The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-05
FROM SUN-KISSED SANDS.
GILMORE'S BAND TO BE BROUGHT
TO THE EXPOSITION.

An Association Organized to Bring
More Settlers into the State-The
Exhibits at the Sub-Tropical Losing
None CT Their Attractiveness - A
Fight on the Tapis.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 4.-The Sub
Tropical management is working TO bring
Gilmore's band here for March, and it Is
probable that they will succeed.
A county branch of the State Immigra-
tion Association was formed here to-day at
the Board of Trade rooms The following
officers were chosen: President, J. C. Greeley;
Vice President, j. d. Mead Secretary, j.
NJ Fairlie; Treasurer, J. S. Smith, Jr.;
Executive Committe, ]. T. Talbot, j. r.
Tysen and Daniel Bowen. A short and
concise constitution and bylaws were
adopted. The constitution is the one sug-
gested by the State Immigration Association
for county associations.
During the coming gala week at Palatka
there will be foot ball match between the
Klssimmee and Oakland clubs. The Win
ming team will then have game the next
day with the Jacksonville Foot Ball Asso-
citation, the latter going up to the Gem City
for the match.
swIPEs, THE NEwsBoY.
"Swipes, the newsboy," whose fatal fistic
encounter with Dempsey in New York
made so much stir at the time, is here 1t
is said he had TO leave there on account OF
threats by Dempseys friends that they
would be revenged. He is irving to get up
match here with Tommy" Barnes.
Harry Wright, of the League Base Ball
Club of Philadelphia, will be here March
II with eighteen men for a fortnight's prac-
tce. The Washington League club will be
here March 25 to 28 for exhibition games
James w. Bayard, Mr.. Cutting and 9th.
ers, of New York, and II r. Duval g. Co.,
are here making preparations for the sale OF
the Western branch of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company's road Monday, "a
they intend to bid it in. 1t is expected that
the contest between them and the Plant peo-
pie will be lively.
The United States Court officials will go
TO Tallahassee Monday to open the regular
term of court for the Middle division of the
Northern district of Florida.
A rumor was current here tonight that
Carpenter had been caught at Daytona but
it could not be substantiated.
DEATH OF MRS. ROWE
Mrs. Helen NJ. Rowe, the aged aunt Of
II. w. and II. r. Clark, died early this
morning at the residence OF the former.
Mrs Rowe was in her 10Th year, and had
been in feeble health for some time. She
came here from Charleston, where she
had long resided, soon after the
earthquake two years ago, and has lived
with Postmaster Clark ever since. She was
a descendant of an old Huguenot family,
her great grandfather having been a
Huguenot clergyman who refugeed to
Charleston from France after the revoca-
tion of the edict Of Nantes by Louis XIV
in 1856
Mrs. Mclaughlin, who died yesterday, as
s..k No,
Of Mrs. Fl. w. Clark, which makes a
double bereavement i'll this household.
EXPOSITION DOTS.
In the Volusia county exhibit there are
some very fine views taken in and around
Orange City.
Sumter's vegetable exhibit is increasing
in attractiveness every Gay.
In the Marion county exhibit are sons
pretty specimens of petrtfed wood.
Home raised hay in the Marion display
creates some surprise in the minds Of North
ern visitors.
Marion's corner received a mammoth
turnip yesterday and a grape vine 80 inches
in circumference and 13 inches in diameter.
Forty feet from the ground the same vine
was seven inches in diameter.
Gov Reed, of South Jacksonville, has
some fine navel oranges on exhibition.
Alachua county has a good display of
tobacco Peach trees from Alachua also
make an attractive exhibit.
Reasoner Brothers, Of Manatee have an
exceedingly fine display Of tropical plants,
many of them very rare.
jefferson county displays large line of
grains and cereals Her exhibit is largely
an agricultural one and attracts much at
-tention. The corn shown, especially, is
very fine
A picked nine from the Jacksonville
Light Infantry of this city will contest
with a nine from the Palatka Guards in a
Jacksonville.