Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-13

Through the Intervention OF Supt. PARCEL
and the putting on of new conductor,
Mr.. Frank Richardson. the difficulty was
speedily removed and harmony restored.
The groves of Messrs. Bishop and Har-
ris, at Citra, will WELD crop of at least
$4,000 boxes OF oranges this season. The
hell grove, at the same place, Will yield
10000 boxes, and the smaller groves in
that section will yield proportionately
good crops, equal almost TO last years
yield. These reports are very encourag-
ing. and show that the freeze did not do
half the damage that was attributed to it.
All in all, the orange crop OF East Florida
promises well.
Thursday morning as the express train
was passing Stanton young lady at
tempted to board the train before 1t
stopped. In Selling the railing of the
steps the force of the car was 30 great
that 1t threw her to the ground with her
feet over the rail. Ned Allen, who was
standing at the door of the baggage car,
saw the accident, and at the risk of bis
life leaped to the ground, and selling the
form of the PROSTATE body, drew her
from under the car, thereby preventing
the truck of the car from running across
her legs, and no doubt saved her life.
The Bradford County Democratic Con-
vention met at Lake Butler Thursday
and the following candidates were nomi-
mated for the Legislature: j. d. Johns
and w. Douglass. Both are from Lake
Butler precinct, and much dIssatisfac ton
is displayed at Starke on account of the
convention not allowing that eud OF the
county one Of its representatives. From
present Indications another Democratic
ticket will be put in the field. Starke
claims that she will not be governed by
such proceedings. Bradford stands united
for Dougherty, and in the event two
county tickets should be put In the field
it is conceded that it will bring out every
|. Democratic voter and otherwise increase
Dougherty's majority.
Brooksville News: Mr.. J. c. Clements,
of Floral City, this county, is a successful
man. Eleven years ago he came to Her
nando county with almost nothing, hav-
ing failed In business in Georgia. Now
he has an orange grove of ffty-ive acres,
eleven of which are bearing; has saw
and grist mill, and owns drug store, all
made in ten years. time, and Mr.. Glenn
! ents says he thinks the chances for a
mans making money in this county are
better now than they were eleven, or even
five, years ago. Mr. Clements Is an ex-
ample of what can be accomplished in
| South Florida by man possessing pluck
and perseverance. We forgot to state
that he Is also one OF the members of
| our honorable Board of County Commits
sioners.
Key West has a candidate for Mayor
who only stands 20 inches high and
weighs 2SH pounds. He is Gen. Abe
Sawyer. not much more than half as large
as the famous Tom Thumb, but the spunky
| little man, writing to the editor who
nominate him, SAYS: ''lf the people of
Key West would elect me Mayor, l would
be Mayor and nObody's tool. / would
show the people what good Mayor would
do. / would join Mr.. Rivero and stop this
| gambling that - talked of 80 much. L
would close up the barrOoms on Sunday
and put to shame the present officers. |
would have the streets improved and
spend the money honestly. Come to think
OF it, l don't know but what l would
make a good Mayor. Really, Mr.. Editor,
do you think l can be elected! Ii you
think so, believe l will rum"
Brooksville News: We had a. call Mon
| day morning from Mr.. Mills, from near
| San Antonio. Mr.. Mills has hau a varied
experience during his life. He ran away
from home when lad of 10 and went to
Texas and Joined the Texas Rangers on
| the Rio Grande' where he says he
| stayed three years, at the end OF which
time he had received sufficient number
of pistol shots and wounds to pretty
| effectually dispel the ideas of romance he
had associated with the life of a ranger
From there he went on journey to the
Black Hills, where he stayed about q
year, then back to Texas, and finally,
about a year ago, he concluded to come
to Florida, locating near San Antonio,
this county, where he has improved q
place, planted out an orange grove, and
proposes to quit his rowing life and make
fernando county his home.