Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26

VIII De Out upon tower twenty-three feet
n'gh. Pipes will be attached so it will be
convenient to use the water in case of fire.
On the ridge Of the mill building is
piark walk on which is placed four bar
reis which are Kept full OF water.
j. B. Crum lives just south of Barlow,
ana has young grove. April 20 he picked
from one tree 2,4IS oranges, at least 1000
less than he would have had to sell had
they been picked earlier in the season.
FOR these he received $40 D., but had re-
cel'ed better prices for previous ship
ments. An acre at this rate, with 40
trees to the acre, would return S2,264 IS.
Miss Matte Parker, of Socrum, went
hunting with her gun and dogs, taking
with her Rev. Mr.. BOstIck's daughter.
They became lOsti the woods. The whole
community became alarmed at their
failure to return and hunt by night was
instituted. The lost were found about l
O'Clock in the morning. One of the search
ing party cot lost during the night and
ana not reach home until breakfast time.
The legal standing of the town of Fair
Held IS likely to be tested soon. The rival
parties, led on the one size by Jacob S.
Parker, and on the other by n. G. Wam-
boldt, have placed the matter in the hands
OF their attorneys to prepare a test case.
The Parker faction hold at present the
reigns of power, and have been very
actively preparing to sell all property on
which the taxes have not been, paid for
the past ten years; hence the present
action.
During storm Wednesday, lightning
struck a large pine tree back of the old
shop, at Barlow, and threw pieces against
the door of the Smith cottage where Mr..
Conway resides, knocking out panel Of
the door and breaking up the china and
causing such a rumpus that the lady of
the house fled in dismay. This was the
second or third time that the same tree
had been struck, and w. II. johnson
thinking 1t had had enough had it cut
down.
Emporia Gazette: Florida is rich in
minerals, and the time is almost here
when the orange grove will be a secondary
consideration, and myriads of ed-jawed,
smoking-furnaces VIII poison the balmy,
llte-giving air. OutcrOppings of gold have
been found in the counties of Alachua
and Wakulla, lead in Hamilton and Tay-
lor, phOsphates in Suwannee and Column
bia, iron in Alachua and Gadsden, and in
other counties other minerals await the
investigation Of the geOlogist and specu-
lator.
The South Florida Railroad Company
have issued a circular in which they say:
4 he company uelu8 ubbIOuS Oh dillDR
and advancing the true interests of Its
employees who are DESTROYS of obtaining
homes of their own on its line OF road,
viii sell to such of them as are willing to
make improvements thereon, in a reason
able time, lots at Auburndale. Winter
Haven, Barlow, Lakeland, Plant City.
Sefner and Orienta, at greatly reduced
prices, and on time payments, at s per
cent. interest. Only a small cash pay
ment Will be required"
BdrtOlC Informant: J. S. COnnoly, who
came here from Yves tern Pennsylvania
about three months since, il converting
his forty acres, two miles north of town,
into a strawberry field. He has about
1000 plants set, and expects to get out
some four acres in October. He sets
them in little squares OffOur plants, foot
apart. which grow together and make a
hill. These are tOur feet apart each waV.
lie will water them by means of a
steam pump that will throw the water a
hundred feet into the air, and let it fall as
spray. Pipes VIII be run through the field
and provided with stOp-cocks for the at
tachment of hose at suitable distances.
There is a good home market for berries,
and small plants have shown very en-
cOuraging results. The land is choice
high hummOck, some of the very best in
this section.
n B. HARDWOOD, who died at his home
on Halifax river a few days ago, had
remarkable history. He was 50 years
old, and was horn in Bennington, VT.
He moved out West a number OF years
ago. where he engaged in the wholesale
notion business. He failed for 81, 700, 900,
but his wife. who had loaned him cOnsid-
cradle money, saved some prop
erty out OF the wreck. They
moved to Florida and invested $4,000
IN Florida lands, securing 1000 acres in
one body. All of it is now under fence,
the fence on one line being eight miles
long. The property developed very
rapidly and there are 100 acres in a
young orange grove, said by experts to
be the finest Of its age in
Florida. The value of the property is esti-
his money was inYe ted, he decided TO in
crease his insurance, saying that if he
should die his wife might be unable to
continue the work he had mapped out,
and might lose the property before it be-
came as valuable as time was sure to
make it. If he could live be said he
would soon have all the income he wanted.
In October, 1888, he took SIS 900 of insu-
rance, aad in February Of last year he
increased his insurance some $4,000,
and in June he talked of a still
further increase. Mr.. Sheppard, OF
the United States Life. negotiated with
him, went on North with him and placed
the insurance, making 5000, 600 in all, and
divided among the different companies as
follows: Equitable 100000, United States
$2j, 900, Northwestern 500 900, Manhattan
100000, Penn Mutual $1,000, New Eng
land Mutual $4,000, Maryland Life $l0,-
600. Total S200,000. The premiums paid
amount TO something like $4,000. A few
days ago in attempting 10 mount
fractions horse in front of his door the sad
die turned suddenly and Mr.. HarwOOd
was thrown to the ground. No one saw
him fall, but soon after he was discovered
standing by a fence, and the horse was
near by with the saddle partially returned.
Mr.. HARDWOOD complained of having
wrenched his hip. and went into the house
and laid down. He made no serious COM
plants, but ia an hOur or two he was
visited and asked for whisky. He
took some from his own trunk. About
10 O'Clock he seemed 10 be getting on all
right. About ) O'Clock Sunday morning
he was visited, and was found
TO be in n dying condition. He
lived only ten minutes. An inquest was
held. add DR.. Garrison, OF Dayt0na. and
DIR. John Ball, Of Brooklyn. N. Y, made
post norton. They pronounced the
death the result OF cOncussiou of the
BRAIN There is report that Mr.. Har-
wood committed suicide, and although
there seems TO be no real ground for such
a belief, further investigation will prob
ably be made by the insurance companies.
gOUTH CAROLINA