The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-09

Jack Evans picked 100 lines from one
branch Of a tree on his place out west of
Fort Meade.
The rate of taxation at Lakeland for this
year will be 20 mills: being 10 for the state
and county and IS for the city.
A mass meeting is called at Barlow for
Aug. 10 to elect delegates to the congress.
sional convention at Manatee on Aug. II.
The Volusia county school board has
made an appropriation of 500 to aid the
county school exhibit at the Columbian ex-
hibition.
The saw-mill belonging to Gates & Long,
near Winter Haven, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. Loss &c. 900. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Florida will elect governor and state off,
GERS and a legislature to choose a United
States senator, vice Samuel Pasco, Oct. 4,
and two representatives TO congress, Nov. s.
Lake de Leon, one mile west OF ST. Fran
els, is fast drying up, aud with a few more
months Of dry weather one of the prettiest
lakes in Florida will simply live as mat
ter of history.
United States Assistant Engineer E. A.
Giesler, IN the steam yacht Alshea, is max
Ing an examination Of distractions to navi-
Cation in the upper st. Johns river. For
this purpose IS. 900 remains from an appro-
priation made seven years ago.
Barlow is to have a street railway, r.
W. Price Of Dayton, Ala. has entered into
obligations TO have 1t in operation by June
rs, 1898. 1t will run from the South Flor
ida to the Florida Southern depot by way
OF the public square, and is to use either
horse, steam or electric power.
A cat supposed to be mad, created con-
siderable excitement at Quincy Monday by
biting three persons, one man and two
women. Besides these, several animals are
cd 20 hav haa,, -
as yet exhibited any signs of the dreaded
hydrophobia. The suspected rabid feline
was killed shortly after it showed signs of
being mad.
On Sunday last the effect Of an eloquent
peroration Of the Rev. z. J. Gates sermon
at Pine Grove was considerably marred by
the appearance of big chicken snake going
through series Of gymnasdc perform
ances among the rafters of the school house
roof IL is stated that no one during the
benediction, not even the most devout, shut
more than one eye.
This is probably the busiest summer sea-
son that Lake Worth has ever known. Be-
fore the largest pineapple crop was nearly
shipped the contractors and builders were
making things hum, and the piles of luIn-
Der. half completed residences aud the
sound Of carpenters tools make the East
Side assume quite lively air. On the West
side considerable work is also being done
and the whole lake. all around, gives evi.
dence of industry and Improvements.
Robert Mcneil, porter Of the Brown
house ct Gainesville, did a plucky and COM
mendable act Tuesday. A lady and little
child were driving across the southeastern
part OF the square when the horse became
frightened and started 10 run. McNeal
was passing with the Brown house bus.
and seeing the danger, sprang from his We
hicle and grabbed the first thing he could
reach. which was a wheel He swung 20 il
with all his might and stopped the buggy
until assistance came.
Apalachicola Times; The senatorial CON
vention will meet at Carrabelle Wednesday,
Aug. ~, for the purpose of nominating a
democratic candidate TO represent the Fifth
senatorial district lWakulls, Liberty aud