The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-29

Brooksville and vicinity will indulge in a
grand general picnic. May 1, at Pemberton'ss
Ferry The different Sunday schools and
various orders of the town VIII be repre-
sented, and short speeches will be made on
behalf of each. The organization for the
occasion has been perfected
A gentleman in Tallahassee, who has
water works on his premises, paws 50 per
81 900 for insurance on his residence, while
his neighbor, in an djoining block, without
water supply, pays $21 per $1,000 for inslr-
ing his dweling-a difference OF Sl5 per
81 200 in favor of water works.
The Tavares, Apopka and Gulf railroad
has been using for the past year about three
miles Of the track Immediately out of and
this side Of Tavares, of the 7. o. and A.
road for which the I. A. and G. was to pay
rental. From some cause the I. o. and
A. notified the T. A. and G. that the sched-
ule over that part of the road would be
cancelled and threatened 70 lock the switch.
Maj. Abrams, on behalf OF the I. A. and
g., has obtained a temporary restraining
order from Judge Broome
The May day regatta TO be held at
Oleander Point, Indian river, near Cocoa,
Tuesday next, will be for three classes, as
follows: First class, yachts IS feet and up
ward, prizes 800 and $50; second class, 20
to 25 feet, $50 ana $50; third class, Is to 20
the world-no restrictions as to sail or bal
last; distances, 20, - and 10 miles re-
spectively, and yachts from the Halifax
ana Hillsboro rivers, Jacksonville and st.
Augustine are specially invited.
The runaway wife of one Of Titusville's
citizens, II. f. Titus, argiy we'd at Orlando
day or two ago in company with her para
mour, man named Cunningham, bringing
with them her little child, aged about 3
/
with the Sheriff Of Brevard county, arrived
Wednesday, and found them at the Avenue
House, on Orange avenue, from which lie
took his child, leaving the woman to follow
the fortunes Of the man for whom she had
broken up an apparently happy household.
When Mr.. Titus alighted from the carriage
in front of the house where he learned the
guilty parties were, Cunningham's coat
tails were seen flying out of the back door.
The NEWS correspondent at Madison.
Fla, writes as follows: Memorial day, |
am sorry to say, was very poorly observed
here. Are the people so soon to forget the
men who laid down their lives for themg |
had the honor to wear the gray so know
the hardships, sufferings and sometimes a
wretched imprisonment, these brave men
had to undergo. The children assembled at
the Presbyterian church at 3 p. m, loaded
down with flowers, were formed into line,
and marched to the cemetery, where they
decorated the soldiers graves. After this
was finished, everybody seemed to wait
for the orator of the day, but none appear
ing, the small crowd that was there soon
dispersed"
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: q. F. Parker,
j. w. Huffman, w. Ellery Davis, s. E.
Rowe, Clinton f. Spencer, David B. John
son, James G. Snedicor, Francis NJ. Wright,
to be notaries public in and for the State at
large; j. W. Smith, to be county commits
sioner in and for the county Of Alachua; f.
p Dismukes, to be county commissioner in
and for the county of Gadsden; R. B.
Forbes, to be superintendent of public in
struction in aud for the county of Wakulla;
Joseph c. Sale, to be superintendent of pub
lie instruction in and for the county of
Levy; David s. Sutton, to be county treas
urer in and for the county of Taylor;
George w. Hammock, to be justice of the
peace in and for the county of Hillsborough;
Thomas L. Payne, to be county commits
sioner in and for the county of Brevard;
Joseph Z. Sierra to be auctioneer in and
for the county of Escambia.