The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-21

A new school building to cost 81 SEQ is 10 be
erected at Bronson.
: Orange trees are putting on heavy bloom at
Brooksvlle this spring.
Col. Jshn Cross Is shipping new Irish pota-
/ toes from Arcadia to Punta GOrda, and get
/ ting sc per barrel for them
/ d. Shep. Shine left Monday for Orlando 10
/ assume the position OF postmaster at that
: place, 10 which he was recently appointed
A real estate agency at Jackson vile has eX-
! changed for J. =. Price 6COJ acres OF land in
[ Missouri, valued at 81 per acre for an orange
/ grove and other property at ChaSeYllle, about
/ SIX miles south OF jacksonville.
/ Paul +. Canova who recently sold his house
! and lot on West Church street. At Orlando,
/ has purchased from Mrs. II. G.. Harrison the
beautiful lot just north OF her home on Main
home.
The grocery store of D. J. Futeh, in Ybor
| City, was closed Monday morning by sheriff
! Spencer. Last week he made sale OF his
/ stock to his mother. and on hearing OF IL. his
creditors. Gum Sc, kiuger. c. A Joyce and
| O. Windhurst. attached the stock Their
| claims amount 10 500 to 500.
Apalachicola Times: Willis s. Musgrove,
who. about year ago. stabbed Allen II. Nc
/ Clellan, n Calhoun county. and who fed. was
captured IN Texas and brought back this
week, arriving at BlOuntstOwn Wednesday
night. He was in charge Of a man by the
name OF Pyles. Two hundred and fifty dol
! lars reward was offered for the offender.
! Brooksyille News Register: A buZzard sail
1 ing about forty feet above the ground this
! afternoon undertook TO turn and Just as he
| tilted his wings, a strong, quick gust Of wind
struck him and turned him complete sum
/ mersault, landing him on the top OF a tree.
| He was very surprised looking buzzard as
! he scrambled out and sailed away down the
| wind.
Palatka Advertiser: c. NJ Stickles. who
| has been for the past year running lOcomO-
| tive on a railroad in Honduras, returned home
| yesterday morning. He brought with him a
/ hpnutffu1 1ftf1e This ig
! Central American variety Of the animal
known to scientists as genus pachydermata
| or sued8. II resembles pig, hut has a
| longer nose, no tail and much longer brtstles.
Apalachicola Times: kilograms announce
a 23-foot rise in the Chattahoochee. Upon the
receipt Of the telegram in the city numbers
OF the logmen repaired to their camps in the
SWampS prepared 10 ride out cypress at a
moments notice. 1t has been two years since
we had rise to amount to much, in conse-
| quence there are hundreds OF dollars tied up
in logs, We trust that the rise viii be big
one, and may II come speedily.
Orlando Reporter: There is very sad let
| ter in the Christian Observer, of Louisville.
| Ky, from Ben G. Yancey. Of Umatilla. The
letter was composed. but before being copied
and sent little Ben took SICK ana died. his
| pastor. howe yer, forwarded the letter to the
ischildren department for publication. The
| little lad had won Bible for learning the
Child Catechism and wanted his name put
| on the roll OF honor. but sod took him home
where his name will always be on the roll OF
| the saints in glory.
Tarpon Springs Truth; The regular annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Tarpon
! Springs Irrigation and Development Com
| pany was held on Thursday. the 18th inst.
| one OF the plans that was adopted with a
| view Of such development was the dstribu-
| ton Of 900 building lots among the holders
| OF preferred stock; "A majority Of such stock
| holders having expressed the desire TO be
| come possessed Of real estate IN this locality
| which they might individually improve by
! building homes thereon either for tlemSelVCs
or for others.
| Berney TOuBrt, a young white man. a driver
| Of public cab at Pensacola, was assaulted by
| a strange negro with an AK in the eastern su-
| burbs at an late hour Sunday night. The
| negro had been employed to drive HIM to a
certain place. but when point near Wright s
mill was reached he suddenly attacked the
/ young man with an AK which he had
| concealed I Quart was wounded on the
| head and arm. The blow would probably
| have killed him bat for the fact that just as
| the negro struck the wind tapped curtain
! which partially warded OF the blow. Touari
! jumped from the hack, crying murder.
! and the negro fed. He has not yet been ar
! rested, tutthe officers are on his trial.
The strange case Of Rosalie Pomar, who i.
| so sorely troubled with an evil spirit, ha,
| created sensation al St. Augustine. Hell
| friends are at loss to decide what to dc
! with the young girl. Physicians feel conf
| dent that the ptnching, scratching and chok
| ing is selfiGh!cted. yet there seems TO be nc
! way OF curing the girl OF the spirit delusion.
! Bishop Moore, OF whose church Rosalie is a
/ member, has consulted with physicians and
/ has decided that the best plaI
TO pursue IS TO send the young girl to the con
! vent at Moccasln Branch, In this county,
| where the sisters may take entire charge Of
| her. tits believed that under their care the
| girl can be cured. Since the case has beer
! brought to the attention of the public hun
| dreds of tourists have sought out the modest
| home OF the young girl, on Spanish street, tC
| see her and hear the strange stories she and
| her relatives tell OF the manifestations Of the
! evil spirit which possesses her. Her remOva
! from the OLD scenes OF her struggles with this
| immortal seems TO be the only method thai
can be adopted to rid her Of the infection
J. R. Campbell proprietor of the st. jaime,
hotel questions the titles OF holders to thou
sands OF acres of land in Putnam and other
| counties Of the state The value of these
! lands, which were part Of the Fernando de
! la Mara ArrdondO grant, IS vaguely esti
| mated at II 100000 and Mr. Campbells claims
| a1ect the peace and fortunes of hundreds OF
| persons 1t is understood that he intends 10
begin campaign of litigation to dispossess
| occupants Of lands for two generations. or tC
require on their part purchase of his rights
| Unusual excitement has been caused al
| Palatka by the arrival OF Capt j. e
! Brock, surveyor OF Marietta, and al
agent employed by Campbell TO locate dis
puteu lands IN Putnam county and arrange
the preliminarieS of q contest. 1t is STATED
that the lands in controversy embrace parts
OF the site of PalatlIa and certain stretches o
farm and woodland i'll that county The pre-
else parcels OF land and the basis OF claim II
each particular case are not known vet To-
Mr.. Campbell has not disclosed his case
The uncertainty and mystery Of the claim
disturb all holders of lands Of the Arredond,
grant
w. T. Crawford, of Tampa writes to thu
Times of that city as follows: Il have in
vented an automatic railroad gate which 4
an Improvement on any gate eXtant, mas
much as it does away with all the objectiona
bic parts and complication and iss perfectll
reliable at all times and in all climates. /
does away with all danger and can be used OIL
railroads where the trains run at a very higl
specials at country railroad crossings
The gate is most all made OF iron, and al
parts will wear for yeats. 1t can be so regu
lated that 1t viii close as slowly as desire
-~as slow as II q keeper was there to close i
in the old way. II is perfectly reliable, as al
the parts are made Of best wrought iron.
can close gate or ohstruct the public high
way when the train is mile away from tn
crossing II also has flag and gong
The flag, half minute before tn
gates begin TO close falls across tn
! street ana waves up and town vigorously an,
the gong rings so as to attract the attention
Of persons about TO cross the railroad track
. To further secure travel the gate is made 81
that II any animal or vehicle was caught be
tween them they will give readily to III
least pressure from the inside. At the sam,
, time it would be impossible TO enter from
the outside In word, it is the gate which
the public. and railroad companies have 81
long desired Whit there Will be no more