The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-28

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camille stock Of ". Il. This, aad les into
business at Hawthorn.
The Attn annual session Of the Florida
Baptist Association will convene w.tn the
Hopeful Baptist church, six miles northwest
Of Madison, on Thursday Oct. 3.
A n. Bradford says that he will take
| $1,000 worth OF stock in canning factory
or d sash. door AID olInd factory, either or
both, to De established at OcklJckOnee.
A meeting Of orange-growers was held at
Dade City Wednesday t. discuss the advis-
ability OF suippi & cargo OF oranges to
| England. No plans We're agreed upon but
many expressed themselves as favorable 70
the move.
Chipley's new postofice building has just
been CO Hpleted- 1t is u handsome structure
and does credit TO the town. Mrs. E.
Daniels new two-story residence Is nearing
| completion. Several other residences are
/ going up.
1 The Presbyterian parsonage corner of
Laurel and Third streets, Palatka, ~ as sold
TO NJ. c. Goodson Wednesday, the COLI
sideration being 81 ,655 1t is very de-
/ sirable place, and the building Is large
two-story house.
At Dade City Wednesday L. B. Van
/ Deman was with the people of PascO IN an
Immigration meeting, and great interest
| was unaffected. His plans we're approved,
/ and all felt assured that the day Is not far
/ distant when that section will have thou
| sands Of immigrants pouring in upon it.
The election Tuesday TO decide the loca-
| ton of the Citrus county court house proved
very exciting Inverness polled 275 vytes;
Hofnosassa, 81; Crystal River, IS; Lecanto,
| g. and Manifold, the present aud tempo
rary site, 45. These figures are unofficial,
but are approximately correct The official
count will be made in a few days. Feeling
ran high. Judging by the vote, it is fore
gone conclusion that Inverness will eveA tu-
ally capture the prize. The total vots OF
the county was 5S5; necessary for an cleo
ton, 29o. Charges of illegal voting are
heard on all sides. Many new schemes are
on foot.
Olive correspondent Pensacola CONNER
ciaL: Sunday at Kruger's store a dispute
arose between Mr.. Morgan (white) and
Charlie Evans (colored) Ia which Evans
called the former dog. Morgan picked up
a shotgun and fired, at the same time ex-
claiming, ~ don't fool with any such kidsn
Evans left arm was shattered, and some of
the shot entered his side Morgan is still at
large. MT. Forest (better known as "old
cap Forest'0 while in the act of hitching up
his oxen Saturday, was hooked down and
trampled on by one of them, injuring him
to such an extent that he died soon after in
awful agony.
Jacksonville Metropolis: A short time
ago Watkins and Lawson of this city took
a contract Of Mr.. Wademan, a resident of
Waycross, Ca, and an engineer on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad,
to build hum house at that place Mr..
Lawson bought the timber, brick and lime.
had 1t delivered on the lot, and commenced
building the house. He had only been to
work q short time when sixteen men called
and Informed him that they did not allow
any - workmen from Jacksonville or
any other place to come there to build
houses, and If ne did not leave there in fif-
teen minutes they would shoot him. He
Immediately. left for the woods, leaving his
tools behind, and has not been seen since.
His sorrowing wife, living in Hansontown,
informs us that she is afraid he has been
murdered.
The Tellwood correspondent of the
Apopka Advertiser says: Careless use of
the pistol will, in all probability, cause
another death in this neighbJrhood Last
night W. G. Corley tcol0red), gave another
dance; this time in the cottage near Gains
boro, the same house In which a murder
was committed not long ago by a colored
woman, who il awaiting her Irial In Or
land ). Four negroes were going to 1t along
the rad, when one of them, Charley
II is dropped behind, drew his pistol,
I'd shot one of his companions--,t is feared
mortally. He knew ne had 40 9 it, vet
went to the dane, danced all uight, aud
never made an effort to help the wounded
man, who laid some five hours In tie road
before help came, and then only when
some OF the wn1te people found out the
condition OF things. IL Is claim3d by
Harris that the shooting was accidental
Tallahassee FGOridian: All Florida is
now in a stir, preparing for the arrival
of the usual army Of wi liter tourists.
Hotel men and boarding house pro-
prietors are busy re.nodeling and en-
larging thsir houses, brushing, paint
ing, laying carpets, planning attractive
little additions that will add to the comfort
aud convenience of the coming guests, and
calculating on how many more they can
accommodate than they did last season.
The livery stable proprietors are unpacking
lap robes, ordering new and stylish vehicles,
visiting the horse markets and selecting the
best and prettiest horses to be found. Pho
tographers are getting ready new Florida
scenes. Florists are carefully nursing caoics
flowers that they may supply the tourists
with beautiful bouquets. Merchan are
opening larger and better selected stocks
than ever, and in every line of business
people are preparing to supply the wants of
winter visitors.
Jacksonville Metropolis There are a
great many artists in this world, but very
few possessing the taste and genius of L u
Brannen of this city. He has executed
many fiae sketches, but none more hand
some OF appropriate than one he has lust
finished for the Letter Carriers Association
of this city, and which he exhibited to the
Metropolis to-day. 1t is the letter carriers
memorial resolution adopted upon the re-
ceipt here of the news of the death S. S.
Cox, the carriers friend in congress. The
resolutions are painted in large letters on
seven sheets of card board. The first page
contains AN excellent picture of old Father
Time, holding in his hand an hour glass.
sitting upon the base of a broken column of
| fame, gazing on the sea of eternity and at a
distance can be discerned just rising the
! sun of life, and beneath the whole is tab
! let bearing the letters IS. S. Cox" app. O.
| priately draped, and beautiful memento it
is to be sent the widow OF the deceased
| statesman by the Letter Carriers Associa-
tioR OF Jacksonville.
| THE tornado which reached Pablo Mon
day also struck Switzerland. 1t came
across the ST. Johns river from the west
| side, and struck the bauk little north of
| the landing known as Greystock 1t Travelled
ina generally northeast direc ion, though
| its path was not straight line, but as
| devious as the trail OF a serpent 1t varied
| in width firm less than one hundred to
over three hundred yards 1t seemed to
bound like rubber bali, at ii les making