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

A syndicate of northern capitalists have
secured several thousand acres OF heavy
lands at the head OF It's st. Johns aud a
big sugar plantation is to 20 10.
William Hayes, son Of J. W. Hayes, died
| suddenly at Altoona Saturday. he called
his mother, but before she could get to him
he was dead. Heart disease was the cause.
Col V. G. Shipman is shipping from
| eight to ten bushels of strawberries daily
| from Lawtey to New York, and realizing
from 6j cents to 81 so per quart for them.
The Knights of Pythias of Pensacola are
| arranging to erect a $lO,00O castle on the
plan OF issuing stock certificates OF $40 each
to members Of the order until tho necessary
! amount Is raised.
| The county commissioners have decided
to let the people vote whether Bradford
| county shall assist in the worlds fair ex-
hibit or not, aud Saturday, March 20, Is the
day set for the voting.
Rt. Rev. Edwin ]. Weed, D. d., bishop
of the Episcopal diocese OF Florida, will
visit the parish of St. Luke's at Orlando on
| Frio0y, March IS, TO administer the rite Of
confirmation and consecrate st. Luke's
| church.
On last Wednesday Albert Dickinson
and A. W. Chapman took with hook and
! line from Blue Spring run, near Orange
City, within two hours, eleven bass weigh
ing thirty-five pounds, aud one gar-fish
| feet and inches loug, aud Weighing
twenty pounds.
The case of the proprietor of the fernando
| hotel at Brooksville vs.. j. w. Austin the
lessee, was tried Tuesday before County
Judge w. s. Jennings, in which the ques-
tion of possession was settled for the time
being, at least. After hearing the evidence
the jury returned verdict in favor of the
| defendant.
Francis Irsch reached Tampa q day or
| two ago over the Florida Central and
| Peninsular railroad with party of about
| twenty-five Swedish immigrants. They were
q good lot OF people, with some means. On
| arrival they were embarked Oh the Florida
| Central aud Peninsulnr steamer Sadie for
the vicinity Of Ellenton, on the Manatee
| river. They have purchased a quantity Of
| land there and will at once settle and i'm
| prove it.
| Two weeks ago, during the strong wind
that blew nearly all day, some person set
| fire to the grass back Of Lake George land
ing. near Orange City. With fearful
| rapidity the fire swept through the woods,
| licking up all before 10, and into the pine
land grove owned by Mrs. DR.. Hill, and
destroyed all the fences and more than 200
bearing trees before il could be checked. BY
great effort the hommock grove and 9TH
| ers between it and the river were saved.
The loss is great one, and many years will
be required 10 produce such trees as those
| destroyed.
Gainesville Sun: In the case Of Benja-
min f. Hall VS.. Camp Bros, tried
| before Referee s. Y. Finley some
| days since. judgment has just been rendered
| against the defendants, the Messrs. Camp,
| for 81 600 damages III favor of the plaintiff,
Hall. The history of the case is this: In
| 1883, when the plaintiff was but l3 years old
he was employed by the defendants to make
gates Gai at so much per day.
| put to work with other boys, push
ing railroad cars. lie was pushing between
two cars when his foot slipped aud the rear
car ran over his leg, so that it had to be
amputated at point two inches below the
| body. The verdict was rendered on the
| ground Of negligence on the part of the
| company. The accident occurred in 1888.
but suit was not brought until 1891 after
the pialntiH had become OF age. King u
King appeared for the plaintiff and Ashby,
DAVIS and Carter for the defendants.
At Iverness day or two ago the stove In
| the house of Z. II. Baker was blown up,
| powder having been put in the wood he
burned. Fortunately, no one was near the
| stove at the time of the explosion, nothing
! being hurt except the stove it being en-
tirely demolished. For some time Mr. Ba-
ker has been annoyed by various acts of
a malicious nature, and this last act was
more than ne could stand. So he packed
| up his goods and was leaving for Atlanta,
| Ga, when Arthur Dwelly and win Akin
| sou, two young men Of that place, were
heard chuckling over the affair and were
| promptly arrested. Atkinson made con-
fession, and at the preliminary trial d welly
was bound over TO court and his bail was
| fixed at 5000.
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