The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-05
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Fernandina proposes TO have an associs-
/ ton Of ladies, TO be known as the City I'm
\ provement Society, 20 supervise the work Of
| keeping the streets clean.
H. L. Knight bought, on Saturday. for
| 000O, the Arnold brick building ON Frank
III street, Tampa. This building occupies
forty-two feet front and seventy feet back
two stories high
The Office of tSe South Florida railroad
depot at Winter Park was robbed during
the absence of the agent, Monday, Of about
| $3.50 in money. This is the third time the
Office has been broken into during the past
two years. There is no clew 70 the guilty
party.
Chubb & Ward, The well known straw
berry growers at Lakemont Park. expect
60 pick about 4, 900 quarts OF berries this sea-
son from an acre and quarter. This will
| bring them about $500. Two years ago
they realized 1858 from three-fourths OF an
acre In berries.
The employees OF the Tampa Bay hotel
are arranging a grand hop, TO DO given at
the hotel IN a few DAYS. Stubblebine's MILL
tary and Tampa Bay Hotel Band will fur
nish tue music. Invitations have been sx-
tended to hotel employees at Jacksonville
and st. Augustine.
A. A. Brooks, who arrived at Ocala
month ago from Key West, has purchased
a half acre lot Of Hon. John F. Dunn. in
the northwest part of Ocala, and will build
Two stores and a dwelling. Mr. Brooks
will open a general mercantile business IN
one OF the buildings.
Barlow Courier In Informant. Redding,
the 5-year-old son of John Reynolds, living
near Medulla, was recently bitten on the
ankle by a ground rattlesnake, while walk
ing barefoot in his fathers field. The prompt
and free use of whisky and other antidUtes
saved the little fellows lie.
Madison Recorder: Two children Of Louis
Shepherd (colorsdl died last Thursday from
tho poison Of wild jssssmine. They had
been playing with the flowers, and went TO
dinner without washing their hands. One
Of the children died almost Immediately,
and the other later in the day.
Sheriff Fennell of Alachua county on
Saturday arrested Henry Murray, a brother
of Herman Murray, who was wanted in Levy
county. II. s. Sutton came up from Levy
county on Sunday and took the prisoner to
Bronson, He stoutly denies being guilty Of
any crime, and says he will return to
Gainesville in q few days.
Palatke Herald DR.. Estes did some as
tcniShingly quick moving around on Lemon
street one day Lass week. He had just taken
a seat in front of Graham's to say few
words to the reporter, when large box Of
matches on the inside pocket of his coat
ignited. He was put out, however, with
out the aid Of the fire department.
Apalachicola Times: Thursday afternoon
Henry B. Brown, colored. was coming down
the river in a bateau, aud when opposite
Sangarees shanty the bateau was capSized
and Brown was thrown into the water By
the timely assistance Of several men who
were upon the wharf rope was thrown the
almost helpless man and he was hauled in
to the wharf almost frozen.
William H. Phillips who was convicted
several weeks ago at Live Oak for murder,
was a former resident of Marion county,
near Orange Springs, where he killed a
white man by the name of Gibbs. This
murder was done in a drunken frolic, when
but mere la1, and with this exception
Phillips was deemed a very quiet and ex-
emplary citizen.
For some time a white man crippled with
rheumatism, attended by his wife, has
taken q position on the street corners at
Jacksonville 10 an OK cart as a subject for
alms. Ii il said the man has a splendid
house and farm In Baker county and is also
supported by tho county authorities there
On learning that such was the case Chief
Phillips instructed the police force to order
them out of town, as he thought it an i'm
position on charitably disposed persons.
Fernandina Mirror: party of our
citizens were out fishing at Seymour's
Point late Thursday afternoon, and during
the gaze thelr boalS were driven out into
the marsh. After the wind had abated
somewhat Messrs. Hall and Ellis, who were
in small boat by themselves, managed to
effect a landing By pulling their craft some
distance, after which they took their buggy
and returned to the city. The occupants Of
the other boat-among whom were Mr.
F. r. Sweet and two sons--were not 80 for
tunate, and were compelled to remain On
shsH-oank until 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. when they managed to get back to tho
city.