Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-03

Fifteen new iron safes were sold last
week Tampa.
Judge Lay, Ct sumter county, j. losing
. all his me IN ported cattle by death.
Burgess, a w1ile man, Tor stealing a
boat at Titusville, goes to the state prison
Tor zine moo t1s.
Judge sturdeTant made the first ship
rent Of oranges from Orange City for the
season last week.
A T. Turtine. working on drsdgeboat
near SamieTyilis, had leg crushed of by
/ machinery last week.
The SumteTyille times says &c. Il the
fare on the railroad from that place to
PanasOhkee, less t2an three miles.
Toe postmaster at Titusville de-
clned u allow the stars special trade
edition 70 pass through the mails as Sec
Dad class matter.
the fruit growers Of TIE Indian river
section are invited - meet 81 TitusvIlle
On Nov. 8, % organize a fruit and yegeta-
b q growers association.
Dr.. :. 2. Null Ia, rebought the fur
nitute and Lease belonging 10 the CBarlts-
ton House, az Barlow. and lut 1t IL
charge Of Mr.. Thomas Watson. Of
Wavnes b0ro, Penn, who will a. once
overhaul and remodel the WnOIe house
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The sara sofa. Orlando aud Gulf rail-
road have entered into contract with
the HOmosassa Company by y bich thew
are to build branch to the coast. The
departure will be made alter crossing the
| WlihlacOochee river aud heading tor the
coast, taps the same at Crystal River, and
will De built with all possible speed.
On last Friday morning Dir. Barber, in
company with his youngest son and an
acquaintance, went hunting. A bout II
O'Clock a duck was shot I'm a lake near
| Fruitlaud. Dir. Barber wentinto the lake
after the duck, was taken with a cramp
and drowned before help could reach MIN
neither his son nor bis friend beng able
TO swim.
At Jacksonville Sunday afternoon a
white tramp entered the mouse OF III. c.
Jordan, No. y Union street. and while In
the dining room helping himself to food be
was detected by one 81 Mr.. Jordan's lit
tie Sous and ordered to leave. at the same
time hurting a brickbat at him, V hicn the
rascal resented, and showed an inclina-
tiOn TO night the little bOV. The little Tel.
iOw then turned the waich dog on the
tramp. when lively time was had for a
few minutes. The intruder succeeded In
getting away after sustaining several
good pinches from the dogs teeth and a
few rents in his clothing.
Fireman Griffith, OF the paid depart
ment, performed an act OF herOIsm at
Jacksonville sunday, which was one Of
me topics on the ST. eets next morning.
owing to his late m!sbaD al the fire last
Thursday night, Griffith has been on the
sick list. sunday afternoon when the
alarm Of fire was Tung, owing TO the
absence Of Assistant Chief Hooker, who
was driving the nook and ladder truck
while Griffith was laid of, there was no
one to take the truck TO the fire. so Grit
fiLA, Notwithstanding his battered up con-
ditlOn, CALAMITY jumped up on the seat
and arted for the flames. As the horses
dashed fnriOusly around the court house
corner the reins broke and the
alTc tdy excited animals, now free
from all control, plunged madly
forward until it seemed that certain
death was in store for Griffith. The crowd
VINO bad witnessed the misbap aud were
hurrying toward the fire opped trans
fixed Ia horror, and many az unuttered
prayer arose for the apparently doom I'd
man. But Griffith, realizing his precari-
Gus position, and seeing but one avenue
Of escape for MIN, rapidly crawled Il ON
his seat and springing on the back ofone
the horses, grabbed bold OF the reins a. d
/ br0u mt tue snOrting brutes TO a stand
As soon as the breatnless Gro wd wit
messed the heroic deed. a shout of ap-
prOval went up spontaneously for the
brave fireman VINO al shown such ga
/ liant p uek. ana many warm handsh a sc
showed hat his daring act was appre CT
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