The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-16

was picked the other day, by j. Winkel-
man, residing near Oakland. 1t measured
thirteen inches one way by fifteen in the
opposite direction, and weighed nearly two
pounds.
Cadet baltimore White, of Suwannee
county, was awarded on Friday last, in the
competitive drill at the State Agricultural
College at Lake City, the gold medal in the
Senior class, and Cadet George Christopher,
of Jacksonville, in the Junior class.
The rails have all been laid to connect the
st. Augustine and Palatka railway with
the new pier at Harris Point, opposite Pa
latka. The st. Augustine and Palatka
road forms its junction with the st. Johns
and Halifax road near Darby's mill
The peach crop having withstood the Sc
we're winds of last month, the indications
are that Columbia county will have the
largest crop of this fruit for many years.
The June trees about Lake City are well
filled. and the fruit is apparently half ma
tured.
One day last week the Wekiva Shingle
Company cut two cypress trees in the ham
mock near their mill, each of them meas
uing feet inches in diameter at the top
and feet 3 inches at the butt. They pro-
duced 81, 600 shiDgles-23, 900 from one and
$4,000 from the other.
On Tuesday last the shipment of crates
of vegetables from Oakland station was
$50, and the number per diem is steadily
increasing. The main shipments are Of
tomatoes, but also q considerable quantity
of cabbage and few crates of each of Gu
cumbers, beans, elephants and squashes
Friday w. T. Grimes, a grandson of
Judge Thompson, baggagemaster on the
Florida Southern railway, made an unfor-
tunate run on freight train on that road
in the place Of another man. Near Ocala,
while coupling cars, Mr.. Grimes had his
hand caught and badly smashed, although
no bones were broken.
Il. w. Greenslitt, editor of the Tavares
Herald, lost his entire outfit in last Mon
days conflagration but he got out first
class four-page five-column paper on Thurs
day, Notwithstanding the work Of the
flames. Such enterprise should be shown
substantial appreciation by his constituents.
Thursdays issue was printed at Leesburg.
DIR. A. Atkinson, of Oviedo, has sold his
entire stock of drugs and fixtures, together
with the building and lot to DR.. Fristoe
The doctor proposes to fix up the drug store
in tirst-class style, and will also have an adj
dition built to the house. Dr. Atkinson
will retire from business altogether, and
has moved to his grove in the Swede settle
ment.
The Clerk of Court of Marion county
finds it impossible to keep sufficient record
books on hand to record the many deeds
sent in from parties purchasing lots in Le-
roy. One book containing over 800 deeds
was filed in less than month, and there
are over 800 now awaiting recording.
Something in the neighborhood of 900 lots
have been sold already.
The Florida Horticultural Society was
organized at Ocala Tuesday by the election
of the following officers for the ensuing
year: Dudley w. Adams, President; W. K.
Cessna, Z. Dubois, Rev. James 2. DePass,
Vice Presidents; G. l.. Tabor, Secretary; F.
w. Reasoner, Assistant Secretary; l.. b.
Anderson, Treasurer; Rev. Lyman Phelps,
p. w. Reasoner and A. II. Manville, Exec
utive Committee.
AT Palatka, Friday, fire broke out on the
roof of the extension of the house corner of
River street and the Florida Southern rail
way, occupied by Mrs Moore. 1t was dis
covered in time, and few buckets of water
was sufficient. 1t is curious how the native
politeness Of people will assert itself under
peculiar circumstances While the roof of
the house was smoking, a lady living near
by ran over to the house, knocked on the
door, and when the lady of the house APP
peared. said: Excuse me, madam, your
house is on fire.
prize of $50 was offered this year by
the County Institute of Alachua to the pub
pupils work. The following were declared
equal and the $50 divided equally among
them: Sentafey, principal Judge r. S.
Pringe; Rochelle, principal Miss Glenn
Hampton; Waldo, principal Prof. Davis,
and Prospect, principal Prof. Holloway. 1t
was stated in our columns few days ago
that the Sentaffey Public School also won
the State prize of 1888 of SIS as the best
taught ungraded school in the State 1t has
ha or 1n1a
of this year.
Mike Ward, representative of the
rougher element, living on the Suwanee,
visited Cedar Key last week and INDUCED
in big spree. The police force succeeded
in his arrest and production before the
Mayor, who imposed fines to the amount of
ST. so, for which he gave security The
local civil magistrate then issued warrants
and he was re-arrested and placed in charge
of d. Pittlnan pending the attempt to make
bond. By some means he was able to give
Mr.. Pittman leg bail, and is no doubt by
this time in his native lair, from whence
his eXtradition will be almost as difficult as
If he were over the Canada line.
A few days ago an unknown negro
offered a fine mule for sale at West Farm,
Madison county. Needing a mule, e. f.
West purchased from the negro, but think
ing all not well with the negro, asked for
reference before paying for the mule. The
negro referred him to party near Albany
Ga, who was communicated with. In tho
meantime a small advance was made to the
negro, who suspected that a trap was being
laid for him, so be skipped. Wednesday
the party referred TO by the negro came
down and claimed the mule as his property
which was delivered to him upon the re
funding Of the amount paid the negro.
Work on the artesian we'll on the II il
dreth property at Orange City has been
abandoned From 700 to $50 feet vein of
fine mineral water was passed, but as the
drill neared a depth approaching 800 feet
salt water was struck and Mr.. Hildreth has
decided not to go deeper for fear that the
water will not be as good as the mineral
vein passed, even if a pressure could be had
sufficient to bring the water TO the surface
Several thousand dollars have already been
expended on the well, and several thousand
more will be before Mr. H. gets through
with it, The hole below the vein and into
the salt water is to be plugged, and a
twelve-horse power engine viii be put in
TO force the mineral water out of tho well
for use on his promises
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Board of Trade has been organized at