The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-18

The Almeria. These young physicians are
I prospecting for location here.
Harry Nokes, aged about IA years, was
/ drowned in Lake Worth last Sunday.
| Harry and his younger brother, Roy, were
/ out on the lake rowing, and by some
| means Harry fell overheard and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him.
II has just been made public that o. K.
Strong, manager of South Florida Tel
egraph Company, at Sanford and Miss
Mary Letter, very popular and attrac-
tive young lady. and only daughtr Of c.
II. Letter, the most prominent merchant
Of Sanford, We're married in DeLand last
Saturday
The new steamer Star of the Beach &
Miller line arrived at Crescent City and
will Immediately go on her regular run
between Palatka and Drayton Island.
Capt. J. +. Lucas has succeed in raising
the steamer Princess, and is giving her
a thorough Overhauling before again plac-
ing her in service.
Bob Dennison, the negro boy who IN
February shot three negroes at Citra, in
Marion county, one of whom died, had
his trial at Ocala Tuesday The jury was
out only twenty minutes, and returned
with verdict Of murder in the third de
gree. J. n. Curry defended Dennison,
who viii receive his sentence next week
The framework of the new Baptist
church at St. Augustine is in position and
the veneer work will soon be begun This
church is located in the new residence
portion of the city, in the block just north
OF the Presbyterian church and directly
opposite the Barcelona hotel. The lot
was donated by Mr.. FlaEler, the Baptists
agreeing to erect thereon a $4,000 edifce
1t is estimated that the church when
completed will have cost $4,000.
The first car was run over the line of
the Tampa and Palmetto Beach Railroad
Company Monday. The Tampa and Pal
metto road was begun In July. and opens
up fine tract of land on the bay front,
owned by II. W Easley. It's officers are
r. W. Easley, president; W II. Kendrick,
general manager, and Louis r. Kendrick,
secretary and treasurer. The lin has been
leased to the Consumers Electric Light
and Power Company to operate 1t for
term of ten years. The roads run down
Livingston avenue from Seventh avenue
for half a mile. then turns to the bay
down Park avenue handsome street
eighty feet wide leading direct to De Soto
Park.
About o'clock Tuesday morning an
unknown white man, aged about 50 and
slightly crippled, was run over by the
South Florida freight No. 129, about fifty
yards north of the union passenger de
pot at Sanford and instantly killed He
was sitting on the bank on the side Of the
railroad track, and as the freight train
was moving out he started toward It,,
probably to steal a ride. Just as he
reached the train. and before he made
any attempt to get on, he fell as though
from sheer exhaustion. with his head
across the rail. His head was severed
from his body in the presence of several
witnesses. The stranger had been around
Sanford for several days. He had said
that he was employed during the winter
seasons as a. gardner for the Tampa Bay
Hotel but he had produced no proof, and
never told his name. He had hung around
the depot several days trying to get con-
ductors to pass him to Tampa. He was
heard to say that unless he got Off on a
train Tuesday morning he would trouble
no one any further, but would foot 1t
through. A coroner's jury rendered a YER
dict by accident.