The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-30
FLORIDA.


The Brevard County state bank will soon
begin business at G Goa.
Capt. B F. Hall brought 1926 40 worth
of furs aud skins to Kis immee ON his last
trip.
Mrs. H. B. Tuttle of Cleveland, O., died
at the Sanford house, Sanford, Wednesday
night.
It is reported that mans threat was cut
and his house burned down at Hague last
Thursday.
Rev. John McKinney's congregation at
DeIIand made him Christmas gift of $50
with which TO buy a typewriter.
S. B. Wilson of Madison county has seven
peach trees from which he mas sold near or
quite $50 worth Of nuts this season.
The cash receipts of Waters & Carsons OF
Kissimmee for December, up to Thursday
night--twenty- two business days--amounts
to nearly $4,000.
Mrs. E. Fl. Griffith, of Fairport, N. Y,
has presented the university of DeLand
with beautiful case containing six of the
finest microscopic slides.
The foundations of the grand stand for
the new base ball park at st. Augustine are
all laid, aud the lumber for the completion
Of the stand is on the ground.
Capt. Rose had the misfortune to break
the shaft of one OF the rollers Of his sugar
mill at st. Cloud on the 23d inst, which
will result in stopping work for week or
80.
Several weeks ago L. Y. Ellis got bis
hand terribly maugled in the shredder of
Capt Roses sugar mill at st. Cloud
Present indications are that no permanent
injury will result.
Mrs Lydia E. Lovejoy, Of Oswego, N. Y,
now slipping at t b residence of Lance
Adams, in DeLand has bought Mrs r. B.
Pc "A ellis re idence on Minnesota avenue,
paying 81, 800 therefor.
William Mobiles house at LaVilla juno
ton was burned Friday The house was
valued at $500, and the loss is covered by
insurance. Most of the furniture was saved
after being slightly damaged.
William Perry Of st. Augustine caused
much alarm among his friends Wednesday
by pretending that he had shot himself with
suicidal ltent. An examination of the
PROSTATE form only re 7ealed smile on the
face of Perry.
Henry Timmons (colored) was detected by
the statesmen of Media liei 81 West at Mad.
ison, last Monday afternoon, in the act of
purloining a coat from the counters and
secreting 1t under his clothing. He must
pay $50 or serve six months in Jail.
A lodge Of l. 90. F. will be instituted
IN h1SSlmne6 ClUy on Jan 4. Inc following
are the charter members: Samuel A. r 10
inson, Z. A. Richards, j. G. Carter, Edward
Dees all of Orlando lodge; Stephen Dustin
of White Mountain, KY. The name Of the
lodge viii be Myrtle lodge.
The Christmas fire-popper and little
pistol got in their work at Chattahoochee
Purman Pittman, colored railroad hand,
while in drink, IN a play with his sister,
shot her in the forehead with ramrod from
a rife, which fractured the skull. Purman
disclaims any knowledge OF recollection Of
the act, and is heartbroken at the suffering
Of his sister. Charles DUPONT, while
handling pistol, let it go off accidentally,
and shot himself through the hand. j. H.
Colson. while dancing at a ball given at
Smyrna school house Christmas night, fell
on the floor and broke his arm, from which
he is suffering greatly.
There was q rumor on the streets OF
Quincy Thursday night Of the shooting OF
"Gopher, colored man in Midway, by
Cnurcn johnson, white. They had a diff
Guilty about year ago, and the negro came
into Midway Christmas morning with a
Winchester rife. and said to several parties
there that If johnson came to Midway that
day he was his "meat.n Sure enough.
johnson came, and was told of the threat
made by Gopher johnson at once
armed himself vita pistol, any met