The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-17
at all favorable. No Opposition has

outlook at all favorable. No opposition has
yet been shown TO the treasurer, collector
/ and assessor, but il is probable there will be
/ an opposition candidate 10 the treasurer.
( A company to be known as the Hatton- Tay-
/ Tor Mil Company. has been organized at Pen
sacOla with a capital stock Of $40 O0O, and the
! following officers elected: President, Hugh
{ 3. HattOn; vice president Edgar Taylor
/ secretary, John +. Collins; treasurer, =. f.
Hatton. The milling company is located in
Jackson county. about four miles north Of
Chipley and Is practically new. The com
pauy will manufacture lumber and do gem
eral milling business. Practical operations
viii begin by Aug. l.
About fifty OF the democratic voters Of
! Bronson asso mbled IN mass meeting Satur-
day. The object Of the meeting was 10 select
delegates 10 the county convention which Is
to be held July p. The following are the
delegates. Sol. Osteen, j. NJ. Jackson. Jr., T.
w. Stands h. H. Lambert, p. NJ. Colson j.
c. Sale j. =. Parker, j. NJ. BarcO and ..
j. Farmer vote was taken 20 decide
whether OF not Bronson was in favor of the
re election Of Hon. $. Il. Mallory to congress.
| The vote was unanimously in favor Of Mr..
Mallory > e-election.
There is considerable conjecture in Alachua
county as to who will I'll the seat made va
cant 10y County Judge J. G.. Gardeners death.
during the interval between now and the
/ coming election. Public opinion is divided
between the son OF the late Judge and $. Y.
Finley. Either gentleman would be very ac-
ceptable to the people. The country people
have their candidate already grOOmed. The
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mittee refused TO call the committee together
TO recommend any one TO the governor for ap-
pOlntment. At meeting OF the bar of Gaines
vile Saturday Hon. >. Y. Finley was IN
dorsed to MI the unexpired term of the de-
ceased judge. The Endorsement was unanf-
nous.
Friday afternoon about O'Clock a heavy
thunder storm visited Palatka. Henry Mer-
win, who was standing at his stables on
Lemon street. noticed smoke issuing from
the chimney Of his residence. and realizing
that his house had been struck, rushed across
the street TO attend to the safety or his fam
lily. He found than scarcely alarmed. The
children were playing on the floor Mrs.
MerWln and the hired girl had been busy sew
ing in the hall They noticed the large ball
OF fire as It passed near them. IL made its
exit in an unknown manner, but not before it
had Knocked some of the pla5tering down
and stripped n couple of boards off the house
\ corner OF the chimney was torn OF. Ne
personal injury was done
Fernandina Mirror: The largest shark
ever seen In these waters was captured Fri
day By the crew Of the British steamship Car
Isle, which waslying OF Old Town at the
time big iron hook and piece OF pork
fastened to hawser, did the work. The men
were fishing from the side OF the ship and had
their line fastened around ae bit When the
shark struck the line the ship gave a lurch to
one side as il struck by an immense wave.
They soon found they had nabhed a big shark
After tugging away for over an hour with the
Dig nsh the haWser was wound around the
steam winch and the big man-eater was lifted
on deck The shark measured twelve feet
from tip TO tip and was dangerous looking
customer. His backbone was removed by the
chief engineer, and q handsome cane will be
made out OF 1t and presented to Mr. Bovay
the ships owner on the arrival Of the vessel
in England.
Fort Myers News: John Franklin the To-
year old son OF f. NJ. Johnson of Estero
Island. met with terrible experience with a
shark recently by which he may lose one OF
his hands He was trolling for fish in a small
boat with younger brother in Carlos Pass
when the hook struck the back fin Of a i've
foot shark, This caused the shark to roll in
close TO the boat when the boy reached down
his hand TO shove the fish away. As his hand
went DOM near the water the shark seized it
and bit il almost entirely off, and sinking its
teeth in the hand itself. The boy was dragged
out Of the boat until his head was almost sub
merged, but he managed to drag himself back
into the boat with the aid OF his younger
brother. The hand was severed just on the
wrist Joints without any bones being broken
and the boy had presence of mind enough to
set the bones back into place. DR.. BALDWIN
Of the Koreshan Unity was summoned, and
decided that the hand might be saved and
carefully sewed it in place.