The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-28
FLORIDA.


Mrs. B. F. Oliveros Of 81. Augustine, who
has been i'll for several days, has been pros
trated by apoplexy.
The capital stock Of the TitusviIle Electric
Light Company win probably be doubled in
the near future. The ipcrease Of business
will demand more capital
Boatmen at Tampa report that this has
been an unprecedented season for turtles.
Great numbers have crawled on the beach
during the present full moon.
The different secret organizations now oc-
cupying rooms in the Gary building a t
Ocala are negotiating for the upper story Of
the Davis block now being built
Sixteen hundred dollars. the amount
necessary to furnish the Methodist church
at Arcadia, was subscribed in a rev min
utes at the dedication services Sunday week
last.
G. W. Hagerman has bought some 200
acres Of land adjacent the river, including
the natural bridge and cave near Mariana.
He will erect commodious mill near town
and will handle all kinds Of lumber.
The Columbia Phosphate Company Of
Columbia county, now have work progress
ing very satisfactorily in their mines. The
railroad to connect with the Savannah,
Florida and Western is nearly completed.
Commencing on July the Citizens Ma
tional Bank OF Orlando will commence bust
ness upon its increased capital Of 500. 900
and with sl0,0 900 surplus. The new stock
has all been taken, selling at $ll0 per share.
This will give the Citizens the largest capt.
tai stock OF any bank Ia South Florida The
regular semi-annual dividend Of per cent.
win be paid July l.
Pensacola NetUs: ]. M. Carter has been
going about the oiry for few days past,
soliciting subscriptions to the stock OF a
proposed new railroad company which pur-
poses building a line OF road to the
northwest out of Pensacola. He is said to
have secured thus far a subscription of
$50. 000s and expects to increase the amount
10 100000 by Saturday night.
Eddie Walters and bis brother and father
went out fishing and hunting on the Homo
sassa river Thursday when gun went off,
the contents entering Eddie's mouth, killing
the lad instantly. He hailed from Belleview
and was the son Of Phillip Walters of that
place, and was about 10 years of age The
father and sons were taking a vacation at
Homosassa. The boys death was purely
accidental.
Kissimmee Leader: An Italian at st.
Cloud recently bought three lottery tickets.
one for himself, one for his sister and one
for his brother. The brother got mad to
think of the dollar squandered for q lottery
ticket, and SO he sold it to German and
agreed 10 wait till pay day for his pay.
The Italian gloried in his good luck in get
ting promise for his squandered dollar,
but after the drawing took place the glory
ing was on the Germans side, for the ticket
drew S., 900 in cash. That Italian is now
too sick TO work.
Green Cove. Spring: H. W. Mabry tells
a marvellous yarn. He says that some three
weeks ago a stray hen, for the time soiourn-
fnor nF1 TIM ~ piafn
works, laid an egg near the dry-kiln. No
one disturbed the egg, and yesterday morn
ing one of the workmen who happened to
be engaged near by discovered that the egg
seemed to be animated, and watched the
proceedings for few minutes, when to bis
amazement, pretty little black chick
stepped out Of the shell and took in the sur
roundiDgs ss naturally as If it had been
under obligations to some motherly fowl
for bringing it into existence after the most
approved fashion.
Advices from London report the death of
Col Thomas Fitzgerald, founder and senior
editor Of the Philadelphia Item, from an at
tack of grip. Some months ago the colonel
started on his annual trip abroad, and
while in London was seized with an attack
Of influenza. and owing to his advanced age
he was II years old-succumbed to the
malady. His body will be embalmed and
DEOukub uOLlo 10 D6 lhiQ D6StU6 bDdb OF MS
wife, who died in 1876. He leaves four
sons and one daughter. Col. Fitzgerald
was born in New York Dec. IL, 1Sl9 on the
site Of the present publishing house of
Harper Bros. He was irst attached to the
New Brunswick IN. j. NelcdoniG, after
ward became a reporter on the New York
Commercial Advertiser and then edited
tue I'dLtdhdsseean in Florida. In lS47 he
went to Philadelphia, and on Sept. 81. 1S47,
etc rka kha Ifz.a. r., Al.
title was changed to Fitzgsralds City
Item. 1t was shortly afterward changed to
a daily. Col. Fitzgerald was for a time en-
gagged in dramatic work, his first play,
Light at Last" being produced at the
Arch, Dec. 80, 1868, with Mrs John Drew
in the leading role. Later on ne produced
"Patrice," in which Laura Keene appeared:
Evolves at Bay, Tangled Threads" "Ihe
Regent" who Shall Wing "Perils Of the
Night" and Bound to the Rack" When a
young man he married Sarah lowering
Ritter daughter of DIR. George w. Ritter.