The morning news., 1891-02-25

cite county. gave birth to two boys and
girl on Feb. 5. The children and the
mother are dong well. The three infants
weighed is pounds at birth.
Nearly 400 acres will be planted IN water
melons this season within radius Of three
miles Of DeFuniak, aud the growers have
guaranteed price on the melons delivered
at the railroad and wili get the money for
them before they are loaded on the cars.
Several gentlemen well known in Ocaia
have formed an immense phosphate COM
pany, with a capital St. ck Of 81. 500, 900.
They have bought up 5000 acres Of la-ds
rich in phosphate and which lies in the
eastern part Of Levy county, and will file
articles Of Incorporation in a few days.
Ocala NstC Capitol: A pair of dumb
b.ls, turned from live oak by Willie Tay-
lor, were sent to the Ocala high school TO
the young lady Of the ninth grade who
stood at the head of her class during thu
week. The records showed that Miss
Minnie Thompson, Miss Z1lsh Chaillie and
Miss Lena Hafele had the same class stand
ing. After q test case In spelling which
failed to decide who should carry off the
bells, It was determined by lot, aud the bells
fell to Miss Minnie Thompson.
A new phosphate company is being
formed at Ocala, composed Of the following
gentlemen; r. B. Mcdonnell, r. /. Ander-
Owen J. Carpenter Of Covington, KY.
These gentlemen have bought two-thirds
interest in 3.740 &C es Of the finest phos-
phate lands in the state for a consideration
OF $106, 1872 These lands have been pitted
and show the highest grade of hard rock, are
situated along the Tallifaerro and Amber
railroad, in the Levy and Alachua coun-
ties. The lands are 50 situated that ship
ments can be easily made and mining will
be commenced AZ once.
At Lawtey, Sunday afternoon, the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Powers, aged years. was playing with
another little girl near a smouldering fire in
the road in front Of their place, when htr
clothes took fire. Her screams soon at
tracted a neighbor, who ran out and en-
deavored in vain to extinguish the flames,
badly burning his own hands When her
mother reached her she had fallen into a
ditch, her clothing had been burned en-
tirely of, and she held up her little black
ened arms crying: "Mamma, mamma, Pm
burned so badr" She fingered about five
hours, apparently not suffering much pain,
and then passed away.
Foster Park NelCs. On Friday last as Mis-
Gatlin was engaged in household duties at
her homo near Stanton, she was alarmed by
hearing calf on the grounds believing. as
IL IN pain. She rushed out to see what was
the matter. ami found that about forty
yards from the lake al immense alligator,
fifteen feotlong. had caught the calf by the
back Of the neck and was slowly dragging
it into the lake. She very courageously
tried to make the reptile leave go by throw
ing lightwoOd at him. but he had evidently
other intentions, and, in spite Of the pres
encs Of human being, which Is supposed
to strike terror to the hearts of such ani-
mails, he effected his purpose and dragged
the calf over forty yards into the lake, and
both disappeared.
PAlatka Herald. A surveying corps at
the mouth Of the st Sebastian river related
to gentleman, few days ago, at Titus
vile, and he to a reporter, yesterday, the
particulars OF most desperate encounter
between an alligator aud shark at the
first mentioned place. The engineers had
pitched their teAts near the river and just
above its mouth and were in the act Of eat
ing their dinner from a temporary table
rugged up uEder small clump Of
palms. All at onoe, their attention was
attracted to a violent commotion In the
water near the Shore At first the bodies
were so active aud made the spray, inter-
mingled with blood, 60 heavy that they
coald not make out with the two objects
were. Finally, after about half hour of
such work, the monsters seemed to be grow
Ing weak and weary. II was then discovere
70 % hight TO the death between a large
alligator and msn-eating shark. The
formed seemed to be trying to get to shallow
water, while the shark was equally as deter
mined to not 60. The fight was still going
on, although growing less vigorous all the
time when one OF the parties got his Win
chester and shot them both. On pulling
them ashore the alligator was found minus
u fore leg 4, bit off as smooth as IL cut of
with surgeons knife. The shark had
numerous ugly gashes on his body which
would probably have killed him soon. The
party skinped the alligator and saved some
OF the teeth OF the shark to save as memen-
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