The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-18

Five framed dwellings are in process of
construction in Leesburg.
Work will be commenced on the new
hotel st ChipIey next week.
Levy county, in proportion to her prop
erty, pays less taxes than any county in the
state.
Tom Flood, architect and builder, will
erect for mis- occupancy a fine dwelling at
Ocsla.
The hotel company has purchased the old
Miller house at Chiplcy, and will use it as
part Of the new hotel.
Capt. Willard, who returned last week
from New York. will open his celebrated
ho.el az HomoSassa Jan. 10.
The agents Of the Florida Southern at
Lees urg handled in one day last week
ffty-too car loads of freight.
Messrs. Orr & Clark have purchased the
old Grey saw-mill near DeFuniak Springs,
and win start it up in few days.
Que day last week E. johnson of Lees
burg sold 6,O00 orange boxes, making a
total OF 10000 sold in three weeks.
At Qcaia Ed Carmichael has purchased a
lot of Win. Jonss. and is having lumber
hauled on same for a comfortable dwelling.
A car load Of people have engaged quart
ers at H6mCsassa to spend Christmas week
They will feast on wild turkeys, oysters and
fish. -
john u McKinnon is putting up a new
saw-Dill near DeFuniak Springs. 1t will
have cutting capacity of 1000 feet per
day.
The new passenger shed being constructed
by the railroad company at DeFuniak
Springs is rapidly being pushed to compile
ton.
Next Tuesday is the day set for the mer-
chants big excursion to Leesburg from
Aston and Lane park. A huge crowd is
expected.
The new steamer built expressly for the
Suwannee river has been christened BELL
of Suwannee." She made her first trip
Saturday.
w. j. Epperson of Bronson has purchased
upward of 100000 oranges during the past
week. He is paying from so to Is cents per
100 for them.
Tax Assessor Woodard's new dwelling at
Leesburg is fast approaching completion.
1t is two stories high and commands a fine
view of Lake Harris.
Considerable building is now going on at
DeFuniak Springs, the industry having
for while experienced a slight setback IN
lack of carpenters and plasterers.
The cigar factory and clearing house of
the Havana Tobacco Company at DeFuniak
6uCOuEdG6InGIU
in patronage from many points throughout
the country.
Charles Everett left DeFuniak Springs
for Chicago, whittier he goes to purchase
furniture for the Chautauqua hotel, which
will be opened for the accommodation of
guests on Dec. l.
w. H. Holton of Milwaukee, director
in the Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad, has
just had completed at DeFuniak Springs
one of the most elegant residences In the
south, which he will occupy on Dec. l.
Las week Frank Pelot, of Belleview drove
some cattle to Summerfield and sold them
On his return home that night he was way
laid and knocked senseless. Coming to he
found his pockets rifed, and his head and
leg badly bruised. There is no clue to the
perpetrator of the act.
Bronson Times: On Friday night last at
at dance at the residence of Mrs. Wllkerson
Frank Heirs shot and mortally wounded
Isaac Wilkerson. Although every effort has
been made by the sheriff and his deputies
to capture Heirs, he is still at large. Both
were young farmers and very we'll thought
| of and the occurrence Is much regretted
Whisky and hip-pocket artillery are said to
have been the cause of the difficulty.
An unknown man was run over and
killed Friday night by the west bound pas
| senger train No. g at trestle No. lO2 tiust
east of Cottondale) on the Pensacola and
Atlantic railroad. The man was walking
across the trestle, which is only forty five
feet long, and was first seen by the fireman
of the engine after the train had got on the
trestle. He attempted to clear the trestls
but tripped and fell when within few feet
of the solid ground, and the cars passed
over him, multilating the body consider
ably. The remains were taken to Cotton
dale, but up to Friday night had not been
identified. The deceased is supposed to
have been a tramp and an entire stranger
in that section.
A Washington special says: 1.-THE
report of the chief of the bureau of
yards and docks Of the navy department
was issued to-day. No appropriation is
asked for the navy yard at Pensacola,
owing to the proposed establishment Of q