Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-29


this spot, that it had been visited by
thousands Of people in years gone by,
each carrying away some memento Of t.
place.
FLORIDA.
A shooting alley is the latest new
tnlng In Gainesville.
The Lakeside hotel at South Lake Weir
opened on Saturday last.
A post office has been established at
MorganVllle, Marion county.
Ocala will soon have one OF the finest
three-story bank buildings in the State.
Ocala and vicinity consume seven
oeeves every day now, to say nothing of
other meats.
Hundreds of people from surrounding
towns were in GAINESVILLE to celebrate
Christmas.
The general opinion now prevalent with
the ladies' OF Gainesville is toat they won't
receive New Years calls.
The City Council of Ocala has accepted
the ire engine and have made arrange
ments to pay for the same.
The disease called ''pink eye" is now
among the horses and mules of Alachua
county. 1t is of mild type.
Miss Mamie Cohen is having very
neat cottage erected on Magnolia street,
opposite the Catholic church, at Ocala.
Judge Charles Rapello. who was one of
the pall-bearers at the Vanderbilt funeral,
is large property owner at Lake Wire.
The number OF real estate agents at
Ocala has diminished somewhat lately,
but those who hold on have all they can
attend to.
An old citizen Of Gainesville says that
it has rained every Christmas for the past
thirty years in Gainesville. Friday was
an exception.
Another two-story brick building will
soon be erected south of the bank build
ing on Magnolia street, at Ocala. by <.
W. Agnew & Co.
D. ID. shubert. while ginning at Mr..
Fants mill at Fantville last week, was
caught in the belt and considerably
bruised, but not dangerously.
AT Ocala Friday night row occurred
among lot of cOlored men, and Ander-
son Bell was stabbed and killed. The
coroner's jury was unable to find who did
the killing.
The town OF MacWilliams, u miles
from Palatka, on the Florida Southern.
has changed its name 70 "Hollister' in
honor of the popular superintendent of
the above road.
A party of Alabamians enjoyed Christ
mas on the banks OF AIachua lake. Dur
ing the day they were joined by a number
of the citizens of Gainesville, and regu-
lar Old.fashiOned celebration took place.
Since its enlargement the Gainesville
NeWS has been an exceedingly good pa
per. Its local page is a splendid mirror
of home affairs, and the other depart
ments all are replete with interesting
matter.
The meeting of truck farmers and COM
mission men, which was to have taken
place in Gainesville on Christmas, seems
to have been a signal failure, none of the
interested parties having put in an appear
ance.
Some thief stole turkey belonging to
the editor of the Gainesville NelUS. The
disconsOlate editor Gays it is no exagge-
ration of the truth to saw that scOundrel
who steals from an editor is the meanest
kind of thief.
The Southern States Industrial College
will open at DE Funiak Springs and re-
ceive pupils on March 1. The industrial
arts and how to live will be the features
of instructions impaired. The following
named gentlemen are its officers: Bishop
W. F. Mallalieu, ID. D., President; W. D.
Chipley, Vice President; A. II. Gellett,
ID. d. Secretary; II. NJ. Parkhurst, ID. D.,
Treasurer. Directors DR.. M. p. Hatfield,
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L McKinnoH, j. G. Patterson, Rev. j. ID.
Norton, and j. A. Chattin.
Gainesville Neacs: Notwithstanding the
fact that G Gainesville has an efficient police
force, ready at all times, and under all
| circumstances, to discharge their duty,
| not q single arrest was made on Christ
mas day. This is a remarkable circum-
| stance, and one well worthy of note. We
! do not believe there is another city of
| 5000 inhabitants, In the whole country, of
which the same can be truthfully said.
| Christmas was a beautiful day, every
! bodv seemed to be in an excellent good
humor, there was no Towdyism or bolster
| Gus language on the streets, and people
generally had a jolly good time.
B. M. Smith, OF Gainesville, made ar
| ranpements to have a merry Christmas.
| After having purchased a number OF
articles suitable for Christmas presents
for his wife and children, he deposited the
same in his tinshop to await the retire.
mept of his family, so that he might oil
the stockings for the accustomed surprise
early next morning. When Mr.. Smith
imagjned that his wife and little ones were
soundlv asleep and il would be safe TO
enter the premises without disturbing
: them. he repaired to the tinshop TO
remove the purchased presents to the
family residence. just opposite the door
of the shop he ountered three negroes
who assaulted him, knocking him down
and rObbing him OF five dollars. MIR.
smith said he was taken by sur
prlse and rendered powerless 10 resist
by a single blow from one OF bis assall.
ants. He had S55 in one pocket and s.
hilI in the other. Fortunately the thief
secured only 50. The negroes who COM
mitted this bold robbery are not known,
hut ii ia thought that until recently they
have been on railroad work in the south
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