The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-17


county for years. lies dangerously 81.
| The doctors think that he cannot recover.
John Woff0rd. an esteemed and old
| time resident, died at the residence Of one
i last.
There have been two additional trans
I fers of Columbian county lands. covering
I $500 acres, and ranging in price from 50
cents 10 s. per acre
1 Mrs. Henry Notes, sr.. of HollisteS, a
few days ago presented her husband with
a baby boy. The husband Is 50 years Of
age and the wife 20.
Ex-Sheriff e. T. williams has just re-
ceived from Washington mis- appointment
as inspector of customs under Collector
/ King for the Ocaia district.
The annual report Of the Tampa Emer-
gency hospital shows that esghty-One pa
dents were received for the year ending
April !, two births and one death.
II Is said that several young ladies of
Apalachicola have recently learned TO
ride the bicycle, and that they are also
having bloOmer suits made 10 ride in.
About one hundred and twenty-five law
suits for trial at the next term Of circuit
court in Duval county have been filed
an uhe county clerks Office at Jacksonville
The Standard Oil Company and the mer-
chants Of quincy are at outs, and the mer-
chants are ordering their oil from Bait
more, and the Standard has cut its price
on oils for Quincy.
quit claim deed was recorded In the
morning from Henry NJ. and Ida VI.
Flagler to W. W. Dewhurst, conveying
lot 3 In square %. in consideration Of $1,000.
The Troy laundry at Tampa was burned
Sunday night. The total loss amounts to
$500. with an insurance on the machinery
and sto3S, owned by T. A. Washburn, Of
$500. The building was owned by G. N.
Brigham, on which there was no insur-
ance.
Madison's water works system is com
plete now, and fountains and sprinklers
are the order Of the day. The water is
pumped from an artesian well more than
800 feet deep, and is excellent. The boys
and young men have organized volun-
teer fire company.
1t is reported that the business of the
Gainesville postoitice for the last four
quarters ending March 81 has been suf-
neient to reach the requirement for the
promotion of the office TO the class of
secOnd-class postoflices It is now rated
among the third class
George r. Macy. of Orlando, one of the
first to cut back his orange trees after the
freeze, says his trees are coming out nice
~. and. strange as II may SEEM each
new branch has on the tip end an orange
blossom. The branches are vigorous and
give promise Of making fruit. He says
trees not cut Off early are not doing so
well as his.
Tttusvile Star: The ranchmen rounded
up last week between four and five hum
dred cattle and calves at Indlanola. OF
course they invited the tenderfeet of the
north to help brand the calves. The pen
and tenderfeet by the gentleman cows
II a photograph could have been taken
each time of the escape of every one
over the high Enclosure, no picture would
have sold better
The orange trees ait HOLSTER are putting
out shoots from the ground pretty gem
orally. Very few trees are dead The
growers who have Seeding groves expect
to be fully reinstated in four years The
pear crop, which the people had based so
much hope upon for this year is a failure
already 10 OF
that should bear THE fruit. In some or
chards barrelsfuH Of stems may be found
upon the ground.
A. st. Clair Abrams of Tavares, attorney
for complainant ordered a praecipes is
sued Monday morning from the United
states court at Jacksonville in three cases
wherein w. II. Willett is complainant and
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way Company Is defendant, for $1,000 dam
ages in another A. 4. Goff is defendant.
and $1,000 Is wanted; and $4,000 from the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Indian
River Railroad Company.
Titusville Star: The northbound train ON
the East Coast route Tuesday carried
three large crates Of young pelicans, cap
tured at Pelican Island, and destined for
Jacksonville. 1t Is said that the slaughter
Of these birds on Pelican Island. just
opposite sebastian, has been fearful of
late and that there is danger of their
being killed out and frightened away
from this spot, which has been their
haunt and breeding place for many years
Fiber Farm, as it is commonly called
near New River, was in West Palm
Beach Friday night, says the West Palm
Beach Gazetter. He says that they now
have thirty-seven acres of plants grow
ing beautifully. Although the thermon-
eter was down to Is degrees during the
cold snap, the same as here. and a large
portion of the farm badly exposed, not
a single plant was touched" in the
slightest.
The Quincy New Era states that last
Tuesday a negro woman was observed
lying PROSTATE, with feet and hands tied
in wagon on the court house square.
She was brought to town to be examined
as to her sanity, and lay on her back
in this condition all day with a curious
crowd of spectators lowering around.
Complaint has been made, and ii seems
Well-timed, that this woman, since ad-
Judged insane, should not have been per-
mitted to remain in her condition in a
prominent passa geway.
John Williams. colored, an employee on
Borden's turpentine farm at Grandin,