The morning news., 1892-03-29
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roost have been made to feast these modern
epicureans.
FLORIDA.
Or. Kirby Smith has sold out his drug
store at Arcadia to DIR. 4. 5. Johnson.
Seven hundred and fifty boxes Of oranges
were shipped from the depot at Fort Meade
! on Wednesday,.
On account Of the illness of Judge Poser
De Soto county court was adjourned last
Monday, the regular rule day, until to-day.
E r. Watson Of Arcadia was made happy
last Tuesday night by the return OF his
milch COW that disappeared over two years
ago, during which time be never heard Of
her.
MIR. Rand of Massachusetts,, the architect
| of several OF the college buildings at Winter
Park, will soon begin ths erection OF a
"a, 900 residence at that place on Interlachen
avenue north OF the Lamson cottage.
Reports from the orchards around Milton
are more favorable than could he expected
after the late freeze. The late peaches are
reported scarcely injured, only the earliest
being killed. II reports are true the pear
| crop Will yet prove an abundant one.
Gainesville now has a street car line in
4 active operation, the cars having COM
menced making regular trips Saturday
| under the management Of Alderm n X. G..
| Pound, who has leased the road. The cars
have been handsomely repainte1 and re-
furnished, au1 present an appearance which
would be creditable to any city.
Owing to the bad weather, and perhaps
other causes, but little nctivity was dis
| played in the timber market at Pensacola
| during the past week. Stocks are ample,
| but prices are not very encouraging to
| sellers. At the close OF the market, hewn
timber was quoted at 10 to 1O1f and sawn at
| liz TO ll$4 cents, according to average aud
| quality.
R. A. Stewart and 8. E. Fuller of Lees-
burg recently made an exchange Of real es-
tate. The former gives a pretty and pro-
| ductive orange grove, with small residence,
two miles east of Leesburg, for Mr.. Fuller's
| residence and lot on Ninth street near the
Florida Southern depot. Each piece of
property is valued at $500. Mr.. Fuller. it
| is said, will take up his residence on the
grove, while Mr.. Stewart has rented the
| house he gets to Mr.. Carroll.
J. s. Fleming was having his last years
| tobacco crop, about 5000 pounds, hauled
| through Tallahassee Tuesday en- route to
Bainbridge, Ga, where he was to deliver il
to Cohen 90 Co., he having sold 1t TO them
at 20 cents per pound. The Florida Central
and Peninsular would not give him better
rate from Chaires station to Monticello than
90 cents per 100, 80 he hired wagons at SO
per day and hauled it through the country.
On Saturday, March 10, while W. L.
Williams With the chsin-gang was in West
Sanford Park, guarding the prisoners and
executing the law, a serious difficulty oc-
| Cured. While Mr.. Williams was building
| the fire. burly black negro ran up and
struck him a dangerous blow on the head
| with pick-ax infictpg a wound ~ inches
long. he was knocked TO his knees but re-
covered sufficiently under the excitement
/ xa.A -aA Nho, A,,k. ..,gNI Il
A trusty prisoner was handed the revolver
and pursued the villain, but without sue
cess.
Gainesville Sun: It is said that a few days
ago deputy United States marshal went
to Archer aud arrested James Hathcox and
| mis- wife. who were charged with obtaining
| money fraudulently from the government.
IL is alleged that Mrs Wilkinson, the mother
| of Mrs Hathcox. up to the time OF her death
had been drawing pension from the gov
| ernment. Mrs. Wilkinson died, and since
that time Mrs. Hathcox, it is said, has been
drawing the pension by Transforming her.
self into an old lady and personating her
mother. This illegal proceeding, It is
claimed, has been successfully practiced for
the past three or four years.
Fernandina Mirror: Between 10 and /
O'Clock Tuesday morning, while transfer
ring phosphate from the cars to the steaul..
| the platform on which the whselbarrows
| are rolled to and fro. In falling his head
struck the steamers iron railing. A line
was thrown to him as soon as possible, but
| 1t was not taken hold of, and the unfort-
| unate man arose to the surface only once
The body was recovered by Capt. Sharp at
about O'Clock, when it was discovered that
in his descent Mr.. Cribs skull had
been broken, his brains protruding from
| the gaping wound. Death must have been
instantaneous. An inquest was considered
| unnecessary and the body was turned
| over TO friends of the deceased Mr..
Cribb was not quite 81 years old. lie
was the only son of the late Capt
David Cribb, and his untimely death
is q sad blow to his aged mother and sev-
eral fatherless sisters, who relied princi-
pally upon him for their support. We are
| sure they have the heartfelt sympathy OF
| the entire community in their bereavement.
The quiet of Wellborn was broken Satur-
| day by murder. The victim Of the tragedy
was one Win Robinson, a colored mau
who lived on place belonging to another
negro named Hogan, and situated
| some 21S miles from this place. The other
actor in the sad affair was a young white
man, George Stansil by name, and the par
ticulars of the trouble may briefly be de-
scribed as follows: Nose Ben ct, who is
| one of Mr.. Stansil's hired hands, had had
some difficulty with Hogan few days ago,
which finally eliminated in a fight. This
trouble evidently left Hogan in anything
but a peaceful frame OF mind, and be
accordingly made his preparations to inflict
condign punishment on Sunday. News of
his intention coming to Mr.. Stansils ears,
that gentleman, accompanied by his mother
stopped at Hogan's house ON their
way TO town 60 protest against
any such continuance Of the trouble
aud to tell him that their hands
could not be interfered with in any such
manner. At this stage of the tragedy. Rob-
inson appears upon the scene. When the
Stansils halted at Hogan's gate, they were
met by the unfortunate man, and made
some inquiries of him as to his employers
whereabouts. 10 this Robinson made no
other reply than Yolley Of abuse. At this
young Stapsil leaped from bis buggy,
whereupon Robinson reached over the gate,
near which he was standing, and picked up
his gun. Stansll asked IL he meant TO use il
upon him. Robinson replied that he would
IL necessary. At this luncture Hogan hims
self came up and endeavored TO wrest the
| gun from Robinson. While the two were
still struggling Stansil drew nParar and