The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-04
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
A large number of vessels were on the
way to Fernandina last week.
Quarantine is still kept up at Fernandina
and parties from infected points are not
permitted to enter the city.
The unusually high tides of the past week
have done good work in cleansing the
marshes and low places along the water
front at Fernandina.
The orange crop from Bowling Green tc
Fort Ogden is very large this year and free
from rust. Merchants are reported as ad-
vancing very freely on the crop.
Mrs. Florence Hesten of Palatka raised
$50 Monday and sent it to the yellow fever
sufferers at Macclenny, for which the au-
thoritieS telegraphed grateful acknowledge
ment.
Mayor Goodrich says that if volusia
county is not more particular about its
quarantine regulations, it will be necessary
for DeLand to quarantine against the
world.
A telegram was received from Alfred
Bishop Mason, Friday, asking if F. 2. Elem
ing, democratic candidate for governor,
might be allowed TO speak at DeLand. 1t
was answered that he could not without
first passing ten days in quarantine.
The colored people of Fernandina have
formed an association auxiliary to the
Howard, to aid in the performance of char
liable work. AS it is to be presumed that
most of the aid required will be among the
colored population, this will undoubtedly
prove an efficient aid in dispensing relief.
F. w. MUMMY, purchasing agent of the
Jacksonville relief committee, has bought
the stock and taken possession of the store
OF Geo. c. johnson & Co., where he will
hn ndxra Of
shelving. This store will be carried on in a
most systematic manner under the manage
ment of Mr.. Fred W. Kettle.
The wholesale grocery firm of Meyer G.
Muller of Jacksonville closed its Bay street
store Monday. They have moved what re-
mains Of the stock to their warehouse, near
Jones boat yard, where they will dispose
Of it at cost. The epidemic, however, has
nothing to do with their closing, as they
had long since made plans TO retire from
business on Oct. l.
The city council Of Orlando, at its meet.
ing Friday afternoon, having directed the
street aud sanitary committee to select and
send off names to the governor for a board
of health for the city. the committee recon-
mended the following named gentlemen:
DR.. E. E. Jenkins, DR.. w. Kilmer, c. A.
Boone, Nat Schultz and n. Gore They
have agreed to serve.
Supt. Maxwell, of the Florida railway
and Navigation company, generously ten
dered the use of the, box cars of his company
to those people of FeBnandina who wished
to take them and camp out at Harris road
until the fever was at an end, but the citi-
zens of that place would not permit refu-
gees from Fernandina to stop there, and
the idea had to be abandoned.
The dining room help at the medical
bureau headquarters, at Jacksonville, were
paid of Monday night. Just before supper
was announced they all, with the exception
of the head waiter, struck for higher wages,
and refused to go to work unless their de-
mand was acceded to. The manager, Mr..
Saunders, was equal to the emergency,
however, and in less than fifteen minutes
he had engaged another force to take the
place of the strikers. Supper was an
nouDced and everything went smoothly on
as though nothing had happened. Their
pay had been "a per week, and they struck
for SIS.
NJ. Davis, who has been north, slipped into
DeLand very quietly Sunday morning and
sought the bosom of his family, but was soon
discovered, and, with his entire family, was
taken to the quarantine camp. The Swing
house did not suit Mr.. Davis, so he went TO
the Stockton house on the boulevard, but
Mayor Goodrich went out, Sunday evening,
and obliged him to return to the regular
quarantine camp Frederick Kicker, who
returned from Ocala the other day, was al O
put in quarantine. Barracks have been
erected at the quarantine camp, which will
be used in case of fever. With plenty to
eat, comfortable quarters and nothing to do,
the suspects are having a regular picnic.
An annoying incident happened to the
mayor of Fernandina last Monday. 1t had
been raining steadily all day, and just after
dark his honor, being anxious to reach
home in Old Town, summoned a carriage
to convey him thither. Noticing that the
driver was strange man, the mayor asked
him if he knew the road. and received an
affirmative answer. After travelling for
quite while, and knowing that they
had had ample tins to have reached
their destination. the mayor began an
Investigation, the result of which
was that he found himself near the light
house, a mile away from homel The vehi-
Gle was at once dismissed, and his honor
started for home on foot. After rambling
through the woods until near morning, he
found road, which he followed, and which,
to his great delight brought him to the city,
where he remained until daylight.
VIII A. Harwell Of Anthony, quarantine
officer for the northern part of Marion
county, in attempting to jump from a
moving freight train at Citra, Saturday,
slipFed and fell. His right leg fell across
the track and the two front wheels of the
cab ran over it just above the ankle joint,
crushing the bole and nearly severing the
foot, making amputation necessary, VIII
was performed by Drs Ellis and Alex
ander OF Citra. The shock was too great
for Mr.. Harwell, and he died en- Sun
day at p. m. Mr.. Harwel was citizen
of Anthony and beloved by all, and during
his short residence at Citra he made many
friends. He leaves a widowed mother and
sister. Tho town Of Citra furnished hand
some casket and paid the bills for his sick
ness His remains were taken TO Anthony
and inferred on Monday. The officiating
clergymen were Rev. Honiker of Citra and
Rev. Thomas Griffith Of Anthony.
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