The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
FLORIDA.

One hundred acres OF land at st. Francis
will be planted in corn this season.
Miss Emma Spooner has been appointed
postmaster at East Lake. Marion county.
There are now 40 cars of phosphate in
the depot at Fe.nandina awaiting ship
ment
Louis Christen Of Boston, Mass, died
suddenly at hotel at ST. Au usbiue during
Tuesday night He was an insurance and
real estate agent
Strawberries are boing shipped from
Gainesville in large quantities. Two car
loads we're shipped over the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway yesterday
evening.
The Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf rail-
way is rapidly extending its line through
the richest phosphate fields Of the state At
Anita over 100 laborers are at work grads
log. They will be followed shortly by O
track laying gang.
st. Fraucis Facts: Half of a bullet mold
found IN the Hawkinsville Grove by W. G..
Gregory, is on exhibition at this office. IL
is an unique contrivanoe, with lead rivets
attached, which were supposed TO hold the
other half. 1t is made OF soap stone, and by
whom and when IL was in use is all a mys-
terry.
Ono night last week a fine horse belonging
TO Col. Andrew Mcdonald of Med maid
station, on the TAvareS Orlando END Al
lantic railroad. was being led home by a
negro boy when the fast mail came along.
The horse became so frightened that he
broke loose from the hoy and dashed on the
track ahead OF the engine, and madly tore
down the road until he was overtaken and
hurled into the ditch a mangled mass.
OcnIa Capitol. Mrs. H. A. Tyner. who
lives about four miles from town, has six
teen living children, forty-seven grand
children and fifty eight great grandchildren.
She was a nurse forty years OF her life, dur
ing which time she washed and dressed
eighty-three new born infant. She IS now
50 years of age but could easily pass for so.
Her hair is black; her eyes are bright and
round and plump as blushing maiden
of 10.
Ocaa Capital: Miss Cora Abel, a
charming young lady of Lebanon, KY, who
with her mother is spending the winter in
Ocala, was terribly frig htened night before
last by young gentleman who came into
the room where Miss Abel was seated and
confronting her suddenly presented a rubber
toy snake which, en- beiug released sprung
within few inches of the young lady's
face, which so frightened her that without a
murmur she fell PROSTATE in a swoon, and
1t was some time before she returned to con-
seriousness. She has not yet recovered en-
tirely from the effects of the shock.
Fernandina Mirror: On Saturday night.
between 10 and II O'Clock, Isham Evans
and Alexander Archie were RETURNING,
home. As they reached the edge Of the
park. near the beach railroad and Eleventh
street, a command to halt was heard The
two men stopped and Evans asked: what
is itP Il want you" was the reply.
Evans then inquired, sis that you, Joiner?''
Joiner, heyl" responded the I'M
known, at the same time sending a
bullet IN close proximity to Evans
head. As both Evans and Archie were un-
armed, and the latter cripple, they did not
stand on the order of getting out of the
way-the latter crawling under phosphate
car and the former walking Off RAPIDLY. he
was followe by three or four more bullets
which ten Tered somewhat TO accelerate the
time made. Evans came to town in search
Of assistance. Chief Higginbotham and
Officer Courier accom- panied HIM back 10 the
scene Of action, odC the would-be assass u
was not to be found.