The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-14

/ good sanitary COuQlLlDu Nh7 @955- -
/ Brown bid 800 and A. r. Scruggs <699 90.
So Mr., Scruggs got the contract.
Mr.. Weliman has selected LOCO acres Of
land on the Colorado river. Honduras, for
the Honduras Fruit aud Investment Com
pany, which was organized at DeLand last
summer.
w. D. Turnkey sold his half-acre lot just
in front Of Col Martins residence at Ocala
Monday at public auction, which was
bought by c. L. Moore Of phosphate fame
for $780,
The board of medical examiners met in
Gainesville Thursday to perfect tho re-
organization Of that body, which has been
disorRanized, owing to the death OF DR..
Gary and the resignation Of DR.. Strauss.
Several gentlemen in Jacksonville have
organized a company to be known as the
FLORIDA Worlds Fair Tourist Company"
the object OF which is to promote travel to
the worlds fair at Chicago. Capital stock
1000 and 200 shares at $50 each.
Oranges are leaving the state rapidly. II
October 5000 boxes passed through
Gainesville, against Is 900 last year; $1,000
passed through jacksonville In the same
month on one road. On the evening Of
Oct. 81 about 2, 00l boxes could not be moved
out Of Jacksonville.
The Sc. Augustine Improvement Com
pany has been awarded the contract for
furnishing st. Francis barracks with 5000
feet Of lumber and ten barrels of lime. This
material viii come out Of the annual ap-
| propria tion of $500 allowed by the govern
ment for repairs at each post.
The assessed valuation OF property for
taxes of Citrus county for the present year
is 81 ,S97, 70e; this being $244, 622 more than
| the valuation for the year 1890. Tue school
| fund for the present year is over $1,000
The amount on hand. Including the levy Of
q special school tax, is about 81 900.
The sale OF stock belonging to the estate
OF Frances s. Hudnall of Jacksonville, has
been In progress during the past two days.
The cattle were sold for $4,000, the horses
for about 81 200 and other personal prop
erty at about $500. Mrs. N. L. Ward is
Administrative Of her fathers estate and is
managing the grove which is not to be sold
at present, but is to be improved and held
by the heirs until good value may be
| realized.
Tampa Tribune: A gentleman who ar
rived on the morning train from Lakeland
says that Mac Winn, younger of the WInn
brothers. who own mill lear Lakeland,
was shot Monday. The shooting occurred
near Haskell on the Pembefton branch road,
about half way between Lakeland and Barr
tow. The only particulars obteinabe were
that man first shot at Winn three times
without effect, then a woman shot him in
his throat
During the past week thieves have been
getting In their work in and around Bitch
too. ;;One night j. W. Fant's store was broken
into and robbed of $40 in money and goods
to the amount Of something over Sl00 The
next morning about daylight some incendi-
airy set fire to his barn, in which he had
| some 800 bushels OF corn. There was also
several other robberies committed in that
neighborhood. in which more than one resi-
| dent suffered
A young man, a fine workman, who can
| get employment az So per day II he will
| stay sober, was arrested at Gainesville
| Thursday for drunkenness. He was told
that If be would not go into another bar
room or take another drink, but leave town
at once and for good. that he would be
given his liberty. He promised, but in
few moments he was seen by an officer to
| go into negro barron, and was by him re-
arrested and placed in jail co be confined
| for twenty days.
Bronson Tines Democrat: On Wednes-
day afternoon of last week Charley Prevatt,
a brother Of Tax Assessor T. J. Prevatt.
came to a sudden and frightful death.
| Charley Prevatt and his bfother-in-law,
Lum Horne, we're running horse race be-
| tween their home and the Wacassassa when
the formers horse left the road at a turn,
dashing both itself and rider against tree,
the brains OF both being scattered on the
ground. The horse was killed instantly,
and Mr.. Prevatt lived about an hour.
Throwing railroad spikes has been a popu-
lar pastime among the young men Of South
| Jacksonville. Every time city boy would
go over to see his best girl he would be as
saulted with volley OF railroad spikes. A
day or two ago Walter E. Masters made in
formation before Judge Owens against Ger
tain parties, six Of whom were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Vinzant. The names Of the
parties are William Parks, Oscar Parks, E.
stethorn. w. M. Porter, Joe Spooford and
George Lsmpkiu. Eight witnesses will APP
pear, four Of whom are young ladies.
Tampa Tribune: Mrs. F. c. Lesley was
found dead at the eide of the road near
Elienton Wednesday, at 2 p. M Her hus-
band has been drinking after a reform Of
nearly year, and they were seen together
| lust few moments before Will Gillett of
Ellenton found her dead body lying ON its
face. Gillett ran TO town for assistance and
when he got back fifteen minutes later the
body had been turned over on its back. In
the meantime Lesley, much intoxicated,
met Mr.. Tyler Of that place, and throwing
his arms around him said he had found his
| wife dead 10 the road and turned her over.
They had five children, two sons and three
daughters. The coroner was summoned aud
Drs. Harrison and Lefingwell were to hold
an autopsy. Suspicion points to the intox-
| icated husband, but there was no other evil
dence when our informant left
| The Tampa Tribune gives the following
detailed statement of the Losses by Thurs
days fire in Yvor City, suburb of Tampa,
an account Of which appeared In the tele-
graph columns Of the MORNING News yes
| terday: Houses destroyed, six belonging to
Ybcr City Land and Improvement Com
pany, valued at sl2, 500, one belonging to
Bernardo Gergol valued at 81, 500, two be-
longing to Sanchez s. Haya valued at
$500. one belonging to Jose Agusti valued
at 81, 900, one belonging to Joaquin Espinosa
valued at 81, 600, one belonging to estate Of
Filogama Rolf valued at 81, 600, one belong
| ing to s. D. Hayden valued at 50 900. Most
of these houses were occupied as
stores, restaurants and barrooms, the goods
Of the owners in many cases being a total
loss. The insurance, as far as we have been
able to ascertain. is as follows: Hotel
Havana $40, Camilo Lopez (building)
$500. G. s. Hayden (buildingl s., 200,
Francis Cotton (buildingl $1,000, DR..
Laturga stock $4,000, J. j. Bell stock
81, 5O0 J. ]. Bell tbuilding) $4,000, restau,
rant, Fourteenth street, Ybor City Land
and Improvement Company, $500, DR..
Guichard, damage fully covered; Manuel
Gonzalez (building) $500, Hayden building,
no insurance; Terrence & Co. (saloonj
$1,000, H. 7. Limbaugh stock 81, 600, T, B.
Smith two bulldiugs $1,000, Miller & Hen
derson (building) $1,000, Joaquin
Espinosa (building) $3.50, B. Gorgon
| (huildtnOl 40 000 X Xearu IakOoI,A D 0nO