The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
FLoRIDA's CAPITAL CITY.
Appointments by the Governor-The
Movements of Well-known People.


Movements Of Well-known People.
Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 15.-It is said
] that L. A. Thompson Of Saginaw, Mich,
has bought the Graham single mills at
/ st. Marks, and that his chief operators
are here. The mills are equipped with
tirst-class maehinery, and havea capacity
for 10000 shingles per day.
Gov. II. L. Mitchell and wife returned
Thursday from Birmingham, Ala, with
er they were summoned about two weeks
ago on account of the illness of the gov
ernOr's sister.
Volume 81, Florida Supreme Court Re
ports, containing the opinions of the Jan
uary 1888 term, has been delivered to
the State Librarian by John G. Collins,
the state printer.
he stable of 7. H. Randolph and a
barn belonging to Mrs. c. G. Pearce were
burned Wednesday night With the
former a supply Of feed was also destroy
ed, and in the latter cart, mower and
carriage The origin of the fire is not
known. Loss $500, with 1910 insurance.
The Tallahassee remen are to be paid
81 each for every fire at which they
move the hose and 81 where hose is not
used.
w. D. Hartt, Mrs. c. j. NJ. Shine and
Miss Nettie Hartt came home from New
Brunswick this week.
B. b. Wilson, secretary to the supreme
court justices, left on Friday for Man
chester, n c., where he will, on Oct. H.
be married to Miss Clifford Walker of
Monticello, Fla.
Howard Gamble, who spent the sum-
mer in Canada, came home few days
since.
c. F. Pons of Macclenny sheriff of Ba-
ker county, was at the capital on Official
business a few days ago.
A. H. D'Alemberti of Pensacola, grand
reporter of the Florida Knights of Honor,
was in the city Thursday.
j. G. Davant, of Brooksville, has been
admitted to practice in the supreme court
of Florida
Mrs. Jane Wyatt of Gainesville, is the
guest of Mrs. John L. Crawford.
Misses Jessie and Rosa Meginniss have
returned from visit to friends in Della
ware.
Mrs. W. NJ. Ball of Pensacola, wife of
Mr.. Ball of the Daily News, is visiting
Tallahassee friends.
Lincoln Academy, the colored free
school, has 400 pupils enrolled
Mrs. J. d. Beggs and Mrs Mamie
Coleman of Orlando are guests of Mrs. h.
A. Shine.
Mrs. Lila Craft of Tampa is visiting
her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Robert
Munro.
Col c. B. Collins and Messrs. w. r.
Blake and j. w. Coles are fishing and
hunting on the Gulf coast.
Col. John n. G. Stockton, vice-p president
of the National Bank of the State of Flor
ida. r. D. Knight of Jacksonville, and j.
S. Leonard, cashier of the First National
Bank of Pensacola, are atdthe capital on
business.
Jordan Butler of Wakulla county came
to the city this morning. He says Morris
Jackson and Hector Cooper IAN colored)
accused him of killing COW. He claimed
that ne did not. They notified him that
he and his family must leave. He refused
to do so. Last night about twenty shots
were fired into his house. Fortunately,
no one was injured. Butler will have
Jackson and Cooper arrested.
The governor has made the following
appointments: j. Albert Jennings of Jen-
nings; :. r. Russell, of Massacre; G.. II.
Summers, of jacksonville; T. A. Branch,
of Floradelphia; w. O. Massey, of Ocala,
and j. A. HaresborOugh of Leesburg, to
be notaries public for the state at large.
Francis Touart and W. H. Connop, of
Pensacola to be notaries public for
Espamb ia county; Q. L. Estes and John ].
timber and lumber for Franklin county.
J. w. Hodge of St. Lulie to be notary
public for Brevard county. Reuben Cha
son of Bristol, to be county commissioner
for Fifth district of Liberty county. B. j.
Johnson of Homasassa, to be justice of the
peace for Second district of Citrus county;
j. L. Varnadore of Pinehill, to be Justice
of the peace for Bradford county; G. w.
Roberts of Orangedale, to be justice of
the peace for Second district of st. Johns
county.
The governor has accepted the fol-
lowing designations: H. A. Parker,
county Judge of Polk county; j.. c. Doug
lass commissioner for Walton Frank
Johnson, justice of the peace for Escam-
bia; Fred w. SEYMOUR, justice of the
,,aaoa for Ctitslc