The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-28
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c. n. Johnston, an old and respected cit
! lien of Milton, died Thursday.
| The county criminal court Of record fol
/ Marion county begins on Monday, Aug. Il
1t IS estimated that there are now stand
/ ing in the Florida forests G,6lj,OJO.OO fee
Of long leaf pine.
A New York firm wants 700 900 feet o.
yellow pine from New Smyrna and vii
send their own ships for it.
The fish are biting very freely in Lake
| Weir now. There mas been from 100 10 2O(
hrim Der day caught with hook and line
during the pas week at the Stanton dock.
| At TIE reso NICE of Joseph Commyns
near Pelsac la Thursday, Judge Maura
| joined in wedlock J. b. Salvant to Mis-;
Maggie Mitchell, Both Of Warrington. II
! is believed that the parties elOped.
At the ADJOURNED me ting Of the county
| commissioners last week a resolution was
passed ap-Topriating 81, 900 TO buy grounds
| md erect a suitable building TO DO used
as an armory for the Halifax Rifles Of Day
tOna.
The directors and stockholders Of the
IitusVille and Canaveral Steamboat Com
pany expect 10 have fine hit e steamer on
the Canaverd route before the coming
winter season. The steamer will probably
| carry the mall
J. NJ. Moss Of Green Cove has sister in
Illinois, who, on July TO- kept her S0th
birthday There were seven brothers and
sisters present on the occasion, whose united
ages amounted y 535 years, giving an aver
age for each Of Is years, the age Of the young
est being % years.
The residence Of Charles Jernigan in the
suburbs Of Milton, with its contents, in
Guiding valuable piano, was destroyed
Thursday night The fire caught from the
kitchen stove. The isolated portion of tho
house made it difficult for help to arrive in
time to save anything. The loss is about
$500, with no insurance.
Mahlon Gore, the able and accomplished
editor Of the Orange County Reporter,
Orlando, the oldest paper in Orange county,
owing to impaired health arising from
long, arduOus and unrolaxed work on his
paper, will take much needed rest and 60
west to grow new constitution.
T. NJ. Mcconnell Of Ware county, Geor-
gia, has purchased over 81, 00J acres of land
in Hamilton COUNTY from T. A. Jennings.
which formerly belonged. to the ?. and A.
railway Mr. Mcdonnell will Immediately
commence a large turpentine business,
having also secured lands adjoining.
A warrant was sworn out at Starke last
week before County Judge Maphurs by
Mrs c. J. West for the arrest of Thomas
Hopkins, charging him with the murder Of
West. Hopkins mad au exami nation before
Justice Adams, but was discharged The
people as well as the bsreayed widow were
not satisfied with the Justices decision,
hence the rearresu. Thomas Hopkins was
brought before County Judge MalphurS ON
Tuesday and was bound over to the ext
term Of the circuit court under $1,000
bond, J. c. Richard and H. b. Mat
tice standing the bond. Hopkins cunq TO
Florida from Illinois some dozen years ago,
and settled on Crosby lake, two miles west
Of Siarke. For the last three years he has
been an invalid, and a great part of the
time has been confined to his bed; but for
several months he has been able 10 be up
aud around, and to walk over bis farm and
to come to Starke. He is a man about fifty
years old. 1t is feared by his friends that
lie will BOT live to come to his trial.