The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-08
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Over 200 children are attending the
schools in Monticello.
Zion's African church at Fernandina re-
ceived six members by immersion last
Sunday
The laws of Florida require keepers of
billiard and pool tables to pay tax of more
than $50 on each.
Forty-six beeves, besides other fresh
meats, were sold at Monticello during the
month of October.
Wagons pass through Monticello from
Georgia nearly every day, going TO the
fisheries on the Gulf coast
Jacksonville is in the throes of cam
paign on the question of issuing bonds for
public improvement purposes.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad Company will not rebuild their
depot at Monticello this season.
A gentleman in Monticello thinks of
building large warehouse and stocking it
with grain and feed of all kinds.
William Merritt (colored) was arrested at
Gainesville Wednesday charged with steal
ing horse from J. S. Weeks of Hawt thorn,
Work is progressing on the new Meth
odist church at Monticello. When COM
pleted it will have seating capacity of
over four hundred.
At Palatka, Wednesday night, hen tried
to fly over fence but fell. Its neck caught
between two boards and the hen was slowly
strangled to death.
The new fire bell for Fernandina weighs
| 1000 pounds and will be mounted ON a
frame tower thirty-five feet high, probably
located on Fourth street.
| Alexander johnson aud Balial Scott of
| Jacksonville had a narrow escape from be-
| ing drowned at st. Augustine Wednesday
| owing to the capsizing of their boat
| The warfare on the parlor match has
| begun in Gainesville, the East Florida
Seminary taking the initiatory by prohib-
| ting its use about the buildings of that in
stitution.
| Little Cumberland Island has been pur.
| chased by the Standard Oil Company
Little Cumberland is separated from Dun
geness and Cumberland Island proper by O
narrow creek.
The machinery in the Amelia steam saw
mill, near Fernandina, was sold Tuesday to
satisfy city taxes for the years 1886, 1881
and 1888, amounting to 1928. 1t was bid in
by R. G. Borden.
Frank Garlic, formerly a conductor run
ming out of Pensacola on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, had both arms and a
leg broken In railroad accident in his
souri, few days ago.
The recent wind storm having partially
demolished the residence of Mr.. Cakes,
about two miles northwest of Gainesville.
he has moved his family to the late resi-
dence OF j. A. DaCosta, in North Gaines
Vile
c. Treadway, stalwart white man, aged
81 years, employed as porter of Hotel Togni
at Jacksonville, fell from the third story
piazza while drunk Wednesday, and was
killed, having landed on the brick side
walk.
Marshal Gordan was arrested and
brought before Justice Coke at Palatka last
week on a warrant charging him with falls
imprisonment, but before the evidence was
all in, the case was dismissed with costs tx
the plaintiff.
Wednesday Mr.. Wentz, fruit dealer OF
Palatka, offered silver dollars at 95 cents tx
all who passed his place of business, anC
not one out of 100 would take his offer
Everyone thought there must be somethins
wrong with the money.
1t is intimated that Col. Chipley will
answer Senator Call at Pensacola when the
latter speaks there tonight. The demo
cratic state executive committee of which
the colonel is chairman, meets at jackson
vile tonight, and il is a question with
some which meeting he will attend.
The stock of J. T. McConaughy, on Soutl
Palafox street, Pensacola, dealer in cigars
tobacco and gents furnishing goods, wa
attached by Sheriff Wilkins tuesday morn
ing for Lowman, Sons g. Co., OF Cincin
natl, whose claim amounts to $500. Tn,
value of the stock, it is said, will not exceed
Sl00.
Monday is the day appointed for the hear
ing at Gainesville Of the argument in bh
Fort Brooke reservation case, and SHOULD
the counsel interested therein fail TO com
up Register Lynch and Receiver Shipmar
will proceed at once to decide the question
and send the report to the department a
Washington.
The gin house Of Oscar A. Sloan, on hi