The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03

| for about twenty hours before ne was
rescued.
On his return home from trip Frank
Adclman, of Barlow, was surprised TO learn
| that he had been reported married during
his absence and says 1t was all hoax. lie
is still a bachelor.
The Bishop Of the Diocese, the Rt Rev.
| Edwin G. Weed will administer the apos-
tolic rite Of confirmation or laying on OF
! hands in Barlow on March II, and in Fort
Meade on March 8.
The Palatka Ne,Cs is the recipient Of
fine naval orange, measuring l6l inches IN
circumference and weighing thirty-eight
ounces, from :. II. Lacon, Of Evergreen
Grove, San Mateo.
Cotton plants in J. X Stuart's yard, at
| Barlow, have cotton IN all stages, from the
tlower-which opens a lovely white, grow
ing creamy, then yellow, then deep pink
10 the open cotton bols.
There is a large number Of idle boys in
Apalachicola, though the oyster Gamer Is
afford work-and plenty Of ito all boys
who care 10 labor. A smart boy can
make from Soc to : per day at this work,
The employees OF the Tavares Orlando
and Atlantic Railroad nave presented to
the General Manager and superintendent,
7. NJ. I. MCkennan, an elegant gold watch,
beautifully and appropriately engraved, rs
a token OF their appreciation.
There will be a meeting of Orlando citi-
zens this morning to take some action IN
| reference TO an extension of the Winter
| Park railroad to Lake Jcssup and Indian
river, as well as the Oakland branch.
There will be certain propositions submitted.
Mai. Robert Gamble, of Tallahassee, has
leveled of the grounds east of his residence
and completed "A handsome tennis court.
! Notwithstanding the Old gentleman has
added six years TO his three score and ten he
chases the ball as nimbly as many sweet
sixteener.
| 1t is estimated that So, 900 barrels of oys-
ter shell viii be required to shell the shell
road at ST. Augustine for one and half
miles. This shell is 10 be delivered for TO
cents per barrel. A tramway is to be built
| to transport the material from the sea wall
! to the road
Charles Teahan, the IA year old son of w.
! H. Teahan, proprietor of the Carleton
! House, ut st. August ne, was attempting to
ride blind horse Wednesday when tho
horse carried him up against the sea wall,
where his leg was wedged and fractured
below the knee
One of the young ladies of Arcadia has
| been playing invalid for quite a while, and
| was the recipient of much sympathy from
! the young men. A few nights ago one Of
| the boys saw her eat five biscuits soaked in
gravy, and now all sympathy has been
withdrawn and she dwells in solitude
The Spirimalists of st. Augustine have
| organized a society which, in the past two
months has grown from dozen members
TO a membership of over 400. The society
has engaged Mrs. Fields. a Spirituaist lee
! turer, who has delivered one or two arGu
ments for spiritualiSm as against theology.
The Pensacola Division, Uniformed Rank,
| knights Of Pythias, has elected the follow
! ing officers: w. Il. Wright, Sir Knight
Commander; c. B. Parkhill. Sir Knight
| Lieutenant Commander; C. w. Willis, Sir
Knight Herald; Sol Calm, Treasurer; Abe
| Daniels Recorder; Dave Kugelman, Guard !:
| Charles Cole, Sentinel.
A beautiful blossom of the datura. grown
! by Capt j. b. Cole of East Palatka, APP
pears to be of the species arborea. The tree
that bore it is now six feet high and mas 100
of the long white blooms, which give forth
| delightful scent at evening. The
plant blooms all through the winter. The
| flower is about eight or nine inches in
length.
During quarrel over the City Marshal
ship at Gainesville Tuesday night @. L.
Fildes and Albert Thrasher, both lawyers
tried to shoot each other One ball struck
Mr.. Thrasher in the left leg, near the thigh,
making painful but not dangerous flesh
wound. 1t is thought that the matter will
drop where it is, and that no further trouble
will be had.
At Orlando charges have been preferred
against Marshal Campbell by Policeman
| Hancock for drunkenness while on duty last
Friday night, and by w. B. Merck for dis
turbing his private residence on the same
night. After hearing the evidence the
Mayor stated that he would refer the testi-
mony to the Council, but would say that if
similar charges are ever brought before him
and the evidence was no less than this, he
would suspend him from duty.
W. b. Hayes is having his entire sixty
acres i'll Barlow prepared for grove It will
be set with the choicest varieties and will
make one of the prettest places in the
county Clint Hills setting out twenty acres
southeast of town in lemon trees, fine vari-
cites. Win Neel is planting ten acres in
oranges and lemons, and Frank Emerson is
planting six acres in oranges etc, viii W.
b. Hayes is planting 1000 fine budded
orange trees on thirty acres of his land.
Just across the line of Leon, in Liberty
county, two young hearts have been pulsat-
ing in mutual affection for quite while,
but the parents on both sides objected to
the union. A few days ago they happened
to meet at mill, and as the miller is also
| County Judge, they were then and there
married After the ceremony, which was
witnessed by a few of their mutual friends
they separated, and each went back to the
home of their parents. At this writing the
parents are in total ignorance of the mar
riage.
The annual election of officers of the ST.
Augustine Yacht Club was held Wednes-
day and the following officers were chosen:
Commodore, \. f. Douglass, New York:
Vice Commodore. Ed V Clark. New York;
! Secretary and Treasurer, r F. Armstrong,
St Augustine; MeaSurer, c. W Staehelin.
Bulow; Fleet Surgeon. DR.. Andrew Ander-
son, st. Augustine; House Committee. j.
! w. Denny, H. Z. Ammidown, DR. A. An
! derson; Regatta Committee. L. c. CozZens.
! Newbold Edgar and Daniel Edgar The
| report Of the Committee ON Club House
| Site was read and approved and the club
closed the purchase Of the Edgar property
estimated value, $25, COO
A meeting of the business men of Gaines
/ vile was held Tuesday to devise ways and
means for obtaining better rates on freight
| shipped TO that point. as the charges now
are almost double what they were before
the interstate commerce law, and the State
commission went into effect. Then the
rates from New York TO Gainesville We're
from - 10 10c. Now it is 81 20 per hun
| dred pounds On motion of Mr. Endel. a
committee Of three was appointed to first
visit each and every merchant in Gaines
vile, asking him to agree TO extend all his
patrona ye to which ever road would give
the same rates As previously eXis ed The