The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-30

shot and dangerously wounded Ben Burney
another negro, in Yb1r City.
Tho states attorney was fined s25 at
Barlow, a few days since, by Judge Han
son for tardinesS IN reaching the court
room.
Col. J. Fl. Ancrum of the Jaspor Times
has rented a desirable residence in Lake
City, and will move his family over and in
stall them at once.
The house partially destroyed by fire at
Lake City some time ago, aud known as the
blue house." is bel repaired and placed
in habitable condition.
A contract was made Thursday FIR the
building OF wharf at Sanford to be used
by the Orange Belt railway. The length of
the wharf will be 500 feet.
The Msthodists are holding a protracted
meeting at Umatilla. Considerable interest
is being manifested. Rev. Mr.. ockrell and
Miss Cockrell are assisting the pastor.
b. C. Williams, who has charge of William
Glrardeau's seed business at Monticello. is
through gathering watermelon seed. The
amount gathered is over IS, 900 pounds
| Lake City Reporter: The "old reliable"
| SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS represents
pretty fully, each day in its Florida col
uinn, the sentiments of the Florida state
press.
The boiler at w. Spencers saw-mill, at
Markham, exploded Friday morning, serl-
ously iuJuring Hugh Mo lJgomery and an-
other person, aud Slightly wounding two
others.
At Tampa the insurance companies paid
Lozano, Pendas & Co. $3.50 for damage
by the fire in their factory. Seveaty-fi ve
per cent. of the loss was occasioned by
smoke
Ihnp InH 4
or dozen or more churches in Columbi
county and few in adjoining counties,
will convene with the Lake City church on
Friday
The members of the Marion County Farm
ers' Alliance and their families, with those
OF the neighboring counties, will be the
guests of Ocala on Oct. IA. A barbecue will
be served.
Near the Florida Central and PeuinSular
railroad, at Ocala a day or two ago, Jim
Carlisle IN attempting to get into an express
wagon, while III motion, fell and broke his
collar bone.
At DeLand, Thursday, Judge Broome
granted a change OF venue in the case of
J. ID. Benjamii charged with the killing of
Capt Douglass at New Smyrna, from
Folusia county to Orange county.
Gov Fleming has appoin ed Rufus A.
russell, business manager of the Jackson
vile Metropolis, a delegate from Duval
county to tue soathern Industrial display
at Raleigh, N. c., wnich opens on Oct. IA
Ernest Mills, while g. !2ding an AK a, the
South Florida foundry at Orlando. Thurs
day afternoon, met with a very painful
accident. In some manner his left hand
slipped, and the nails of the second and third
fingers were entirely torn off.
The Florida Christian Advocate will not
of
moval Of the Commercial to us new office,
the Advocate being printed at the Com
nlerctdt office. After next week the
ADVOCATE will appear promptly as usual.
Fred D. Mason and Miss Cecil Pearl Finch
were married at Ocala last week. sir Ma
son is bookkeeper of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank. The bride is the daughter of
Capt. o. Il. Fl ch, superintendent of the
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf railroad.
Among the exercises attending Che dedl-
cation OF the fire alarm bell at Ocala next
month, will bs an individual contest for a
S23 gold medal to any of the Ocala volun-
teer tiremen whose speed will cover 100
yards in the shortest time. The medal will
be work of art.
An election will be held tomorrow to
decide whether or not the corporate limits
Of the town of Madison shall be enlarged.
This election was called for July 9, but was
subsequently postponed by the council to
October /, which Is next Tuesday. A two
third vote is necessary to carry extension.
Tamna Tribune: Turnips are shipped
from New York and sold i'll Tampa This
ought not TO be, as Jurnips can be raised
twelve months in the year here, and the
yield is good II the profit is sufficient to
justify shipping from New York Eere, it
GER tainly is enough to induce our farmers
to raise them.
The Dade City Democrat says that cor
tain negotiations are now pending which,
if perfected, will impart marvellous life and
activity to Dade City, and result in the
investment of thousands of dollars. One
man is negotiating with the view of having
twenty cottages and dwelling houses
erected within the corporate limits, and
another mau Is contrac ing for the erection
of six.
The talk of widening the gauge of the st.
Johns and Lake Eusts division of the
I Florida Southern, and bridging the river at
| Astor, is creating some interest at UNA
tilla The railroad authorities want the
railroad commissioners to allow them to
charge cents per package in addition to
thesregular rate, as a consideration for the
| extra expense. 1t is estimated that it will
require 100000 to widen the gauge of the
branch and build the bridge at Aston
Pensacola NetUs: Judge A. NJ. Mcmillan
of Pine Barren, who was in tie city yester-
day, informed reporter of the NeioS that
the recent rains, while they mlgnt very ac-
ceptably have been more, have proven to
be at least good enough to so flood the
tributaries to the river that the latter will
easily bear to market all the timber that
repCsed upon its bed during the drought.
He estimates that 10000 to 10000 pieces
will reach Ferry Pass on the present water.
Last Saturday night after the conclusion
of the prohibition meeting at Cocoa and
after the close of the service of the colored
Baptist church, a number of colorei men
collected at house kept as q restaurant,
and there two of them, Eli Keys and Will
lam Hubert, got into an alteration, in
which Keys drew a pistol and fired at
Hubert at short range, the ball striking his
cheek-bone. Keys skipped at once. The
wound is serious, but not necessarily fatal.
1t is doubtful if the eye can besaved. War
rants are out for the arrest of Keys.
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