The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-11
GAINESVILLE GLeANINes.
a Needle in a Lady's Foot-HoneI
MakinG-AmonR the Churches.

a Needle In Lays FoOt-HOuey
Making-AmonG the Churches.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Oct. 10.-The first
section Of the tube for the I2-inch artesian
well was put into the earth Tuesday. What
the outcome will be no one knows, but all
hope it will be plenty Of good, pure water.
Two months ago a lady in this city,
pierced a foot with half OF a needle, upon
which she stepped. She suffered no incon-
venisnce from it until a few days ago,
when it grew painful just above the ankle
joint, and yesterday she was compelled to
summon a physician for relief but ne has
not yet extracted the needle.
HoNEYMAKTSG.
Honeymaking and beekeeping seems to
be one OF the growing industries. Strained
honey made from the flowers Of the lime,
orange and lemon, from the magnolia,
grape and loquat, from the peach, plum and
persimmon, from the nutmeg vine, the lily
and the lilac. and scores of others, possess
ing bouquet superior to that made any
where else in America, caa be had any day
on the streets at the very low price of Is
cents per gallon, while In the comb it sells
for 10 to Is cents per pound. There are two
flowers here, though, which out-wit the
bees, and they are the sweetest OF them all.
They are the cactus grandihower, or night
blooming cereus, and its sister OF less ma
jestio proportio IS, though full as great a
dowry of sweetness, the night-blooming
jasmine. They await to show their beau
ties until twilight, and it is thus they cheat
the thief of sweetness.
Gainesville has resident who is several
times millionaire. His name is Cummers
and he is probably the richest man Ia Flor
ida whose residence is permanent. His
wealth In this state consists chiefly in tim
Der and phosphate lands.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
The Episcopaliaus have new rector. His
name is Sharpe, and he is a native of Or
auge county, New York. His genteel man
ner his native politeness and cultured con-
versation have already won many friends,
The white churches, five in number. have
their pulpits filled, while the colored
churches, ten in number, have on an aver
age three parsons to the church. The first
thing the ante-bellum darby does after
he learns to read his text from
one | John or two l Peter is TO
procure long-tailed coat and tall tailed
Tile and go to preaching. Pay or no pay,
he is bound to preach, and, as he is gen
orally willing TO work at this for nominal
wages. he generally has an audience. There
are about thirty in this city alone, who con-
slider themselves ministers in good standing
and about 100 more who are awaiting an
opportunity to be so considered.
Ex-senator J. B. Dell is erecting hand
some new dwelling near the water works
park.
Miss Sallie Perry. daughter Of Ex-Gov.
Starke Perry, is buililng a nice puolic
school house at Rochelle
THE MOSS INDUSTRY.
While other Industries have been repeat
eddy mentioned in the papers, that of the
manufacturing Of tillanasIa or long moss
has alrDOcs mad and buf
of the great amount OF this article sent to
the cities in the north. Its production now
exceeds in pounds and equals in money
value that of cotton. There are five gin
neries in this county alone turning
out each two bales day through the entire
year. The negroes strip it from the trees
while green and bury IL in pits dug in the
sand for the purpose, and there let 1t re-
main until by the aid OF heat and moisture
it is decorticated. In this stage it is sold to
the glnners. VINO gin, assort and bale it for
the markets. The finest or black hair moss
Is used to adulterate curled hair, for costly
filings and the other grades go into mat
| tresses, cushions, collars, riding and pack
| saddles and into almost everything else
which is padded stuffed, aud year by
| year the demand increases.
The delegates have returned from Or
lando but it seems they are not very hops
| ful OF raising very much money for the
| great show IN Chicago.
| A crop of tobacco was recently sold in
| West Florida for As cents per pound, but
this is not half value for good leaf, the
| tariff protection amounting to more than
three times that amount
Col. Shipman, receiver Of the United
States land office, and II. E. Day of the
Florida Central aud Peninsuar railroad
have returned from an extended trip to Y ell
lowstone Park and the northern lakes.