The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23

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and dispose OF it for the benefit Of the cred
| itors OF the firm.
w. p. Anderson took charge OF the Palatka
| postofhce Monday morning. In response to
| an inquiry he said that he would make no
| changes at present. Mr.. Anderson has re-
| sided at Palatka eight years. He was born
| In Jefferson county in 1856. He is a son of
| cen. Patton Anderson, prominent con
Mr.. Taylor, of Archer, hired some
men at Anthony to tear down and
remove the Central Phosphate plant.
on whose land the piant is located ana who
| claims damages against the company, met
| them at the fence. and with pistol in hand
| forbade them to touch anything They looked
| at her awhile and then at the weapon, and de-
| cided to leave.
The lifeless body Of little Henry Broward
was pulled out Of the st. Johns river at Pa
| latka Monday afternoon by l.. j. Canova.
| The little fellow went down TO the old rotten
| wharf between Vertrees grain house and
| Tilghmans mill in the morning on o fishing
! expedition all by himself. His not arriving
| home at the dinner hour caused relatives and
| friends to institute a search with the above
result The left eyelid and right ear were
| badly eaten by crabs, the body having been
| In the water four hours.
Rev. and Mrs. Elkania Beard preached
| their farewell sermon in the Friends church.
| az Archer, Sunday, to large congregation.
! They have been spending the winter there
| and acting in the capacity of ministers for
| the congregation OF Friends, or Quakers, as
more Familiarity known. Rev. and Mrs.
| Beard have spent many years in missionary
work and visited almost every land, and have
| enjoyed many honors ana privileges among
| crowned heads and dignitaries in oriental
| countries. They left yesterday for their home
| In the north
The drought which prevailed in jefferson
county for some time past was partially
! broken last week by local rains, and while the
| dry weather has affected the cotton crop but
! slightly, 1t has retarded the growth OF the
! young corn. which had already suffered from
| previous freeze. The fruit crop will be al
most a total failure, and vegetables were
very much damaged by the cold weather. but
| with seasonable weather from now on there
| will be fair crops made OF corn, cotton and
vegetables. The oat crop, which is now being
harvested. is very good
George w. Wilson, whose candidacy for In
| ternal revenue collector Of the state OF Flor
| ida has caused 50 much Of a sensation in
! Washington and Florida, arrived at Jackson
| vile Monday. In short talk Mr. Wilson In
answer to the query: Are you on your way
| pro, ably be there In the course OF few days
| or when the time is ripe" You will appear
before the committee in answer to the
| charges OF Senator Lodge" II will, in a few
| days, but don't think the committee wants
me Just now. Whenever they do, 1 will be
| there"
Lightning struck the house Of w. H. Bishop
| during the storm last Friday afternoon. while
he was away from home, says the Manatee
| County Advocate, breaking the roof and
rafters, stripping on siding and ceiling, and
The sewing machine was knocked all to
pieces, The bolt finally left the house by four
OF the mouse BLOCKS tearing them all up Mrs
/ w. II. Bishop and her mother, Mrs. John
| Craig, were seated near the foot Of the bed
| watch was entirely destroyed while Miss
! Daisy Bishop, the captains sister. was stand
! ing near them, yet all escaped unhurt
| The Volusia County Record, OF DeLand is
in horetul mood II announces that there
Is no let up 70 the march OF improvements
! going on at DeLand. A dozen or two houses
going UP, land and residence property are
| being engaged by parties Ia the north who
| propose to locate there, the thousands of
acres Of groves around are kept in superb
coudi ton, .the people have money in the bank
for the duh summer season, mortgages are
being paid of everybody is enjoying good
health many houses are to be erected this
summer and fall the StetsOn University is
fast growing in fame the country over, man
ufaetuging plants are in fourishing condi-
ton, there are no idle laboTers that wish to
work, no Coxey armies, no strikes, no fnan-
cial distress.
Orlando Reporter: In this city there resides
a lady who, with her twin sister now living
In Indiana was corn In Kentucky, March 1,
| 1871, and Is consequently over SO years of age.
| They were married at aOout 10 years OF age.
The one residing here Is the mother Of four.
teen children twelve OF whom are boys
| while her sister has eight children. The
venerable sisters are as much alike as two
peas even at this late date, and it is said
that in their "courtin days many we're the
awkward and humorous incidents that oc
CURED in consequence Of neither of their
|
Mckee, for such is the name OF
the lady in Orlando, IS proud Of her twelve
boys who are strong democrats In the
presidential campaign of 1885 she presented
each Of them with "a Thurman bandana with
which TO wipe up the republicans. The twin
sisters have been consistent members OF the
Regular Baptist church for nearly st1ty
years Upon Mrs Mckee is told a good Joke
which Illustrates the striking resemblance
petween herself and sister Upon her way &c
the world 5 fair last August, she stepped into
! sleeper at Jacksonville. and as She passed
a large mirror she failed TO recognize her own
image reflected thereirom, and said 10 her
sou-in-law, That woman looks very much
, like sister"
Jacksonville Times Union: Capt David
kempS, one Of tho best-known and most re-
. liable captains on the river in a talk with q
| Times Union man Monday on the subject OF
closing the sailing gap through the south
closed until the jetties we're built up higI
/ enough ABOVE the water to prevent the sweer
1 OF the waves over them. IS IL IS now, the
, northeasters cause the seas to break clean
! across the north Jetty. The waves carry loose
/ sand with them, and as a result almost as fast
as the new channel is secured out 1t is filled
/ up again. At present the new channel has
/ only feet OF water in IL at low tide. 1t would
, ! ne dangerous TO bring a vessel through 1t
I | even at high water, drawing over II feet
1 | Phe sea IN this channel is awfully Oheavy. A,
p vessel can stand little rounding on the
| sand, but IN the proposed channel there rae
| four or 1--WE anchors and no vessel could
pound on them without having her bottom
crushed like cookie shell. In the sailing
| gap there Is plenty OF water but the gap is so
narrow now that II Is ausolui ely DANGEROUS 10
bring q vessel IN through II or to carry one
out. II Is only $50 feet wide. Very little
water goes through IL. The sweep OF :he
water is through the new channel. You can I
carry a vessel directly out OF the gap on &C.
count OF this tide, the force OF which sweeps
you broadside onto the jetty, either to the
north or south. I would not be at all sur
prised to find a wreck in that gap at any
time"
The grading committee appointed to exam.
inc the papers OF the teachers OF Jacksonville
who took the first examination under the
new law has handed in its report to Superin-
tendent OF schools j. ID. Mead. OF the white
4 applicants there were three applicants for
hrst grade certificates. One passed the first
second grade there were fourteen applicants,