Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-19
FLORIDA.

The organization Of a military company at
DaytOna has been completed.
The military ball at Ocala last Friday night
by the Rifles was great success.
The new Louisville and Nashville depot at
Pensacola Is being rapidly put up.
4 gentleman living near Palatka has fully
matured ripe Strawberries on his vines.
4 negro at Live Oak was seriously cut last
Saturday in quarrel with two others.
An English steamer is to take a cargo OF
cotton from Fernandina during January to
England.
he late Incorporation OF Enterprise into
town has proven illegal, and another attempt
will be made.
During last week 1924 bales of cotton we're
recei yea at Pensacola and 4, AS shipped, leav-
ing S, l75 on hand.
Up to Dec. 1925 bales of sea island cotton
had been shipped from Madison, with SEQ
more bales in sight around the gins.
The artesian well at Live Oak, which was
down 300 feet and got chOked up, could not
be cleared, and another well has been started.
Strangers in Tallahassee are invited to visit
| University Library, and may have access to
| books Of the same for two weeks upon pre-
sentatiOn of a visitors card from any mem
| Der of the association.
May G.. Ferrell. of Wakulla county. last
Wednesday night lost his barn. corn, folder
/ and other prOvender by fire. \ negro in his
/ employ. Orrin Swain, alias Tom Young, was
rrested and confessed that he fired the build
/ ing.
| ". X laAnleF.
| Slusser Co. Of Tallahassee, died at Ocala
/ last week, where for some time he had held
/ the position Of cashier in Agnew's bank. His
| remains were taken TO Midway for interment
| last Wednesday.
| The Pensacola Detective Agency have an
| pretended and brought to that city from New
| Orleans. upon the requisitiOn of the Governor.
| the notorious burglar. Oscar Hudson, con-
/ cerned in the robbery Of ChiDley & Co., and
| also several railroad robberies.
| James b. Brown, Of Gainesville, has recOv-
| cred damages from the Florida Southern
| Railroad for building their road along the
street in front OF his property. This is an in
tercsting decision to others in front Of whose
| property railroads have been built in public
| highway.
| A forage plant called milo maize is attract
| ing attention at Welaka, some having been
| raised with very little care on very poor land.
| It just fills lOngtelt want, grows very pro-
/ life. and can be cut several times during the
| season. \ few good cows can now be kept,
and the milk question decided.
| Two little coIOred BOYS, one a son OF James
/ Maudrel and the Otherla son Of Mat Gardner,
/ living at Freedman's FOres', near Live Oak,
| got TO prankng with gun last Saturday
/ week ago. and the gun went OF, killing young
Mandrel instantly. They were each about IA
| years Of age.
At n regular communication of jackson
/ Lodge No. !, +. and A. NJ. OF Tallahassee, on
| Monday evening, Dec. Is. the following OIL
/ GERS were elected for the Snsuing Masonic
/ wear. viz: Jacob K. Cohen, W. NJ; 4. \. q.
| BlOmquist. 5. w; +. Ettenhelmer, j. W;
| Edward NJ. West, Treasurer; W. NJ. McIn-
| tosh, Sr. Secretary.
| DIR. Lancaster, OF Gainesville, in a letter to
| the Medical Record. says that many con-
| sumptives die in Florida, and their physicians
| should be censured for sending hem away
| from home when they are beyond all hope Of
| recovery. He believes, however. that many
| severe cases are cured, and suggests that the
| American Medical Association appoint
| commission Of competent scientific men to
| come to Florida and examine Systematically
into the facts.
| Gainesville AdU0cdte: The case OF +. c.
| Pound vs.. the Florida Railway and Navlga-
/ ton Company was called in court Tuesday
| morning. 1t will be well remembered that
the cause Of this law suit grew out OF rather
| peculiar circumstances. Mr.. Pounds livery
| table being threatened with fire, the stock
was being removed TO safe quarters when
several horses became frightened and escaped
from the persons leading them. It so hap
pened that they found their way 10 the rail-
road and the night train ran over and killed
| three of them. The stock being quite valu-
able. Mr. POunlt1~slt that his loss should be
repaired by tb >Jmpany. hence the lnstltu-
| ton OF the cas- now pending Considerable
interest is being manifested in the case, as
the decision will be of vast importance TO
| Florida railroad companies as well as TO all
stock owners who reside IN the vicinity OF
| railroad lines.