The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-10
FLORIDA

At BaPdad steps are being taken toward
/ starting Young Mems Christi an AssOcla-
ton; also Good Templars' lodge and an
Odd Fellows lodge as soon as the necessary
ARRANGEMENTS are completed
a. Z. Heyser OF Lake Worth has just sold
1876 acres Of pineapple land in q body. near
Oak Lawn. 10 Il. N. Flagler for considcra-
tiOn OF SO 80. Nothing definite is known,
but 10 Is supposed that the purchase was made
for friends OF Nj. Fl3gler who Will go into
pineapple culture on large scale.
Josephus Brown, q young negro boy en-
plOyed in the canteen at Fort Barrancas at
Pensacola, was arrested Saturday by United
states Deputy Marshal Wharton on a war
rant issued by United States Commissioner
w. w. Potter. Brown is implicated in the
larceny of "a watch from Julius OCrtiug. at
Warrington. some time ago.
Apccularaccid happened Friday evening
10 Mrs. 9. BruX. who lives on West Intcnden-
ella street at Pensacola She was engaged in
sweeping the itOOr Of one Of the rooms OF the
house, and among other things swept into "a
pile was pistol cartridge NO, %. She gath
cred up the rubbish and threw il into the fire.
when. suddenly, the cartridge exploded, and
sent the ball Whizzing through one Of her
wrists.
The offerings in the timber market Mt Pen
sacola Of good stock were very limited during
the past week ana the demand was about
equal 10 the amount offered. There was
rctter feeling among buyers, and in cOnSe-
qucnce the market rallied somewhat from the
depression Of the week previous At the
close OF business saturday quotations on sawn
lmHcr at Ferry Pass wore on basis OF 10 to
lO-a cents. according to average and quality.
There is no demand for hcwn timber
About $ o'clock Friday morning at the vii
lage Of Mary Esther situated on Santa Rosa
sound, in Santa Rosa county. about twenty
miles east Of Pensacola, the body Of a strange
white man was found floating in the water
Z he man was neatly dressed and appeared to
Re about 50 or G0years of age. He evidently
had not been dead long as blood was flowing
from his left eye. There was a bruse on his
forehead and those who found him thought
that his neck had been broken. In his pocket
was a check with the name j. W. Crump on
IL. he also had on Waterbury silver watch.
which had stopped running at 1:49 o'clock
a. IN.
T.. o. Locke, past grand master Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of Key West, is the re
CiplCnt of an interesting testimonial from j.
i. EYkemans, member of Piscatauqua
Lodge No. Gof Portsmouth, n. II. 1t consists
of grouping of emblems of Odd Fellowship.
cast in white metal on and around horse
shoe design The heart and hand. the bow
and arrow, the bundle Of sticks and the three
nentlv, 1t is about inches BY AZ and is
beautifully polished The donor was at Key
West on the kearsargc last year and visited
the Odd Fellows lodges Of that city, and since
his return to his home. in Portsmouth has
designed and himself wrought this testimonial
OF his appreciation Of the way he was wei
coined there. As he says in his letter accom-
panylng 1t, 1t represents many hours Of my
work. and many would like to have it. but ]
cannot forget your interest in me when in
your city"