The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-18
FLORIDA.

tona has been dissolved, Charles 0ini 'hu'
retiring. ,,, -,
Hereafter two witnesses TO a will will
make il legal; heretofore three were ueces-
sary in this state.
The citv council of DeLand has repealed
the ordinance requiring public work to be
let 20 the lowest bidder.
No one residing aud paying taxes In an
incorporated town IS liable Ior road Work
under the new read law.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
road sjnce January, hes hauled 2500C0
lunches Of bananas, and over 100000 pine
apes.
q A. Gi1n, now on the beach near Day
tona found over 400 turtle eggs last Friday.
besides three other nests which he did not
disturb
The Tampa Gun Club will pay reward
Of $40 TO any one furnishing Information
that will lead t. the conviction of any
Party violating the game law.
! Nothing is being done to re-establish the
record of United States court cases de-
stroyed in the fire of May Is, at Jackson
vile, which burned the court room and
Offices.
Specifications for the new $50 900 univer-
| sity building at DeLand were given 10 the
contractors last week for estimates. he
| building will require 100000 brick, or 30
/ carloads.
DeLand Yves shocked Saturday morning
by the news that Col. Codriugton had taken
| an overdose Of laudanum aud was in pre-
| carious ndition. He has since died from
the effects.
By the Revised Statutes the powers of
town corporations have been considerably
! enlarged Towns can issue bonds TO an
amount not to exceed per cent OF the as
sessed valuation.
| A force Of men are busy distributing new
rails and preparink to broaden the guage Of
the Charlotte Harbor division of the Florida
| Southern railway. The new rails will be
| laid about Aug. l.
| DR.. Mcmillan is going TO erect a fine
brick building on the north side OF the
| square at GAINESVILLE covering the space
between Mrs. Schroder's millinery store
and Lewis Jernigans jewelry store.
| NJ. J. Cheshire of Jasper has a wooden
| clock that is running regularly on schedule
time that was bought by his father in 1887.
| A label inside the case shows that it was
manufactured by A. Sage & Co., Savan-
| nah, ga.
| The firm of C. Lang, ono OF Bartow's
principal dry goods dealers, has made an
assignment for the benefit of his creditors.
| The amount of his assets and liabilities is
not yet obtainable. Richard Jones has been
| appointed assignee,
| All merchants must take their scales be-
fore the county judge at least once in two
| years and have them compared with the
standard. All merchants failing 10 comply
with this statute are subject to a fine Of
800 or imprisonment for sixty days.
Section Is Of the new road law says that
Each road overseer is hereby required to
put up sign boards at every important fork
or crossing of the pnblic roads in his die
vision, aud shall cause mile posts TO he
erected on all public roads in his division"
The Ohio Phosphate Company, just
organized. is said TO be the only phosphate
company in Florida that has paid dollar for
dollar on the stock, and there is none Of the
stock for sale. Three Ohio gentlemen COM
pose the company, which is capitalized for
$4,000, all paid in.
During a storm at Daytona Saturday
Afternoon the lightning struck a pine tree
near Mr.. Myers house on the peninsula, and
passed from there to the house. Miss Myers,
who was standing at the window, was
severely shocked, and suffered from its
effects for some hours.
All of the railroads and transportation
lines carried from Florida in the orange
season of 1S90-'9l, 2, AIS, 495 boxes OF oranges.
This is not exclusive of the haul Of the ex-
press companies, which amounts to a con-
siderable quantity. This is more than was
ever hauled before and the rates were in
creased nearly one-third.
All meat markets must keep on exhibit
ton the hides and ears of all beeves they
offer for sale. The penalty for non-com-
pllaDce Is two years in states prison or O
fine of $500. What is to be done when g
beef is divided between two markets is not
stated, as IL each one has half neither
can be said to have beef"
| The heavy telegraphio and state reports
OF the MORNING News attract widespread
attention. Tho Jacksonville Metropolis o.
Thursday says; The SAVANNAH New
yesterday had fourteen columns of tele-
graphic news" The MORNING NEWS print
more Geographic and state news matte
than any paper in this section.
ST. Augustine NetoS: 1t is now asserted
and probably it will not be contraiicted
that the ROAD between this place and Jack
sonville is the best piece of track in thi
country. The bed is high, the ties yer,
close. of uniform thickness and length an
all new. The sxty-pouud steel rails ar
perfectly aligned aud the trackmaste
allows no shiftless work in keeping up tn
bed. Supt. Crawford is TO be congratu
lated on having the best thirty-six miles o
Word comes of the death of ]. I
McGilvray at the Maplewood, Whit
Mountains, N. H., July 2 The decease
was we'll known throughout Florida. all
especially in this city, whore, for severe
seasons as joint manager of the Hotel Sa
Marco, with Mr. Ainsle, be gained the O.
TEEN of all meeting with him. He was fC
for many years the confidential friend
the Crufts and did much toward securing
by his popularity. and affable manners, Il
success of botn' the San Marco and IL
Maplewood. W. H. Webster, formerly
theBoston Traveller, becomes Joint mani
I ger with Mr.. Ainslie.
/ The Orlando correspondent Of the NEW
= writes: The Orange county worlds ia
convention met III the opera house at ~ u
: Thursday. Ninety-nine delegates wei
0 present, representing all parts OF the count
! and including business men. profession
men, agrlculturists, etc. Mayor w.
Palmer was elected chairman and Col, R.
+, Robinson secretary. Prof. J. |. Crabb
editor of the Orlando Record, proposed
; scheme for raising money by making evel
newspaper publisher in the state q specI
, agent 10 solicit large or small sums. l
a proposed to raise 100000 for au exhibi
An executive committee was chosen, as 70
t lows: J. d. BeRgs. II. s. Chubb, T. J. A
pleyard, George Il. Foote, Andrew Aul
f ami Dudley w. Adams The couventic
, decided that the county sho Id elect fort
! delegates TO the state convention to be he
here Oct. Z, 1891.
s Gainesville Sun: For several days pa
9 A. J. Abbott Of this city has heard rumo
! of the whereabouts Of the negro Murra
Tuesday night be learned positively tn
] Murray would be at certain house in II
= "Pinkoson old field, as it lis called. T