The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-10

There Is a colored child near Ocala fou
months Of age that weighs forty pounds.
L. r. Decker OF Titusville has the con
tract for a $1,000 building at Eden for
Mr.. Robinson of New Mexico.
Mrs. Sarah Parker, a leading journals
and lectures OF Europe. will probably max
Tampa her home for the winter.
The Bloomfield Kaolin Company has Just
refused an offer Of over $4,000 for il
mines at Bloomfield, Lake county.
J. E. Hekelkatchet of Lake county say
be realized 5000 from half acre Of Irist
potatoes dug from ditch ks feet.
A little child Of C. L. Fildes Of Gaines
vile swallowed kerosene oil by mistake
Wednesday and was dangerously i'll foI
a while.
The Presbyterian church at BraidentoWn
at special meeting u few days ago, called
Rev, ii. A. Dodge to act as pastor for the
ensuing year.
The erection of another large building
will soon be commenced on the railroad lot
opposite the Everett hotel on West Bay
street, at Jacksonville, by the Anheuser
Bush Brewing Company.
1t is reported that there is huge bear
running az large out on the south sid9 OF
Alligator lake, 10 Columbia county. 1. Las
been seen by several, but up TO date no enc
has been able to get a shot at ''bTulD.'
In the libel suit of n. B. Rhodes vs.. 1. ).
Coogler in the circuit court at Brooksville
last week the jury brought IN verdict IN
favor OF the plaintiff, giving his damages as
5000. Col. Cooger appealed 10 the su-
preme court.
Brooksville Star: J. c. Croft Of Spring
Lake presented US with a sample or his egg
plant crop last Monday. me ones sent 20
this office were twenty-four inches In cir
cumference. He has A. acres planted, and
has Just commenced 70 snip them.
Ocala Banaer Robert Murrell, the orange
buyer and shipper, has contracted for $1,000
boxes of fruit, at prices ra glng from -
cents 30 81 40 per box, He disposed Of bis
purchase in Manatee county at an advance
Of $1,000, without touching al orange, with
an offer Of $3.50 per month to superintend
the packing and shipping OF the crop. C.
w. White OF Cltra, the most extensive
dealer, is said to have contracted for lO0,-
600 boxes, paying for Manstee oranges 81 so
a box. Alfred Aver, on Lake Weir, sold
his crop for 81 500 on the trees.
S. T. Bowers, express messenger on the
run between Barlow junction and Punta
Gorda, fell head first from the second story
front varanda of the Orange hotel at Bar
tow last Sunday noon, striking on his shout
der and bruising himself badly. The cause
OF the accident was the giving way OF the
yeranda railing as he was In the act of lean
ing over it,pouring out water from pitcher.
HIS shoulder struck a large flower box,
making painful bruise. and demolishing
The box, which, however, no doubt pro-
ected his head and neck, and perhaps pre-
vented more serious injury.
Tallahassee Floridian: Sheriff Pearce
a few days ago, a negro des-
oeredo who came here from South Florida
IE in
murder, as has been sscertained from hints
1ropped by him in con 7ersation with COM
oanions. When arrested he carried q
1ouble-bsrreled, muzzleloeding shotgun.
The man is nearly six feet high, is coal
black, about 80 years of age, weighs about
$50 pounds. has even teeth. and walks with
! very noticeable limp, caused by being
hot through the calf of the right leg with
ball from large pistol or r fe.
Key West Pennant: During the past few
lays William A. Baker. one Of Key Vests
timers, has been at work
placing a new tin roof lon the residence of
Judge A. DeLano, corner Front and Caro-
inc streets, but his work was somewhat re-
iarded by a swarm of bees which have been
under the shingles of the roof for fifteen
years. OF course some difficulty was ex-
pected in getting the bees out. The timer
offered IS to any one who would "be good
euouRn 10 relleVe MIN OF the Dee RESPONSE
bility. This offer " as accepted by half dozen
colored men and other novices In the bust
ness. The first man who went on the roof
among the bees said that he was bee tanner {;
but he could not tame those bees. The next
one said that he was q snake oharmer, and he
knew that he could control those bees in
five seconds, but it took ~ seconds for him
TO reach the edge OF the building, where he
believed ladder to be resting, but some
good friend of his had previously pulled the
ladder away, and said timer was left, with
his legs dangling between heaven and earth
to consider wnetner he loved bees or whether
bees loved him. dad it not been for the
timely aid OF friend below, the aforesaid
individual would have Init the earth" so
hard in his descent that not even the bees
would have recognized him. However, it
is but just TO the bees to say that their nest
was robbed and naught but 15-year-
honey could be found.