The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13

day Mr. Everest is one Of the largest or
! ange growers in California and is the owner
OF a grove of eighty acres. in which are set
500 navel orange trees, all OF which are bezar-
ing and were set out under mis- direction. he IS
also owner of the Arlington hotel at riverside.
The Polk County Printing Company has
organized at Barlow, and purchased the
! Courier Informant. ana viii make many
/ needed changes both in policy and getup. b.
} b. 1atum has been elected managing editor
and VIII have the backing OF a strong com
panv 10 enable him to give this county a
/ paper as has long been needed. A large num-
! Der OF leading business men are stockholders.
r. NJ. Wilkinson. OF Wakulla county, has
| some curious relics in his possession. Among
| lhem are $50 three tensl in confederate
| money the proceeds OF crop OF tobacco
| made by him while boy in Sumter county.
/ Georgia; Scent piece, 1882, the first money
! he ever owned, and silver coin bJought
! from scotland by his greatgrandfather which
! has been in the family nearly 100 years IL IS
OF the time Of Charles ". and dated 1895.
Hon W J, Borden state lecturer OF the
| farmers alliance. left oxford a few days ago,
| accompanied by second prominent populist,
! for Citrus county, where they expect 10 be
! joined by EX-State Senator Mann. They are
! TO make a tour of the state in a two mule wa
/ gon. in the interest OF the state alliance and
/ the third party. The team was purchased Of
/ Messrs. Pomeroy s Baum. of oxford ior S20o
/ $50 Of which was donated to the campaign
/ fund by one OF the firm selling the team.
! Kissimmee Leader II. Diefenbach Of the
| Runnymede hotel, called Thursday morning.
! bringing with him samples OF the hcorice
| plant, grown on the Runnymede hotel
4 grounds. The roots Of the plants were i'm
/ ported from Italy by Dr. bittenhouse Of
! Philadelphia, and IN five weeks, during our
! intensely dry weather. had attained hight
J OF just two feet. This test at Runnymede
proves that the plant is perfectly adapted to
! this section, and that its cultivation can be
made one Of our prominent and paying indus
tries.
| Nc Co-,b 17,,,,,r,,. 90 r-,,,,,o Tho ,.rad
| mother-in-law OF DR.. J. 2, Wall and grand
mother OF J. p. Wall. .Ir., is suffering from a
stroke Of paralysis. Mrs. Eubanks failed to
appear at breaE fast Thursday. and when
! some one went to her room to call her she was
! found lying in bed unable TO speak DR.. Wan
| found that she was suffering from paralYtic
| stroke which has affected her entire right
| side. She is conscious, but unable TO speak
! She has been growing feeble for some time,
and at her advanced age there is little hope
! OF recovery.
/ The Melbourne Times remarks, in connec-
ton with the finding Of the first nest OF turtle
| eggs, that IL is only question of time, and
| very short time too, when no turtles will
come TO the beaches to deposit their eggs,
| and the reason why is not hard TO under
| stand. II seems that anybody and every
| body would realize the fact that extermina-
/ ti0R is the only result Of the iudrscrimInate,
! wholesale robbery Of every nest found.
| Another reason is that the leaving OF the
! shells and refuse from the slaughtered ones
! on the beach scare those coming to lay, dr1y-
rug lA4Gll 10 utubi pULutS 10 MAXI lutlI HtHbS.
Kissimmee Leader; a bout midnight Tues
| day night Mrs Goodman. residing in the
! southern part of town, was rudey awakened
! by some one choking her. Her struggles
| awakened her daughter, who was sleeping by
| her side when her assailant left. AS soon as
| Mrs Goodman caught her breath so that She
! could do so, she screamed for assistance and
| G. A. Carson was soon on the ground, fol-
/ lowed a little later by J. w. Sylvester Mrs
] Goodman explained to them the situation of
affairs, stating that she thought her assail-
! ant had not yet left the house, but thorough
! scar failed to discover any one, or show
any indication OF any one having been there
| except the marks upon Mrs. Goodman's
| throat. and the additional fact that her trunk
| had been removed from her room to the front
| porch and rihed but nothing has so far been
! missed from it,
Richard Knight, a brother of Capt Knight
| Of the tug Annie H, OF Jacksonville. met with
! a horrible accident while going up the ST
! Johns river Thursday night, his leg being
literally torn into fragments, the flesh pulled
| on and bone crushed The tug was towing
| six lighters up the river. and while attempt
! ing to drop one near the mouth of Trout
creek the hawser got caught around Richard
| knights leg. Just then the tug was started
! ahead before any one noticed the danger he
! was IN. Inc Tightening OF the rope almost
| cut his leg in two, and gave knight such a
| jerk that he was thrown overheard The pain
was so intense that he could not
came up ne was caught and put
aboard the tug. The tug nastened at full
| speed to Jacksonville, and DR.. Miller was
| called to attend him. The lower part OF the
! leg was nearly wrenched in two, and the flesh
l was cut and torn away, presenting a most
! siekenlng sight The injured man was taken
to his home, and Friday the leg had to be
| amputated. he is now getting on as well as
! could possibly be expected under the circum-
! stances. The engineer says that no one on
the tug heard knights screams when his leg
! was first caught by the rope, and they did not
| know OF his horrible accident until he was
! taken from the water
The chapters OF the Brotherhood Of st. An
! drew in Jacksonville and the visiting dele
! gates from the various chapters throughout
| the state held a meeting Friday. The work
! OF the brotherhood and plan for organizing
| state convention were discussed. The
meeting was opened by Col b. A. Coachman
! with prayer and the election of F. p. Elem
! ing. Jr., as secretary. At the afternoon ses-
! sion the bishop of the diocese was present
| and several of the visiting clergymen. An
! organization was completed by the election
4 OF the following officers: President, w. 0.
! Jeffreys, OF Fernandinai vice president,
] b. A. Coachman of Jacksonville; sec
ret3F{ F. ,-o. b. Matthews Of lack
| of Jacksonville. It was provided that one
| member should be elected from each chapter,
who, with the president, vice president, sec
rotary and treasurer, should constitute q
| council to direct the executive work of the
| assembly. The name adopted was the Flor
! ida Association OF the Brotherhood of St. An
! drew. The next annual meeting will he held
at St. Augustine at the time of the meeting
| of the diocesan council, the date to be deter
| mined by the brotherhood council At night
| the members Of the brotherhood marched in
| procession from the parish house to the
| church, and after service of spirited sing
| ing of hymns an eloquent address was de
livered by Rev. p. II. Bailey Of Pensacola
| At the closing the bishop gave some words
OF wise counsel to the brotherhood of young
| men.
HOTEL ST. SIMONS.