The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-20
FLORIDA

FLORIDA
1t is said that the orange shipping from
Lakeland will not commence until about
Nov. Is.
1t is said that Capt. Thomas c. Richards
cleared $4,000 this season on his Indian
river banana crop.
An agent of druggist in Key West was
recently arrested for stealing the GO DIS and
money 4 the store to the amount of 81, 200.
he confessed
One of the largest orange packing houses
on Indian river is now being built by T. II.
Sanders, v b. owns the finest orange grove
on Merritt's Island
Richard White, the negro who killed
George Hudsol (colored) at Tallahassee in
Janua y, 1888, has been captured, and is
now confined in the Leon county jail.
G. A. Bryant of Kathleen was in Lake
land Thursday and reported the orange
crop in the prthern end of Polk county to
be much larger than that of last year.
Mr.. Crosby of Avon Park, a town near
Fort Meade, has Just eturned from trip
through the north and brought with him
twenty-five new settlers for Polk and
De Soto counties.
Last Tuesday night as Green Love. an
aged colored man, who lives a few miles
west Of Quincy, was sitting on the porch in
front of his house some one shot him in the
leg, severely won ding him.
Dunnelon NelUs. Otto Jones. who lives
just across the Wekiva, killed a rattlesnake
one day this week, which measured 9 feet
81 inches in length and had fourteen rattles
aud button. Not bel G satisfied with this
he killed ground-rattler during the latter
part II the day.
Wednesday night, at Lakeland, the bag
gage master on the fast mail having de-
tor fha -erar.. g., .
pose OF having carload of fish switched
on, the engineer mistook his starting signal
for dep rture of his train, and travelled
four miles with the mail car before the
mistake was discovered.
Madison Recorder: Last Saturday morn
ing. as Archie Vann opened the Office of the
probate judge Ia the sout east corner of the
court house, a sight met his eyes which al
most astonished him. The floor a one cor
ner OF the ON, in a space Of about five or
six feet, had given way and the huge iron
safe wa lyi e on its face among the debris.
The floor gave way during Friday night, as
everything was all right when the Office
was closet the day before. Had it occurred
at time while the safe was being opened
somebody might have been seriously in-
jured.
On Saturday last Frankie Kellam, son Of
Dr. w. W. Kellam Of Sumtervi lie, in at
tempting to jump from the tongue of the
wagon to the top Of a load Of 70 idsr as the
team as starting, missed his hold and fell
between the oxen and the wheels Of the
wagon, both wheels passing over his body
and leaving him helpless. he was carried
home and everything that could be done to
reheve him was ad sinisuered, but all fort
proved useless until death came his relief
at y o'c ock sunday night Frankie was a
prom ing you man of aaout 20
year, and aside from large family con.
nection leaves many friends to mourn over
b 8 untimely end.
Madison Rec rider: Last Saturday
you & Samuel Burnett was hunting birds
In the fields near his home and stepped upon
or near a six-foot ra tier which buried its
fangs in the ont part of the leg below the
knee. Mr.. Burnett discovered and shot tue
snake efore he kne he had been bitten,
AID it was only b. feeling the blood
run down the leg that he became
aware Of the injury he had sus aimed when
ne Immediately Corded the leg, went to the
nearest house and lad anuidotes applied in
ternaly and externally. Drs. Barnard,
Wilson and Wilkison were called and the
young man was doing well at last reports
with chances favoring his recovery. though
it was believed tLat his leg would have to
be taken OFF.