Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-11

! egg. The eggs were connected by neck
half an inch long, and one contained the
| yolk and the other the white.
The new band stand on Lake Eola is
completed, and it is one of the finest OF
the kind between Orlando and Central
Park, New York. 1t is thirty feet high,
octagon shaped, and two stories high. 1t
cost about $500.
One Of the largest business transactions
that ever occurred in the ueighborhood OF
fort Meade was cOusummated lately.
Mrs. A. e. WuHugham sold her stock of
cattle TO Judge King, of Ogden, for 500, 900
aud received payment in full.
r. l.. Kirkland. of Altoona, met with
severe accident Wednesday, resulting in
fractured rib. He was riding in
buggy, when the horse became frightened
and threw him against q stump. He is
improving rapidly, and Will soon recover.
A lady living a few miles from Tampa
administered a severe castigatiOn to a
young man for circulating slanderous re-
ports about her. She wore out lot of
switches and told him that next time she
would use rawhide on him in manner
that ne would not relish,
The Live Oak District Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South and
the Woman's Missionary Society convene
at Madison July IA, and arrangements
have been made whereby ministers, dele
gates and visitors will be allowed to pass
TO and from Madison on half fare.
Near Tampa an old cat out in the scrub
gave birth to some kittens last week, one
of which was tailless. A big lump was
observed In the place from which the tan
should have sprouted, and upon being
cut open long and perfectly developed
| tail protruded itself.
The corn which was blown down in
Leon county by the storm last Wednes-
day is Strengthening up and looking bet
ter, and the impression among planters
now is that the crop is not damaged to
the extent that was unprecedented imme-
diately after the blow. With no other
| mishap the corn crop in Leon county will
be above the average and exceed last
! years yield.
Tallahassee Floridian: T. II ardenburgh,
proprietor of the broom factory at Brad
| fordyille, laid a sample of his this years
crop OF broom corn on our table few
| days ago. The heads, of which he manu-
features brooms, range from twenty-four
to thirty-three inches in length. He has
five acres, Col. Bradford eight and Mr..
Groom one acre. The crop Is now being
cut, and the yield from fourteen acres
will furnish the factory with material for
a years operation. Mr.. Hardenburgh
says the broom corn grown in Leon
county is superior to any he can buy in
Northern markets.
Palatka News: The last of the straw
berries for this season were consumed a
few days since. Already the work of re-
planting has practically begun, the ground
is being put in condition ana fertilizer APP
piled We are informed that much
greater area will be planted this fall than
at any time in the past in this county.
The most successful growers watch their
plant beds, keep them free of grass and
weeds and assist the runners to set as
soon as possible. AS soon as the rootlets
put out the runners are severed from the
parent plant, and in little time there
| after the new plants are transplanted to
their own beds. This gives a vigorous
plant and insures invariably abundant
and superior fruit.