The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
FLORIDA.


Waternelons have been ripe at Brooks
vile for three or four weeks.
There are six colored candidates in the
race for Sheriff of Volusia county.
The farmers of Huston are soaking their
| corn in coal tar before planting, to protect
! it from moleS.
| Capt. I. c. Butler, of Palatka, has shipped
over 100000 shingles from his mill in the
last two weeks.
DR.. F. G. Williams, of Maclenny. is still
very sick but hopes are entertained for his
speedy recovery.
| High mass wa celebrated Sunday for the
| first time in Orlando by Father Creed. The
churc was we'll filed and much interest
manifested.
| r. H. Puddy, from Kingsley, has bought
! fifteen acres of land near Lawtey on which
/ to build him house and commence raising
| small fruits.
A negro man was run over aud killed at
the Lemon street depot at Palatka Satur-
day night. He was reported to be asleep
| on the track.
| DE- 5. A. Foster, for many years promi-
nent citizen of Baker county, left Monday
| for Eastman, Ga, where he will enter the
| field of journalism
| At Maclenny John T. Stokes has pur-
chased a half interest in the Florida Senti-
mel, and will in future devote his personal
attention to tho paper.
Several cattle belonging to q colored man
in Palatka Heights were run over and
killed, Sunday. on the Jacksonville, Tampa
aud Key West railroad.
At Sanford, II. Taylor, grocer, has formed
partnership with Benjamin f. Bowen,
! who comes from st. Augustine. The new
firm will be known as Taylor g. Bowen.
Shifted, the negro who was arrested as
accessory to the murder of Lucinda Berry
at Brooksville, was examined Thursday.
! The evidence submitted by the State failed
TO establish any fact connecting Shifted
with the murder and he was discharged.
A Palatka fisherman the other day baited
his hook with gruO, gave it a toss, which
| landed it at the root # tree jutt ng over
the bank. A greedy aud fat old spider OF
the genus aranedg bounced on the grub
and ran up the tree, carrying grub, hook,
| line and all.
A few DAYS ago the presiding elder of the
| Methodist Episcopal church was at Lawtey
| In consultation with the members of the
church with reference to the construction
of new building. The elder thinks that
the society ought to put up church costing
not less than 81 900.
The marshal Of Orlando has summoned
| 49, men liable for street tax to appear and
| work or pay the tax. OF this number IT'S
| have worked and paid their tax, leaving
| 1876 in arrears The mayor has issued a
notice TO deinquents notifying them the
ordinance will be enforced.
John Stroda, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years for shooting at
Henry Harper at Brooksvie with intent to
| kill, made threats against several parties
before no left, but the two years will only
end to see him behind the bars for similar
| crime committed some time apo
The Tampa Tribune says that postoffice
is bally needed in what is known as the
| kicklighter and Alderman settlement on
tie Little Manatee river The nearest office
is nearly eighteen miles distant, and, prac-
tically, might as well be twenty-five. This
is quito a p0pulous settlement Thirty
scholars attended the public school there
the past term.
The Republican slate for Putnam county
is about made up. The fight seems to be on
the Sheriff, for which office the names of
| Capt. George Gay, James II. Shelley, J. II.
| Hubbard and A. V. Mount have been men
toned, but it is generally understood that
the contest will narrow down to Gay and
| Shelley. The Office Of Circuit Clerk is be-
tween MessrS. Hind and Snow; Maj. Teas
| dale for County Treasurer; r. J. Broad, of
Welaka, and Mr.. Berkelman, of Manville,
for the assembly, and Maj. Fowler for the
| Senate. So far no one has been named for
| Collector and Assessor.
At Lawtey. John Bglow. of Boston, is
! getting ground ready for 10000 strawberry
plants. j. +. Wilson and Amos Coffman
will also put out 10000 plants. A. S.
Nichols is having his ground broke and will
put in about the same amount of berries
| Thomas Denafield has some 40, 900 plants in
the ground. MIR. Biddell, of Macon, Ill. , is
breaking ground for $4,000 plants. Lots
have been bought joining Mr. Bddell's
strawberry farm which will be improved
Immediately and set ont with 16O, 900 plants.
b. n. Alden Is adding $4,000 plants to his
strawberry farm. Mr. Yates and Mr.. War
veil will put in l2O, 900 plauts. These parties
are located on the town plat, and are few
of those just going into the strawberry
| business.
Fernandina was in a state of wild fer
ment all last week, and intense excite
ment ragged among the colored population
over the alleged appearance of band OF
bold burglars, who. in order to more effect
ually conceal themselves went about in
gangs of six or more dressed in white.
| Stories Of midnight robbery were rife, and
| every householder was upon the qlti uiUe, or
on the front veranda with a sho gun. A
diligent search failed to elicit any authen-
tic case OF theft, nor could the singular
rumor be traced to its source. The ex it, =
ment. while it lasted, was highly entertain
ing, people being gravely informed that
these singular marauders, who went about
in large gangs, clad in a uniform of white,
were IN the habit Of killing people by pinch
ing them on the arms, thus stopping the
arterial circulation, and that death ensued
without leaving any trace Of violence; also
that, enraged at the interference which q
policeman naturally offered, they set upon
and stripped him naked.