The morning news., 1894-09-03

II is said that Palatl5a man discovered
hfteen rattlesnakes under one bush Saturday
near that city.
Superintendent Schmidt Of the Jackson
vile 200 will next week reopen the skating
rink In the Subtropical building.
a white boy snatched a handkerchief con
tanning ~ cents from colored woman at the
Palatka postOnice Saturday and escaped
J. Q. Hunter presented the Madison
Recorder with sample of his potato crop
few days ago that measured 1879 inches in cir
cumference
State Health Ofncer Porter has granted a
permit to the authorities OF Madison to allow
the construction OF the water works at their
IDLY
one who was probably the Oldest man in Or
landO, was buried yesterday. Isaac Chap
man oolored man, 10! years of age, died
during the previous night and was buried bv
his people in the city cemetery.
The Pensacola convent Of Mercy on Pala-
fox street is being thoroughly renovated and
IS also receiving new coat of paint prepara-
tory to the opening of the convent school
next Monday for the session OF lS0+g5.
Tdllahasseean: Charles A. Choate Of the
/ Pensacola News has EXCHANGED places with
! Is. NJ. Darlington of the Florida Citizen for
/ two weeks end each are now attending 10
/ the duties of the other on those excellent
/ dallieS.
/ There has been marked increase in the
| business OF the port Of jacksonville the past
month over the preceding one, Coastwise en-
/ frances comprise eleven steam vessels ana
| eighteen sailing craft, while from foreign
| ports there were four schOOners.
| +. w. Gillen of Madison county had the
| misfortune to have his residence near Green
/ Vile burned on Aug. 20. The cause of the re
/ was detective tiue; loss alout 5000 with
( no insurance. Mr.. McClammy, who lived in
4 the house. was left destitute Of everything
| even clothing. lie lost S!26 IN cash IN a trunk
! that was burned.
| Al Anthony on August 3d. some one en-.
| tered the store OF j O. Boyd. stole several
suits Of clothes. and scattered several more
/ through the streets. The thief used n lar.ro
/ hammer 10 break open the window through
/ which he made entrance. ON the counter
| We're lett IN distinct outline the barefoot
/ tracks of man.
The Southern Engineering and Constrpc-
/ ton Company OF Atlanta, Ca. are putting in
plant OF the Manufacturers Automatic
/ tlre ENtlnBushcr for Eohn Furch-
/ gott Co.. on both floors of their manlnotb
store at Jacksonville There viii he 92ti
feet of 2lneh piping used in the plant and 25J
{ sprlnklers. TO be used in case of tire
The Pensacola News s informed that NAL
lory Kennedy OF New Orleans has challenged
I pan shepard for a bicycle race OF 100 yards,
70 take place during Mr. kcuuedv's stav In,
Peusacola, which win be ABOUT two weeks
longer. Mr.. shepard declined this race but
siguihed his willingness 10 meet Mr. Ken.
heuN IN quarter mile race. Mr.. Kennedy is
willing 90 run The lUOyard race and then fol.
I low WIN quarter mile race. Probably "a
race Will yet be arranged
AZ Arcadia, on Aug. a. Albert S. purrrs
was arrested by Sherln Bcthea charged with
| forgery. Burgess won't 10 Puma torIa tVo
years ago from Scotland aud pot "a posfti1r n.
walter al the Hotel punta Gorda There ha
met wealthy lady Of Philadelphia who
went there Tor the winter aud with sltk
| tongue and winning ways ne soon won her
auectons. They we're married and Alter "A
snort time she found out that she had mar.
I4eu iIaua ana left him. Burgess went TO