The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-21

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January and February was only g.
Sunday night Ed. Carmichael OF Ocala
elop d with Lulu wilkins Of Anthony, and
struck out for Gainesville to be married.
Fishing parties and pic-nics are the order
of the day at Sanford, au1 straw hats and
milk shakes are making their appearance
A lady guest at the Hotel Punta Gorda,
while fishing at the Long dock several
DAYS ago, caught drum fish % pounds in
weight.
The steam launch Charlotte Of the Hotel
Punta Gorda has secured an engineer at
last, and has been making several trips
around the bay.
The ordinance prohibiting the teacher OF
the city school Of Punta GOrda from using
corporal punishment 10 controlling scholars
has been repealed.
The fishing sport is getting better so
rapidly that j. D. Swami. proprietor OF the
| Punta Gorda has decided to remain until
the middle of April.
The pew members Of the Leesburg mill
| tarv company received their uniforms last
week and the company can now turn out
twenty-eight men in line.
Harry Teasdale OF Sanford, is suffering
severely with great pain in his limbs, aud
is confined to his bed at his father in-law's,
| Dr.. Bruce, near Fort Reed.
| w. s. Bullock of Ocala is in Gainesville
representing his father in taking testi Dony
for his side of the case IN the congressional
contest Of Goodrich VS.. Bullock.
| Plans for the two-story brick block of
Mrs. Farra' eau of Leesburg are in the
hands of Lovelace e. Butler. They indicate
that the edifce will be handsome one.
w. L. Cone, from Lake City, arrived at
Punta Gorda Wednesday in order to insti-
tute search for the body of his brother, but
all attempts so far have proven in vain.
John Salori, carver at the Ponce de Leon
hotel, at st. Augustine, while doing his
work Monday, cut his right hand SO
severely that amputation was necessary.
Misses Bessie Webster, Lulu Halle and
Mary Flick we're confirmed by Bishop Weed
at Holy Trinity church at Gainesville Mon
day. Bishop Weed then left for Macclenny.
One OF the farm hands on the Cole planta-
ton, in West Putnam, killed rattlesnake
one day last week that measured nine feet
and contained eighteen rattles and box of
buttocs.
A meeting of the merchants, fruit and
vegetable shippers of the county will be
held at Arcadia to-day to make an effo TO
have freight rates reduced over the Florida
Southern railway
The Leesburg Rihemen are trying to
raise by private subscription money enough
to complete the amount necessary to buy
the elegant dress uniforms which they have
been manfully striving to get.
The Mount Dora Chautauqua commenced
on Tuesday, aud on Friday celebrated
band of musicians from G icago will be on
the grounds and will remain until the close
OF the session, giving concerts every day.
At Apalachicola young married drum
mer recently, while making love to a young
| lady, while making the most ardent protes-
tations Of fidelity was checked up by the
y ung lady asking: How is your wife and
children 2" He wilted.
The Gainesville board of trade is doing a
great deal of work in a quiet way. Learn
ing that the Young Mems Christian Ass0-
citation was somewhat embarrassed, the
| board donated to the good work $25 per
| annum and Col. Fl. F. DuttOn generously
donated another $25.
c. and G.. Farmer, from Worcestershire,
England, have purchased from the Florida
Land and Colonization Company twenty
acres of land at Lake Jennie. This was the
| only unimproved lake front near Sanford
| that was in the market, that would make
good home and orange grove.
The two-story frame building formerly
occupied as an Office by L. Hilton Green &
Co., on the lower end of Palafox wharf,
west side, Pensacola, has been removed
provided for it, to make room for the new
building in which Messrs. Creary Bros. Of
Milton will operate foundry plant.
]. M. Russell, cashier of the Knowles
Loom Works, Worcester Mass, has Just
arrived at Orlando from that place, and
states that he shipped the new engine for
the Orlando and Winter Park railroad last
week, Monday, and expects it arrival every
day. As soon as it arrives and is put ia
shape for running, the road will once more
resume its regular schedule.
One of E. DeWestons cottages at Palatka
was burned at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The parties occupying this house were Mr..
Bishop and wife. an employe Of the jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West at their
depot. They were awakened from their
sleep by the cracking of the window glass
IN the window near their heads, and barely
escaped with their lives in their night
clothes. When the fire was discovered the
entire building was in flames. The loss on
house and trees is about 81, 900.
The change of guage of the St Augustine
and Halifax River railway from East
Palatka to Daytona, a distance of sixty
miles, was made in eighteen hours. Work
began at 2 oclooE Sunday morning aud
was fin shed at 8:15 o'clock the same ever
ing, under the supervision of Capt w J.
Jarvis, Supt w. l.. Crawl ord and Cap.
NSSDoJ Lucy WOGheu ABOUT 40 men,
divided into six gangs, some ten miles
apart. This was one Of the quickest and
best pieces of railroad work ever accom-
plished. Not regular train was delayed.
The marine railway at Pensacola has al
ready had many applications from vessels
looking for dock; among Others one from
the United States corvette Galena. All Of
these were necessarily refused place be-
cause of the uncompleted condition Of the
ways at the time of the application. The
work of construction has been exception
ally rapid, but it has been impossi-
BILE to push it so that an engage
ment might be made before now.
But the time for negotiations looking
to ship docking is at hand, aud work in this
connection will be commenced at a very
early date. Capt. J. w. Fitzgerald has
written to engage the dock for the steam
ships Mascotte aud Olivette, of the Plant
Line Tampa, via Key West to Havanal.
The Masootte measures l9S feet on tle keel,
the Olivette $50 feet. Capt. Fitzgerald pa
trioticallv suggests that he wants to do the
work at Pensacola and keep the money in
Florida.
At the meeting of the city council OF
Jacksonville, Tuesday night, the following
communication was read: JACKSONVILLE,
FLA, March Is, 1SS9.-To the President
and Honorable city Council Of the CITY
Of Jacksonville. -GENTLEMEN: | deem it
advisable TO notify your honorable
body that movement is on foot
in the city among number