The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-18
FLORIDA.

FLOhIDAs
The Clear Water Times says that good
hotel is needed in that town.
g. A. K. Stevens is once more the owner
Of the Barlow COurier-Ihf Ormdnt and will
conduct it himself.
Visitors TO Gainesville Saturday reported
q pond about 100 feet wide, about four
miles north of Gainesville on the Newnans-
vile road, entirely frozen over.
g. II. Jones Of Rocky Point, Alachua
county. has 21f acres OF beets which were
untnjured by the recent cold weather. MIR.
Jones expects to net $500 from his beet crop
alone.
j. r. Beville, whose farm lie about seven
miles west OF Gainesville, has 300 acres
planted in oats. This is probably the larg-
ess acreage OF oats planted by any farmer
in Florida.
The recent cold snap 10 causing oranges to
drop from the trees in large numbers in
Alachua county. Fruit picked from the
trees Saturday, however, showed no signs
Of being frozen.
County Judge w. H. Baker had Seen
erap Maxley before him at Jacksonville
Monday on q charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses- Maxley waived ex-
animation and was committed in default of
S400 bond.
The Orange County Grape Growers' As
ISOLATION held an interesting meeting at Or
lRndo Saturday afternoon. The principal
matter discussed by the meeting was the
proper handling aud transportation OF tho
Niagara grapes while in transit from the
vineyards here TO the markets of the north
A writer in the Ocala Banner asserts
that dishonest tree peddler four years ago
sold $4,000 worth of Georgia fruit trees In
that county, claiming that they had all been
tested at his Volusia county place and that
now there is not 500 worth OF the trees in
the county to show for the $40, 900 which he
carried away.
Orlando Reporter: About dusk Saturday
evening while Henry Bartlett was driving
Delaney a. Ives delivery wagon along
Orange avenue, just opposite Curtis &
ONeals book store, his horse suddenly SHE'D
from lantern placed as o dagger Signal on
q pile of old lumber. Mrs. Massey was
driving along the street at that point where
the debris from the old buildings leaves but
narrow passageway. The frightened
horse made a sudden lunge, and before Mr..
Bartlett could check him he ran right into
Mrs. Massey's team, throwing her headlong
over the dashboard, and right under her
horses heels. her clothing becoming tangled
in the wheels ana gearing Of the buggy.
Fortunately she held on to the reius, keep
ing her horse under control until she was ex-
tricated from the dangerous position by
some gentlemen standing near. She fortu-
natsly escaped injury, but was very much
frightened.
Orlando Reporter: A striking instance
OF mans inhumanity to man" has come to
light at Windermere, near Lake Butler,
this county. Saturday afternoon some COL
ored men found by the roadside another
coiored man with his head split open, lying
upon bed Of Goals where his would-be
murderers had evidently left him to roast
Just how long the victim had lain there is
not known, as he could not I'm his butch
cred condition, give any intelligent account
Of himself and how he came to be In such a
sad plight. The good samaritans, Into
whose hands he had fallen, did not know
what TO do with the poor fellow, but after
awhile decided to briug him to Orlando and
submit the case to the proper authorities,
which they did, arriving here with the man
in a wagon about 2 O'Clock Sunday morning.
He was taken TO Sheriff Anderson who or
dered him cared for at a lodging house
on Church street. Dr. Hicks was called TO
see the wounded man and found the back of
his bead and neck one solid mass of blisters
and olotted blood. The scalp was split to
skull from the top OF his head to
the bridge Of bis nose, while a second cash
began under and tore out his Left eye. In
the effort TO wash the olotted blood from the
wound. the DOOR fellow tainted dead away,
and further dressing OF the injured parts
was deferred until Monday when DR.. Hicks
had his head and face thoroughly washed,
after, which he dressed the wound. The negro
seems to be about half conscious Of what
happened TO him, and gives the names OF
two OF his companions whom he claims
tried TO murder him and then rob him OF a
small sum OF money. His articulation lie
seriously affected aud he has not yet been
able to tell his own name.