The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-06

AT ST. Augustine it is reported that
parties have in contemplation the erection
Of q large block Of stores on the Benet lot,
corner Of St George and Cuna streets, pro-
viding satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the owner Of an adjoin ing piece
Of property.
hawk several days ago pounced upon a
flock Of chickens in Mrs. J. II. Richards
yard at Leesburg and chased them into the
coop, where he seized and killed one Of them.
4 Mrs. Richards closed the door OF the coop
| and killed the hawk before he would tur n
loose the chicken.
| Sheriff Buckets OF Kissimmee has received
! from Gov. Fleming the death warrant for
/ the hanging of James Yates. Jr., who muir
/ dered NJ II. Mitchell at Turkey hammock,
\ in Osceoa county,. on Sept. 20, SO. The
date of the execution has been fixed for
| Thursday, Jan %.
The citizens Of Plant City have offered
Griffin & Brice 81 900 60 move their mill
machinery to that place. Griffin e. Brice
have purchased ten miles of steel rails for
their tramway, and propose 10 run down
to the Alfalfa, where the Whitehurst Pies
plate Company are at work.
Cureton g. March are running a dairy
farm In connection with their big truck
plantation at Center Hill. They have a
herd Of superior cpws, among them some
JerFeys of extraordinary capacity. For
example: From two pounds and half
ounce Of cream given by one of them, they
made one and quarter pounds Of fine
butter.
d. r. Northey ,has just finished selling
and shipping 1900 boxes of oranges from
81 acres of his grove at Orange Bend, and
they averaged him a net return ct 81 o. per
box, making a total of e.. 665 clear of all
expenses Of gathering, packing and deliver
ing. 1t will not COST Mr.. Northey 800 to
cultivate and take care of those 81 acres
for another year-until they have another
crop ready for gathering.
New Years day found the people of San
ford astir in a joyous manner. AT 1870
o'clock the Sanford fire department formed
ia front Of the Sanford house and INDUCED
in friendly contest for medals that had
been offered by frie ds. The fire laddie,"
were honored with large attendance of
people, who remembered with pride the
good work that they had done toward
the close OF the old year in extin-
gushing fires. The display was creditable,
and all went ay pleased.
f. G. Brown white was arrested. Thurs
day, by Deputy Sheriff Baker, charged
with an assault upon a young white girl
about II years OF age named Lizzie Squiers,
daughter of B. r. Squiers. The Jarties
live near Buffalo Bluff, in Putnam county.
II is cha ged that the assault was made
Nov. IS last. Brown had a trial before
Justio9 Coke Friday. TIE evidence was
strong and direct against him. He was
held In the sum of 81 1000, to appear before
the circuit court, and in default Of bond
was committed to the county Jail
Wednesday morning while Capt. and
Mrs. w. 7. jackson were at Tampa and the
balance Of the family were at the sugar
works near the river, some one broke into
la nd
stole watch, a 3S-cahber Winchester rifle
and various other articles. amounting in
value in the az Eregate to about 500. Three
doors and windOw were broken open with
an AK. No clus was discovered as to tho
guilty party, but a sharp watch is kept for
him. The rife was in a case on which the
name of #. A. Salomonson is written.