The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-08
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Many new buildings will lie erected at
Micanopy the present season.
The Presbyterian church at De Funiak
| Springs has lately been ceiled, plastered
and seated and presents q much-improved
appearance
A new depot will soon be erected upon
the Long dock at Punta Gorda to replace
| that destroyed by fire last spring. A shed
of rough boards has served as depot ever
since the fire.
On her last trip down between Eufaula
and Fort Geines the steamer Naiad knocked
q hole in her hull and came near having a
serious accident. She was delayed on this
account some two hours.
Mrs. Christian Morrison, an estimable
| lady OF Argyle, Walton county, died sud
| denly on Oct. 2 in her chair while engaged
in cheerful conversation. She was over 70
years Of age. Heart disease caused her
death.
A large crowd attended the laying of the
! cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South at Hawthorne on Saturday
last. The Masons and Odd Fellows partook
in the services. Dinner was served on the
grounds, aud everybody seemed to spend
the day pleasantly.
The Gainesville graded aud high school
has established the position of adjunct
teacher. The duty of this person will be to
take the place Of any teacher in the school
who may be taken ill--drawing the pay of
the regular teacher while acting as substi-
tute-S9 so per day. The position must, of
necessity, be supplied by some one living in
the city.
John Burty (colored) tried short cut to
wealth week ago by robbing the depot
| and express office at Punta Gorda of $3.50.
He was chased, caught in Tampa. taken and
tried Thursday. Guilty or not guilty"
queried the court "pse part guilty; Col.
Adams is de odder part. He help me steal
it." But "Col." Adams showed up with
good Zig alibi, and John will travel the road
TO the gang alone
Fort Meade Progress: Last Friday night
while a sociable was being given at Mrs
CampbelPs some practical joker stole away
with the ice cream. It was afterward
found, part in the adjoining grove and the
rest on the street running west of Mrs.
Campbell's house. When found it was al.
most in liquid condition. having been
some time out Of the freezer The hospita-
bic hostess and her guests naturally did not
enjoy the joke quite SO much as the per-
perrators.
Fired " it'll a desire to do some one I'D.
and perhaps fired little more with fire.
water, Caleb Stevens, a negro, started on
the war-path at Punta Gorda, Monday
Wiley Mayo was the first object his wrath
fell on. Casting about for weapon he
seized pair of shears. Hurting them at
the ,unlucky object of his wrath he sue
ceeded In making terrible cash in the
cheek OF the latter, Just missing the tenn
! poral artery. The wound was at first con.
sidered fatal, hut the physician on examina-
ton found the wound less severe than at first
feared. There is, however, some danger Of
; it proving fatal yet.
! Maj. Sidney Herbert, a newspaper man
widely known in the south, on Monday last
at his new home in Maitland, where he has
, been making extensive improvements, met
with an almost fatal accident While over
looking some work on the roof of a building
be fell across an empty box, the sharp edge
OF which broke two OF the ribs on his left
side and otherwise bruised him externally
and internally. At last accounts he was
doing we'll and hopeful Of being about soon.
As his $1,000 accident policy lapsed recently
, through the carelessness OF the mailing clerk
at the home office. the major loses the bene-
fit of SIS per week while laid up for
repairs.
Brooksville Ners: Hon. A. s. Mann has
visited all parts Of the state in the interest
of the home market and he advises MI
growers TO hold their fruit until the present
panicy condition of the market passes over
Mr.. Stlvender of Leesburg. now in the
! north, gives the same advice. B tn insist
that the crop is not heavy as has been rep
} re eated, but that these reports have been
5 put in circulation for the purpose Of bearing
, down the market. Mr.. Stivender, in a COIN
. munication TO the LeeSburqer, advises
S growers to let their fruit rot rather than
sell for less than it is worth to ecrich a sci
f Of sharks whose object in life is to prey on
the farmer and fruit and vegetable grover.
: Col. W. n. Thompson, the popular treas
: urer of tie Florida Central and Peninsula1
railroad, at Fernaudina, was surprised Mon.
day night by committee of railroad EN-.
: ployes who presented him with Il magnif-
! cent silver tea service. f. D. Lukenhil
: made the presentation, and in short. we'll.
: worded speech, expressed the feelings OF
! love and respect which prom pted the off.
cials and employees of the railroad to .ende,
this testimonial to their former paymsster
G. A. Baltzwell followed with a few vel
4 chosen remarks in behalf of the old EN-
: ployes who have been associated with Col
l Thompson for probably fifteen years. Til,
: responses by Col. Thompson was happy
/ | effort.
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