The morning news., 1889-04-12

cut and stabbed, possibly with fatal effect
the other night, at Ferry Pass.
Mr.. and Mrs William Levy have issued
cards of invitation for the marriage of their
sister Fannie, to Charles Marks, Tuesday
evening May 2, at $50 o'clock at Apopka.
On Wednesday H. A. DeLand sold five
acre orange grove on Clara avenue at De
Land for $4,000, or 81, 400 per acre. The
crop from this grove the past season netted
81 1919 per box.
A. l.. Twilight Of North Gainesville has a
patch of 81 acres of fine onions. The seed
| was planted on Oct 10; the average size Of
the onions are 215 inches, and the yield will
be about 200 bushels.
The water company is determined to give
Orlando the best water supply posi- ole.
Two thousand feet more Of pipe has been
ordered and within the next month the city
will be entirely encircled with its pipe.
Robert Murrell Of Ocala took, through a
| mistake Il dose Of carbolic acid Tuesday
night, and for seven hours was in a de
ranged state of mind, but Is now much
! better, and will come around all right in a
| day or two.
The Sullivan grove on New York avenue,
| at DeLand, has been sold to Mr.. White Of
| Rockford, Me. The purchase embraces
twenty acres of land and eight acres of
orange trees just coming into bearing
IIlcei ABOUT SO,OOU
At st. Augustine tomorrow morning
| there will be another race Between the
| yachts Undine and Cheemauu. The own
ers are to put up $50 side, and the race
will be over the usual course, but limited
to three hours time.
Henry, w Brice of North Gainesville has
just received an invitation to attend the
! second marriage Of his father, which will
occur in Germany on May s. Being in the
midst Of the spinning season the son of his
father cannot attend.
Thomas L. Wragg, prominent physi-
clan Of Quincy, was dangerously shot in the
neck breast and thigh BY, Charles ].
Dupont Wednesday night. The attending
physicians say there is little hope for the
recovery of DR.. Wragg.
E. Seward Small, master workman L.
A No. $50, Knights of Labor, of st. Au-
gustine, was appointed head clerk in the
railway mail service between Atlanta, Ca,
and Waycross, Saturday Mr.. Small has
been In Washington two weeks.
The little steam yacht Woldo H. Stearns,
while running down st. Marks river, struck
a snag which knocked a large hole in her.
Capt. Estes pointed her for the willows, aud
only struck the bank in time to keep her
from sinking. She is now hauled out for
repairs.
At Tarpon Springs the outlook for build
ing is good. The Andrews Memorial church
congregation has decided to build new
place of worship. Funds are already in the
treasury to build a 81 900 edi1ice. 1t will
be located on Milwaukee avenue. One of
its architectural features will be bell
tower to accommodate the $50 pound bell
presented to the society. Thirty thousand
feet Of lumber will be used in the building.
At Orlando Wednesday, Undertaken
Richards disinterred the remains of Will
lam Clinton w Whittead from the old ceme-
terry lot on Pine street, and reinforced them
in the city cemetery. Mr.. Whittead was
one of Orlando's Oldest settlers and at one
time owned ths land where the cid ceme-
terry lot is located. He died about nineteen
years ago. The grave was located in the
center Of Pine street. The remains of Mr.
Whittead were Inferred on Nov. Is, 1862
and were removed to the city cemetery
under the personal supervision of A. G.
Speir at the request of Mrs. Whittead,
widow of the deceased, who is now in Texas
Monday morning Frank Rivers of New
nansvlle, aged % years, met with an un-
timely death. In company with his broth
er-in-law, Draper Underwood, he started
on a coon hunt and when about one mile
from Newnansville while speeding their
horses, it seems that Rivers supposed the
horse he was riding would pass to the right
of a tree that stood just ahead, but instead
the horse passed to the left, throwing Mr..
Rivers against the tree, so seriously injuring
him that he died in less than two hours.
MIR. Rivers was a young man, well known
and highly respected, and the sad accident
brings sorrow to the hearts of the com
munity.
Sunday morning, about 10 O'Clock, Joseph
81. Haughton aud Frank c. Boylston, while
out for walk. went into the old shingle
mill near the Morague place at Palatka to
rest under the shade of the roof of the mill.
While seated there talking Mr. Haughton
discovered something in the shallow water
that resembled human body. On making
further investigation the sight before his
eyes was conclusive, and the young men at
once gave the alarm. The testimony given
before the coroner's jury furnishes
no clew as to how the unfortunate
woman came to her death. The
body proved to be that of
Henrietta Purcell She was seen about 5
O'Clock Sunday morning walking in the
direction Of the colored Methodist, church,
and five hours later her dead body was dis
covered -.
A good joke was p layed at Orlando Tues
day on certain young man, who is now
travelling for tobacco house, and who was
formerly in the grocery business at Or
lando. While in the city the aforesaid
drummer makes his headquarters at a
POPuioi ui bOOi6 OIl NTdDRo avenue. eS-
terday morning, bright and early, his
friends there distracted his samples from
his case and carefully refilled it with
bricks Presently the owner came in
and, without opening the case, handed
it to negro to carry around town for him.
Toward evening he returned and upon
being questioned as to his success, remarked
that he had done an excellent days bust
ness. A gentleman present remarked: 81
don't believe that you have even opened
your sample case to-day" and so saying,
opened it, displaying to the astonished
drummer, a fine line of bricks. The I'M
pressive silence which followed was only
broken by weak voice saying, Gentle
men, the drinks are on me.n
About 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning the
Lucerne house, the well-known frame hotel
on lake Lucerne, near Orlando, was dis
covered to be on fire. The only occupants
of the house at the time were Mrs. James
II. Livingston, the proprietress, with her
two sons and daughters, and T. R. Baker
and his family, consisting of his wife and
three small children. Mrs. Livingston. on