The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-26
FLORIDA.
GEORGIA.


Mrs. Acre Johnson living near Hancock
lake, in fernando county, had the misfortune
to be severely burned last Friday by her
clothes catching fire, Her injuries are very
painful but not Dangerous
A small cyclone swept across the country
twelve miles southeast OF BroOksVille last
week at the McMinn place. 1t wrecked the
barn and destroyed the fences, carving the
rails into the woods Its track was ABOUT
seventy-tVe yards wide and three miles long
All the timber in its track was blown down.
Lightning struck pine tree at Brooks
vile last Monday tearing il to pieces ana
scattering II in every direc ion. One piece Of
timber about feet long, about the size OF an
ordinary rail, was thrown 70 fee1 and the END
driven into the ground over a foot. Other
and smaller pieces were thrown so to 80 feet
away.
Mariana Journal; Ben Baker colo ed
residing near Greenwood, seriously ''slashsd"
young negro boy for his seeming too much
Intimacy with member OF the said Baker
family. The young fellow. whose name could
not be learned was cut on the left side OF the
neck and just under the ear. a physician
was summoned ana while the escape from in.
staEt death was miraculous, IL is said he is
doing we'll.
At Brooksville, Thursday, A. p Mott found
Doreas Bailey. crazy negress. standing in
she Was 6aTnF oqR S
pond ABOUT Nv 5nty rDur hours. she escaped
from the care OF Solomon O'Neal about
month ago, and was supposed TO be at the
home OF her daugnter-n law at Mundon Hin
Mr. Mott took her out OF the pond and de
livered her TO her friends.
Mrs. William Gaskins, most estimable
young lady at Orange Lake. died at her home
at the above place thursday night after a
few days illness. She had been married
nearly year TO William Gaskins, section
master of the Florida southern railway at
that place. About two years ago Mrs Gas
kins, in company with her sister, met with
an aceldent on the Cltra branChof the lorida
Southern Her sister afterward died from
lQlurleS received 4 the time n OF
Mrs. Gaskins Is also attributed to the same
accident
Lake City Tobacco Plant: Sunday night
last the lot and stable OF Jacob Ellis were
broken into and the fine grey horse and brake
OF Ben Ellis stOlen-it is thought about 2
O'Clock in the morning. Sheriff Cone and
Deputy Ellis started out as soon as the theft
was discovered, and overhauled the horse and
brake at the White Springs bridge wlere the
cupantS had recently left It. Later. Paul
Eardn neg from suwannee county, was
arrested near the shoals lie is now in iail
and is believed by officers to lie the right
party 1t is supposed that he and a woman
companton left the meeting here laie nday
nlgut a. q look THIS method OF AeLtAQg home.
Lake City Toba-,o Plant: The A. M. e.
conference which commenced the I4t4 and
closed the 18Th inst, was attended Nv more
than hundred preachers from different parts
OF hlddlc FLORIDA. Three bishops Ward,
presiding, Grant, associate. and urner, mis-
siouary were IN attendance The last
named. who has bseu travelling in Africa
since the conference was he ia mere efore II
worknE TO get the negroes back TO the DARK
contluen4 ever Flt0J was cole ted dur ne
the session for different chur n purp oscs. All
the colored churches In town aud the court
house were packed at the sunday services.
hundreds OF colored people coming from
oaher towns
William Fleming, colored man living 10
East ga hsUuNI44c Whue rowing across the
river from South Jacksonville Saturday
morning found "a low BOAT floating IN the
stream and picked IL up and towed IL ashore
IN The boat were quantity OF provisions a
keg OF nails and quart whisky bottle a out
hulffull Of liquor one oar was hanging la
the oar lock ana dragging I'm the water the
Other oar was gone IN the bottom OF the
boat just back OF the middle thwart was a
white felt hat soaked Ia water, as were the
other things. From an circumstances IL
looks az II the occupant OF the boat might
have been ip an Intoxicated condition by the
bottle OF whisky being over half empty ana
the last lhai one oar WAS dragged lu the wa
Ter with ihe provisions ln the boat makes IL
possible that the unknowu occupant had
fallen out of tho Loaf aud was drowned.
the boat JOS painted blue aud ls about
eighteen feet in length. ana ih knoNn Dy hsa.
rrpcH us o. shal Noat
Jacksonville Tunes. Union Conductor Wad.
ofll' on i-lu hg Do of the Jacksonville.
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