The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-03
FLORIDA.


@. M. Jenkins of Charleston, g. c., was
in Barlow last week looking over the city
with the intention OF establishing foundry
there for the purpose of making phosphate
machinery.
The Cordova hotel at st. Augustine
| closes on Monday next, after most success
ful season. Mr. Wilson will manage the
hotel next SEASON. He will take charge of
the Cnamplai1, at RouSes Point, NY, dur.
ing the summer.
E. r. Childer5 of Fort Meade and Mr..
Morrison of Iowa have a very fine deposit
of phosphate on the Camp Ground Branch
south of Homeland. They win put up a
plant and begin mining as soon as the
necessary preparations can be made.
Mr.. Young, owner of the opera hou 70 at
Orlando, says that he intends to have only
about six irst-class entertainments next
season, two concerts, two operas, two min
stre companies. He finds that with very
few exceptions the renting of the opera
house to home entertainments actually
pays better, besides keeping the money ia
the place.
AT Pensacola, Sunday, while the re-
mainder OF the family were seated at the
supper table, the 15-month-old child Of
Andrew Braswell approached the kitchen
stove and pulled over upon its head pot
of boiling tallow, which was sitting on the
front. Il was severely scalded about the
eyes, only one Of which it has thus far been
able, since the accident, TO open.
James Browne of New York says his TX
acres grove on high pine land, a mile from
the postoffice at Eustis. pays him the equiv
alent Of 6 per cent. on 1000, and it has
not cost him over half of that sum. The
grove is ten years old this summer, and the
seventh year he got crop of 102 boxes, the
eighth year over $50 and this season nearly
600, from which he claims to have Melted
81, 100.
TheNeity election held at Kissimmee
March % resulted as follows: Mayor, j. w.
Watson: aldermen, A. S. Drought, j. w,
Miller, E. d. Beggs, E. P. Tebeau, and
| there was a tie between G. F. Parker and n.
c. Byan; clerk. J. H. Wilson, Jr. marshal
and collector, 7. r. Bailey; treasurer, NJ. N.
Dunn. They are all good men, and it is be-
lieved that they will conduct the affairs OF
the town as they should be. There were
only 81 votes cast, and that was the number
who had paid their poll tax within the proper
time. =
Pensacola NepS: Mr.. Willis Crawford
OF DeFuniak Springs, Gan old gentleman
| who has been in attendance as a witness
| upon the United States court, for soma
weeks past in session in this city. few
days ago received a check for his pay
which he took to tie banking house Of +.
Q. Brent & Co., where it was cashed, the
old gentleman taking the roll oil
bills rendered by the cashier and
putting it uncounted in his pocket. Two
or thxee days subsequently, he took out his
money and, counting it. discovered that he
had been paid too much by 50 40. He i'm
mediately went to the bank, where he re-
lated his discovery and refunded the ex-
cess
Orlando Record. On last Saturday Mrs
w. A. Taylor and son, IN attempting &c
cross the Econlockhatchie creek, at Hart:
ford, between Oviedo and Chuluota. in 8
wagon, ran into hole in the middle OF the
stream and the wagon was overturned
| throwing the occupants into the water
The little boy managed to save himself by
swimming out, but Mrs. Taylor was car
ried down the stream by the strong force OF
the current, lodging against some timhers
and would have been sucked under hac
not large dog, owned by her, swan out tc
her assistance at once, and she succeeded by
catching hold Of the animal in safely reach
ing land. The escape from drowning was
a very narrow one, aud due almost wholly
TO the great intelligence of the dog, who
seemed TO fully comprehend his mistress
danger. The horses attached to the wagon
came near going under, but managed to get
TO the shore.
Tampa Tribune: Monday while George
Stafford and several Of Joseph fuckers