The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-21

Jacksonville. as City Health Officer Burroughs
has removed the restrictions.
Capt. GeorCe Warner has purchased r. s.
Warmers residence property at BraldentoWn,
and intends to make it his home.
Edward Morton, Of Illinois, has recently
purchased 100 acres of land containing a five
acre grove near Lake Garfield in Polk
county, and expects TO make the place his
future home.
The Polk County Medical Society reorean-
lied on last Friday and elected the following
officers: J. n Smith, NJ. D., president; Dr.
NJ. c. McGregor vice-president; DR.. F. NJ.
Wilson, secretary and treasurer.
j. Z. Ingraham, formerly president Of the
South Florida railway, but now MlIhonaire
Flagler'S business manager reports no dam
age done to the Royal TOinclanna hotel at
Lake Worth, and that the triting damage
done the railroad has been repaired
Pensacola News: Robins have made their
appearance in some portions Of EScambia
county. 1t is unusually early for these
birds to make their appearance in this sec
ton, and old sportsmcn say that they are
the advance messengers Of an early and cold
winter.
In announcing that over $4,000 have been
subscribed for a new building for Central Col
lege in Missouri, a Southern Methodist insti-
tuition, Bishop +, r. Hendrix adds that
great success has crowned the faithful laOOrS
of the president. Rev. DIT. j. D. Hammond,
brother Of Hon. Ed. M. Hammond, Of Orlando.
Engineer Sheen has the contract for build
ing the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
road extension from OViedO to Lake Charm
and has only ten days in which to complete
the work The road is reaching out after the
orange crop produced at Lake Charm. Mr..
Sheen was at Orlando Thursday trying to
hire 100 men to put on the grade
Ed Pacen. a negro brakeman employed on
the Florida Southern ratlrOadwas accidental
lv run over and killed near the depot at Bar
tow last Saturday afternoon. The train was
switching ana Pacen attempted to uncouple
two cars while in motion. hut he sliDDeQ and
fell beneath the wheels. He was torn almost
to pieces and lived only short time.
Palatka Advertiser: From present indica-
tons Palatka's future is rapidly Frightening
up and new industries are being added to our
already long list. The recent accessions are
the big cigar factory, with its forty or fifty
operatives; an exclusive orange box head
factory, with its twenty-five operatives, be-
sides the older industries for some time in
successful operation, and whose weekly pay
rolls are increasing, render the prospect for
the future decidedly cheerful
Orlando Record: Several months since
young man in Orlando saw, in some newspa-
per, an advertisement OF the Exquisite Toilet
Manufacturing Company, Toronto, Canada, in
which was offered first, second and third
money prizes in prize Bible contest the
contestants to enclose 80 cents in United
States stamps for q box of Pearlifoam The
young man sent the stamps and heard moth
ing from his enclosure for a long time after
wards when he received notice from A II.
Corbett, purporting to represent the company
and informing him that he had drawn prize
in the contest, the packing and shipping of
which would cost him so cents, requesting
him to toward that amount, which he promptly
did. From the latter enclosure he heard
nothing and concluded to write to the Toronto
postmaster and inform him OF the fraudulent
conduct Of Corbett The result was Corbett
mas been arrested for fraudulent use of the
Canadian and United States mails and his
trial will be had in few days. The sharp is
sure to be convicted