The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-17


osity in the shape Of a peach orchard Her
trees are all young seedlings, planted by
herself but three years ago, and now the
trees are loaded 50 heavily that the brauches
actually lie on the ground with their bur
den. Mrs. Strong will pick three to four
bushels from each Of these trees.
s. NJ. Heudricks brought into the Green
Core Spring Office, a squash weighing 10
pounds, the circumference being 80 inches,
but as measured round by stalk and eye,
81 inches. 1t was grown from seed brought
from ally by one Of the Italians living on
tie BaFard tract. The cultivator Is reserv-
ing another fruit said TO be twice the size OF
tue above for seed.
Punta Gorda Beacon: Col Bennett
Young, the great railr0ader of Kentucky,
and w. y Haldeman, president Of the
Courier-Journal Company, are expected
here soon. Il is reported that they will
plant at Naples, on lands similar to ours,
several hundred acres Of tobacco Ken
lucky is a great tobacco state. A new
railroad from here south may be built by
these gentlemen.
The license for doing business at Apala-
chicola Is now graded. Merchants, store
Keepers and druggists with capital Of less
than $500 will pay a state license of s.;
those with capital ranging from $500 to
$1,000, will pay 50; $1,000 to 5000 will
pay $40, and all over 50, 900 viii be assessed
Sl5. Adding city and county licenses viii
make the license taxes range about as fol-
lows: Six dollars, SO, so and $50, &c
cordlng to capital invested.
The bark Algeria, from River Platte,
arrived at Apalachicola last Saturday. She
vas detained at quarantine until Inspector
Lind could report to the board Of health
The board decided that the River Platte
was healthy, therefore the vessel was re-
leased at once. The crew Of the Algeria
was paid off and the voyage being over,
they quit. 1t took 1000 to settle up with
the men. new crew will be brought from
Pensacola.
Last Saturday the fly wheel at Munro e.
&C. mill, at Apalachicola, burst and the
rim flew In every direction. One piece
came near hitting ID. Nj. Munro, missing
him about feet. One of tho pieces was
picked up a considerable distanc3 from the
mill, and another piece went through the
top of the mill. No one was hurt. The
belt, 1t seems, slipped from the wheel and
caused it to attain such velocity that the
rim few off in several pieces. The spokes
and hub remained intact.
Pensacola Ne5os: Two young men, w. NJ.
Holland and X. Clansmith have Just
finished a job on which they deserve to be
complmented. They secured about forty
pieces of the deckioad of timber that was
| Jettlson9d whom the British steamer went
| ashore on the middle ground, few weeks
| ago while going to sea. or course it was
| all on the outside beach, and the difficulty
to be surmounted was in getting the stuff
| into the harbor To raft it in the breakers
was impracticable, so they built tramway
across the island, brought Into play few
rollers, and in five days had the forty pieces
| floating in the calm waters of the bay They
will realize SEQ to $40 on the job. A
similar task was never before performed
| hereabouts.
Melbourne Ne,Us' Last Wednesday John
| McAister completed the well on j. Z. NJ.
| hodgson's property, securing an elegant
How, and Immediately moved his apparatus
| over to the 'Seers place" now owned by
| mine host Treutler of the Hotel Treutler.
| Five days work on this spot resulted in
| finding body Of water so accommodating
as to raise itself several feet above the
| ground and offer itself to be used by the
| owner in the irrigation Of this, one of the
| finest properties in Eau Gallie From the
| six wells recently put down in this settle
ment, the fortunate owners have a joint
flow of nearly 100000 gallons of pure,
clear, healthy water.
At Ormond Tuesday afternoon, in the
| absence of its parents, a 2-year-old child of
| the draw-keeper of the Ormond bridge fell
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under the bridge. The only person on the
! bridge at the time was an l8-year-old
| youth, who had been left in charge of the
| draw, and who, not being able to swim,
! was for a moment at a loss what to do. As
| tho child hoated ont from under the bridge,
with rare presence of mind he hastily
caught up a casting net and threw it over
| the little one, landing it almost drowned at
| the keepers house. This morning the child
| 81 as
| for its accidental bath.
Tampa Journal: 1.-THE once noted Rus
sian sculptor, Theodore Kamensky, is an
| humble innkeeper in Clearwater, Fla. At
| one time a favOrite of the car, he was
afterward exiled and is now living in
poverty under a fictitious NAME" says the
| New York World. Mao Oak of Clear
water, the gentleman referred to, lacks a
great deal of being millionaire, but is not
living in poverty. He is The owner of some
| valuable property and is in comfortable
circumstances. He is now engaged in
making the models of a series of statues
representing the progress and development
| of Florida. The first Of the series, 1.-The
| Mound Builders, " we have had the pleasure
of seeing, and, if we are any judge, would
say that he has lost none of the skill that
made him celebrated in his native country.
Melbourne Ne,US: At the railroad meet
| ing at Cocoa last week it was decided to
accept the original proposition of tie De-
Barry line and have tram road put through
| from Lake Poinsett to Cocoa, and run down
the hummock as far as Maj. Magruders
| place. In the meantime if the citizens see
fit to add a sufficient stock to the 81 500
offered by the De Barvs to build a steel track
and use steam the change will be made.
| The DeBarys promise a complete connection
by Nov. /. Maj. Magruder, Capt. r. p
| Paddison, Hon. h. S. Williams and Capt.
w. II. Sharpe were appointed to collect the
guarantee notes promised in accordance
with the original proposition. This com
mittee has until Aug. Is to complete its
work, at which time the contract and guar
antees will be placed in the hands of COM
petent and reliable men.
Joe and Leo Anderson were arrested on
Saturday afternoon for using profane, OBJ
scene and indecent language on the streets
of Sara Sofa 1t being too late for trial
they were placed under guard at the Florida
Mortgage and Investment Company's
boarding house until Monday, July s. On
Sunday at about 7;30 o'clock p. m, while
the boys were on the front veranda in
company with two OF their guards, joey
Vincent, the Florida Mortgage and Invest
ment Company'S blacksmith, and Richard
Jetfcoat, they arose. and saying that they
wanted to get drink of water, passed
through the hall to the rear of the house.
and have not since been seen by the guards
Their absence was not discovered until
10 O'Clock, when another guard came on
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