The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19

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FLORIDA
A large number Of young orange trees are be-
ing set out in grove form around Leesburg.
J. W. Patton Of Gainesville has a contract TO
locate SEQ acres Of La d for J. II. Wright in
the vicinity Of Lacrosse.
Over 1000 dozen eggs were shipped from
Bronson last Friday. Upward Of 100 dozen are
shipped nearly every day.
Daniel Gillls has located a 2O-horse power
mill near Westyille, in Holmes county, and will
begin to ship lumber in few days.
E, Leybourne shipped from Gainesville Fri
day 1000 quarts OF Strawberries and 100 boxes
Of oranges TO the northern markets.
The moss mill Of Avera & Roux, at Gaines
VILE, IS doing a good business. The firm has
shipped $4,000 pounds OF ginned moss the past
few days,
DR.. F. H. Williams has sold tract Of several
acres of land at Indian Beach to Mr. Tysdsl Of
Manchester, Conn, who will occupy it and
build home for permanent residence.
The oreosote works at Fernandna are now
engaged on quite a large order for bridge ma
terial for the South Bound road. the material
will be used IN bridging the Ogeechee and Rice
boro rivers.
Hon. J. w. Campbell Of Argyle has sold his
stock Of goods and store to Daniel Douglass and
has moved to DeFuniak Springs so that he may
give his whole time to the duties of the office Of
county Judge
Tom Yates Of Orlando, while chopping wood
Thursday, by misdirected blow, struck his
right foot with the sharp blade OF the AK, sever
ing the arteries and tendons aud almost
separating bis foot In two across the instep.
few days ago Ed Medicis of st. Augustine
killed bear and captured two cubs out on the
Tocoi road, between the junction and the st.
Johns river. IL is also stated that Mr.. Medicis
saw two fine deer. The game law is in vogue,
so Mr.. Medcis could not lawfully shoot the
animals.
A sad accident occurred one mile east Of
Mayo last Saturday evening. The infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Suggs. about weeks old.
was given morphine by mistake, and died in a
few hours, although physician was summoned
and everything done that medical skill
could do.
The firm Of BarretO. Luis & Co. cigar manu-
facturers of Marti City, has dissolved copart-
nership, aud new firm under the same name
has been organized, with Manuel d. Barreto.
Estabon Luis and 4. W. AgneW as iucorpOra-
tors. The new firm will continue business at
the same place in MART City.
At Argyle, on Tuesday last, Goldberg & Rich
of Nashville, Tenn, through their agent, J. w.
Campbell. made a sale of i0,400 acres of pine
land, lying on both sides Of the Pensacola and
Atlantic railroad, in Holmes and Walton couh-
ties. Two steam saw mills will be erected right
away 10 convert the pines into lumber for the
market.
At Brai1entown on Tuesday, March Il, com
plant having been made before Justice c. V. s.
Wilson that Capt. John Moonlight. master OF the
schooner HAutense from Tampa, was In the
river selling Intoxicating liquor contrary to the
law, that being dry county, the justice issued
a warrant 20 Sheriff A. S, Watson to arrest
Capt. Midnight and bring him before him for
preliminary trial The arrest was made aud
the prisoner taken before Justice Wilson the
same afternoon, who, after examination. com
mitted him TO the county Jail in default of bond
for trial before the circuit court which convenes
Monday, March 20.
Gainesville Sun: The committee to which
was referred the matter OF settlement between
the city aud Hartford, Hebert & Co, met last
night. The committee consisted of II. F. but
ton, president Of board Of trade; Mayor s. j.
Burnett, Aldermen l.. L. Hill and w G. Robin
son, and u. X. Broome and G. W. Hyde. The
following propositions for settlement was
recommended to the city council: That the city
pay Hartford Hebert g Co S3I 200 in pay
nents as follows; $4,000 in bonds, reservnR
cash as the work progresses and $1,000 in bonds
upon completion of the contract, Hartford, He
bert & Co. TO give bond of IS 900 for the faith
full completion OF contract.
AT Crescent City on Wednesday afternoon,
March IS, Mr. Aumucks residence on Main
street, fronting Stella lake, which he purchased
three weeks ago Of Mr.. Lane, was burned to
the ground. The cause of the fire is unknown
but it was accidental. The flames broke out
Just after the family had gone away for few
weeks. Nothing was saved. Mrs. Cook. the
housekeeper, lost 5000 In currency, besides all
of her clothing. Five gentlemen, learning of
this, at once made up the amount and pre-
scented il TO her. L. A. Ballard, who boarded
there, lost about $500 in money, all of his cloth
ing and many valuable papers. The loss on the
house. furniture personal property and beau
tifu orange grove is not far from 81 900, with
no insurance.
Mrs. Della Wadsworth was burned to death
last Friday afternoon at her home. near Lee, in
Madison county. AT about . O'Clock Mrs Wad s.
worth went out OF her house to put a stop to a
burning fence, which had been ignited by the
laff Twin
after the cane had been stripped By some
means her clothing became ignited, and failing
to put 1t out, Sue called TO her husband, who
was the fence she was directing his at
tention to, he left his work and started toward
her, when he discovered his wife running to-
ward him wrapped in flames that were fast tax
ing ner life. Reaching her he began TO tear her
garments off, much to his own peril, and as the
result showed, without doing any good to her,
as she had been SO badly burned that death
night. Mr.. Wadsworth sustained burns OF a
serious nature, and it is feared that he viii lose
the use of both his hands
Mrs John Eagan, wife of a well-known attor-
ney OF Pensacola, died under sad circum-
stances tn. Th Sssas on ,S9
Christian Temperance Union on the day
previous she contracted n cold that resulted
In neuralgia Of the head. Her suffering
was so great that toward noon she retired TO
her room to lie down. She told servant girl
to bring her a small bottle of chloroform which
was In the houfe, aud when il was brought ap-
piled q small quantity TO a handkerchief which
She placed on her forehead and then lay down.
Some time atterward q member Of the family
entered the room aud asked Mrs. Eagan how
she felt. She replied that she felt better, and
thereupon she was left alone to sleep. She was
not disturbed until Mr.. Eagan came home TO
dinner about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon He
asked for Mrs. Eagan, and when told that she
was in her room suffering with neuralgia he
we Mt n hal "a entarRd igF cd
room he saw his wife lying still on tie bed. He
called her but received no answer Raising the
curtain of window TO let in light he noticed
that she was lying in an unnatural
position and also detected the fumes
Of chlorofOrm in the room Again
he tried to arouse her, and failing, telephoned
for DR.. W. II. Ross, the family physlcian.
When DR.. Ross arrived he found her uncon
scious and Immediately telephoned to Dr.. Rem
shaw to come with galvanic battery When
DR.. Renshaw arrived with the battery it was
applied without effect. From the rigidity of
the limbs the physicians are satisfied that she
had been dead for at least half an hour bef ore
her husbands arrival. Later It was discovered
unfortunate accident. After she had placed
the handkerchief on her forehead slightly
saturated with chloI oform, and had been left
alone TO rest, she lay down on the bed with the
bottle Rrasped in one hand. After the chlorO-
form had eased the pain and soothed her to
sleep, by some means the cork in the bottle
dropped out and the entire contents were
spilled on the pillow and bed clothing This
she inhaled in her sleep md unconsciously passed
away.
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