The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-06
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The furniture Of the new bank at Monti-
/ cello has been ordered.
J. Nj. Graham of Gainesville has a num-
Der OF apricot and peach trees in full
bloom.
The bids for erecting the confederate
monument, at Pensacola, were TO be 0pe2ed
last Tuesday.
| Mrs. Annie Julia Crane died in Quincy on
J Oct. 81, leaving a husband (Rev. W. Il.
Crane) and six children.
The religious denominations of the stu
dents at the East Florida seminary, en-
rolled at the beginning of the session. Sept.
25. is as follows: Methodists 49,
Catholic II, Baptlsts II, Presbyterians "a
and Episcopalians "A.
The front of the notorious old brick
building, situated ON Tarragona street, at
Pensacola, next to Waltons grocery store,
has been torn away. The building will be
extended TO the street, and the lower story
converted into handsome store.
St. Augustine NetCs: While over on
Anastasia Island last Saturday DR.. Carver
discovered and brought home for his
cabinet of curiosities all that the corrosive
hand of time has left of a twenty-four
pound solid shot; probably a relic of Ogle-
thorpe's time. Perhaps it was thrown over
there from Fort San Marco by the Spanish,
as little bit of pleasantly. when they con-
sidered that the enterprising Englishman
was making too many advances toward fair
st. Augustine
Fernandiua Ns,Us.. Amelia River factory
will probably open this week Mr.. Mahoney
is making preparations to double the capac-
ity OF the shuoking room, and the former
engine room has been given up TO that pur-
pose, and the engine and boiler room re-
m n No az lad
sixteen small boats are now ready for oyster
gathering, and also the large boat OF 400
bushels capacity, which has been built dur
ing the summer. Beside this several large
boats will be hired for the work.
Postmaster Oaks, says the Fernandina
NeOs, has several persons on the list who
have aliases and call for their mail under
more than one name. One of these, a col
ored woman, has no less than four names
to which she preixes the Mrs. She explains
that her first husband died, her second hus-
band ran away, and then she married again.
No. was sent to Jail and she married No.
4. Consequently she is known by different
people In different parts by different names,
and when she goes to the postofiice to inquire
for her mail she invariably runs the gamut
of the four.
About O'Clock Saturday morning a col
ored man, who was on his way to work,
discovered fire in McLaurines store, on
corner Boulevard and Rich avenue, at De-
Land. He promptly gave an alarm, and
the fire was soon under control, but not
until the building had been damaged to the
extent Of about $500 and the stock of grocer
les about the same amount. Olly a por-
ton OF the floor aud counters wsre burned,
but the intense heat broke nearly all the
plate glass front Of the store, and the smoke
aud heat ruined he goods There is insur-
tha k,,S
Last Wednesdays issue of the VoLusta
County Record, published by W. A. Cook
and B. L. Prevatt at DeLand, contained an
attack on Hon. G. F. A. Bielby, republican
candidate for state senator. Mr. Bielby
went before Justice Dore and had a warrant
issued for the gentlemen charging them
with criminal libel, aud also entered suit
for damages in the sum of $4,000 Messrs.
Cook and Prevatt were arrested and had a
bearing on tie criminal charge, before
Justice Dore. The defendants were bound
over tar appearance at the next term of
circuit court, the judge fixing the bond of
Mr.. Freyatt at 5000, aud that Of Mr.. Cook
at 1850.
Fernandina Net1s: A citizen Of Fernan-
dina has a mysterious mission to perform.
For several days he has had nine men cut
hunting marsh grass 5 feet long, of which
he wishes to ship 200 pounds as sample,
when, II satisfactory, he will want about
100000 pounds. But his force Of men have
surveyed the marshes from here nearly to
Brunswick, and while they briug in a few
specimens Of the required length, all but
two have reported that it is very scarce.
Where this grass is TO be shipped, or
whether it Is to be used in manufacturing
hats for the population of London, or
hreech olouts for the inhabitants of Tim
buctoo, is the mystery which the inquiring
citizen refuses to explain to the inquiring
reporter.
Fernandiua Mirror: The yacht White
Cap, Capt. Boynton, from Philadelphia, ar
rived in port yesterday. From her genial
commander we learn that the yacht, which
is to convey party of professors from sew
erai of the leading northern colleges 10
South America, will leave here about the
first Of November for Nassau, N. P, where
she will remain for some time and then pro-
coed 10 Carmelle. The object of the trip is
mostly for pleasure, but the collections
made will eventually be presented to the
several colleges represented by the party to
be used in scientific studies. The principal
college represented Is the University of
Pennsylvania, by DR.. Rothrock, owner of
che yacht The party will be gone
three months, and on their return will
spend some time in Fernandina. DIR. Roth.
rock and his associates are not on board the
Nov. l. coming from New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan.
w. a. Snider of Gadsden county has
gone into the brick-making business He
operates Boyd press. The Quincy Herald
says the clay is brought from the bank by
means of team, in dry or semi-dry state !;
it is then dumped into large she'd where
it remains for sixty days or more ard goes
through sweat, and all large humps are
dissolved. After it is sufficiently cured, it
is run through set of rollers, or crusher,
then it is elevated to the second floor, where
it is run through the Boyd pulverizer, which
pulyerizes the clay as fine as powder; it is
then run down through chutes to the press,
where it is pressed into bricks as hard as
common bricks after they are burned. The
press is constructed with a massive gear
aud toggle, and has a pressing power of 200
tons before breaking. TIE mold is as
smooth as polished glass. and when the
bricks come from the press they resemble
blocks of marble, aud are SO hard that nails
can be driven into boards with them with
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