The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-08
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$500
bull fight.
The canning factory at Brooksville is al
assured fact.
Starke's Ddiiy Revie,o has gone the way
of all poorly supported newspapers.
An additional 81 900 is needed to com
plete the new school building at Brooksville
NJ A. Aderhold of Brooksville is in tht
field for the position of superintendent o.
schools.
The building of the Presbyterian anc
Episcopal churches at Brooksville was com
menced last week.
DR.. J. s. Montgomery has received hi
! appointment as a member of the board OIL
health of Orange county.
Frank Lastinger of Volusia, with the
help of a negro, grabbed one-tenth Of ar
acre in day, thereby earning 81.
Supervisor of Registration George r.
Newell opened the books at Orlando Mon
day for the registration OF voters.
Fl. A. Tanner of DoLand purchased, last
week, of y. N. Densler sos acres Of land in
Madison county, paying S2, 700 for it.
| The custom house officials made a seizure
at Tampa, Monday, of three demijohns of
aguadiente and thirteen reels OF cigarettes.
The Press says there are about eighty
families in st. Augustine that never read a
newspaper, but depend upon hearing for all
news.
w. T. Davis OF Madison county from a
piece Of land l2x15 yards, saved six barrels
of onions, exclusive of what was used by his
family.
Joseph Reames, living near Reames'
Ferry, jefferson county, killed five wild
cats in two days last week He will got So
each for them.
Deputy Sheriff j. r. Mitchell arrested
Green w. Hodge, who murdered Jessie
Marion in Marion county few weeks ago.
at Cedar Key Thursday.
A white woman, who Induced the Jour-
nal to suppress her name, attempted suicide
| at Tampa, Monday, by taking morphine
her life was saved. No cause is stated.
At st. Augustine Monday the contract
ors began to tear down the Presbyterian
chapel, and will rebuild it on the Garnett
| addition. 1t is to be used as mission
| church
A monster shark was captured in tle bay
at Spanish Park, near Tampa, week ago
last Sunday. Among the many curiosities
found In the animals stomach was an in
fants skull.
At Minis Monday lightning struck the
house Of w. I. China, killing one child and
badly shocking others. Several boats were
capsized on the river. The storm was
Mrs. Maggie Hartman, wife of Rev. e. H
Hartman, presiding elder of the Tallahassee
district and formerly pastor of St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church. south, Jack
sonville, died in Monticello last Sunday.
At Mariana q terrific storm Monday
afternoon, at $3.50 O'Clock, accompanied by
high wind, unroofed Alderman & Co. s
brick store. The loss is $3.50 to $500. The
cotton crop is badly injured by the storm.
Tallahassees 81, 500 compress is completed
and waiting for material to compress. The
material is immense, weighing about $50, 900
pounds. There are two 50-horse power boil
ers and two 50-horse power engines, and the
whistle is inches in diameter.
The young children two girls and boy
of Mrs. II. w. Farrin OF Kissmmee were
poisoned last Friday by eating canned
tongue, which had been opened and left
standing in the can until it had begun to
spoil. They have since recovered.
Judge H. l.. Mitchell of Tampa has lately
sold 1910 acres of valuable timber lands.
lying on the north prong of the Alfalfa
rivor, in Polk county, for the sum Of
$4,000. This property was purchased by
syndicate Of Pennsylvania lumbermen.
A contest between the fire departments
of Orlando and Sanford is likely to take
place in the near future. The challenge is
will be eagerly accepted by the Orlandos.
The trials are to take place in both Sanford
and Orlando alternately.
An envelope addressed "P J. Hastings,
Old Land of Florida found its way to the
dead letter Office, and there the experts soon
decipbered it to mean Orlando, Fla, and
therefore forwarded it to that office, where
it was called for and delivered in fifteen
minutes after its arrival.
The answer of Maj. Alex ST. Clair
Abrams, as counsel of Tavares, to the bill
for injunction against Tavares being de-
cared as the legal county seat, covers
nearly 200 pages Of legal cap, every allega-
ton being backed by the aff1davits of reli-
able and respectable citizens of Lake
county.
The Lake City Herald and the Lake CITY
Reporter have both been purchased by r.
K. Bexley They will be consolidated and
run under the name of the Democratic
Ne,Os. The..Nel0S will make its bow on Aug.
II under theseditorial and general manage
nent Of Mr.. Bexley, the present editor of
the Herald
The principal item of business transacted
by the county school board at Tampa, last
Saturday, was the adoption of the county
superintendent's estimate Of expenses to run
the schools Of the county for the ensuing
year. The estimate amounts to $22, 900, and
on this basis the board will ask the com
mttee 10 make tax levy.
A lady in LaVilla discharged her servant
on Saturday for some bad conduct. In a
short time she employed another charcoal
complexioned damsel, agreeing to take her
for week on trial. In less than two hours
afterward she had been in every room IN
the house ind stolen something, including
two jars Of peaches, and then vanished like
Il dream.
At Gainesville, Monday, the democratic
county convention met and a proposition TO
refer the whole matter back to primary
election was made but not adopted. No
ballots were taken, and at o'clock toe con-
vention adjourned until IL o'clock yester-
day. BY mutual consent a committee Of
seven from each party was appointed to
effect compromise.
w. =. Hultz of Cotton Plant, committed
suicide Monday afternoon, by standing
before a mirror and deliberately shooting
himself through the brain. His mind must
have been affected. as he imagined he was
suspected of being implicated in the murder
of young Hammond. He had Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks pray for him, and az soon as they
had left the room he committed the rash
act.
Mr. Nome writes 10 Tampa that Just as
soon as the factory building is under roof
he will be there to start the work Of erect
ing 100 cottag = TO accommodate his work
ingmen. Mr.. Nome states that he has no
idea Of employing Chinese labor in any de-
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