The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-10
FLORIDA.

The Jacksonville Light Infantry will give
fair June IS and 26.
Wesly Clark of Keysville has just sold
thirty acres of land near Keysville for
$1,000.
A copper half cent coined in 1904 was
ploughed up In a field near Monticello by
negro last week.
The new dormitory to be erected for the
young ladies at Rollins college at Winter
Park this summer will cost, it is estimated,
about $4,000.
Much amusement was created in Apala-
chfcola Thursday by chicken entering the
Methodist Episcopal church while the con-
ference was in session.
James Hall, who lives near Powelton, in
Esc9mbia county, aged about SIS years, died
suddenly in the dry goods store of N. c.
Mcmillan at Pensacola, Friday, Of heart
disease.
The Lake City Land and Timber Com
pany have developed vast fields of the
highest grade and most inexhaustible phos-
phate deposits on their recent 20,000-acre
purchase.
A dwelling house belonging to colored
man named lobe Thomas, near Mount
Pleasant, was burned last Wednesday night.
The fire is supposed to have been started by
rats and began in the roof. The family
barely escaped being burned.
D. B. Givens Of Tampa has game pullet
nearly five months old, which laid litter
OF ten eggs, and sat on them for three
weeks, but they failed to hatch. Eight of
them weighed one and one-third ounces,
about the size Of partridge eggs
A colored lad named Duncan some morn
ings ago fred the little trestle in "Spring
cut" on the Florida Central and Peninsular
road, about five miles west of Lake City.
A train came along soon after and the
hands put it out before any damage was
done. Duncan is now in Jail here.
A. F. Hansen who was severely cut by
A. w. Durham at Pensacola few days
since, died Friday night at 9:12 o'clock.
just before . o'clock he aweke and asked bis
nurse what time it was. Tho nurse told
him. when he remarked that at 9 O'Clock he
must take his medicine, which he did at the
proper time. At the hour named he closed
his eyes and died very suddenly.
Gainesville Sun: W. 8. Tison of Savau-
nah, g. w. Saxon & Co. and the Savannah
aud Florida Phosphate Company have pur-
chased from the state controller certificates
OF lands sold for taxes. heretofore in the
hands OF the controller for redemption by
original owners, amounting in all to
SASS 7S. These tax deeds cloud the titles to
lands extending almost the entire distance
north and south through ranges seventeen,
nnwelcome information to those who have
failed to pay their taxes promptly.
| Keuka correspondence Of the Jackson
vile Times Union: There are bearing
| peach trees In this vicinity. The crop is
large, 80 are the express rates. The rate to
Palatks is about 3 cents per quart; to New
York 81 40 a bushel. This is as much as
the New Workers should pay for Them
| There is money In peaches if the grower
can net 81 per bushel. For few shipments
they net 80 to 81 per bushel, but when the
supply is heavy prices slump off to so cents
and 81, after paying express rates, and
sometimes the express takes all, and the
| grower furnishes peaches and crates I'm
| less they can get a change the peach trees
will be cut down or the fruit sent to the
canning factory. which is running just now
with all the force it can get.
The State Homeopathic Medical Society
met in Ocala on June s. The state was rep
resented from even the extreme southern
| portion. Officers for the ensuing year were
| elected as follows: President, DR.. w. H.
Merean of Ocala vice president, DIR. c. II.
Lutes OF Spar; secretary and treasurer, DIR.
Ida Z. Bruce of Tampa. The an
nual meeting for 1899 will be held by
invitation in Eustis the third Wednes-
| day IN May. The retired president, DR.
Williamson, delivered an able, scholarly
address, which was followed by several pa
pers from members Of the society DIR. Ida
| +. Bruce read paper upon Tine Progress
Of Homeopathy" l,r. II. r. Stout read
one upon "Bryonia," aud related a case in
| practice Of congenital gastric cararrh. DIR.
w. II. Merean read one upon ''Dr. Schuss-
ler's Remedies" An enjoyable banquet
was rendered the members of the society
after adjournment by DR.. and Mrs. Merean.
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