The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-04
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Mrs. William D. Kemp, of Crescent City,
died Saturday.
Sanford expects to have a new theater
before the next season opens.
e. H. Meginniss, of Tallahassee, has corn
in his garden that is tasseng.
B. A. Mesinniss, of Tallahassee, made a
large shipment of wool Tuesday.
Several new members were initiated into
the mysteries of the Knights of Honor lodge
at Tampa, Tuesday.
In Leon county the month of April, just
past, has been the dryest ever known, even
to the oldest citizens.
Mrs Giles wife of Judge w. A. Giles,
of Wakulla county, died last Friday at her
home in that county.
Mrs NJ. E. Fisher, at Gainesville, mother
Of Capt. T. W. Fisher, died Monday night,
and was buried Tuesday.
Congressman Davidson has secured the
revocation Of the order abolishing the Sig
nal station at Apalachicola
The Florida Pharmaceutical Association
will hold its first annual session in Talla-
hassee next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
At Tallahassee, work is going rapidly
forward on the gas company's plant and
before long the city will be brilliantly
lighted
Mrs. Mary Chaires, relct of the late Ben
Chaires, ST., who has been in the last stages
of consumption for some time. died at ITALIA
hassee Tuesday
One of the tenants on Mr.. Affords
Gopher Ridge place near Tallahassee, lost
his house and everything in it last Monday
morning by fire.
DIR. George B. Glover has purchased
Mrs. j. b. Christie's lot and residence on
hn hna fNv-aAn ~
consideration was 81 900.
Unless jefferson county has rain in a few
days, great damage will result to crops.
Gardens are literally burnt up, and the oat
crop is suffering very much.
Some of Tallahassee's business men are
speaking about organizing citizens club
for the purpose of social intercourse and as
sisting in town improvements.
Fires along the railroad track and in the
woods about Zellwood have blackened the
scenery, and even made travelling disagree
able from the amount of smoke
Benjamin Boulware was in Gainesville
Tues iay, and appeared before the County
Commissioners and succeeded in getting a
voting precinct established at Orange
Heights.
w. C. Glenn, author of the famous Glenn
bill, which caused excitement in the Georgia
Legislature last year, is in Tallahassee, as
attorney for d. j. Oxford in his suit against
the county.
George Preston, of Virginia, has bought,
through w. R. Atkins, of this city, go
acres OF land in Wakulla county, between
the st. Marks railroad and the famous
Wakulla Springs.
r. f, Mcconnell has become tho lessee
of the Pensacola Opera House, wnich will
open under his mana cement next fall, the
house having closed its doors to professional
companies for the present season.
Mr. Carroll, of Monticello, has a letter of
inquiry from gentleman who desires in
formation as to the berry crop of that
section. he desires to erect there a drying
machine, provided the blackberry crop will
Justify it.
Peter Burke, a well known steamboat
man Of Mobile, was awarded the tri-weekly
mail contract between Apalachicola and
Chattahoochee. His bid was So, 200. The
new tri-weekly schedule goes into effect
July l, next.
Motor cars have been ordered by the Or
lando Street Railway Company and will be
put ON early next season. This move will
be necessary for the extensions tol be made
this summer as the line will be too long to
employ horses.
AT Apalachicola a colored girl playing
ored, appropriated to her use piece of
money hung around the baby's neck, and
then skipped. She claimed to be a strict
member Of the church.
At Tallahassee last week some of Mr..
Horne's beef cattle broke out of the pas
ture, and while trying TO drive them back
he had his horse gored to death by q
vicious bull, and several cattle were run
over and killed by the train.
j. c. Bates, of Savannah, who purchased
two lots in the Long Grove addition to Tai
lahasSee some time ago, was in Tallahassee
Monday, and was 50 pleased with his pur-
chase that he became the owner of two
more lots, and has the refusal of fourteen
others.
The steamer Aid arrived at Apalachcola
last Friday night under the command of
Capt Randlette. This was her first trip
since she sank some time since at the Co
lumbus wharf. improvements are being
made on her as fast as men and money can
make them.
Hon. S. j. Turnbull declines to be a can
didate before the County Convention that
is to assemble at Monticello on Nav II, for
Senator from the Ninth Senatorial district,
he alleging that Mr.. Bailey is seeking the
position, and, for the sake of harmony in
the ranks he withdraws
A. B. Chandler for several wears past
assistant agent in tho Southern Express
office at Gainesville. left for PalatIa Tues
day, where he will take charge Of the com
pany's Office. +. d. Warner, who for
several months has been in tho Sanford
office, takes Mr.. Chambers old position
Some days since malicious party I'M
known killed a yospg calf belonging TO
Mr.. Martha Campbell, of Apalachicola,
and this week mischlevous BOYS threw an
oyster she'll at this lady's mule, the shell
cutting the eye-ball Of the animal, from the
effects of which he will be blind in that eve.
! Capt, Benjamin Baker, of Key West, has
brought from Key Largo quito a curiosity
IN the shape Of a sweet potato, which has
| the almost complete form of "A coled snake
The potato was grown among stones and
! the shape which il now has, was made from
the peculiar formation Of the stones in the
! ground.
AT Orlando, Judge Nelson has purchased
lot On jackson street, west of the Method
list church. He intends erecting a fine
cottage aud making Orlando his future
home. A gentleman from indianapolis has
bought a l0-acre tract on Rock Lake, and
he intends to build fine residence in the
early fall
During April over thirty new members
were added to the Palatka Board of Trade.
There are now about one hundred aud AZ
teen members aud it is expected the number
Will increase TO one hu ldred aud fifty hy