The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-20
FLORIDA.

500 on the spot.
FLORIDA.
DaYtona is laying fideE alks and is adverts-
ing for bids fIr the cons tr lCtio9 Of a wal.
All dogs found at large in Jas ace killed,
as hydrOphobia is epidemic IN thai section
among dogs.
Calhoun county is with ut railroad in its Dor
ders, has not q lawyer, nor is there single bar
room in the county.
TIE stations on the extension Of the Jackson
vile, ST Augustine and Indian River railway
are nearly completed.
Frank Blocker, an old resident of Blanton,
died suddenly last Friday. Blocker dra k a
mixture com posed largely Of carbolic acid by
mist Ike
The county commissioners Of Hamilton
county have awarded the contract for erecting
a Jail TO cost $1,000 to the Pauly Manufacturing
Company,
Milton and its vicinity has already secured
magnificent re ults from tie planting of peJans,
and o.her portions Of West Florida are follow
Ing the example.
Or. J T. VIC MILAN has sold his drug store at
Gainesville to J. s Bedford OF Co ar Key. DR..
Mcmillan mad been ia business ia Games lie for
twenty eight years.
Capt. Tn. +. Moss Of the Norwegian bark
Venus, who arrived a. Pensacola from sharp
ness On Wednes lay, fell owe board at sea about
$3.50 clock p, m, Jan. 81, ami was lost
Tn success of Mr. Dubois of Ia la1assee,
who now ships wine to every porJiOn Of the
country, shows tina. tue manu- acture IF wine
in FlOr a is not only possible, but cal be done
with profit.
Certain .axpayers ot Brevard county accuse
the county commissioners OF lille al eXpendi
ture of the county funds and excessive taxation.
The grand jury, however. stanIs by the county
commits oners.
If a proposed ordinance o through the co H.
mon cou4ci OF peLand Will in future salscl a i
city officers and regulate the al aries each TO 10
ceive per annum. 1t is said that the intention
ID To cut down expenses.
The bear a. was added to the mena serie r.
the Sub-tropical exposition at JAG NsJnvie re-
Gently got in some bad work on his keepers.
They got too familiar with Bruin an he gave
them some bites that they will RENT mber
The marriage of T. A Winfield, private secre-
tRTy of q l.. Myers, superintendent of the
uJhern Express Company, to Miss Rita Strayer
OF Richmond, Va will take place at Richmond
Frid,y. Mr.. Winfield will leave Jacksonville
for that city on Wednesday next
The mercantile stock OF II. c. Wright & Son
at North Lake Weir was totally destroyed by
fire Friday morning about O'Clock. The goods
we're valued at about $1,000, insurance. $500
with S. W. VI )OdY & Son 0 Ocala. The ire Is
supposed to be the work Of anilosndiary,
The two buildings donated by John B. Stetson
to The Bap ist college at DeLand cost $4,000.
After the services OF dedication this gentleman
endowed the presidents chair with a $4,000
donation and named the chair the Forbes chair
af or the professor who viii! have charge of the
college.
upon Amelia Island nave been starving to
death. Their continual lowing during the
night and Gay together with the bleating OF the
hslf-starved calves has been annoying to those
living near Amelia. There are now eight DEAD
cattle close to Amelia.
It has ben suggested that q. S. Grant Post.
Grand Army of the Republic, of Orlando give
the widow of Gen. u. 5. Grant, now at Alta
monte Springs hotel and invite the comrades
from neighboring posts to join them in paying
honor to the widow of the most illustrous
grand army comrade in the world.
DR.. J. NJ. Jackson, Jr, returned to Bronson
Monday from Mariana, where he was called as
a witness in the damage suit brought by John
| +. Jackson, brother Of w. +. jackson of
Gainesville, against the Louisville and Nashville
railroad for injuries sustained in an accident.
A verdict was rendered for complainant IN the
sum of 81, 800, each side to pay its own costs,
and an appeal was taken. The amount sued for
was $4,000.
Pensacola Netos: West Florida Is full of
| homeseekers from the west and northwest and
large sales of real estate are being made almost
daily. The NetUs heard yesterday OF a sale of
| 1900 acres near Cypress TO Chicago parties,
who propose to put a large portion OF il in
fruit trees A grove OF handsome LeConte
pear trees in sight OF the railroad is what at
tracted the attention Of these gentlemen to the
lands and induced them to buy.
AT jacksonville Friday night the room of Miss
Baker. guest of the Everett hotel. was enter d
ana SeNeEdl nuuuIcu uOAlhIS WORM Ol Fdluaule
jewelry was stolen, consisting OF gold watch
and several pieces of diamond jewelry. No
clew whatever has been obtained as to the per
petrators, who gained entrance from the hail
door. Miss Baker Is a stranger there and has
been at tie hotel only few days. The matter
is now I'm the hands of the police authorities
who will try and recover the goods.
DR.. ]. D. Fernandez Of Jacksonville, sec re.
tary of the Florida Medical Association an
nounces q at the goth annual session Of the as
ISOLATION Will be held lat Jacksonville on Tues
day April 4, 1898. Dr. r. Z. Daniel of Jackson
vile is chairman of the committee Of arrange
ments. Following is the committee on sections:
l. MediCne-Dr K. A. Lancaster, Gainesville.
| .. Surgery-Dr Il. /. Harris, Oakland 3.
! Gynecology j. 5; Heron. Pensacola. 4.
| Hygiene Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, Key West. 5.
| Diseases Of Chtldren-Dr. o. E. Worcester.
| ConanU.
DeBsnd Record: A severe hail storm passed
| over De- and from the south about O'Clock Sun-
| day afternoon last The heavy al fell tor about
| twenty minutes ana the ground was white with
/ il, and beautiful sight to see too. Ii was very
/ unlike most hail. This stones looked more like
/ chunks of ice of ali shapes and from the size or
/ an acorn to as large as a mems egg. II any
] small animals were caught out in 1t they were
killed outright. The stones went through glass
windows like bullet, that is the larger ones. II
was an Unusual sight TO in Florida especially
/ in February. It's scope did not embrace much
/ territory. not more than mile wide, but went
! almIs across the county 10 its travel from
/ south TO north. During the night OF the same
I day neavy rain fell, accompanied by thunder
and lightning.
! The ad body of an unknown man was found
! Friday morning four miles north of Oakland
| by Sectionmaster Reddick of the Cotton Belt
| railroad. The body is that of a man between
p ana so years of age, 5 feet inches high, with
| auburn hair light complexion and blue eyes
| de vas dressed in lig II blue suit. he boly
1 was found lying face downward in the shallow
water on one side Of the railroad track, and a
vail and hat we're lyi z close by it. The
! pockets contain d four s. bills and postal
! card addressed to j. w Lyons at Orlando, and
| signed by an agent Of the Southern Express
Company. Justice Hawthorne view ed the body
| in the presence of fifteen witnesses and decided
that no inquest was necessary, as the deceased