The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-20
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
John Stanley died at Daytona on March
IA, in his I'D ye9r, of heart disease.
Orlando hotels have not been able TO
accommodate all who applied this week
There was never before such a rush OF
tourists to the Halifax country as has been
this season.
Dan Smith, a colored stevedore, had one
OF his legs broken a. fernando Thursday +,
while slowing lumber in the hold of the
schooner William Smith, at Bucki & Son S
dock.
At st. Augustine the hospital fund was
swelled to the extent OF $1,000 Thursday
evening by private donation from Mrs.
H. NJ. Flagler, who made a cheek for that
amount to the association.
Wednesday morning. on the Sugar Belt
roaf between st. Cloud and Klssimmee two
Italians were discovered by the train crew.
The men were badly wounded, one it is be-
lieved. fatally. They had evidently been in
a scrimmage.
Mrs. George r. Holt OF New Hampshire
visiting at Orange City, was seriously in
jured Tuesday by a horse attached to a
buggy, in which she was riding, running
away and throwing her out, causing con-
oussion Of the brain.
As business meeting of the members of
the FIRST Baptist church of Pensacola, held
Wednesday night. Rev. A. z. Pugh an
noUnced his acceptance of the call 20 the
passionate of the church. which was rendered
him last week. He comes from Mississippi
j. f. Beale, solicitor of patents, reports
the following patents issued to residents Of
Florida for the week ending March Is:
Fred w. Buck, Mayport, valve for engines
Merritt Burt and J. w. SKilton, Jackson
vile, tank feeder; Jose G.. Fernandez. Kew
West, cigar measure
A famous sulphur spring has been found
on some richly wooded pine lands in La
fayette county II is said 10 rival Suwan-
nes Springs, and people for miles around
come to battle in 1t and drink its health
giving waters. The land IS owned by Gus
tave Eckstein & Co. Of Savannah.
The aggregate phosphate shipments this
month will be the largest ever made from
Fernandina. Already 5,700 tons have
cleared, and the vessels now loading will
take 5000 tons, which will give total of
Is, 700 tons for the March shipments. and
the probabilities are that even these figures
will be increased.
The Indian River Gun Club has been or
ganize1 at Eau Gallie, and the following
officers elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, John Aspinwall; vice president, p. A.
Mcmillan; secretary and treasurer, j. II.
Smith; board Of managers. A. r. Hodg-
son, Capt. j. b. Smith, F. A. Houston; ex-
Smell, and Il. j. Mathews
The British steamship Craigland. which
arrived at Fernandina Tuesday from the
Canary Islands. brought part of the crew of
the brig Marine, recently wrecked during
voyage from New York with coal for
Rio de Janeiro. The party brought to
Fernandina consisted of the mate aud five
seamen Of the Inflated brig, the remainder
OF the crew being carried TO Port Royal by
the steamship Lockwood. There were no
lives lost by the wreck.
The new officers of the grand lodge OF
Florida, Independent Order OF Odd Fellows.
are: Elective officers-Grand master, Eu-
gene o. Locke, Key West; deputy grand
master, w. II. Cyrus, Palatka grand war
den, K. Is. Van Deman. Jacksonville; grand
secretary, W. Mcintosh, Jr., Tallahassee:
grand treasurer. B. A. MACHINES, Tallahas-
see; grand representative, N. C.. Petit,
Waldo. Appointive officers-Marshnl, John
ii. Caro-. Pensacola; conductor, E. T. Shu.
CART, De Funiak; guardian. John Mooney,
Tampa; herald, j. w. Sineath, Sanford.
A convention OF the Disciples of Chris.
with the object of organizing Christian CO.
operation in the state of Florida was held in
Oooee, Orange county, on March IL, ~ and
IL. The meetings we're held in the beauti-
full Memorial church built by Mrs. w. T.
Withers to tne memory of her late husband
The officers appointed for the cu,rent year
are w. r. Pendleton, president: executive
board, T. NJ. Shackletord, chairman; J. w
Maddux, s. R. Woods, B. NJ. Sims; C. H
Dollhouse, corresponding secretary and
treasurer; DR.. d. NJ. Breaker, state evan.
gelist.
Braidentown journal: Last Sunday even
ing as Henry Willis of Palmetto was cross
ing the river over to Braidentowu in a small
boat, not being an experienced sailor, hi.
boat was capsized, catching him under the
sail and almost drowning him. After free
ing himself from the sail, he chung to the
upEurned boat with difficulty and called for
help. Fortunately Miss Mary Lou Thoma.
and Miss Matte Bledsos were passing by il
a sailboat, managed by a colored boy, from
q visit to Ellenton, heard the cries for help
and discovering the struggling man quickly
bad the course of their boat changed. anC
under full sail went to bis assistance, but
seeing that their boat would not stop il
time, under the stiff breeze that was blow.
ing, they called to him to catch on TO tn.
boat as it passed him, which he did. anC
was finally lifted into the boat by his fail
rescuers in an almost exhausted condition.