The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-24


The contract has been let for the build
ing Of the new Catholic church at Titus
Vile
Parties from Pensacola are at Tampa
to put in telephone exchange, ana they
already have large number OF sub
scribers.
The Citizens Bank building contract has
been awarded to j. Fl. Drew of Tampa.
and is to be completed by Aug. /. The
building is to be OF three stories.
The tarpon season on the Homosassa
river is now fairly inaugurated. James
pound fish ou March 10 In thirty-tVe min
utes with rod and reel.
There was an election at Newberry
Wednesday with the following result:
Mayor, J. L. Hearn; aldermen, G. b East
erin, j. d. Easterlin, DR.. Mcleod, O. L.
Rogers l.. Holloway; clerk, w. G. Dell;
marshal, ID. NJ. Davidson.
A deed was filed in the circuit clerks
office at Jacksonville Friday whereby
ID w. Gillian transferred to J. F. Tai
iaferro lot J. block IS, which is on the
corner of Bay and Hawk streets. The
consideration was $1,000
The planters around Alachua have one
hundred and twenty-five acres in water
melons which are all up, docking well,
and the prospect for large yield Is good.
They expect to make the nrst Shipment by
the latter part of May or first of june
At De Funiak Springs Thursday night
John Manning, jailer, opened an iron cage
70 water some prisoners when he was seiz-
ed by three negro men, who overpowered
him and made their escape. Manning FIR
ed at the prisoners five times, but 1t is not
known whether any of the bullets took
effect.
Enenton began shipping beans last week
and will be shipping Irish potatoes in
two weeks. There are fifty acres in beans
at Braidentown also 100 acres of pota-
toes, one hundred acres in potatoes are
reported in the Peterson hammock, and
about as many more are found in other
sections.
owing to the dullness in the foreign
lumber markets and the low prices, the
Seminole mill at Millview nine miles west
Of Pensacola, has been closed for the
summer. This mill has daily capacity
of 10000 feet and belongs to the South
er-n States Land and Timber Company,
an English corporation. 1t is reported that
their other large mill at the same point
will be closed soon.
The Ocala Board of Trade held an inn
portant meeting Thursday night to con-
slider H. l.. Anderson's donation of thirty
five lots in MART City, 10 be sold and the
proceeds to be used to build cigar fac
tory The offer was accepted, and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to sell
the lois: Messrs. Carlisle, McIver, Camp
bell Pearson, AREN'T, Bittineer, Benja-
man Rheinauer and A. II. B.rdsey Each
lot is valued at 5000
Asprey, in Manatee county, is on
shell mound 100 feet wide, % feet high,
and 1900 feet long. Scattered through
the mound are flint implements, broken
pottery, and other evidences of mound
builder workmanship. The most wonder
fui thing however, is the artesian well.
A flow Of good water has been reached
at a depth of ninety-eight feet Deduct
ing the hight of the mound, the well is
but seventy-five feet deep.
The phosphate miners in the western
part of Alachua county are experiencing
a great deal of trouble, as a result of
the high grade rock in some Of their mines
giving place TO an inferior quality of
rock which it does not pay to mine
Several plants have been removed, neces-
stating much expense. Another draw
back is the low price and small demand
for rock Some give as a reason for this
the abandonment of the sugar beet grow
ing industry in Germany. which required
much fertilizer TO cultivate.
A serious accident occurred at Orlan-
do FRIDAY Mrs H. G.. Garrett who does
decorating in china. was firing her china
kiln Her clothing took fire. and was near
III all burned from her body before the
flames could be extinguished This was
finally done by her own eNertions She
ran into a bedroom and wrapped herself
in blankets from the bed. She is burned
from her feet up the entire back to the
neck and is suffering intensely. II Is be-
lleved however, that she will recover, as
the lire being behind her, she did not I'M
hale the flames
Clerk NJ. ~. Scarborough OF Lake CITY
has IN his possession deed recorded by
his father, s. Scarborough, Sept. :, 1871