The morning news., 1889-05-09

George F. Drew and A. B. Campbell of
Jacksonville, president and secretary Of the
Flo ida Orange, Canal and Tran it Com
pany, notify the voters Of Citrus county
that If the county site Of that county Is
located at Iyerness that the above company
will donate the necessary land and erect
court house and Jail to cost not less than
$1,000
Monday afternoons train from 81. Angus
tine for Jacksonville bore away from the
city number of gentlemen who are sup
posed to have gone TO make arrange nents
with some accommodating capitalist who
is willing to stand their bail 70 appear at
the next term Of circuit court On charge
of gambling 1t Is not definitely known
when they will return.
Sheriff Anderson Of Orlando sent three
candidates to the peniteutiary Saturday
night Raymond, who forged check on
Harper Bros, goes TO serve term OF hYe
years. Whitfield who was convicted OF
arsoa, will STAY seven wears. Gant, the
negro school teacher VINO was co1vicSed OF
falsifying his rspo -ts and collecting more
salary than he was entitled to receive, Will
stay ten years.
J. B. Cough, John B. Stetson and sew
erdl other well-known parties have formed
company and purcha5ed the Voiusia
County Bank at DeLand, and all OF Col.
Goodrlc 3 property on Indiana ave
Hue in DeLand. The co upany will erect
new brick bank building adjoining the
p esent bank building. This means an in
siiution of at least $4,000 ready capital,
aud more If the business requires it.
While City Sanitary Inspector Roberts
was on his round at jacksonville Friday, he
found curiosity at he use of col
ored woman named Sloan, No. 305 West
Bay street. 1t consisted of five kittens,
every one Of which was d9formity IN its
legs and feet. The legs were curved,
twisted, aud Of different lengths. Some had
no forelegs at all. only feet, and one with
only nails protruiing where legs should be.
At Jacksonville. between i and O'Clock
Monday morning, the roof # the county
hospital was discovered by a man passing
TO be burning. Steward Clark's attention
was called to the fact, and he promptly pro-
ceeded to extinguiSh it. A hole about two
feet in circumference was burned through
the shingles The fire originated from the
fue OF the male ward Were the patients
were burning paper and other material to
warm the room.
A young woman from Umatilla, but who
has her home in Volusil county, was caught
shOplifting in c. I. Smiths store, at Elstis,
Tuesday Artaur Smith played the role Of
detective and played it we'll 1t was also
proven that she had in her possession goods
stolen from Ferran, Moore & Bro. After
deliberation Mr.. Smith aud Mr.. Ferran
concluded that as the goods had been re-
covered they would not prosecute. Bot
they say woe betide the next offender OF this
class.
At S. Augustine, Monday, E. J. Ssy-
m0ur delivered the completed copy Of the
charter To Judge Cooper, who examined it,
and, finding that the amendments IS ere
clrrpOtIE q p-lCrOGgaJ ma Ia ! h. tn IafIalqS-
see. 1t IS sad that petition will be circu-
lated extensively through ne city opposing
some portions of the bill as it now stands,
and certain amendments will be sent up
One of these IS to make the municipal Off
GERS elective and another to preserve the
present boundaries OF the city.
Sumterville Times: Wild bees are very
numerous this season. We know Of several
farmers who have added three or four
,and5 each to their apiary. Bees, if given
any sort of care, do remarkably well IN
sumter county, and II is surprising that 50
little attention is given them. At nearly
every season of the year the woods abound
with blossoms, from wuicl an excellent
quality of honey is produced, which always
d mand good price 1t should constitute
one Of the most important enterprises in
this county.
At the forty-sixth annual council of the
Episcopal church, held at Fernandira last
week. the following list of dioce an officers
were elected: S cretary, Rev. r. II.
Weller, d. D.; treasurer, f. d. Knight;
registrar, DR.. A. S. Baldwin; chancellor,
d. A. Fnlayson; standing counties, Rev.
c. S. Williams, Rev. r. H. lYoller, Rev J.
H. Waddell, S. A. Swami, W. w. Hamp-
ton, r. D. Kaight; deputies to general ~
vention, Rev Dr.. Scott, Rev. c. s. viii
liams, Rev j. B. Liam, Rev. a. w. knight,
d. G. Ambler, G.. R. Fairbanks, h. +. Dal-
tun and w. +. Dewitt. The next annual
council will be bed in Tallahassee the first
Wednesday in May, 1890