The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-15

Work was renewed Tuesday on the tower
for the water WORKS at Fernandina. If the
weather continues favorable, it is expected
that the tower viii DO ready for the tank Ia
about ten days.
Fernandina city warrants to the amount
Of 81, pa 81 having been cancelled by the
[ finance committee, were destroyed by
burning ia open council at the meeting
! Wednesday evening.
At Fernandina Messrs. Downes & Mann
have leased the lot adjoining the fruit
stand on Center street, between Second aud
Ihlrd, and will erect a brick building on
the same at very early day.
By the fire OF last Saturday morning
MAJ. Rocks Of LeesbGrg lost twenty-five
! diplomas that were awarded him at the
/ New Orleans Worlds Exposition, aud un-
| fortunately they cannot be duplicated.
! The town Of DeLand has presented a bill
Of $40 alleged cost Of quarantining that
3 town last year. DR.. Cowie declares that the
Oil slaA not be paid. Dayto1a, OrmCnt
/ aud New Smyrna paid their own bills and
dc lot expect 70 be reimbursed.
At Arcadia the jury Wednesday morning
IN the case Of N ryan VS.. Jones returned
The following verdict: We tue Jury, want
3J cents apiece y. ii. Alderman, foreman"
Inc magistrate threatened 60 put them all
IN JAN and proper verdict was given.
Mrs Sloan, wife Of Capt W. W. Sloan.
! One OF the oldest, best known aud most
! popular citizens of that section,
| died at her home near Mas
cote last Sunday. She had been the
mother Of sixteen children, most Of whom
ara living, and stand well throughout the
county.
Orlando Reporter: VIII Holden of this
CITY IS prominent candidate for the office
OF surveyor general Of Florida. This office,
] W u ia IL Ill
| pays about $1,000 a year, and calls for
hardly any work at all win is said to
nave good Endorsement for the position, and
Las good chance of getting it.
1t IS reported that II. b. Shaw of Ormcnd
IS 70 receive the appointment as superin-
| tendent OF hfe-saving stations for district
No. - vice Frank Sans Of New SMYRNA.
District No. extends from Oh irlestOn t.
heY W est, and for many years the place
has been held down by u Halifax river man.
MI. shaw IS captain VI the schooner yacht
COriEne.
Some days ago Mrs. Wuerfel of Orlando
wounded one finger on the sharp spines that
grow at the end of every leaf Of the cent
cry plant. 1t panied her very much from
the start, and get worse until the finger
| sWelled TO an almost incredible size and
| bursted, aud relief was found. At one time
she feared uaaJ she might lose her finger,
symptoms
George r. Gaines of Gainesboro was re-
Gently called by telegram to PennsYlvauia,
where Mrs. Gaines is quite ILL., Shortly
after ms arrival while taxing a short drive,
MS morse Decame frightened and kicked
over the dashboard Of the buggy striking
Mr.. Games upon the knee and fracturlug il
badly. He IS now confined to his room.
ana the doctors say it viii be some time be
| TItpA b. 4yartil h.. IA. w
One day last week Henry Bryan of New
| smyrna started with ms family for his
| fathers, at IOmoka, in his sail boat. When
about mile this side Of OrmOnd a squall
sruck the boat and capsized it, throwing
| them all into the water. 1t was with great
| difficulty that ne and j. j. Hunter, who ac-
| companied him, rescued them, but finally
| they were all safely taken to the shore,
| where they we're cared for by the people
| living near there.
At st. Teresa, on st. James island, on
| Friday morning, July 3, Mr.. c. c. Pearce
! OF Tallahassee, who, with his family, was
! spending lew weeks there was suddenly
| stricken with dizziness and nausea as he
| was about going out grabbing in the BAY
| In "A very short while he became uncon-
| sclous, falling into n coma, from which he
| was never aroused, but after forty-eight
/ hours died on Sunday morning, July Z. lie
was born in Tallahassee IN lS49.
! A report was received at Orange Park
| Thursday morning of an accident happen
| ing TO Il. H. Horton, the sawmill man, He
| and Mr.. Leslie went out fishing in the early
| morning at the mouth of the lake for chan
| mel bass and while Mr.. Leslie was whirling
/ his heavy sinker abouU half pound of
lead arould his head IN order TO give it
| good send into the deep water, ii unfortu-
| uatsly came in contact with Mr.. Horizons
| head, Knocking him senseess and cutting
| his scalp. lie was taken home bv Ben Hall
IN his delivery wagon. Mr.. Hall SAYS ne
seems to be badly hurt. AT present no one
can tell how badly he is hurt
Plans have been perfected for making
! Detunlak Springs a tObaccO market A
fine brick block has been purchased, the
| upper rooms of which will be occupied by
tue cigar factory and the lower by the leaf
! tobacco warehouse. All the tobacco re-
ceived will be treated and put UP in real
| Havana style. afterward to he manufac-
| tured in the house or shipped to points out
side the state. f. A. Gonzalez, the Cuban
| expert, viii have charge Of the curing
department. Growers In any part of the
state nay send their crops there and have
them treated at low cost Heretofore to-
| baccO has boon placed upon the market in
| such a Grade condition that producers have
| realized meager prices. The Havana treat
mont adds 35 to 100 per cent to the mark ct
value of the weed Having the work done
within the state will save much money to
the Florida farmer.