The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-21
FLORIDA.
ments OF grapes

mission houses in regard 20 handling ship
ments of grapes.
FLORIDA.
Business at Arcadia is said to be on thu
increase.
An artesian we'll Is TO be bored at Gaines
Vile at the expense Of the city.
The furniture and household goods Of the
Seneca house at Orlando are offered for
sale.
Nearly all the phosphate mined at Ar
cadi1 is shipped through the port OF Punta
Gorda.
Orange trees at Arcadia are full Of bloom,
and the prospects for a summer crop in lo9>
are good.
Crops around Lakeland are promising
this year, and rice especially is cultivated
considerably.
FIR IN February until the end Of June So,
9S2 crates Of vegetables were shipped from
Manatee river points.
Thirty'two negroes arrived at Arcadia
Saturday night and are working at the
phosphate works.
A large portion of the grape crop Of
Orange county has now been shipped
Good prices have been realized.
c. G. ArendelI has purchased the former
residence of Mr.. NisaEe on the corner Of
Kentucky avenue and Oak street at Lake
land.
The Lake City postofflce receives and dis
patches fourteen mails daily and does a
money order business Of more than $50 900
annually.
The United States marine hospital at Fer
nandina is to be removed to Old Town in
the residence formerly occupied by T. A.
Acosta, deceased.
1t is said that Rob Kurtz and Ed Purnell
will buy the dry goods stock Of the late Mr..
Maring Of DeLand, and will establish
themselves as merchants.
While handling Winchester at Mican-
opy Thursday afternoon, Garrett Chamber
lin accidentally shot John Strap, a colored
boy, in the arm, inflicting painful though
not dangerous wound.
Carter & Owen of Micanopy have Sc,
cured the contract for building the trestle
across Paynes' prairie for the g. r. P. &
III. The construction will begin Monday.
The consideration is 1000, the trestle tc
be put in shape for ties, etc
In the election Thursday every precinct
in fernando county voted against "selling'
"a victory for the dry side The vote
stood: Against selling, 100; for selling, 60
dry" majority, 100. The open saloor
goes out Of fernando county to stay.
Arcadia Arcddian: The court house
from top to bottom, is the dirtiest build
ing in De Soto county. There Is no reason
why it should not be swept out at least
every three months, and scrubbed once
year. AS it now is, it is a disgrace to tn,
county.
Andrew Crews was shot in the left shoulde
by Dolph Richard Friday night nea
Stokes Ferry, on the Georgia side Of tn
st. Mary's. There had been an old disput
between them which was renewed, an
Crews struck Richard. Bystanders separ
ated them but Richard reached over On
other mans shoulder and shot Crews.
Pensacola Netos: About twenty six year
ago, in the city of Clonmel, county Tippe
rary, Ireland, Peter Noud conducted yer
large dry goods and millinery establishment
in which a great number Of salesladies, mil
liners and dressmakers were employed
Among the number were Miss May Clar
MCGEE and Miss Margaret Kehoe. who be
came mutually acquainted, and, thong
their acquaintance was but of q week g durs
tion, they formed an attachment for eac
other that. worthy of emulation, has ii
now lasted. After having enjoyed eac
others society for tho time mentioned, Mi
MCGEE left and secured position wit
u ldERof QIy kOOhlS uOuS6 III DuOnn. fTOL
there she went to New York and driftet
about the states from one place to anothe
until she came to Pensacola, where she is no.
In the employ Of the Chicago Hair and Mi
linery store as a hSt-trimmer When Mi.
McGee left Clonmel for Dublin she prs
scented her friend with prayer book whic
had her name written on the fly leaf. Abol
three years later Miss Kehoe became MI
t. ]. Hennican and immediately emigrate
to this country with her husband, in con
pany with Patrick McHugh of this city ar
| New Orleans on Nov. IA. 1S6
and Mr.. Hennican secured employmer
in the dry goods establishment of ].
Braselman q Co., where he has been in co
tinuous employ ever since Nine childr,
have been the result Of the union, and SCI
eral OF these have grown to manhood's {
tate. On June 20 James McHugh went nv
| to New Orleans on visit to Mr.. and Mr.
Hennican, and returned on June %, accom-
panied by the lady, VINO is still guest of Il
gentlemau's family on West Governme
street. During the last days Of June Mi
MCGEE went to the New Orleans grocery
make a purchase Of some tea and W
waited upon by James McHugh, wi
in conversation with the lady disco
cred that she had resided in Irelar
and had also held a position with Pet
Mould at Clonmel. Mr.. McHugh mention,
the fact that lady was then stopping
his house who had formerly resided at Cloi
mel. and worked for the same house in Il
capacity Of a milliner. He said the lady
name was Mrs. Hennican. Miss MEG
came back to the store to make some pu
chases and asked Mr.. McHugh II Mrs. He
means maiden name was not Kehoe.
this the gentleman replied 10 the affirm
tive. Miss McGee then related q
circumstance Of her separation wi
Miss Kehoe and stated that she b
given the latter a prayer book as Il token
remembrance, and that Mrs. Hennican Ill
be her old friend, Miss Kehoe. Later b
McHUgh questioned Mrs. Hennican upC
the subject an told her Of bis couVersati,
with Aiss McGee. To this Mrs Hsnnica
I replied that she remembered the lady a.
Circumstances connected with Miss u
Gees departure from Clonmel o DubI
twenty-six years ago, adding. and I IA,
that very prayer book IA my pOsssssi,
| yet" Mr.. AcHugh lost 10 time Ia bri1s
ing the two ladies together, and the Latte
were overj1yed at their meeting unds
such peculiar circumstance aud after thsl
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