The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-26

allowed to run in his orange grove, ana
browsed on the lower leaves OF the trees
until all in their reach were gone Ihls
dilemma they soon overcame by one stand
ing under the tree and the other rear ng up
on him, in this manner being able to
reach the much sought leaves. This method
they would alternate one with the other.
F. l. Hastings, while painting the Monte
Cristo gar factory of p PohaIski & Co.,
at Key West, met with most painful &C
cident last Saturday, by the giving way
OF the scatfolding causing nim 10 fail from
near the level of the third story TO the
ground, breaking his right arm just above
the wrist. and disiocaa G and tearing the
JOINT of the elbow wide open, both back
ward and upward, when the hemerUs was
forced several inches through the opening
making most frightful and painful wound
Mr. MunnerlYn of Clear Water harbor
reports quite a barrow escape from serious
accident last Friday night After night
the little steamer Margarita left Clear
Water en- route 10 Old Tampa, where she
was TO serve as coast guard. In trying TO
make an entrance at Johns Pass she ran
into the breakers, and, bat for the fact that
fortune seemed TO favor, tbs boat and all
on board might have been lost IL seems
that the first breaker that struck the little
vessel turned her bow seaward, when she
was run ont again without difficulty and
anchored till day.
Quite crowd gathered in front of the
store Of MeSsrs Ives & Ferguson, at Or
landO, Thursday, watching the modus oper-
andi which the horse attached TO their de-
livery wagon used in drinking There is a
street water plug there used for street
sprinkling, on which was screwed the
nozzle, and the water turned on, thus throw
ing up stream some three feet high. The
horse would put his mouth to the stream,
open it and follow it down to the nozzle,
which he would take In his mouth and
drink. This he did several times. He
hasn't learned yet to tIrn the water on, as
the key has been kept in the store
At st. Augustine Thursday, citizens met
in the board of ira ie rooms and formed an
auxiliary association to aid the board of
health in maintaining an efficient quaran-
tine and good sanitation. II. Aberling, Jr.,
was made chairman, and G. +. Hopkins,
Jr., secretary. An executive committee of
eleven was appointed to confer and report.
Finance, relief, sanitation and quarantine
committees will probably be appointed to
face the disease should it come, or prevent
its introduction. j. A. Macdonald spoke
of the hospital now being erected by the
board of health, aud said it was not as good
as the sheds which sheltered his workmen
from the sun, and was not fit to put well
man in. He further stated that the firm Of
Mcclure g. Mcdonald would erect at their
own expense a building for hospital, agree
able to the approved plans and specifications
of the board of health. The generous offer
was loudly applauded, and was ordered
submitted to the board Friday. About
fifty prominent citizens we're present, and
manifested much interest in the meeting.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the past week: Dr. G. w.
Betton, W. R Wilson, j. d. Perkins, Fred
T. Myers, Dr. w. L. Moor, to be members
of the board of health in and for Leon
county. e. C. Smith, to be justice of tne
peace in and for Leon county. w. L. Glib
son, TO be notary public in and for Duval
county. Arthur +. OJlin, to be notary pub
lie for the state at large. William B. Ma
Thomas L. Wragg, J. A Colson, to be mem
bers of the board of health in and for Gads-
den county. {. A. Landrum, L. w. Plant,
A. p. Jones, j. n. McLane, to be members
of the hoard of health in and for Wal
ton county. w. r. Chalker d. A
Watts, j. B. Edge, G. R. King,
NJ. NJ. j. Hutchingson, to be mem
bers of the board of health in ard for
Columbia county: A. R. Gano, to be justice
of the peace i'll and for Lake county; Mason
S Moreno. to be clerk circuit court in and
for Monroe county; w. L. Ca wthon. to be
supervisor of registration in and for Walton
county; r. r. Snowden, to be county
treasurer in and for Marion county; G. W.
large; r. p. Daniel, to be member of
board of health in and for Duval county;
John G. Ruge, to he county commissioner
in and for FRANKLIN county; E. c. Smith,
to be justice of the peace in and for Leon
county,