The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-22

The Fort Meade Pebble has issued a large
special edition, Illustrated. des criDtive OF the
Horticultural and agricultural resources OF
this section, and viii mail them free any
where on application.
At Okahumpka, although there has been n
number Of new buildings erected within the
past few months, there are not enough yet
to supply the demand. Every building at
present vacant has already been engaged for
the winter
+. J. Carter, OF the banking firm of Charles
A. Baldwin 4 Co.. Of New York. has com
pletec a deal with Charles L. Bucki. obtain
ing possession OF that line of railroad running
from EllaVllle, on the Florida Central and
Peninsular to Hudson-On the Suwannee. The
new purchasers Of the road have in coutem-
plation an extension which will open up a
magnificent extent of country.
At the recent state school teachers exam
nation at Callahan tiftyeight applicants ap-
peared. on these, six males and twenty eight
females we're white. two males and twenty
two females colored. There were eight APP
plicants for first grade certificates OF the
whites thirtytwo passed successfully; OF the
colored. fourteen The percentage of sue
cessful ones was much greater than al the
previous examination.
At Manatee the rainy season seems to be
over, closing without gale. Orange picking
will soon begin. One carload win ne sent this
week. The fruit Is beginning to color little
in the early hammock groves The crop is
light, buttOf very fine quality. Lemons are a
full crop, and very bright and fine. Rice has
all been harvested and made n fine crop.
Gardeners are planting seed and making pre-
paratiOns for winter gardening. They expect
to plant several thousand acres in cabbage
and tomatoes.
When passengers come in Jacksonville on
the savannah, Florida and Western railway
from the north their first impression If the
Land of Flowers cannot but be "a favorable
one on account Of the park at the depot. This
park was started a short while ago by Capt.
Ward OF the depot police force, and is a very
attractive flower garden. Capt. Ward has
secured some rare and valuable plants, and
Is jealous Of them. For one plant, cactus.
he has been offered Si5, but would not accept
1t. Cotton plants are in blossom, and a large
geraHium bush is in full bloom.
f. H. Dea Kyne of Gladstone, N j. wrote
to business trm at Jacksonville Wednesday
asking them about III prospects for steam
ship line TO Nassau. He stated that he had a
large and tine steamer, the co luterpart of the
old st. Johns, that he would like to put on the
line here if sufficient Inducements were Of
tered. He thought that SIS 900 to $50 900 in
bonds ought TO be taken here to aid the
project. Ihe letter was turned over to the
secretary Of the board of trade, who replied
stating that there was a good field here for
such an enterprise, but that the parties them
selves must work ftup, as, while the business
men here would doubtless we'll support it, no
bonds would be taken to aid it.
The good citizenship committee of the
Young People S Local Union of Jacksonville
met Wednesday night at the Con 5regational
church, and laid out plan Of campaign to be
lnaugufatrd against the evils which prevail in
the city. platform was adopted as follows
III is our aim TO suppress evil and remove
temptation. We believe only moral men
should occupy legislative and judicial posi-
lions. We believe men should vote as they
pray As Young Peoples Social Union we
VIII favor good government and citizenship.
independent of parties and will endeaVor to
arouse and cultivate public opinion and will
seek 10 nave our young men ally themselves
as individuals. with organizations opposed to
evil The committee VIII report to the va,
rtous church societies, and win decide what
Is to be done.
Thursday at st, Augustine about fifteen
heavy cases were hauled from the depot and
desposited in the grounds of the cathedral
These boxes contained the marble altar which
Is 10 take the place of the present blessed
virgins altar in the cathedral o MIR Draddv
OF the firm Of Draddy Bros Of Italy and New
York, assisted by an Italian marble worker
began unpacking the boxes, The altar
Is IN several hundred pieces, and il will take
the men at least two weeks to cement the
pieces together and complete the erection OF
the altar Much Of the tine masonry work on
the altar, which is Of white Italian marble,
was done in Italy but some of the palmer
work was done by Draddy Bros in New
NOrk The altar VIII stand about fourteen
feet high and ten feet wide, and viii contain
one main altar and three sub-altars. In the
center viii be placed beautiful statue of the
Virgin Mary four and one half feet high.
The altar viii be one Of the finest in the state
when completed. 1t is being erected az a
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The board OF public instruction at Jackson.
VILE met Wednesday and received the exam
nation papers OF the public school teachers
from the grading committee. The toard
made public the list Of those who passed the
examination, but refused to give their per
cent. and grading. This was done as the
! board said to prevent embarrassment on the
| part of some teachers who ranked lower than
| others The percentages however rule
| RICH. especially in the city schools There
| were forty nine white applicants, and OF these
| fortyS passed. State Superintendent
! Sheats law is not considered faverably, the
result being anything but satisfactory. Some
! OF the aolest teachers in the county. who have
| been engaged in the profession for years. and
who are men and women of excellent educa
| ton, have utterly failed to pass the eXamtna
! ton Most OF them made averages above
! the 81 per cent. mark, tut their failure tC
/ pass above 60 per cent. in every grade ac
! counts for their failure to secure first grade
| certificates. some lost their papers on one
! branch and, of course, viii have TO stant
another examination.
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