The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-01

state of Georgia. but after trying that
| awhile he scratched off this label and put on
another: For the jailer and Hawkins" y
| TrB proved about rs disastrous failure as
! ting other. and to make certain of his own
share, he labeled it again, Just Hawkins.
| FLORIDA.
| The efforts to establish first class graded
school III Dade City, have about eliminated
4 in success.
The Methodist Episcopal parsonage at
Barlow is nearing compile ion and will be
| very comfortable dwelling.
1t is rumored hat Mr. Flagler will erect
| handsome and capaciOus livery stable
near the new laundry at st. Augustine.
The farmers of jefferson county are
nearer free of debt tn IN they have been in
ten years past. Good crops, fair prices aud
excellent health have had their good effect.
1t is said that suit IS have been fled against
the jacksonville, Tampa and Key Yves
railroad for the losses sustained by the fire
last year at Tavares The damage clai med
| will amount to over 100000.
One of George Bonds mules, upon the
mail route to Tomoca, was taken sick with
the collie Monday and died. The mail car
| rier had TO walk ten miles. This makes two
mules Mr.. Bond has lost inside of five
months
Collector Spencer has shipped the bullion
which accumulated in his Office during tie
| epidemic as customs receipts. The amount
| approximates 100000. On Saturday last
he shipped $4,000, Monday $4,000 and
| Tuesday $4,000.
There is a man living in the vicinity of
| Orlando, a short distance east of the CITY,
who supports himself and horse on one acre
of pine land, by the culture of bananas,
vegetables, etc, and has enough left for
| liberal supply of pocket money.
From twelve to fifteen carloads of oranges
leave Sanford via the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railroad almost every night,
for points north aud west. Several orange
growers in that section have sold their
oranges on the trees at from 81 to 81 15 per
| box.
Frank Greatorex, john King and Eugene
| Segui of St Augustine went fishing r
specklsd trout OIL the,SAn Sebastian brid
Tuesday. They captured forty-four fish
Mr.. Greatorex caught twenty five, Mr..
King eighteen, and Mr.. Segui captured the
balance.
box of oranges that were clipped near
Barlow on Oct. Is have travelled to New
YORK, thence to Germany, visiting many of
the important cities Of that empire came
back to New York and no ne again to Raj
tow, a total distance Of over 10000 ME
and are now IN perfect condition.
Palatka has been comparatively free of
tramps for several months past, but the
cold weather is now driving them south
ward, and the u,ual winter influx of the
transient vagabonds has started Large
numbers can be seen almost any day going
south on the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railroad track.
Tampa NeCs. There is no point within
easy distance where it would pay tO run an
inexpensive narrow gauge railroad 50 we'll
as to the Manatee country. Tho vegetabl S
that have rotted on the ground to past
season, if they could have been placed on
the market, would have betrayed the ex-
pense Of constructing such a line.
AT Sanford, Thursday, Mat Waters and
Wash Smith exchanged few shots with
each other, on account of an old gambling
debt, by way Of Thanksgiving celebration,
and Smith was treated TO Il bullet in the
stomach and Waters to a load of shot in I'll g
thigh. Waters will get over his wound,
but Smith will probably pass in his checks
Tuesday night at 1870 o'clock, the Whit
ney house at Satsuma was consumed by fire
1t was occupied by G. w. Hunter, manager
of the Satsuma Lumber Company's mill
he had made all preparation to receive his
family, who were expected from the north.
The cause Of the fire is unknown. Mr..
Hunter was awakened by the noise of the
burning building, and on looking for its
origin. found the rdgeboard near the
chimney on fire, when he Immediately gave
the alarm to the inmates, and they narrowly
escaped in their night clothes. The building
and contents were a total loss
Wade Williams is a young colored man
who lives on G. K. Bradley's plantation,
near Tallahas He began farming this
year without dollar, rented land, rented
an OK and went TO work with determine
ton to succeed. BY working out during
part OF the week he managed to make his
crop on store account, at Messrs. Saxon g.
Co. =, of only st. He was in Tallahassee
Saturday, and told a Fiorididn reporter
that he had made four bales of cotton, 100
| bushels Of corn, several stacks Of fodder and
a big crop of potatoes and garden truck
he has paid his rent and other expenses.
and has snug sum of money left.
One OF the hunting parties which went
out from Orlando last week contained n
very cool and deliberate hunter. 1t is said
that large buck was jumped by the dogs
and began series Of circles around the
hunter, aud the aforesaid cool hunter said ::
| Now, bows, all of you take your time and
shoot Take good aim, and if you miss |
will try my handn He says each one in
turn took shot, but without effect, and
then he pulled down on him about lG5 yards
away, just as he, the aforesaid buck, was
jumping over bunch of palmetto, and
that it was a grand sight TO see that buck
turn not less than seven somersauts The
bucks antlers are now being mounted.
Gainesville Aduocdte: In the column of
receipts for the fever fund will be seen
S27 81 sent by two little girls, of Sa.
vannah. These little girls only and 10
years old, IL is evident possess a kin lily
feeling for suffering humanity. They went
out among the kind hearted people OF Sa-
vannah and the result was one collected Sl4
and the other $l3, and sent it to help the
little boys and girls of Gainesville in this
their hour OF aiiiiction, We hope and trust