The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-23

It is said that there are at least six candi-
dates for the Office OF superintendent OF
/ county schools Of Alachua county.
| A portion Of the peach crop at Orange
| City has been injured by the frOsts. bus
there are still good prospects for a crop.
Hotel Egmonr at Fernandina will again
be thrown open for the reception OF guests,
] Capt. d. w. Pratt Of Boston having leased
the property fer term OF years.
The directors Of the Madison County
Tobacco Growers Association have con-
tracted for the building OF three tobacco
barns, each TO be 50 feet wide. so feet long
4, and IL feet between joints.
David Sutley of Madison tells Of hen
that recently left her perch before daylight
and entered his kitchen, where the first
meal Of the day was being prepared, and de-
posted fresh egg for his breakfast
Burglars entered the residence of Thomas
Hastings, at Hastings Station on the Jack
sonville, st. Augustine and Halifax River
railroad Friday night. They filed up on
Mr.. Hastings delicacies. including pre-
serves, etc. and before they had stolen any,
thing valuable were frightened away.
There is no clew TO their identity.
George Dorsey (cUlored), who lives out
beyond the railroad shops at Fernandina
was returning home Friday night about
O'Clock when some person stepped into the
road, caught his horse by the bride and
knocked him to the ground with a club.
Dorsey suspects the guilty party, and has
had a warrant issued for his arrest.
Chairman Fred W. Hoyt Of the Nassau
county board Of commissioners, has received
from Congressman Bullock a quantity Of
seeds Furnished by the agricultural depart
ment at Washington for distribution among
gardeners and farmers for experiment and
report. Upon application to MIR. HOYt, he
Will supply seeds to those who will plant
and report results.
William Danford of Ybor City Saturday
received the pleasing intelligence that his
application for pension had been granted.
He bad tried for six years to have his claim
allowed. but gave it up as useless, when
Judge Donovan took the matter up year
ago. He has received az, 700 back pay and
will receive ST. per month. As he is old
and has been compelled TO work hard, it
will ease his declining years.
There was organized at Ocala Saturday
the Normal Extension Institute and Central
Business College. The incorporators are
Ii. N. Felkel, Tallahassee; Daniel Campbell,
De Funiak; NJ. l.. Payne, w. S. Bullock, II.
N. Schwerin, Hon. A. p. Baskin and F. e.
Harris OF Ocala. Prof. Felkel was elected
president, Schwerin secretary. and Bullock
treasurer. Messrs. Felkel, Payne and Bas-
kin are directors. The college will soon be
open for business.
Madison Recorder: j. H. Tillis, one OF
Gadsden county's most substantial and pro-
greSslve tobacco planters. spsnt couple of
days in our town last week on a visit to the
superintendent of the Madison County To-
bacco Growers Association. Mr.. Tillis re-
allied 81, 56l 80 from little less than eight
acres Of tobacco in 1891, being about 5000 per
acre; he will plant this year about thirty
acres. His last years crop of tobacco is
said to be one of the finest, IL not the very
finest, grown in Gadsden county, and was
his third crop of the weed.
AT Pensacola, Thursday night, a burglar
entered the residence OF G. H. Jacoby, on
West Chase street. by breaking open the
back door, and proceeded to help himself TO
everything ia sight. He began by taking a
sheet, and then gathering up all the cloth
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. Jaooby that he could
find, wrapped the whole in the sheet making
a convenient bundle to carry. He had
scarcely finished this when be heard Mr..
Jacoby enter the front gate. Leaving the
bundle, he hastily made his escape by the
back way and was gone before Mr.. Jacoby
could overtake him.
Madison Recorder: Last Wednesday in
a certain house in town the family we're
thrown into CONSERVATION by the mysteri-
oas disappearance of one of their number.
When the head OF the house returned home
at his usual dinner hour he found dinner
was not ready. Only half of it was on, the
fire nearly out in the stove, and. hunt where
he would, he could not find his daughter
Everything appeared as if she had left in
great haste, so the thought dawned upon
him that his lovely daughter had eloped.
But who was she and who was the unlucky
person she eloped withl