The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-03

! c. B. Collins, author of tom and Joe.n
and who gave a holiday reading IN the
| opera house at Ocala, from advance sheets
of his forthcoming work Of fiction, has pur-
chased 2i0-acre tract of laud some i've
miles north of tlnt city, and Is as busy as
n beaver" making Improvements on the
same.
Judge Greer Of Green Cove Spring is
happy. On Dec. 25 he received MS com
mission as county judge, and, coming as 1t
did on that day, he is justified in conciud-
ing that it was intended as a Christmas
gift. But be this rs it may, to insure his
feeling the JOYS of the seasol, some Kind
friend sent him a fine Office chair.
In leaning over to get drink Of water
out of the bucket at the well in The rear of
Walker Bros store at Lakeland, last Sat
urday night 6. l.. Newborn lost his bal
ance and fell headforemost into the WELL a
distance Of some 20 feet 70 the water, which
was about 10 feet deep. Dick Greeae for
tunately heard the splash. and Helped Mr.
Newbern to geJ out.
Mrs. William d. Palmer, nee Babbitt
died Sunday at Leesburg. She had been
living at Orlando for some mo tbs with her
aunt, Miss Barbaruux, and was sent for
only few days ago by her husband to
come 10 Leesburg. She took typ old fever
Immediately on her arrival there, which
terminated fatally. She leaves three little
children, one only about 3 months old.
Capt. Thayer, the genial host Of the Ocala
house, met with quito q serious loss last
Wednesday night in the burning of his
stables. barn and packing house, on Lemon
avenue, Ocala. Besides the buildings,
span of fine mules, harness, wagon, farm
implements and loft full Of hay we're con-
sumed. T ere is no clue 20 the cause If the
confagraiioa. Loss 81, 800; no igsurance
Col Charles H. Sinclair viii leave Boston
Jan. for Tavares Ho will be accompanied
by Hon. Frank Jones Their purpose is to
help build up the town. Work Oh the court
| house, which is to be presented by Hon.
Frank Joies to Lake county, VIII DO COM
menced at once. The erection Of cigar
factory, to e!uploy about 800 hands, will be
commenced little later, and several stores
and n number Of residences are already be-
ing arranged for.
Frank Adams Of Sanford had the mis-
fortune To shoot himself through the hand
on Saturday. He was showing a young
| colorcd man named Henry tle beauties aud
mysteries of No. 81 Smith ~ Wesson
| double acting salf-elector, when by some
| means, the pistol went or. The b Il passed
Through Adams hand and struck the boy on
| the collar bone, inilicting sight injuries on
| both. Re says he knew it was loaded, but
it went OF just the SAM.
At DeLqnd, Monday, Henry Stevenson
arrested John Albright Oh the charge of
selling intoxicating liquor. Joun was tried
before Judge Lowrie Monday and Frida
and Was bound over ii $3.50 to the superior
court The warra wa, sworn out by r.
Q. Bushnell and Z. A. Biggers, officers of
the temperance alliance, on complaint of
DR.. J. f. Forbes. Prof G. p. Carson ana
lyzed tire wi Of life' sold by John and
found it to contain 40 per cent OF alcohol.
There is . young lady in De Land who is
collecting all the mustac e. can get,
and is weaving the hairs thereof into a
watch-guard; and as she is que popular
among the boys. the guard is growing. But
the other day she struck one Of tls boys for
his mustache, and the young man, who is
very foad of that ornament, ald also of the
| you g lady, said "No, m4'an: YOU MT
have my mustache unless You taac me, too"
The young man is now going around with
| a blld-headed upper lip.
The citizens of the northern part Of
Orlando are very much aroused over the
sudden entry of large number OF tramps
| They have located a camp in tbat neighbor-
! hood, and during the day visit the houses
in that section. They are very bold and
| impudent in most instances, demandi z
food, etc. One called at Capt. Parramores,
and on being told by the captain that it was
all he could do to fur ish food for his own
family, replied that he would 60 out and
beg for the captain awhile.
Dorsey Cox, 14-year-old daughter of
j. A. Cox, Sutherland, was severely burnt
on Sunday last She died next NOR ming at
daylight. 1t happened thus; She was
washing over an Old burnt-out stove, and
in moving around it, fire caught in the
back OF her dress and blazed SO rapidly
that all her clothing was burnt off before
help arrived She has beel for some
months doing all the house wo. K for the
family, whicn consists of three beside her
self, little baby bro her, sister and father.
Some time last June, Miss Lula Tucker,
lady manager Of the Orange Blossom So
ciety at Sanford, gave Genus each to five
children belonging e. the society, and told
them to see what they could make out of it
for the bsneft of the society by Jan. l. Yes
terday tue little ones reported as follows;
Ma aie Durham had made 81, Nettie Roux
IS Is, Mary Leffl II 81, Sammie tn ker 81.
Jessie Mccoy 81 p, making a total Of $l3
ON an investment of 10 cents IN less than
seven montls, or about 5000 per cent. per
annum.