The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-29
TIDRIpA.

Scorpions are quite common about Pa
latka.
John Conant, son Of M.j. and Mrs. Sher-
man Conant Of Palatka, Is seriously Ill
The town taxes Of New Smyrna have
bean fixed az ; mills on : 50, 900 asses
ment
DR.. N. n. Voorhis Of DsL.nd claims to
have sold his oranges FOR 81 70 per boK, de-
hVered at the depot.
An excursion through Florida and 70
CUBA is being arranged Tor the teachers Of
Georgia and Florida.
The Rt. Rev Edwin G. Weed and his
family will locate In St Augustine perma-
nentIy about Dec l. The bishops residence
is nov being fitted up and VIII lie ready for
occupancy Dec. l.
L. L. Lamb, proprietor Of the barrel
mandatory at ChipIey, has made and sold
| 5000 barrels this season, and cannot supply
| the demand. Most Of the barrels were sold
| in that immediate vicinity.
The city council Of Orlando has passed
/ an ordinance requiring that the bonds of
| city officials should be secured through the
/ agency Of a fidelity or security company
| duly authorized TO do business in the State.
The captain Of the Columbus, Ga, Guards
| has written to the Sub Tropical Management
| at,Jacksonyille, asking information in regard
take place. He enters his company for the
| contest.
J. c. Crews, an old resident Of Jackson
| vile, who had his leg broken at Darby's
| mill, above Palatka, about thres weeks ago,
and who had 1t amputated last Thursday at
| st. Luke's hospital, Jacksonville died IN
that institution Tuesday.
Mayor Bowden, Of Brooksville, has signed
the ordinance reducing the salaries OF town
| officers. He has also donated his entire
salary as mayor, which amounts to $50 a
/ year, 10 the cemetery fund for. the purpose
Of clearing up and identifying the new
/ grounds.
The shooters belonging to the Osceola
| Club of Pensacola are excited over certain
| conduct of DR.. +. ". Hargis aud Messrs.
| Ed. Gale Quina and b. X. Pitt, which they
regard as a very rash act. The three gen
tlemen named have challenged all the other
| shooters in the club 70 hunt within the
| limits Of Escambia county, bird supper
| being the wager.
The commission of Postmaster Dozier Of
| Ocala will not expire until next April, but
| the outs have reached up TO high heaven
and gone down TO sheol for a leverage on
which to pry him out. But the word has
come back from 1.-THE powers that ben that
not one complaint can be urged against Mr.
| DoZer, except that he is democrat, and in
this case it doesn't count
Shortly after IL o'clock Monday night
| McHunter Clarke, having Just arrived at
his home on Garden street, Pensacola, a
pistol bullet passed through pane OF glass
| IN window near which he was disrobing,
| lodging in the wall opp Jsite. He blew out
| the light and ran to the door, when be saw
the would-be murderer on run toward the
| freight depot. He had no weapon and did
| not pursue.
st. Augustine Netos: u J. White has a
| forty-aore vegetable farm in st. Johns
| county, eight miles Of onions, well above
| ground, ten miles of cabbages, or 30, 900
| plants, 10000 fine lettuce, one quarter of an
acre OF turnips, 10000 strawberry plants
poisoning, half an acre of kohl-rabi, three
acres OF English green peas six acres of rye,
six acres of oats, eight miles of carrots and
half an acre OF parsley, besides few other
things.
| A. G. Chandley of Chipley and G..
Willard Shear of DeFuniak, contemplate a
| trip north, with stereopticon illustrations
| OF West Florida. They are now only await
ing the arrival of their lantern, when they
viii start out. They propose to be gone
about six weeks, and, In that time, to send
three excursions to West Florida. Their
idea is, having secured the excursion rates,
TO give the sterecpticon views with lectures,
and thus arouse an interest in Florida
Monticello Constitution: Mr.. Timber
| lake, proprietor Of the st. Elmo, informs
US that the celebrated hunter Wild Melford
| Of North Carolina, will spend the winter in
Monticello. and will bring his celebrated
dogs, which have the reputation of being
the finest in the world for hunting bear
panther. and game of all kinds Mr. Mel.
ford is 20 years old, and has devoted fifty
years Of his life to hunting. and has the dis.
tinction of killing more bear than any man
in the United States.
Altoona Register: 7. J. Hinson ha:
handed us piece of sheet lead, which is q
specimen Of about 100 pounds which was
recently unearthed by some men who were
ditching on Mr.. Frank J. Hinson's place
on the St. Johns. 1t was found in a low
hammock about 200 yards from Mud lake
and there is every indication that it had
laid there for many years, quite large timber
had grown above it, but for what it hac
been used and from whence it came, will
every remain matter of conjecture.
Sumterville Times: We know a Young
lady who made, last year ten bales of cot
ton, worked two acres in potatoes, MIXED
three COWS, did the churning, did all tn,
washing and ironing, worked the garden
made lis gallons of syrup, % bushels OF
peas, and sold them Wednesday for $3S
She sold her potatoes for SIS, her cotton
brought her $451; she made $65 taking il
sewing, making, in the aggregate. 1921. Sht
did most all the work herself, and only
paid out few dollars for extra work.
A distinguished party was in Palatkl
Wednesday en- route to South Florida, con
sisting Of o. d. Seavey, manager of tn,
Ponce de Leon, who is on a pleasure aaC
business trip, and will see what the hote
outlook is about Homosasa, Dunellen
Crystal river, Kissimmee, Rockledge, anC
Daytona. M. j. Header will make sketche
Of the trip and Henry Marcott of thu
, United States army will do the "writins
, up" These gentlemen are accompanied by
, their wives, and will be absent for somt
days.
: At Jacksonville, Mrs Hunt has brought
suit against the receiver of the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad Company
for damages on account of the death of her
husband last July. MIR. Hunt was section
master of the road between Baldwin and
Callahan, and while he was engaged at
work on the road train Of flat cars. loades
with railroad IRON, came by, and one of the
rails fell from car and struck hin. CAUSING
his death. 1t is also alleged that the rail
road company neglected to have stanchions
on the side OF the cars to hold the iron il
position.
Green Cove Springs Spring: Mr.. JacI
Geiger, who is teaching school at Clay Hill
near Highland, was attracted by the cries OIL