Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-25

% at the east end of Goosk Prairie, about
Tour miles from Spar.
DR.. j. N. Smith, Mayor of Barlow, a
few days ago, while hitching horse to
buggy, it kicked him on the knee, break
ing the knee cap, which it Is feared Will re-
suit in his being crippled tor life.
Enoch Bolles, of Boardman, on Orange
Lake, disposed of his fine grove last week
to Northern party for $4,000 cash. Inc
trees show signs ola full crop, and 1T is one
of the finest groves in the lake region.
Sanford has organized a base ball and
athletic association with q capital stoc
OF 5000. The association intends to en-
courage not only base ball, but yacht,
rowing and driving races, clay pigeon
shooting, etc.
T. A. Hall is building one of the hand
soonest boats at the Madison Variety
Works yet put on the lake. 1t will be
about 10 feet long and made to carry sails
as we'll as oars, and has capacity for
six or seven persons.
The well-known Randall grove, con-
sisting of 33l acres of wild trees, located
on the banks of the Ocklawaha river, near
GrahamYille, was sold last week to Sam
A. Long, the consideration being $4,000.
The property is one OF the best of its kind
in the county, and yields very prOtitably
annually.
The Bradford County Convention Sc
lected ten delegates to the Ocala cOnven-
ton, viz: W. T. Weeks, K. p. Ward, f. G.
Hill, j, G. Richard, d. Haynes, j. h. Rich
ard, j. G.. Roberts, Jonn Croft, d. b.
Knight and j. l.. Gas6ings. Nine express
a preference for Charles Dougnerty for re-
nomination. One has not been inter-
viewed.
At Tallahassee johnson 81 Clewis have
succeeded j. Z. Roberts & Co. in the mer-
camille business on the Lively cOruer.'
M. Ii. Johnson was member of the old
irmiand A.C. CLewis was their head clerk.
The new firm will continue business at
the same place, and are authorized to
collect and receipt for all sums due j. p.
Roberts a Co.
The Montezuma Hotel dining room at
OcaIa Monday night was the scene OF
quite serious mishap. AS the guests
were seated around the well spread
board ready to partaKe of their vesrer
meal, one of the immense chan
deliers lit suddenly on the festive
scene, and while no damage resulted. it
fairly scared the lites (lights) out of the
| guests.
The artesian well of Miller g. HEADER
son near their wharf on Water street,
Tampa, has attained depth of 157 feet
The we'll will be driven to a much greater
depth, and it is the intention of Messrs.
! Miller Il Henderson TO at once begin the
erection OF bath houses. The water is
strongly mpregnated with sulphur and
extremely healthful.
Tampa Tribune: g. S. w. Brown has
| invented a process for the utilization of
saw palmetto In the manufacture of mat
| tresses aud hats. The machinery and
process will be patented and building is
| to be at once erected on the corner OF
Franklin and Polk streets for converting
the raw material into straw. it will then
be shipped East where ready market
tor its sale will be found. The machinery
for its preparation will be run by Snip
man engine.
c. T. Nc Daniel, Of Madison, came hear
meeting horrible death on Friday last at
Baldwin. His duty as brakeman on the
''ShOo fly" required him to go underneath
and between the coaches in order to I'M
couple the steam brakes. While there be
signaled the engineer to E'go ahead" who
instead reversed his lever and moved
| backward slightly, but sufficiently TO
catch Cary's head between the cars. mash
ing it frigntiully. He was held in this
position a minute or two which seemed
an eternity almost to him, but after beng
! released found he was not seriously in
jured, although he had very narrow es-
cape from death. He felt no great incon-
venience from his bruises.
At Madison, Armstrong Rice, negro
boy Of about IA years of age, stole a watch
a'ded at 500 from the house of DIR. Boat
wr ght on Monday afternoon last, which
he MD in field of corn of Capt. lnglls.
He also took a purse belonging to the
DOCTORS little boy which contained some
small change. The doctor sent runners
up and down the railroad for the boy who
was captured at West Farm by Mr.. G. 5.
Church. At first he denied having taken
the goods, but as be had been in the en-
plOy of the doctor his excuse was cOnsId-
cred too thin" A,healtny "larruping''
was administered and the place where
the watch could be found was told and be
brought to town and put to work in the
Doctors yard again.
The citizens of Palatka Heights met
last Tuesday evening at the residence of
bon, w C. HargrOye, for the purpose of
organizing a municipal corporation.
1t was ascertained that there were for
tv-twO registered voters residing within
the limits proposed to be Incorporated, Of
which thirtyfOur were found to be pres
ent. 1t was unanimously resolved to es-
tablsh a municipal government to be
known a. town and called and named
"Paiatka Heights" The following OIL
GERS were unanimously elected: Mayor
w. c. Hargr0ve; Aldermen-B. i. Lilien-
thai, VI. II. Rogero, A. ii. Lock wood, l..
Richmond, Henry Jones, f. A. lGarrison,
James Burt; City Clerk-E. NJ. Vary;
Marshal-W. j. Vinegar. After the
meeting the Town Council convened and
unanimously elected judge James Burt
President Of the Council, Prof. A. j.
Woods Assessor, Charles ROgero Collec-
tor, j. &. Teller Treasurer, and then adj
journed to meet again next Tuesday eve
ming at O'Clock, at the residence OF Hon.
W. q. Hargrove.