The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-07
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The crops in Leon county are in flourish
ing condition.
The county alliance will meet at Month
cello on Thursday, June -.
Three bears were killed near Hollister re-
cently-an old one and two cubs.
Strange forms Of curious phosphate rock
have been unearthed in the piney woods
four miles north OF Belleview.
The stock of goods at Bronson belonging
to the farmers alliance was sold out Satur-
day, bringing very fair price.
DIR. g. H. Sutherland Of Gainesville Is
authorized by English capitalists to pur-
chase 5000 acres Of phosphate lands.
This special election at Cedar Key resulted
IN the selection Of r. A Coachman for city
clerk and Joseph Andrews for assessor.
The citizens of Melrose are loud in their
demands for the extension of the Western
railway from that town to Gainesville.
William Batty of Cedar Key reassumed
bis duties as county commissioner Monday.
Mr.. Batty has been a commissioner for ten
years.
Levy county raises peanuts for home use
and to spare. Porter, Dutton a. Co.
shipped fifty-six bags to Jacksonville
Wednesday.
Rev. w. G. Frazier Of Hague has Just re-
turned from Key West, where there We're
over 100 accessions to the Methodist church
during a revival.
The Irish potato crop of the Tallahassee
country is better than was at first thought.
the yield OF some crops being ten barrels for
one-all shipping size.
The people in New Augustine are glad to
know that material for the street railway
has been purchased and that work on the
road will begin shortly.
j. j. Stephens was released from Jail at
Bronson Tuesday, on the payment of a fine
of S136 in one instance, and tile giving of
bond on another charge.
six barrels Of seed Irish potatoes, and has
gathered and shipped sixty barrels, all mer-
charitable size, besides having several bar
rels of culls
Richard Garden, colored man, brought
the first watermelons of the season into
Belleview last Saturday night. The largest
one weighed twenty-five pounds and sold
for 40 cents.
Willie Sanchez. Mamie Lopez and Louis
Short have returned to st. Augustine from
their, turtle egg hunt on the island near
Matanzas with over 25S eggs and TOO
pound turtle.
II. II. 1iuQSdy OI MOuLlCellO. WHOSE Team
ran away a few days ago, throwing him
from his wagon and breaking his right arm
and otherwise injuring him, is able TO be on
the streets again.
Mr.. Perkins will light his new block of
stores and opera house at Monticello either
with gas or electricity His plant, whether
gas or electricity. will be of sufficient power
TO supply the st. Elmo.
Some of the citizens of Monticello favor
the disruption of the municipal government.
and the management of town affairs by a
police court. By this policy they propose
to save taxation, which is becoming quite
onerous
At Palatka the yacht Paul has decided
not to defend the pennant, and has turned
it over the Red Cloud, which won second
place in the last regatta, and the Viking
will sail her for 1t the last of the week or
the first OF next
One boy and three girls, all colored, aged
from IL to 10 years. engaged in the robbery
Of Ramsey's store In North Gainesville on
Monday. The stealing was done in broad
daylight, while Mr.. Ramsey was looking
after runaway team. The goods were re-
covered and the juvenile thieves arrested.
A young negro boy, about IL wears of age.
has for the past several days been stealing
money from the residence Of Dr. Phillips at
Gainesville He was seen In the house again
Wednesday morning going through the
bureau drawers. He had taken the precau-
ton TO leave a window up, and wnen an
attempt " as made to capture him he escaped
through the window.
Gainesville Sun: 1t is reported that q
well-known citizen of Alachua county was
put OFT the train between Jacksonville and
st. Augustine, few days since, for trying
to palm himself Off as an alliance man. This
conductor told him that if he was not a
member of the order he did not properly
belong to the excursion party, and that he
would have TO get, aud be got-put off at a
negro camp-meeting ground.
ST. Augustine Nelos: There are many
amusing incidents pertaining to the coming
election. One which occurred on the street
yesterday caused many a broad grin. A
well-known city father who will have his
joke, be he dead or alive, went about the
streets brandishing long, summer squash
which in shape was something like an
exaggerated policeman's club-asserting
that now his turn had come and he would
squash his enemy's head on sight.
Gainesville Sun: We learn that Ned f.
Farrell, who left Waldo some time since in
rather mysterious manner, and concern
ing whose departure there was much specu-
lation at the time, has been heard from He
is safe and sound in Honduras, one of the
Central American states. He writes to his
wife that he left Waldo because the out
look was not encouraging, and he thought
he would visit Honduras where he is Well
acquainted, having previously spent ten
years there, and hunt up a job in the line