Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-03


Melhurne has organized bathing club
the object OF when is to have tne meh-
Dars meet every Wednesday afternoon
Tor dip in the ocean.
The BODY Of the Young man VINO was
drowned IN Crescent bake has been
found. His face was so dscolored ms 10
be almost unrecOgn Fable.
Mr.. Cranpr has at his shop ut Quincy a
clock more than 200 years ola ~hlch ne
5a> recently repaired and put In order
/ Ii keeps perfect time and is great curl
osity.
9. p. Cooke has resigned the offices Of
clerk and treasurer of Tavares, aud the
vacancies Will be filled by appointment
by the Town Council, and the offices sep
arated,
At Green Cove Spring Capt. Wylle is
still Juggling away at the suuken steamer
! Port Royal. one end ~ which be partially
raised during the week, when the chains
gave way. and he was forced to stop ope-
! rat'ons until he could procure other chains
/ from Jacksonville.
The owners of the Manatee have not as
yet succeeded in leasing another steamer
suitable Tor toe route, aud are running
their own steamer tor the present. They
consider the boat perfectly safe, however.
AMI Will contine to run her until another
can he be procured.
Mai, j. D. HoiIIster, the popular and
effic ent superintendent OF the Florida
southern railroad, who has Just resi- lined,
| has been presented with a magnificent
gold watch and chain by the employ es OF
the road as token Of the esteem in which
he is held. The timepiece cost over 5000.
j. A. Larnerd has Deen appointed super
intendent.
DIR. II. j. Hammond, of Orange city, has
Tab a, fottr
two bodies, in fact, a double chicken in
every particular eXceptits bill and skull.
II lived only Jew hours, and was baIched
at the place OF Jimmie stuart, "A mile
southwest OF town. Tue Doctor has put
it in alcohol, and placed it among his COL
lection OF curlOsitles.
DR.. l.. w. w. Manoway, who says that
10000 has been donated by parties in the
North, whom he represents, to erect and
put in operation an industrial school for
cOlored youths, Is in Palatka prospecting
Tor location for the school. He saws he
vans to locate il in Putnam county, if
sufficient Inducements are offered him in
the way Of cheap lands, etc.
John X. Finch. of Palatka, had queer
curiosity hatched out at his house al day or
two since. An industrious old duck was
setting and among the little ducks hatched
out was one without head or legs, but had
"A we'll developed BODY aud wings. COW
cred with feathers. When she saw the
curiosity which she had Matched out the
old duck seemed very much Disguised.
A sad case OF poisoning by the drinking
OF concentrated I've occurred in the family
of Jesse Wilson, VINO lives a few miles
from Green Cove. last week. A little ,
year-old child of Mr.. Wilson got to play
ing with ca of the I've and tinally took
a drink OF the liquid. DIR. CanOva was
sent for, but the little victim OF the poison
was past medical aid and died on the fol-
lowing daY.
In the matter of the injunction to re-
strain Lorenzo Taylor and associates
from sinking an artesian well on W alnut
street near the Spring Park, at Green
Cove Spring, Judge Baker has rendered
decision adverse To the application to dis
solve the injunction. Testimony will be
produced to sustain the allegation made
by Council, when Judge Baker will rem
der a final decree in the matter. AS it is
asserted that the case will he taken to
the Supreme Court, some time may elapse
before the troublesome affair will be al
lowed finally to rest.
DR.. n. K. Benjamin, postmaster of
Tampa, recently resigned his membership
OF the Tampa Board OF L ade for the fol-
lowing reason: When Mr.. H. Plant
and party visited Tampa, the Board of
Trade held meeting aud appropriated
fluids toward the entertainment OF the
visitors. and the 'twine and liquor" bill
was to be voluntary" outside of this.
Now the doctor Is a very strong temper
ance man, and when the wet bill was
forced into the other, he naturally ielt in
dtgnant at having To help pay for it, aud
in spite OF his strong interest IN the towns
welfare, he resigned.
The people OF Hawthorn have been in
cores l0ndence with Colonization Com
pany in Connecticut in reference to the
St tlrment of a colony at lhat place. Tue
arrangements have progressed so far
that at a meeting of the citiZens Thurs
day they agreed TO give the colony 1875
acres of land in West Hawthorn, and the
company. on their part have agreed 10 SET
/ e twenty-five families on the land lmme-
diately. aud eventually to settle at least
100 families. WaItes' Crossing, West
Haw thorne and Hawthorne proper are all
t. be incorporated under he name OF Haw-
thorn, aud the limits are to be extended
one mile each way.