The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
FLORIDA.

Wildwood has organized a lodge of ODD
Fellows.
Ocala is preparing to entertain all the
state at her coming iremen's tournament
Thirty thousand head of Florida cattle
are owned by people living at Fort Meade.
A $4,000 hotel and $4,000 winter home
are now in process of erection at Clear
Water Harbor.
Key West people held a meeting yes
terday to organize a society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
Judith Lindsey, colored, died last Sun
day at her home in Hillsborough county
longed to DR.. Franklin Branch for years
before the civil war.
The wife of Charles Forks, colored,
died last Wednesday near Higdon' in
Madison county from injuries received
during the recent storm by having her
house blown down on her
During the past ten months the mem
bers of the DeLand Christian church
have raised S342.2 % for mission work As
the church has less than fifty members
they are justly proud of their effort.
Arvid P. Curry and Miss Juliet S.
Leavitt of Manatee were married at Tam
pa Thursday Owing to no county judge
in Manatee county to issue license they
had to go to Tampa to get the necessary
document.
The high shchool at Live Oak has been
in operation several days. having opened
with a very fattering attendance. The
number has grown daily until there are
$50 present. Prof J. NJ. Stewart, formerly
a teacher in the state agricultural col
lege at Lake City, is the principal
The barn containing quite a quantity
of corn new buggy and harness, of
Mrs. Sallie Livingston of Madison, were
destroyed by fire On her suburban farm
last Friday night. 1t is not known
how the fire originated. This is the Sec
ond time Mrs. Livingston has suffered
similar loss within a few years.
A gentleman of undoubted veracity says
he has good reason to believe that Gov
Mitchell has made up his mind to sus-
county. but will not do so until after the
| congressional election on Nov. 6. The
gentleman is a close friend of the sheriff
making the above prediction.
DeLand News: 1t has been utterly I'M
! possible to learn anything of the proposed
electric road from DeLand to Beresford
| and Orange City. During the past week
Messrs. Stetson, Forbes, Sargent and j.
! W. Cannon have been driving around as
if they meant business. But not one Of
them win give any information on the
! subject.
! DeLand News: Marshal Scott Hodg-
kin arrested Augustus Hellenthau Sat
urday evening for selling intoxicating
| liquors. Mr.. Hodgkln secured a search
warrant from Justice Bradley and found
! about forty bottles of beer or "Nervine"
! and two barrels of cider which he seized.
! Henenthall admitted selling cider An
analysis of the cider made by Prof Car
son revealed from 4 to s per cent. alcohol.
Mayor Bracey decided that II was illegal
under the city ordinance to sell cider,
and imposed a fine Of 500 and costs,
warning the defendant that if he came
before him again on the same charge he
(the mayor would give him the full fine
$500. Mr. Miller, attorney for the de-
| PENDANT, appealed the case to the cir
| cult court, and Hellenthall is out under
| bond. There are several places in town
where cider is sold, and the proprietors
viii be prosecuted If they continue to
cell it.