The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-15
at the time, and when they got to him life
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FLORIDA.

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Charles Ogls, the 1s-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ogle Of Ocala, died Monday.
A postoffice has been established at Al
bion, Levy county, with William Gowan as
postmaster.
The estate supreme court has decided that
the state has no right TO claim a royalty Of
81 per ton on river DhosphateS
-Four building lots facing on Fort King
and Ocklnwaha avenues at Ocala were sold
Monday t. phosphate lord for s., 900 cash.
The property was purchased by It's former
owner two years ago for $1,000.
B. NJ Robinson has entered upon active
service as deputy clerk Of the circuit court
| Of Orange county,. Mr.. Robinson will
shortly remove ais family TO Orlando from
For Reid. where they now reside.
Henry Allen, a l5-year-old convict from
DeFuniak Springs, attempted to escape
from the state camp at Blue Springs, aud
was shot through the hip by John Lamb, a
guard. The wound is serious, but no: fatal
| @. o. Butler of Tavares county surveyor.
| is engaged in surveying the 4. and q. rad
bed for the purpose OF re-establishing the
right OF way, many, if not ALL Of the old
stakes having been burned by the forest
fires.
Peter Brown Of Ocala raised the necss~
sary funds among his friends and left Mon
day for Key West, where he will have cer-
tain papers identified aud signed that will
secure to him back pension amounting to
| 1000.
Mrs. Col. Gary and Mrs. w. P. Haisley Of
Ocala and Mrs. Junius Robinson of Bitch
wood and the committee appointed by
! Director General Long to award the
premiums in the ladies' department in the
exposition.
One night last week burglar entered
he 4
made away with the clothes of II. w.
Mabry, containing s53 in cash. An over
coat belonging to w. II. Moore went along
with the rest.
Some time during Sunday night a sneak
| thief entered tho residence Of George Sims,
just north of the Standard Oil Company's
Office, at Pensacola, and succeeded in max
ing away with full suit of clothes and o
watch and chain.
Senator D. II. Yancey aud family have
removed from their old home at st. Clair,
| near Umatilla. Senator Yancey has fine
place at st. Clair, and he found it necessary
in order TO keep it in good shape to be on
the ground coed portion Of the time.
The plans and specifications for the Con-
vent building, to be erected at Tampa,
| have been sent on TO Montreal, Canada for
the approval Of the head of the Order of
Holy Names Work will be commenced as
soon as the approval 10 received, which will
be in about two weeks.
r. A. Burford went to Jacksonville last
week as attorney for the Hamburg and
Liverpool Phosphate syndicate and to pay
over to George {. Stevens the $50, 0U0 for
land purchased. When he reached Jack
sonville he wired the parties in Hamburg,
and inside OF four hours the money was
paid over the counters of one Of the Jack
sonville banks.
Pensacola NetUS: Daniel e. Mccarthy of
Milton, express and railroad agent of MILL
gan station, on the Pensacola and Atlantic
railroad, left the last named place last Fri
day week. He came TO Pensacola, and on
Saturday night was seen In various public
places flashing quite "bundle." He has
not been heard Of since, and it now trans
spires that he Is 800 short In his accounts.
A dastardly attempt was made on the life
OF Deputy Circuit Court Clerk Owens
at Tampa Friday night. The thug
struck at Mr.. Givens with a club
or sand bag, but he succeeded in dodg-
log the blow, which would have killed
him had he received its full effects. Just at
this Juncture a gentleman and lady APP
peared in sight and the highwayman made
good his escape.
Micanopy Ne,cs: For the last ten or fif-
teen days we have had great deal of cold,
with killing frosts and freezes which cut
down all tender vegetation, besides killing
the pea crop. However, a number of farm
ers had already shipped enough to make
their money back and more too. Oranges
did not suffer in the least, although we
have heard of localities south Of us where
Zoe was found in the fruit.
There are rumors of an extension of the
Sugar Belt railroad from Narcoosee to Or
| landa by way of Conway. The road will
then run from Kissimmee around the head
| OF East Lake Tohopekaliga and back on the
north side to Oi lando, making an irregular
half-circle and passing through all the ia
nous sugar lands around Hart lake, which
will be drained by the Hart lake canal,
| which is nearly completed.
At Ocala Messrs. Burford g. Hooker Of
Leasburg are arguing the case before
Judge Finley of Dr. William V. Newsom
vs. +. +. Koonce and tho Phosphate COM
pany. 1t appears there is demand on the
| part Of DR.. Newton for piece of land
bought Of Mr.. Koonce, acting as agent for
the Ocala and Blue River Phosphate Com
pany property, having also been bargained
to the DunnelloE Phosphate Company.
Mr.. Reardon represents the Ocala and Blue
River Company.
| ]. r. Tucker OF fernando county, repre-
senting the United States bureau of sta
tistics aud labor, position which he has
filed most acoeptably for several years
past, has been in Jacksonville for two or
| three days. His field of work for the past
summer and fall has been in New York
state, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
he now come TO Florida with a special mis-
sion to compile all the data obtainable with
reference to phosphates. This will require
several months time.
The home of the late D. Williams at
Monticello, now the property of Miss Sarah
T. Williams, was burned at o'clock Tues
| day morning. It was one of the Oldest
houses in Monticello. The fire originated
from a defective fiue. The night was
windy and bitter cold, and but little of the
furniture was saved. Thomas Congdon,
who had leased the house, lost heavily, as
he had no insurance on his furniture. Old
family and war relics we're in the third
| story, none of which were saved. The loss
is heavy, as there was only 81, 500 insurance
on the house.
Tampa Tribune: s. V. Rose, late ad-
vance agent OF the All American Base Ball
Ball club has organized a union in Tampa
to go to Ocala on Friday of this week to
play a match game Of base ball with the
Ocala nine. Mr.. Rose will manage the
team. Mr.. Rose desires to make this nine
a permanent one, his idea being TO organize
a Florida league next season The towns in
which mines will be placed will be Jackson
vile, Tampa, Ocala, Gainesville, Pensacola,
Key West and st. Augustine. Mr.. Rose
should receive the aid aud assistance OF all
the business men of Tampa, as a good club
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