The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08

J. K. Bevill Of Alachua county is putting
in crop Of 400 acres Of oats.
w. n. Haldeman Of the Louisville
Courier-J0uraai Is ct his winter home
Naples
Mr. Filcher, the government architect, is
at Tallauas GO locating tie grounds for the
public building.
The first day the Palatka bonds were
issued over S2J,0 600 Of uhem were taken W
by citizens Of that place
J. J. Bount 81 Co. OF Fort Myers shipped
$50 white plumes last Friday This Is the
first shipment Of the season.
A. II. Turner, late business manager Of
the Gainesville Democrat, has gone to Jack
souvil!e in search Of a wider field.
f Trueblood Of Archer is perhaps The
largest honey raiser in Aachua county. He
sold from his crop last season 400 pounds
Of the sweets Of the hive.
G. F. Hicks of Orlando a few days since,
disposed OF his Orange avenue To- nsar the
stand-ptpa, 10 the water works company,
for consideration Of IT, 100.
Within a radius Of three miles of ths
Orange City IiDics Office the present crop
of o anges will bring $1,000 These young
groves are just beginning to bear.
Ten thousand copies Of President Buck
mans circular TO the pomoogists of the
United States and Canada have been printed
for the Florida International and Semi
Tropical Exposition, and are being mailed
to all parts Of the continenr.
At Quincy, Christmas, Earnest, the little
son Of f. 2. Dsmukes, was severely injured
by Roman candle, which he held In his
hand. 1t is feared that he will lose an eye,
besides having his face badly dsfgured.
lie was remarkably handsome child, and
the accident is greatly deplored.
Two young ladies Of Lake City made the
capture, a few nights since, of a very large
'possum. Hearing noise among the chick
ems about 2 o'clock in the morning, thew
sailed forth, discovered the depredator and
fixed upon him the penalty OF doing roast
serve at their New Years dinner.
S. A. Adams, the indefatigable newspaper
correspondent. who formerly held forth ia
handsome offices in the Ely block, at Jack
sOnville, has removed to the Hubbard build
ing. on Pine street, whore, in finely fitted
offices, will he found the bureau OF the
SAVANNAH MORNING News and New York
World.
A few days ago a darkey skipped away
from Gadsden county, taking with him the
wife of another man aud $45 in money.
The couple were followed and captured. an /
the doors Of the county jail opened to
/ CCCtFc ttltAl anu LlAtI > l4it1 WIZ IOiflHll
until jury shall decide what shall be done
with them.
The Bdnner-NerS Of Cleveland. Tenn,
says that trade IS pending between Gen.
Sebrtng OF jacksonville, Fla, and promi-
nent physician of that city. II consum-
mated the general will locate in Cleveland
perm 1nently, while the doct r will move to
Florida with hopes Of restoring the health
of his wife.
Thursday Dec q, was the biggesS day
Oxford has ever seen. II was st. Johns
Evangelist day with the masons Pine
lodge No. 81 Free ana Accepted Masons,
the Farmers Alliance, and Oxford Council
No. 46, United Friends of Temperance, all
united aud gave the biggest barbecue ever
held i'll Sumter county.
A rakish looking stranger went aboard
Of the p lot boat Haze, at Pensacola New
Years night, and took charge If the cabin
which contained about a Jzan pilots.
IS said the stranger had pistol in his hand.
They say the way twenty-f0ur hands
pointed skyward was really interesting to
the man with the pistol
On Friday /. H. Eldridge of DeLand
started negro boy for Emporia with q
horse which he expected TO fattan up. Just
above the college buildings the horse fell
and was ole to rise. Tue negro bog
pinned picard upon the saddle rGaling:
Don't disturb this horse till | return, " and
then went back to town for further orders.
The Florida Fruit Exchange is in high
favor IN Gambler thereabouts. Most of
the fruit is consigned to it. Recently a
gentleman in that neigAb0rhood tipped in
the same car eighty-fYe boxes of oranges
each to the exchange, tp a reliable lmmis-
son house in New York, and t. one in
The exchange returned him
! l57, the New York house 1925, and the
house si32, emitting cents.
At the last meeting of the town council
of Daytona a committee. compbsed N Al
lermen Matthews and Bartlett, was APP
pointed to issue call for a nesting of the
taxpayers and citizens generally, to take
into cons deration the advisahility of pro
curing a new town charter, or securing such
legislation as will enable the town council
to improve not only Beach street, but any
other section that the abutting property
owners may want
DIR. Jesse Boring is visiting in Mariana,
ut tn residence of j. B. Stewart Sixty
one years ago he was pastor at that place.
which was the beginning of his ministerial
abors. More than three sc )re years after
he revisits the scenes Of his early ministry,
and tottering under more than four score
years is carried back TO his young life and
The scenes, now so much changed. Though
almost blind, deaf and palSie1 the serene
face is characteristic Of a divine life, ripe
Tor the Kingdom of God.
In the orange grove of E. F. Sperry, near
House, on Lake Eola, is the
argest pecan tree in this section. The Or
ando Reporter says that it was planted in
he year 1873 by Maj NJ. R. Marks, and is
about fifteen years old, and
he trunk is twelve or fourteen inches In
diameter 1t has been bearing several
years, aud this year its crop was two
bushels. The p cans are large and fine,
and tie meat is particularly rich and sweet.
Mr.. Sporty thinks such Iecans ought to
ring So per bushel.
n. Ilarter, principal of the Altoona
school, has passed very ere litable exami-
nation before the state bcatd Of education.
says the Register, and now holds q diploma
Tor five years as teacher in the state Of
Florida. Teachers certificates Of the first
Lass are granted by the state superintend-
mt OF public schools to eYiueutly successful
nation, answer s. per ceat. Of the questions
admitted in the branches usually taught in
leh schools. Mr. H.rtsr answered per
,out. moro than is required.
DR.. Caldwell informs he Sanford Mas
'Otc t. at the statements which have b on
given publicity there regarding himself are
that he went 30 Jacksonville and
and offered his services, not ex-
pectIng or asking any remuneration, and
hat no pay was offered 70 him: that he
should have considered it an insult if pay
lad been rendered after his offer of gratui-
.ous service; that he was telegraphed 10 20
10 jacksonville the las time he went there
10 assist DR.. Porter, aud for his services
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