The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-07

and will take charge to-day. In connection
with the hotel he will operate a steam
laundry, the machinery for which has been
ordered.
While a colored man was cutting wood
| for J. A. Morris Wednesday in Gainesville,
the little son of Mr.. Morris came up uno5-
served behind the man, and was struck in
the head by the ak, cutting a deep cash.
/ He Will recover.
Oliver Holden, the little grandson of
Capt. J. P. Andru Of Tampa, was in the
reservation Thursday morning practicing
| with his air gun, when il accidentally fired
and lodged ball in the boys foot just
above the little toe.
| Fort White is in a most prosperous con-
dition. 1t contains population Of 500. has
many substantial brick buildings, twelve or
| fifteen stores do lucrative business, and
nice sidewalks and handsome shade trees
make it pleasant for those who reside there
and are attractive features to strangers.
w. l.. Cox of Fort White submitted to
dangerous surgical operation at Gainesville
Friday. 1t consisted in the removal of an
epithelioma, situated Just beneath the ear
on the left side of the neck, Immediately
| over the jugular vein and carotid artery.
| 1t took perhaps thirty minutes to take
out the cancer, leaving the jugular vein ex-
posed. The operation was very skillfully
aud successfully performed by DIR. n. ID.
Phillips
Ocala Banner: The constantly recurring
dry spells and their disastrous effect on the
orange crops in years past have caused much
| thought and investigation on the part of
growers to overcome these disastrous
droughts The question has been pretty
thoroughly settled in the minds of many
grove owners by putting in irrigating
plants. Among those in this county who
have gone to this expense are Messrs. Kells
aud Borland Bros. and Mrs. Gary, Citra;
George w. Wilson, Oaklawn, and Fred
Buffum of Stanton, who is completing a
plant that will cost over $1,000, and be
| among the most perfect yet devised.
Messrs. Gillett ard Tom Shocks of the
south side of Lake Weir are also making ar
rangemeats TO put in irrigating works,
while Mrs. b. B. Kicker has about COM
pleted hers T. III. Richards of Gambler
has also just finished putting one in his six
acre grove.
Mr.. Pinkham of st. Augustine hes writ
ten his wife the following account Of the
wreck Of his famous racing yacht: after
| telegraphing we got the Chemaun inside
One side is all gone, but she can be fixed l
saved all her rigging, sails and spars. On
our trip we arrived at Mantanzas at daylight
and crossed the bar at 5:15, and attempted
| to cross Smyrna bar at 2:20 We had west
J wind until 9 o'clock, then it came out from
the southeast, as usual. George (meaaing
George Corbett was seasick ali the way
which made it harder on the rest
| of US. Afternoon the wind in
! creased steadily till we reached
the bar. w hen we got Off the bar / lowered
the mainsail and dashed 1t down close,
during which time George got up courage
enough 10 take the tiller We then at
tempted to run in over the bar under jio,
the wind about northeast. George contin-
ued to manage the tiller while l held the jib
sheet We got nearly across the bar when
a sea broke onto us and rolled the boat over
as it would barrel, aud believe if it was
not for the mast she would have gone over
twice. I cus the jib halyard and pulled the
| jib down and furled it, and then hung
on to the boat till she drifted 70 the shore.
In the meantime l pulled one of the air
tanks out from under the bow and dashed a
rope to each end aud gave it to Willie
| (meaning Willie Smith, to hold on to.
was a little uneasy about him at one time,
when | thought we were drifting to sea, but
after all he behaved as we'll as any, and
before the boat turned over he was the best
help had. We are all ready now to go
home, but we are going down to the races
first. We have chartered young Pacetti
and his boat to take us TO the Indian river
and back