Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-25
FLORIDA.


The orange crop in Baker county is nearly
an sold.
wagon train OF gypsies Is travelling
through the state, At last accounts they
were &c Monticello
The CITY government OF Monticello is free
Of debt, with funds ln the Treasury. The
purchase Of "a IRE engine Is now b-lng urged.
To Is stated that the Roman Catholic chapel
40 san Antonio has rented ITS peWs for nearly
500 1t us the only church in the county with
pews to rent
FRIDAY evening a number OF the citizens Of
BrOOksville Net IN tine pdrlOr of thc liernanco
House TO discuss propositions matte Tor the
construction Of a railroad TO that place. Plans
were formed.
The only counties that have contributed to
tue iag fund thus far are Esclmbia, Walton,
jefferson, Madison, Suwsnnee, Leon. Polk,
Monroe. and NOlusia. Only $50 are needed 10
finish paying for the nag
The Judgment FOR upwards Of $4,000. Sc
curcf bv certain bOndholters at the last term
of the Circuit Court against jefferson county,
VIII necessitate the assessment OF heaVy
bond tax for the present year
The ueopIc OF BrOoksyille have about COM
ujeted two new churches, Methodist and Bap-
ti-t The latter was the last built. IL IS a
LITTLE larger and little more costly IMAM lhe
former They are the best church buildings
IN The county.
The Board of County Commissioners Of
Jefferson county az their regular meeting
cancelled county bonds % the value Of SS,9lu.
me bonds we're paid bv the trustees of the
Internal Improvement fund and from funds
real zad from the sale of lands donated Toy the
state for the relief of the bonded counties.
Three tramps entered the country store Of
Nfr. Gale. ahoUt UIue or ten miles above Mon
tieeIlo. on the ihumesvillc road, last Satuf-
..av. and pointing their pistols al the lfopfie-
Tor, demanded that hc hand over an tne
money Lc possessed. The -tofe-k tetcI was
taken uy surprise. had no opportunity 70 re-
-.-t auf. OF course, complied Win the hisA-
Waymcn'- demand.
The shooting contest between Z. T. DAVIS
.-I. D. 4 0r.iyvford at the Fair Grounds 70
Tallahassee. was q very interesting GhaiT, tie
match being 40 200 clay pigeons cach, throw n
from five screened traps. unAnoWn tii-iS7. ''t
i, wards rise. for valuable prl1. ana l1e
.lHmpIlushiD OF the Ia.iahassee 'un GieD.
Ilr weather was extremely untaFofao.e loI
good scores the T8'- lt times almost "llnat.ns
-ue shooters. and high wind causing tAe
.-E-r.I--- f0 skin and Cyrarc IN the most uh-
h.riIise'' manner. MIR Crawford Won by q
score of a. while Mr.. Davis scored Co.
4 negro man named Vickers. spent satur-
..r lu Monticello. and lt Is salu consumed q
large quantity Of whisky S0lle.ille III Iii
dark he rode his horse out OF Town anu nhait5
reached the home Of Alfred Lyons over the
lake Herr. he sought 90 remain the nlght,
lut was denied admlttance, anu i I.usli'5 -Tbe
down on the piazza and went 70 steep. ~ ~
next morning he was found IN an lhseii7tplS
condition. was carried IN the nOese lts ,,as Iue
placed bv the fre--but in few mlbI W. W
dead. It was very cold nlEhts anu -t ~" -
.l first reu0rtei that the man hau frozen ~
death. This was an error. lie was allVS
when found The trouble was TOO mucH
rfli-kv and probably congestion.
At Monticello. a night or two ago, the ne
-rals iudulgcd n "a festival al q caDlh O'
tIe lake Considerable conversation Wts IL III
dul.eli I'M about stramps," and some OF tl.S ~
women suggested that the men sA0ulu nIe ~ ~
t0c.r ui5t5 S occasionally, so as TO warn tHo
-'sui2lt- OF the rOad,' f any were alir'.t' -.
r..t rrl.. s-ere prepared for defense. Llitr
.u me night Abram Clayton and his DrothtI
II started home, and having terrIDie ..,is leis
ul rrectI-g .-tramDs.' exploded their pistols
several times. soon thereaftcr Abram Gay
tau went On in advance of his brother. anu IN IN
s few minutes the latter discovering q Ai1L i
Just ahead OF him IN the ROAD, auu supP -
hmm 10 be a s.tramp.' without warning hred
on him. the ball taking effect IN the necA'
TIE wounded man proved To be Abram Ga
tJl. ani he died soon after.