The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-04

Wallace Soovall mas disp sci Of his inter
est the Marion Free Press to his partner,
Milton +. Hood, Esq, who is now the sole
owner Of that valuable properly.
The Baptist de domination Of Madison has
secured e services Of Rev J. &. Porter of
Lake Weir as pastor Of their church. He
will preach on two Sundays in each month.
w. o. Massey displayed watrmelon at
the Ocaa house las day which was
plucked last July and has been kept at his
home ever since, and is in a splendid state
Of preservation.
Mrs. Alice Walsh of Green Cove Spring,
widow Of John Walsh, who was killed by
the overtlrning of an engine on the West
ern railway last April, has instituted suit
in the sum of S25 900 damages against the
/ Western railway.
j. D. Cox Of Taylor county. who has been
confined in jail at Madison for several weeks
under a charge Of murder from Taylor
county, having given the amount Of bond
required by the committing officer, 5000,
was liberated last Wednesday.
An application will b. made to the next
legislature by maj lrity Of the registered
voters of Marion county for the establish
ment Of a county crimi al court in accord
ance with the constitution. The county is
increasing 80 rapidly n population, wealth
and commerce, that the two terms Of the
circuit c urt now had are wholly insufficient
for the growing business Of that section OF
| country.
Chipl9y Times: Four years ago you
| could travel all around in this locality and
! Fl ID nothing but pine trees and pretty little
| streams Of water Now we nave a thriving
! town of 200, with three good saw mills,
| two cotton gins, three fine grist mills, all OF
| which are kept busy all tho time; we also
have under way large guano factory and
saw mill in connection, which will be COM
| pleted in a short time.
The friends Of the family of Rev. H. NJ.
Anderson, deceased, of Madison, will be
pleased to know that his policy of $4,000
has beol pail by the Knights OF Honor.
| He was a member Of the lodge Of that order
ut Madison, aud in moving his membership
some discrepancy arose. which was feared
would invaidate the claim Of his benefici-
ares. He had only paid t62 and his family
received s., 900 therefor.
Tallahassee 1GHdhosSedn: Tallahassee
seems TO be looming up as stock market.
| 1t is a very common thing to see South
| Florida buyers no here buying horses and
| fine cattle, but it never occurred to us that
the old city could compete with Atlanta,
| Ga, in the horse trad until Tuesday, Mr..
| McCord sold his handsome pair of dapDle
| gray mares, K ate aud Oily, to parties in
| Savannah. The parties had seen the ami
mails, and the negotiations were carried on
| by telegraph.
A couple Of ladies' came very near being
| drowned at Switzerland one night last
week. The night was dark, and after get
| ting off the steamer Manatee they started
up the wharf for the shore but missed the
| direction and walked overheard. Capt.
| LOvelaces prompt acti in gettin a oat
| into the W tor enabled Capt. Garner to &c
10 bn in, Loco fol
US to tell Of it, two lives being saved from
watery graves by the quick movements OF
cool headed navigatOrs.
A personally conducted party of excur-
sOnist7, consisting Of twelve persons, reg
| istered at Green Cove Spring on Wednesday
evening. They were in charge of w. w
Lord, Jr., travelling passenger agent, and
| Mrs. II. f. Be der, Chaperon Pennsylvania
| Railroad Company. These special excur-
| siOns leave Philadelphia every two weeks
| aid it is proposed to keep them up for the
next three months. The moderate sum OF
| S4S IS charged for the round trip, including
| Pullman's and meals en- route.
At Eustis the high water, together with
| the high wind from west Monday and
| Tuesday, made sad havoc with the railroad
EN- ankment all along the lake shore. A
| large force Of men were employed in max
| ing repairs, and it was only with great
/ clAOib LAAJ Luo uIdCk COulC De k6pJ III q CON
| ditlon fit for the passage of trains. 1t il
| only question OF time when the Florida
| Souther railway will have to build sub
stantial breakwater all along from Trout
| lake slough % below the depot.
II. D. LaDha and E. j. MagwIden OF
! Rocketgs and r. s. Shedon of New
| SMYRNA, Fla, arrived at st. Augustine
! Friday after very severe experience on
the steam yacht Lena. The party prepared
| 70 set out for the Indian river from Jack
sonvi,le When about five miles below ST.
| Augustine haroor, the fuel gave out and
| left them vi hout steam. 1t took nearly a
whole day putting together all the hand
kerchiefs, curtal is and rugs to make sail,
so they might reach shore. All this time
they were continually drifting out to sea.
! They reached ST. Augustine pretty well
exhausted The yacht will Ne Immediately
re aired and the party will again under
take TO complete their trip. They intend
to use the boat for traffic on the Indian
| river.