The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-17
FLORIDA.

OsceOla county mas dlredQy pdlQ 1or pOr~
tion, 81 400, into the treasury for the worlds
fair.
Mr.. Flagler has faith in the future OF San
Mateo. Through II. j. Richie he has res
Gently bought an orange grove near that
| thriving village for $4,000.
The shells of hundreds of turtles are
scattered over the prairie where once was
| Alachua lake. The waters having subsidized,
| the turtles have starved TO death.
About 200 persons assembled at Armory
hall, at Pensacola, Saturday night, to hear
an address from 2. j. Mcclure, general
secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America.
F. L. Siegel Of Lake View cottage, near
Pensacola, has a 2-year-old thoroughbred
Jersey heifer, with her first calf about 4
weeks old, which is now giving between
nine and ten quarts of milk daily.
About o'clock Saturday night the
country residence Of S. q. Riches, assistant
chief of the Pensacola fire department,
located near Brents station, few miles
north of Pensacola, was totally destroyed
by fire.
Col Thomas Vincent, U. s. A., visited
st. Augustine city and officially inspected
st. Francis barracks on Saturday. Lieuts.
Particle, Miller and Chatfed conducted
Col. Vincent about the city. 1t is possible
blldb Lu6 Ol luis Vl5lO Will TbNulL III
government improvements about the bar
racks with the view of providing quarters
| for more soldiers Col. Vincent left Mon
day for Washington.
The schooner Nellie Langdon arrived at
| Jacksonville Monday from San Domingo.
| Capt. Enoch Ross reported that just after
starting to sea and while asleep, he was Bit
ten on the left forearm by rat, and the
| bite caused him much pain and trouble. He
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| He greatly fears blood poisoning. The rat
was of ordinary size, and his arm swelled
out Of shape aud fever set in. All the flesh
| about the wound was cut away and the arm
Invested Of all the blood possible. He is
better, but the wound is still painful.
Jacksonville Standard: An old, decrepit
woman could be seen hobbling down Laura
street yesterday morning She appeared
old and feeble. and carried large, heavy
basket, which seemed to weigh her poor old
shoulders to the ground. About every
! block the old woman would set her basket
| down and rest few minutes. A bright
eyed, healthy little school boy, with his
| books on his arm, came along, and seeing
that the old woman had too big load, went
up to her, doffing his hat, asked permission
to relieve her of her burden. The request
was thankfully granted, and, shouldering
the basket, the manly little fellow carried it
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At Hawthorn, Tuesday morning, about
z o'clock three men entered the store Of r.
| B. Weeks q Bro, by forcing upon the door,
| They then went to the safe, knocking off
| the handle and blew open the door. The
| superstition is that dynamite was used. Two
| young men were asleep in the adjoining
room and were awakened by the explosion
| They jumped up, saw two men outside, fired
upon them and gave chase. but the men got
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again without inspecting the place, think
ing the men had only been
prowling about. When Mr.. Weeks
opened the store door in the
NOR ming he was surprised to find tie safe
door open and papers scattered all about the
floor. On looking into the safe he found
that over $4,000 10 cold cash was missing,
$500 of which had been deposited with him
for safe keeping by d. c. Mcintosh. 1t is
thought that some Of the men who have
been advertising a circus are the burglars
A brace and bit have been found near the
scene Of the robbery; also chisel, on the
handle of which is engraved &C. NJ. Fallow.
Three men entered this store three times
Monday, aud each time bought cents
| worth of tobacco.
Jacksonville Metropolis: In the United
States court this morning the petition for q
receiver for the Carleton hotel property. IL
the case of Henry Beldad against A. J.
Kitchener. was argued by H. II. Buchanan
for complainant, and R. b. Archibald, for
defendant. Charles y. Adams was ap.
pointed by the court to examine into anC
take testimony as to the selling valne of the
mortgaged property. DR.. D. NJ. Reynolds
filed an affidavit setting forth that he wa.
a brother-in-law of Kitchener and is il
charge of the hotel property, and has been
since Mr.. Kitchener left Jacksonville last
spring, and that the sickness of Mrs. Mich
ener and her mother has prevented his re
turn on Nov. /, as intended; tina
the property has been carefully
taken care Of and not allowed to become
impaired in value during the past summer
and his judgment is that the persona
property-furniture etc-in the Carleton
house is worth about $50, 900, and the city
tax assessment on the real estate Is $50, 900.
j. ). Smith, Jr., real estate dealer, alsC
filed an affidavit that he believed a jus
valuation of the hotel property was $75, 0J(
and lie worth considerable more now thar
it was two years ago. State and County
Tax Assessor G. F. Verelst also gave an of.
fidavit that he believed the value OF tn,
hotel property was between $75 900 anC
$50, 900. The above suit Is brought to Sc
cure the payment of S36,e76 81 with the in
terest from Jan. 10, 1891. as the purchase
money. There are also divers liens anc
claims against said property besides tn,
mortgages.