es
tablished and w.eli equipped business
in this city.
The ice cream parlor and confec
tionery store formerly owned by Mr.
Martin on Newcastle street is now
offered for sale. This place is equip
ped with all accessary material toi
the manufacture of ice cream, taffy
and peanut candy; a beautiful sol:,
fountain, ar, well as -a set of pretty
furniture for an ice cream parlor. Th
business is well established.
Anyone desiring to purchase tin
business can call on Mr. Geo K
Krauss, the baker.
TRYING A NEW MIXTURE.
Shells Being Laid Over Brick as
Paving.
The city is experimenting with a
new mixture as a street paving, and
this time brick are first being laid
and oyster shells placed over them
It is not yet known whether or not
this mixture will prove as good as
Augusta gravel and shells, but those
who have seen (the two tried to
gether say it makes an excellent pav
ing.
This experiment is now being made
on Newcastle street from Morgan’s
corner to the park, ami it is thong,
that the street will be an cxcellen
one when the material is crushed.
-
Mexican War Veterans.
Indianapolis, Sept. 15.—The National
association of Mexican War Veterans
is to begin its annual convention in
this city tomorrow and many dele
gates and visitors ore arriving. De
spite the ravages time has made in
tlie ranks of veterans there promises
to he a* laj’go attendance. Among
other states toi he represented arc
Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Missouri and Texas.
The sessions will continue three
days and an interesting program of
entertainment has been arranged.
Columbia’s New Coach.
f*ew; York, Sept. 15. —.las pm
T. Goodwin, Columbia, ’7ti, stroke or
the famous Columbia four which won
the Visitors' cup at the Henley re
galta, in England, in 1878, the only
Henly cup ever brought to America,
today succedded Edward lianlan, the
famous oarsman, as coach for Colum
h.a's crews for the coming year.
Ilf MEMBERS
JOINED TIE CLUB
+
That Number was Enroll
ed by the Men’s Ciub
l ast Night
MEET HEREAFTER WEEKLY
The Session Last Night Was One of
the Most Interesting Held Since
the Organization of the
Soc'ety.
Threatening interlerred
somewhat with Vo meeting of the
Men’s club last night hut did not
prevent it from being a great sue
cess. It proved to Uo one of tin
most import; mi meetings yei held.
Sixty new members were admitted
thus almor.t doubling tile member
ship.
Tho oommitltce which is raising
fundi! for the equipment of a gymna
sium” in the club house ropoiUu taut
they had raised over a hundred dol
lars within the past week.
It was decided to have meetings
in the future every week and tin
next oine will lie held next Tuesday
night. At this meeting there will he
au| informal discussion on Pliysfcal
culture. The club is now making this
one of the most proinineul features of
its life and this discussion is design
ed to give all the members an oppor
tunity to express their, ideas upon it.
AGED BLIND NEGRO WOMAN
FELL FROM SECOND STORY.
Asa Result Sarah Myers Died Mon
day.
Old Mamn Sarah Myers, the ague
negro womaiu who has been for many
years the devoted family servant
Mrs. W. F. Penniman and her chil
dren, died Monday at the residence
of Mrs. id. D. Waiter. Mauni Sarah,
whoi has been totally blind for a year
walked out of an Up.itaiis window at
Mrs. Walter’s residence a few weeks
ago and was so badly injured tiiai
her death followed in spite ot tn,
fact that ail in human power was
done for her.
This aged woman has been a faith
ful servant in Mrs. Peunitniau’s tamii,.
for thirty five years having nursed ail
her children, wlio repaid tlie devotion
of old "Mammy” as she was effect
ioniy called, by the kindest oif care
and every attention during her de
clining years and her last illntyis.
Miaum Sarah was bel ween 85 anu
50 years of age.
Mrs. W. F. penniman canto over
from Savannah Sunday to he with
her odd servant in her last moments.
The funeral occurred yesterday ai
10 o’clock from the African M. E,
church of which tlie aged nogress
was a faithful member;
SONS OF VETERANS ARE
TO BE REORGANIZED.
A mooting of the Sons of Veterans
will probably he held in the course
of a few days and the or _ .mi/:t! ins
will be entirtly reorganized. It is
proposed to elect anew set of offi
cers, men who will take an ini ire
in the company, and it wiR he made
an organization of which the old vet
erans will he proud. £
Among the metnb'efci of the Sops
of Veteran;; are some of the mo a
prominent young men ip the city, an
many of them are desirous of bring
ing ihe organization up to what it
s-houl he
A Good Statement.
Attention is directed to the stale
ment of the National Jjank of Bruns
wich, which is published elsewhere in
this issue. This well known uistitu
t.iotu is now in a nourishing condi
tion, and tliß statement published
this morning is a very creditable
one.
New Head for College of Women.
Pittsburg, Sept 15.- Tlie Rev. Sun.
uel Black McCormick, until recently
president of Ceo college at Cedai
Rapids, la., today succeeded tlie pres
idcncy of the Pennsylvania college ~
this city. Dr. McCormick succeeds
Rev. Dr. Chalmers J. Martin, who re
signed three months ago to accept
an offer from Wooator university'.
Efforts are being made to secure a
substantial endowment for the Penn
sylvania college of Women and to
place it on a sound financial basis.
, Removed His Office.
C. W. Demmg, the wei knowa rep
regentative of the Pag. fence, lias re
moved his office to the .second story
of the opera, house building.
THROUGH TRAINS
TO IRWIILLE
♦
They Will Probably be Put
On Next Sunday
By B. & B.
10 REACH MEW TERRI I DRY
Connections Have Been Made at
Ocilla With the O. & |. and
the Line Now Has Over
150 Miles of Road.
It is expected that the Brunswick
“ Birmingham railroad will innugu
rate their through schedule from
rturswick to Irwinville on Sunday
next. The road has now been com-
I’ieUvi to Ocilla, as was stated in
these columns several days ago.
At Ocilla the connection has been
made with the O. & I. which runs Iron,
Ocilla to irwinville. This road has
been operated by the B. & B. f,„
some tine, and is owned by tin
line.
5t te not thought that tin
schdulo will he materially
changed by the extension
w tne line to Ocilla and the trains
winch now wave tins city and go a,.
* ar a ” Ottoman will just he c.mtin
ued on to irwinville
This now gives me B. & B. some
thing over isu miles of road, through
one of the richest sections ut i., L
state, ana it is expected that then
easiness will he greatly increased
Heretofore the trade of Ocilla aim
irwinville ami that immediate section
nas gone to other cities, nut now mm
the section has been coiuiecLou witi,
ihe sea, most ut no trade win come
to Brunswick.
Coming Here Soon.
Manager Abrams, ot the Aiken (Jau
aing company, is looked for within
the next few weeks. He comes here
lor the purpose of arranging for the
opening of the oyster factory.
President Robinson Expected.
President Bird M. Robinson, ot the
B <L li. is exfioeiod i:i tuo city. 1
was thought that he would roach hen
some days ago bin he was deuunec
ey business in Now York.
To Change Schedule.
H is understood that tlie Southern
railway wiq make a change in thoir
schedule Sunday next. Just what the
changes tv ill be are not yet known,
but is ruilen-.ood that the afternoon
train will aim; in the city about
111:30,
Two Deaths at Waynesville.
Waynesville, Ua., Sept. 15.—There
have been two deaths in this county
from typhoid fever. Woodson Down
tho eldest child of Lindsay Downs, Jr.,
;16 years old, died at his father’*
luiiie ;|l Flat. Rock, and W! II jam
Paulnot, 7<i years old, died at Ids
home near High Shoals. Mr. Paulnot
was a brother of J. B. Paulnot ol
this place.
Virginia Medical Society.
Roanoke, Va., Sept. 15.- The Virgin
ia Medical society met in annual sos
Sion here today and a large luimbc.
of the leading surgeons of tlie stall
at;c present.
Created a Sensation.
Caj’tersville, (ia. Sept. 15. —Tlie
street light between Rev. Sam Jones
anil Postmaster Akermast lias been
almost the sole topic of conversation
for tlie past two days. Both have
thoir respective followings and pub
lic opinion its about evenly divided.
Marsh Her Time Coming.
Within the next few days there
will lie plenty ot marsh liens for sale
on the local market and already the
hunters are getting their guns in
©shape for the fun. The ssprii. -
tides will begin in the next tew nay.
Colored Church Workers.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 15.—The
nimdeealth conference of church
workers of the Episcopal church
among colored people was opened in
St. Duke’.; church, this city, tunny was
welcoming addresses by Bishop.
Brewster of Connecticut and Mayor
Studley of New Haven, oy
a sermon by Archdeacon Pollard of
North Carolina. The sessions of the
congress are to continue until Friday.
Puis an tind to t A
A grievous wail ofttimes comes v
result of unbearable pain from ov.
axed, organs. Dizziness, iuickacln
liver complaint and constipation
-ut than’ v. lo Dr ,\i... .- . *■„ .
Pills they put an Olid to it all Tills,
re gentle lull llioront.ii. Iry ili.-i
Ouiy 20 cents. Guaranteed by all
SWELL WEDDING IN NEW YORK.
Miss Agnes Rose Lane and J. G.
Rossman to Wed Today.
New York. Sept. 15.—There is to
be a southern flavor, cotton declara
tions, “Dixjie” wedding music and
thousands of miniature incandescent
elecrie lights both inside and outside
tho church, to a marriage which
takes place tomorrow night in Christ
Episcopal church, Williamburg. The
contracting parties are Miss Agnes
Rose Lane, well known in the theat
rical world, and James G. Rossman,
n theatrical man of Atlanta, Ga., and
formerly of Seattle. Wash.
To honor the bride's southern hirlh
the church chimes will play "Dixie”
nr. tho bridal party enter the church.
Tho joined initials of the bride and
bridegroom will he written in elec
tric lights over the altar. These will
ho dark untill tho bridal procession
approaches, when they will suddenly
hurst into dame.
Lines of tiny electric bulbs will
separate the pews reserved for the
relative.-; and special guests instead
<>!' the usual while satin ribbons, and
there will be twenty pews reserved
for memehrs of the Professional
Women’s league, which will attend
in a body.
The bride is toibe a member of the
league and a well konwu actress,
having played with Joseph Haworth
Ulis uarliau, and other noted actors
throughout the country. Several
years ago she was converted to Mor
luonism and became president oi the
Woman's Relief association, which,
ostensibly a mansion!, is sain to be a
proselyting bureau for the Morman
church.
Lad year Miss Lane appeared in
a Mormon play which had a special
production turner the auspices oi the
Mormon rhurch in the old Salt Lake
theater, in Salt Lake City.
Nearly All Have Gone.
Brunswick, like Macon and other
Georgia citieo is about rid o.
am vagrants, thanks to tho Calvin
law. it is tiue that there are a few
here yet hut they will soon reach tho
conclusion that it is most too warm
for them in Brunswick.
ART OF REST.
May Be Acquired and Used With
Great Benefit.
Complete and restful pflise of tin
body is an art noil easily gained.
I‘erhaps nothing brings one as much
content, eonilori, happiness and pleas-
ureas those conditions of easy, rest
ful, rosourojeful and -well balanced
mind and body that make of work
a pleasure ana tlie daily life happy
and peaceful.
The nervous housewife busy with
a hundred duties and hurras,icd by
children; the business man worried
witn tlie press of daily mffairs, debts,
etc., cannot enjoy Uie peace and rest
ml repose and healilitul nervous ua.
i,.:<e unless they know hue
There is a way. First and foremost
tlie stomach must be consulted Tnui
means leaving oil coffee absoiutel..
for tho temporary stimulant and the
resulting depression is u. sun run,
to the nervou,; system and the whole
it tidiUon of Ip:nil li ami happiness
rests upon stomach, nerves and mind.
Start with tho stomach, that is tho
keystone to tlie whole arch. Stop
using things that break down its pow
er, upset its nervous energy and pre
vent tho proper digestion of the lood
and consequent, manufacture ot health
ful blood and nerves brain and tis
sues.
JrVlien you quit coffee take Pusum.
Food Coffee. That is like stopping
tim payment of interest and starting
on a career where you are loaning
money and receiving interest. The
good results are double. You slop
poisoning the system witli coffee an.,
start building up Uie broken down
.erve cells by powerful elements con.
tabled in Postuin. These are tun
fo-jid elements ably selected by ex
ports tor the purpose of supplying
just tiie thing required by nature to
perform this rebuilding.
These are solid substantial Tael -
and can be proven clearly to the sat
isfaction of anyone, by personal ex
piriJUiec. Try the change yoursell
and note how the old condition ol
.chattered nerves uind worried mini,
changes to that feeling of restful
poise of a. well bakiiraced nUrvums
system.
The managing physician of a hy
gienic sanitarium in Indiana says that
tor live years in his practice lie
lias always insisted upon the patients
leaving off .-ufiee and taking Postuin
Food Coffee with tin: most positive,
well defined results and with satis I
faction to the most confirmed coffe
toper. I
Tho dostor's name will he furnished
by the l’ostum Cos., Dt.l , Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for a copy
of tho famous littlo “Th© Hoad
to W'dlviHe.”
PRICE—FIVE CENTS.
NDT RECOGNIZED
BT MS DLD WIFE
William Barnes Has Been
Away From Here for
Many Years
HAD ALI FORGO 11 EM HIM
i Wife and Children Live in Macon
But He Was Not Recognized by
Them and Left Without Giv
ncj His Identity.
1 lie following very interesting
atory was sent mu from Brunswick
to tho Atlanta Journal by its local
correspondent, J. I*. Twomey, and
it will prove interesting to urn ail
ers;
A story which favorably compares
with that of the ill fortune Enoch
Arden, has just came to lighet in
Brunswick and so strange, yet thrill
ing in detail that it hears out fully
the oilil maxim, ilial “truth i, stranger
than fiction.”
The subject of this ltitlo narrative
is William Beurn,es, horn in Ireland,
moved to America win u n |„,y
lived in Brunswick in young man
hood.
After an absence of forty odd years
at the age o I !■, he is again in the
city by the sea, bringing hack to his
mind old recollections, some pkinsaui,
and some extremely unpleasant. The
story is fold by Mr. Barnes in a
ouUlgiihoi ward manner usn h.
had a number of listeners who were
thoroughly interested in his state
ments..
xorty years agoi,” he said "I
moved from Brunswick to Macon,
wfiero I was married to, a widow, who
n..u ...ree children. Our married 111,,
was not pleasant, because my step
children did not like me. Tilings got
to sucli a pass that my wife and i
parted, and 1 went at once out
west. Two monts utter I left, my
wile gave birth to our only child,
a hoy. We had agreed, because of
tiio extreme unpleasantness to sepa
rate for good and of course I did not
feel like there were any strings hold
ing me to Georgia, so I went to stay.
i engaged jn cull.lie ranching and
gold mining and was suecossfulu at
both. Tlie west, bos held a charm
fur n \n anil I have speii l the greater
part of my life in its wilds. At
late years I have been located at
Pomeroy, Washington, where 1 have
n u moron ros i-n.vets inputs.
1 have always had enough in my
family to keep posted about them,
from others, and finally at. my age
in I life*, began tm think it was time
for m|o to prepare for the end at
life
Family in Macon.
i came across the country to again
see and embrace those who were m
my own blood Bin. 1 wont to Macon
at once. 1 was told whore my wife
lived apid ran a. groeeqy sitoire, aq-
Misled by my stepchildren I learned
that my son wm:; also a mrcliant in
that city. I went lo icy wife’s store
and bought some few articles, indud
ing fruits, hoping that sin- or my
step-daughter, both of whom I recog
nized, would know me again. I went,
up le pay my wife for wliat I buu
bought, thinking that she would then,
with a close observance, reeoigniz/- mo
! was so overcome with excitement
that I came tear tailing. My hand
seemed | .analyzed Bill no on,, s, iciti
ed to know me. As 1 passed oul
1 gave the’ fruit to some little chil
dren who were playing in the . lure,
ami they thanked me. I overheard
one of them nay to their mother, who
was my step-daughter, that the old
geiiqieman hail given It some fruit,
and that he was a line old man. 1
did unit reveal my idenity. I then
went to my son s place ot business
and lie did not recogni'/.e me either.
"Hut how could your son, who liar
never seen you, tell who you were,
Mr. Barnes?” was asked.
"Why, by instinct,” he replied. ’I
wmild noi make myself known to
any of them, and have come on down
to where I used to have lots of
friends.”.
Has Made Fortune.
If. seems that tho old gentleman,
who is evidently rich, has a fortune
to place on liis family, if his wife*
would hut make the first attempt at
recognition. She, it ;;>>ins, after sep
arating from Mr. Barnes, took up her
former liiislKitnd*s name. She lives
lin Hast Macon, and her nam,** has
montionod to tin Journal corre
spondent.
An effort will l*e made to bring
about a reconciliation between tins
aged euniple, whose lifes story makes
reading that is .seemingly unrealis
tic.