The morning news., 1894-11-02

FLORIDA
A negro by the name Of Bob Tyson, was
shot and killed at Mayo Wednesday night
by an unknown person on the turpcn-
tine works of Powell & McCollom.
Truck farmers around Longwood are
busy putting In seed for winter and spring
vegetables. Quite a large acreage Of to-
matoes and cabbages are cultivated here.
lady was buried last week ten miles
north of De Funiak Springs, at the ripe
old age of 127 years. The same settle
ment boasts of a gentleman who is 1l2
years old.
Wednesday G. A. Dwelly of Tampa, sold
his stock Of drugs to j. J. Kinsman for
about $500. AS soon as ii was known his
landlord, A D. Whaley. sought legal ad-
vice, and Thursday morning he had the
store closed by the sheriff on a distress
warrant for $3.50 rent.
Capt. NJ. W. Locke of I. II. Hathaway
& Co., contractors, died at Palatka Tues
day morning, after an illness of two weeks
He was a government contractor of promi-
nence, and at the time of his death was
engaged in constructing the jetties at the
mouth of the ST. Johns river.
The S-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs ]. w.
Wilderman of Gainesville, fell from a
lounge Tuesday and broke his thigh. This
is the second time the child has met with
the same accident, the first occurring
about two months since. The young son Of
J. L. Hague of Baird's mill, fell from a
horse on Monday, the fan resulting in a
similar accident to the above-a broken
thigh.
Some three weeks ago the grocery store
of Thomas Hind, at Georgetown, was
robbed by a band of five negroes, and
Sheriff Hagan was notified Of the fact On
last Monday he succeeded in capturing
four Of the miscreants, and on Wednes-
day arrested the fifth at Sanford Three
are in Jail al Georgetown and two at Pa
latka. A large amount Of goods was found
in the possession Of the parties now un-
der arrest
The improvement in business in Alachua
county the past few days is marked. The
freight received and forwarded from
Gainesville is far in excess Of what it was
several weeks since, and the increase in
business continues. Every merchant in
town reports business much better than
it has been for months, and than it was
at this time last year. A great deal of
real estate has changed hands lately, and
number of new residences are being
erected.
Frank Lyons, who some time since was
arrested at Tampa for passing a spurious
check and who was released on Monday
afternoon on account OF a technicality
has again fallen into the tolls. Since his
release he and two others have been hav
ing a high old time and they have man
aged to pass several checks, each amount
ing to about $50. They were on a Pol
county bank and signed James Wright
Sheriff Spencer, with two assistants, cap
ured Lyons Tuesday night. The othei
parties have not been apprehended.
Tuesday afternoon the San Juan, Orlan.
dos leading hotel, changed hands, Messrs
Metcalf & Williams being the prchasers
for $l9500. The house is now under lease
TO r. II. Abbott Of New Hampshire, who
has run 1t for three years, and whose
lease expires next spring. The house wai
sold during the summer just past undel
mortgage TO the Portsmouth Trust Com
pany, and this corporation disposed Of q
Tuesday. 1t is understood that after thi!
season Messrs Metcalf & Williams, tn,
new owners, will assume the management
Of the hotel and run 1t as an an-year
around house.
The employees Of the four large mills o
the Southern States Lumber and TmbC
Company az Millview and MuscoEee, II
Escambia county, have struck to comp,
the company 10 restore wages 20 the ag
ures Of last April, when a reduction OF 2
per cent was made by General Manage
I.iX. Mr. Robinson has refused the lie
mand, and the mills, which have "a capae
lty Of several hundred thousand feet O
lumber daily, are closed down. Mr. Rot
lnson says that while the demand fo
lumber has Increased, prices are NOS
lower than they were last year. and th
company would have 20 cease mauufacuu
ing li they were compelled no restore Wara
To the old standard. Several huudre
men are in the strike.
number Of citizens are ln trouble a
Ntwperry ln AlHchua county The moi
oi lhal town met some few days ag9, an