The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-29
FLORIDA.

There are a great many ties being cut this
year around Starke.
There was a good white frost in and
around Jasper last Tuesday morning.
W. c. Crum proposes to resume the pub
LEGATION of the Florida Farmers Advocate
at an early day.
The dredge has finished deepening the
channel at HRulover canal near Titusville.
and gone to Oak Hill canal to commences
work.
Col. n. W. Hackett has sold ], 200 acres of
his land beyond his mill near Starke TO A.
0. Buddtngton Of Green Cove Springs for
s1,sO0
A party Of young men killed thirty-seven
alligators of various sizes In two small
ponds in the lower edge of Madison county
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
Davis have been invited to attend the re-
union OF the confederate veterans of Florida
In Jacksonville next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. NJ. Crews were blessed
with twin daughters-the first pair of twins
born In Starke for several years. One of
them lived but a few hours, however.
The Missionary Sewing Society of the
Memorial Presbyterian church at st. Au-
gustine has decided to raise a SIS scholarship
for the new school in Ashevilie, n. c., by
next fall.
Miss Cora Viuzant, niece of John Vim
zant OF Jacksonville, clerk of the circuit
court, died in Lake City last Wednesday
night. She would have graduated there
Thursday at the institute had she lived and
been in her usual good health. She died
from typhoid fever.
The first cargo Of pebble phosphate from
the Bone Valley phosphate works, near
Lakeland, will be shipped this week. The
company is working large force of hands,
and it is said that the pebble lies there in
unlimited quantities. The manager, John
Beatey, says it would take fifty years TO
work out the deposits on their land If they
mined 1000 tons day.
Deputy Sheriff Z. e. Johns of Starke
picked up couple of negro boys last week
that are wanted in Marion county one of
them for murder in the Early Bird phos-
phate mine short time ago, and the other
Tor stealing. large reward is offered for
George Williams, the one wanted for the
murder. Sheriff Williams of Marion car
ried them both away on Wednesday.
At Gainesville Thursday Judge Hampton,
an old gentleman of this city, rather deaf
and feeble from age was passing across the
public square when he was knocked down
and run over by horse and carriage He
was hurt in the right side, the right shout
der and the right of the head, while one of
his hands was severely bruised BY the horse
treading on it At a late hour Yesterday
afternoon ne was doing well however. The
injuries, while painful, are not serious.
The schooner Manatee arrived at Titus
vile Monday afternoon right from st.
Lucie river where, few DAYS before, Capt.
Aellers captured five mauatees for c., j.
Schoonnsker, who has taken them TO the
world fair exposition. One of these was the
largest ever seen in that section, measuring
IL feet In length and weighing some 800
pounds. They were loaded on board car
and Wednesday morning Mr.. Schoonmaker
started to Chicago with bis pets. he also
carried with him about 200yodng alligators
which rad been secured for him by J. S.
WATSON & Co.
The residence of Gus Hedstrong at Old
Iown, suburb Of Fernandina, was burned
70 the ground early Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Hedstrong says that the first he knew
OF the IRE was when he was awakened by a
roaring noise. On going into the drawing
aooh ne FOUND 1t completely enve.oped in
flames. Hurriedly closing the doors 70
cneck the advancing FIRE. he called to his
VIE and children that the house was on