The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29

Casino at st. Augustine TINS season-
TIE business mems carnival at Ocala,
under the auspices OF the knights OF
/ Pythias' Melted $2S7 for their charity fund.
DR.. J. S. Montgomery, one Of Sanfords
! most prouliuent physicians, was stricken
| with apopiexy Friday night and died at
$3.50 o. m Saturday.
Orlando is to have a new weekly paper to
be called the Masonic Star. 1t will be pub
lished by W. V. Golf. and viii be devoted
10 the colored Free masons.
! RI. Patteu Of Fort Myers announces
/ that he will give IS reward for the first
tarpon caught at Fort Myers, St. James
City. Punta Rassa or Naples this year.
F, Whitrnore aud /. n. Smell have the ma
chinery for the new Isawmill on the road,
and as soon as it arrives it will be located
on the lake shore south of the old Allen mill
site at KiSsimmee.
The Interocean telegraph line reached
Kissimmee last Monday, and has located q
temporary Office at E. P. Tebeau's residence.
It is expected to get the line finished to
Jupiter by Jan. 20.
The balance Of the mackinerylfor the saw
mill for the Seminole Indians arrived at
Fort Myers the other day and was hauled
out Monday by two teams, three yoke Of
cattle to each wagon.
John Gomez of Chocaluski, Lee county.
aged Ill years, was in Fort Myers for
several days the past wesk, returning home
Monday. The old gentleman is as spry as
cricket and ia better health than year
ago.
The DeLaud Manufacturing Company
have made contract with the Thomson
Houston Electric Light and Power Com
pahy for one of their improved electric light
plants. and the agent of the company will
begin work at once.
Wednesday night F. c. Older Sc Co.'s
general store at Fruitland Park. Lake
county, was destroyed by fire. The stock
was valued at &c. 900, and there was no in
surauce on it. No insurance was carried
on the building, but it was owned by
Chicago millionaire.
The Okeechobee dredge, Capt. J. F.
Menge in charge, is now about one and a
half miles to the south of Okeechohee lake,
aud the water is running so swift into the
everglades that the dredge has to be an
chored 60 keep it from going south. The
water in the great lake ia falling percepti-
bly,, and there is no doubt but that the
Caloosahatchee will be kept free from over
Cow in the future.
Col W. d. Chipley of Pensacola while
en- route for New York, last week, stopped
over at Washington and called upon Hon.
s. r. Mallory, who wes confined to his
room with case of grip. Before reach
ing New York Col. ChlDley was himself
attacked by the disease. On his return to
Washington he found Mr.. Mallory all right,
but Senator r. II. NJ. Davidson was con-
finsd with O genuine case Col. Chipley has
fully recovered since his return home, and
is able to be on the streets.
Nobody has been lynched for the Pack
wood house murders, near New Smyrna,
and no white person has been arrested as far
as can be learned. A negro named Tom Will
son was arrested on suspicion es having
some important information in his posses
sion, but he has since been released. Pink
erton's detectives are working on the case,
and are said to be positive IN their declara-
tion that the murders were committed by
some one In the neighoorhood who has
never left Deputy Sheriff Dimick left
Saturday for Augusta, Ca, TO investigate
the case Of the arrested suspect there.
c. Fl. Blackwell Of the firm of Sluesser &
Co. of Tallahassee Is having constructed at
at Apalachicoia, by 3. johnson, pleasure
sailboat that will eclipse anything in that
line for beauty, speed and safety that has
ever graced the waters of the gulf in that
section. She is to be used at st. Teresa
during next season. She will be fitted up
for the especial accommodation of the
ladies', elegantly furnished, and is to be
perfeckiy seawoFbhy. The dimensions are
% feet length, 9 feet bsarn, 3 feet depth at
bow, % inches amidships and "a inches at the
after some Tallahassee belle.
Manatee Advocate: A shooting affair oc-
Cured on the old Manatee road Tuesday
evening just after dark. From the evidence
taken on the examination by Justice Wilson
it would seem that as Joe Ship,
Charlie Miller and Charlie Harrison
were going along the road, they
and. meeting Ed Washington, Joe Ship
fred off rife be carried. Charlie Miller
was in range and he received the bullet in
his right temple, which passed through his
head. coming out near his left eye. He did
not fall, but told the others ne was shot,
and they took him 10 Mary Jane Savage's
house, where Drs. Derar and Pelot attended
him. After the doctors left him he got up
aud came on the street, but was persuaded
to return and go to bed. How it will t4rmi-
nate time will tell.
Barlow Courier-In formdnt: The county
commissioners have purchased Mr.. Parker's
place near Lake Hollingsworth about 200
| yards west Of the South Florida railroad
and two miles from Lakeland, and will
make such improvements as are necessary
| to convert It into county poor farm.
| There are forty-one acres In the tract, eight
acres Of which are in bearing orange trees.
| lines, lemons, ETC., sight acres of which are
in cultivation or ready for the plow. besides
six acres in bearing orange trees, lines,
ionoiss otC ApOub 1OV DO4eS Oh oranges
are now on the trees. There is two or
three room house, also good well, stable,
ETC.. on the place, and soft phosphate
| enough on one acre of that tract 10 fertilize
the whole. The price paid was 81 $780, and
| at that figure it is believed to be great
bargain. The commissioners are convinced
that after this year the revenue from the
| place will fully pay the interest on the in
vestment. 1t is also their opinion that the
| establishment of the farm will reduce the
| pauper list 30 per cent; which reduction
villa, in three years. pay for the place.
| What will Simmons Liver ReouIator do1