The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-07


proving fatal Almost instantly. No reason
eau be assigned for the act except that of
mental depression. Mr.. Walker was a
young man OF about % years OF age, and
had been married about three years.
FLORIDA.
II is said that a certain lady Of Madison
ats seventeen catfish recently for supper.
Her husband, not to lose his prestige, ate
three more than she.
1t is reported that Jacob Disstor and his
associates are about to build a magnificent
hotel at Tarpon Springs aud turn tue old
one into cheaper kind. Land for the new
house is said to have been already occurred
on Tarpon bayou. and IL is rumOred that
the work of clearing IL will be commenced
10 May.
Miss Ida Wallace. ths 19-year-old
daughter Of DIR. ]. G. Wallace of this place,
was drowned in Lake Buddis, near Dads
City, Thursday night at 3 o'clock, She
was boating with Samuel Earnest. They
went to exchange seats and both fell over
board Earnest tried heroically to save her
but could not The body was found Friday.
Madison Recorder: Last Tuesday night
two sons Of Fed Hall (colored were out
striking" for fish and carried shotgun
with them. One Of them. whose name we
did not learn, attempted TO put the breach
OF the gun on log or doorstep, in doing
which the gun was discharged, the entire
load entering his body and causing his
death. The accident was witnessed by his
brother, and no inquest was necessary to
determine the manner in which he came to
his death.
w. A. Gilbert Of Jacksonville, lock-
smith, sportsman and all-around-good-f fell
low, has a scheme for sowing the salt
marshes Of Florida with wild rice. 81
tried the experiment during 1888, said Mr..
Gilbert, ''and 1t was decidedly satisfactory.
l got an ounce Of seed from the govern
meat, put the seed in the mud
aud in four years it has crowded out acres
Of marsh grass. Wild rice is the daintiest
food for wild geese, ducks and other birds.
Very few ducks and no geese now
stop in this part of Florida. They
are scared because food is
scarce They find better feeding grounds
down south. Wild rice marshes in few
years would TEEN with game. Wild rice is
also an excellent food for COWS and cattle
Marsh grass is a very poor provender. All
OF the marshes could be converted into the
richest Of pastures" "IIow are you going
to get the marshes plantedP "Well, we are
doing IL ourselves. That is, the sportsmen
are. We will plant our district and let other
places plant theirs" "Wul the stuff grow
without attentionP' 81 should think SO.
Ten feet Of 1t will gain an acre in two
yearsn rds
Miss vashi Brady, sister of ]. Brady,
one OF Bartow's leading attorneys, COM
mitted suicide. Friday night Miss Brady
left home at 8 O'Clock, as the family
thought, TO go to neighbours, but they soon
learned that she had gone toward Peace
river. Having threatened to drown her
self, Steve Tatum, a colored man abous the
place, was sent in hot pursuit, followed by
Mr.. Brady. But IL was too late, as the evil
denoe showed that the young lady
went TO about the middle of the
bridge and leaped into the murky
waters OF the stream and was drowned. b.
+. Lassiter, William ThAyer, Streety Smith
aud George Hindsman recovered the body.
Large crowds soon after arrived and the
body was carried to neighbours residence
All efforts at resuscitation proved futile.
and Drs. Oglesby and Whitledge pro-
nounced life extinct. Six years ago Miss
Brady was attacked by epilepsy. The dis
ease grew worse, and was greatly aggra-
waited by the death OF her mother q short
while since. Thursday evening letter was
received by Mrs. w. w. Moore, her sister,
condoling with her in the grief occasioned
by the death of her mother She showed
signs Of great excitement and her mind
wandered as she pethetically said "sister
we have no mother now"
The ninth annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
opened in the Congregational church
at Winter Park on Wednesday. The re-
ception committee. composed Of gentlemen,
gallantlY escorted the delegates to their
stopping places among the many pretty
homes OF Winter Park. at Rollins College
and at the hotels. The church was nicely
trimmed with tropical foliage and flowers
In profusion. The executive committee
was represented by President e. A. Hill of
Orange City, the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. 3. Glenn OF Tampa; treasurer, Mrs
Crippen OF Fort Reid; superintendent of
press work, Mrs. z. L. Robinson Of Orange
City; superintendent of work on social
purity, Mrs. N. E. Arnold OF Daytona; su-
perintendent of colored work, Mrs. Thorpe
OF Sanford; superintendent Of railroad
work, Mrs. jackson of Archer; superiuten-
dent or Sunday school work, Mrs Clark sus
perintendent OF Sabbath observance, Mrs.
Post; superintendento Of peace and arbitr alton
Mrs. Marsh Of Mount Dora; superintend-
emit of state and county work, Mrs, s. H.
Webb OF DeLand; superintendent of parlia-
mentary usage. Mrs. Rich of Limona; sup
erintendenr Of jail and prison work, Mrs. s.
ID. Letter; superintendent of Demorest mod
al contest, Mrs. L. S. Phillips. On mo-
ton OF Mrs. n. u. Arnold, before the
executive committee met, it was decided
to incorporate the state union, and Mrs, Ar
mold very kindly agreed TO pay the bill for
filing the papers. The convention
was called to order after the meet
ing Of the executive committee by the
president, Mrs. Hill. AMI devotional ex-
ercises were held, conducted by Mrs. James
Roman, president of the Winter Park union.
After the report ..of the committee on Gre
dentals a chance was given for the introduce
tion Of fraternal delegates, and Rev. Mr..
Manning, of the Boston union, was INTRO
duced This was followed by a most excel
lent paper on temperance work by Mrs.
Elizabeth Scott. an evangelist from Nor
folk, Va. Miss Emily Borden of Attleboro,
Mass, followed, representing the "E's"
This was a most encouraging report of the
Y-work and aroused fresh interest in that
very important fed. The report OF the
executive committee for the year was then
read and the convention adjourned. At
$50 D. M. memorial service was held, led
by Mrs. NJ. Z. Post, of Gainesville, and the
committees on resolutions, plan of work,
courtesieS and finance were appointed. The
convention then listened TO very fine ad-
dress by Mrs. Brown, who was q dele
gate to the national convention. "Loy-
atty" was the subject Of q paper by Mrs.
Z. 3. Thorpe, of Sanford, which was re-
ceived with much applause The recording
secretary. Mrs. Glenn OF Tampa, was in
structed to correspond with the Florida
Columbian commissioners commencing
those who opposed the sale of liquors and
demonstrating with those who favored their
sale at the Columbian exposition. A petit
ton to Gov. Fleming, asking that he
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