The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-08
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FLORIDA.
The sanitary condition of Palatka is ex-
cellent.
Postmaster Jack, of Fernandina, died
Thursday.
Some of tina pear trees at Monticello are
putting on their third crop of blooms
w. NJ Girardeau of Monticello has
already saved about p, 900 pounds OF water
melon seed.
Business in Palatka is better than it has
been for some months. She nov supplies
the greater part of South Florida with
goods.
A. F. Bissontza the express messenger
taken to Port Tampa last Thursday week,
died last Monday OF typhoid fever. His pa
rents reside at Iseesburg
A stock company has been organic ID for
the purpo e of starting brick mandatory
on the la ID of Geo ge w Turner, about
five miles from Monticello.
Charles Hogan has bought the house of
Mr.. Clark adjoining his home place, a
Clarcona, and is having the roof painted
and the walls sheathed inside.
Purvis and Nicholson, charged with rob
| bing Mr.. AndreaS, at the Sunnystde hotel
at Gainesville, Saturday were before Judge
Gardner Tuesday and were acquitted
Oakland had quite an illumination on
| Saturday night last. There must have
| been at least fifty bonfires burning at once.
1t was burnt Offering to the goddess of
health.
There were forty-two baeveS, besides
mu' ton and other fresh melts, consumed
| the Monticello market during the month of
| August which is twelve beeves in excess
Of any month for the past three years
| Mr.. Warner is building a barn at the
| hotel, at Clarcona, with a cellar under it, to
compost the waste accommodations from the
buildings and grounds, with the aid of
which he hopes t. improve his land suitable
| for regular system of farming.
! Work has begun on the new road leading
from Palatka to Palatka Heights, parallel
with e railroad track. The road will he
made in good conditio on the east side of
the track and staff from Henry Jones
place, terminating at Judge William
| ThOmpson's.
The following public schools in Putnam
county have opened " the fall aud winter
sessions: Nos. 6S and II, Francis; George
town. Crescent City, Bostwick, Palmetto,
McMeekin. East Palatka, Peniel, Long
Branch, Fort Brooke, Gordon'5 Chapel,
Meanwhile, Short Branch.
At Clarcona, l.. G. Clark has closed the
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could have been filled, but he had decided
tn take rest. He went first to Cincinnati
to view the exposition, and wa on the ill
| fated train that was wrecked by a fallen
| tree, but escaped injury.
On Thursday night last w. T. Grimes
met with quite a painful accident. While
on his way to PLlatka Heights, in quick
bend in the road, his foot was caught be-
! tween the FIRE wheel and body Of the
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| first it was thought that the ankle was
broken, but after being examined by Dr.
| Halves 1t was found that nothing more than
a severe truise had resulted.
letter containing valuable papers was
mailed from Jacksonville last week to par
ties in New York. Tuesday it was returned
with a letter explaining that "for reasons
yon will readily see, the inclosed papers are
utterly worthless having been ruined in
the fumigating station through which all
mail from yDur city passes" The papers in
| question, which were exhibited, were liter
ally filled with jagged holes, and We're also
cut in several places.
A suit entered against W. II. Morse tcol-
| ored) of Tampa, charged with embezzling
$27 from number Of col0red men, was
quashed by the plaintiffs In the case. The
money collected by Morse was to purchase
a charter for an Odd Fellows lodge, but for
| SOillb reason ne uil uOJ IOTNa'u Jue SUN,
| and deposited it with firm i'll Tampa. T. e
members thinking he had made away with
the money, brought suit against him to re-
1 cover it, and, of course, were agreeaby
| surprised to learn that the money was all
right, and that Morse was an honest man.
Capt. c. A Bryan. the candidate for
clerk, has filed that office for twelve years
to the entire satisfaction of all, as it seems.
bv his retention. Mr.. John A. Pearce has
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| four years, and his nomination is an IN
dorsement of his official actions
which have been above reproach. X. A.
Shine has served the county faith
fully as tax collector and H. T. Felltel "a
assessor. So also have the remainder of the
ticket, and their retention is evidence of the
approval of the public. Heretofore the
ernor, but now they are elective and the
democrats are determined to elect them if
possible.
The correspondent of the News at Talla-
hassee wrote as follows Sept 4: Mon lay the
democratic convention Of Leon county
assembled in this city, and amid an unusual
amount of enthusiasm the following ticket
WIS nominated to be voted for in Novem-
Der: State Senate. Capt p houstoun
House of Represent ttiveS, DR.. f. Chr site
and Col. b. T. Walker. county judge, j. b.
Whitfield; clerk, G. A. Bryan: sheriff, John
A. Pearce tax collector, h. A. shine: tax
assessor II. T. Felkel; superintendent Of
schools, N. w. Eppes; treasurer, l.. C.
Demily; surveyor, w. T. Zimmerman.
There was very exciting, but frie IDLY
contest over several of the places, showing
that it is the feeling Of the people that
democratic nominations in this county
shall no longer be empty honors.
Large numbers Of the colored people have
signifed their intention to support this
ticket, and its election seems reasonably as
sured The men are all truly representa-
tives of the best interest Of the C unity, and
no personal Objection can be raised to them
even by the most vicious political opponents
in the county. Capt. HouStoun, the nomi-
nee, is well known in Savannah as a cult
ured gentleman and an excellent business
man. He is warmly esteemed by every
one III this county, and his gre t popularity
is attested by unanimous numina-
ton carried by acclamation. DR..
Christie and Col. b. f. Walker
are gentlemen of high character and
exceedingly popular in all sections of tie
county. They will add strength to the ALREADY
formidable ticket. j. b. Whitfield, The
nominee for judge, is a young attorney who
has recently N'n admitted to practice in
the courts Of the state and tho United
States He is quite young but was chosen
over four competitors.
The correspondent OF the NEWS at Maii-