The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-08
ST. AUGUSTINE sIFTENos.
What Is Going on In the Suriit Home
of the Tourists.

VI kAO A0AA ADb@s
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, Nov 7.-Henry
NJ. Flagler is having laid ten-inoh main
to convey fresh water from Moultrio creek
TO the steam boilers OF his hotels The dis
tance is ebout ten miles II is an expensive
undertaking
Judge Young yesterday morning, on ap-
plication Of Attorneys c. M. Cooper. Judge
10 dan and w. A. MacWilliams for the
defendants, County Judge g. b. Buckner
and Attorney b. &. Rrde, duashed the in
dictment brought by the grand jury ysSter
day against the defendants for "unbecoping
conduct" The action Of Judge Young gives
satisfaction to the people.
Judge Young also sentenced William
Parker, the hoad-silver washer OF the Ponce
de Leon, 10 two years In the state prison
Parker Is the chief thief OF the silverware
stolen during the past two years account
tof which has already appeared In the
MORNING NEWS Parker's conviction re-
leases many honest colored employees from
suspicion. Detective Cooper IL congrat-
| ulated.
Alicia hospital 10 donation 10 trustees by
Henry M. Flagler three years agol Is,
owing to tho good judgment of the trustees,
! the Alicia Hospital Association, and the ex-
celent services OF the physicians who give
their services free, in a most promising
| condition.
The hospital ia most delightfully."- situated
on the bank of the Mataugas, Just south Of
the United States barracks 1t is mainly
supported by the association of women
whose labors from tbe beginning have been
| unremitted At their regular meeting
| Thursday Mrs. Anna M. Narcotic, ths
president, read her report of which the fol-
lowing is given. as the hospital is in no wise
local. The association was first organized
May 90. 1883, and during the three
years the ladies have given 30 the
| board OF trustees sl4,431 10. of
VIII ch amount $1,000 was donated
by Alanson Trask, visitor TO this city
| from Brooklyn, n. Y, toward endowlng o
| Presbyterian bed in the hospitals 81 900 il
still wanting. The association has invested
! $40, 900 at a good per cent. Manager O. ID.
| Seavey also gave Co tbs association 81 400,
the receipts OF two charity balls given by
| him at the Ponce de Leon. The association
holds a fair and festival In the beautiful
Casino every March, and a charity ball ai
the Ponce de Leon is given as regular.
| The membership of the association In.
cludes women OF prominence Of nearly ioc
| cities.
Mr. and Mrs George Walker OF Worces-
/ ter, Mass, on Monday last left Savannah,
| Ca, en- route for Jacksonville via the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railway
| There was no hing unusual in this every
| day occurrence, but 1t must be understood
| thar the young couple are on their wedding
tour through the flower land, man and
| wife Of three days yet longing for sweets o.
such an extent that the young bride must
needs request the youthful bridegroo u &c
leave her for few minutes, just long
enough to get Off the train at way station
and get her sugar cane. II fly to satisfy
my dovessy," aud he, while selecting shs
choicest cane, saw tho ornel train bearini
away his heart, his love, his all. Bat
George, dear. was ne or yet left in hi
chase for his all and he put ou
for the train at 2:40 gait
in his efforts Co pass ties as fast as Capt.
Flemings flying locomotive, and the young
bride she yainly tried 10 make her arms
reach George, but alas they fell shorter
every instant. Kind passengers soothed
the yonng wife, while snickering villagert
helped George with suggestions how &c
git thar A friendly freight conductor
gave George and his sugar cane
lift to Waycross. Arriving there HI
found not his lost all. but q missive, tear
scented and moistened with advice tha
him at the Everett. Jacksonville" George
somehow, wore out the slow hours until TIL
mail came along next morning and finishes
flying O serve his doveseyN just twenty
four hours after he started for the suga
cane. They left the Ancient City this morn
ing for the Indiaa river. little dreaming tha
the incident Of thor first longing for sweets
now given as warning to other brida
couples to not require too much sweetenlni
in theirs.