The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-28
FLORIDA.

III. myers, enlbor OF the GAINESVILLE
Sun, is dangerously Ill.
Tho Southern Express Company has es-
taDlished an agency at Jupiter.
w. II. Rogers will manage the new Rock
Ledge hotel at Rock Ledge on Indian river,
this year.
The Tropical hotel, at Rock Ledge, is to
open in few days with Peck 81 Moon as
the new proprietors.
Daniel Killien, alias DanielIWilliams, will
be hanged in Orlando on Jan. 20 for
killing O woman in 1887.
About fifty bushels OF beans at Tropic
are growing from a plant with two leaves
to full grown plant in bloom.
Neil'Alexander sold last week 100 tons of
the fine ground phosphate rock to growers
IN the vicinity of Beresford and Glenwood,
Volusia county.
Lillian. daughter of G. L. Fildes Of Gaines
Vile, while playing Monday got her left ar N
broken or severely sprained at the wrist.
Five months ago she got the same arm
broken.
There are at present twenty tramp tour
lists being entertained at the Hotel d. Orlando
at the expense Of the city. Twelve of them
have found In Orlando what they were not
looking for-work.
| A curiosity in the way OF a watch key can
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society of the South Carolina College, organ
| lied in 1906. This badge was made in 1928
Tor Judge Thomas n. Daw wilkins.
Ephraim Summerlin, negro, was found
dead In cabin occupied by a family named
Davis. also colored. at Madison Thursday.
| There were no marks of violence found on
his body, and the presumption is that his
death was caused from an uneven tusSle
with King Alcohol
1
Capt. Tom johnson arrived in Orlando
Tuesday. The indictment against him for
alleged larceny Of cattle in Osceola county
was quashed, but he was re-arrested on the
same charge for larceny of the same cattle
In Polk county. He gave bond in the sum
OF $500 and was released.
| L. A Webb of Madison county came near
losing his pretty residence by fire few
| days ago. A defective f1ue emitted sparks
| which set fire to the roof. Fortunately the
| fire was discovered in its inclpiency and was
put out before any damage other than a
small hole in the roof resulted.
Last Tuesday night as W. j. Witherspoon
OF Madison county was going home his cart
wheel ran over stump which threw him
out. bis horse became frightened and ran
away. The night was very dark and the
horse collided with a tree; result, a horse
with broken neck, a set of harness torn in
pieces and road cart demolished. Mr.
Witherspoon escaped injury.
Dan Dixon, who lives near the Iamonia
lake. in Leon county, accepts cooters as
legal tender at his store. 1t is said to be an
interesting sight to see Mr.. Dixon's custo-
mers, after having purchased various ar
ticles, reach down into sack and hand
him large cooter. for value received, for
which, in return, they gAt two or three
small cooters in change, according to the
amount of goods purchased.
Pensacola lNeWs: Miss Mollie sF. Kelly
has been appointed postmaster at Pollard,
Ala. vice ID. c. Witt, resigned. Mr.. Witt
had been the incumbent of the place since
June, 1870. nearly twenty-five years, hold
ing the Office through every administr alton
since that time, and having ever been
consistent democrat. He served through
out the war as private in the confederate
army, and is now giving up his office and
Pollard as home to remove to this CITY.
where he will in future reside. The old
gentleman is the father OF John c. Witt
of this CITY