The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-06

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VI. w Dalton. an old and highly re-
I sectd resident Of Faiatkas died Thurs
day
/ Hon. q. g. Collins. state treasurer. has
. purchased Two plantations in Leon
Tie Women's Christian Temperance
Union Dr. negotiating for the erection Of
a-i.t.ls 3D. Jacksonville.
9ir. Barker has purchased tract OF 100
acres Of orange grove property adjoining
hls home ou Lake Lucerue.
~. %. Dovei has laid the foundation for
q new cottage on Lake Lucerue. and the
work VIII bee pushed rapidly.
The new residence OF vs.. G. Sherman
go Orlando 81 nearing completion as also
is another for Rev. II. keigwin.
The cattle men OF Osceola county are
4-fiilIg The range hy running wire
fence from Gum slough, on The Kissim-
mer river 10 "a pOint on the 81. Johns river,
distance Of about thirteen miles.
"a suit was flied in the United States
oislilct court at Jacksonville Thursday
oy the HIaaley Ierlilizer Company
las the amount claimed as damages.
Mai J.. b. Wiilston of the Third artil-
ief}. who, until recently, was on the staff
OF Cen. Nelson A. Miles at Chicago. has
arrived az Pensacola and assumed COM
mand OF The garrison at i OFT Barrancas.
Mrs Baseett arrived at St Augustine
TUESDAY evening from Atlanta. Just after
purchasing her ticket at Jacksonville for
ST. Augustine. she lost her pocket book
containing $50 and some valuable papers.
on quarter Of an acre Of ground W
j. Hankins OF Houston, Suwanee county.
raised lhls year, 400 pounds of fine cigar
tobacco. which he has sold FOR q cents
cotton.
The municipal election held at Chipley
lRlislay resulted iu the election OF the
following officers. Mayor D. J. Jones:
mar nal q. nj, watson, clerk. w. T. May:
tax collector, j. ". Williams; councimen,
i. McCrOan and 5. A. Cook.
Several hundred acres Of watermelons
Mill Poe planted at Orange Lake the COM
lns season ,!s Tor northern markets. Capt.
making arrangements Tor Transportation
OF the Crp which viii be large
One day last week while John Nicely
or DrIion vas out training some dogs,
he accidentally discharged his gun, the
contents entering his foot II nccessitated
the aWputation Of one of his toes and the
taking out Of the bone OF another
The county school board of Orange
county has arranged with the First Ma
ton bank Of Orlando for money with
which to pay Off teachers. so that there
win be no discouuung Of warrants or de-
lay ~ securing money until taxes are coll
lccted.
The walls Of the new First National bank
building at Orlando are completed to the
top of the first story 10 is granite and
pressed brick double wall structure and
viii be one OF the finest in the state Tho
cut stone Tor the ornamental work Ia now
arriving.
Stepney Roberts. negro. was examined
before Judge Harrison at Tampa Wednes-
day morning on charge of ATTEMPTED
rape on ms lA-ygar-old step-daughter, Bes-
sic Mitchell He was sent To Jail I'm de-
fault of $500 bond to answer to the crirni-
nal court.
AT an adjourned session Of the county
commissioners. held at St Augustine
wednesday afternoon, resolution was
/ adopted instructing the sheriff to make a
complete canvass OF the city and seize all
1 the nickei-in-the-slOt machines that are
now Ia use.
A wealthy capitalist of New York. who
mas been Manufacturing cigars in New
orS, for the past ten years. will shortly
remove his entire plant to Ocala. where
/ ne Wll engage IN the cigar manufactur-
I ing business. He VIII employ from sew
enty to 100 hands.
/ A house occuied by a. L. Narromore.
and owned by b. y. Mill of Albion caught
/ ilre Wednesday, aud was totally destroyed
with an their household goods and cloth
ing; ~ +. Miliers store next caught.
ana was Totally consumed, along with
most of its contents also large barn,
There was no insurance.
W. $. Linton was arrested at Jackson
vile on warrant sworn out by Mr.. and
Mrs. DaNll Gilbert charging him with
assault with intent TO kill. The arrest
7 grew out Of a difficulty that occurred he
/ tween Linton and the Giiberts, near the
corner or Laura and Forsyth streets
Thursday morning, which was the out
4 come Of previous differences
The G. r. p. & NJ. railroad is going
! through Evinston from Micanopy and viii
I probably go To Mcintosh, through the
/ fine vegetable lands in the section of the
/ "Old Field Pond They have about
/ forty hands cutting out the right of way
/ and grading; which have advanced to DR.
J Schiaters already. They will have a de-
pot on the west side of the pond
4 a new enterprise was recently begun
I near Milton. a company from North Car
/ DINA has commenced preparations for a
/ turpentlhe farm, has already secured
/ quite a large tract of land, and has thirty
or more hands At work. The mills are all
running on fun time, and shipments of
lumber and timber are multiplying in
numbers and increasing in volume
Amandy Jackson was taken violently
! III at watch meeting" Monday night
/ al the African Methodist Episcopal church
/ az Tallahassee. She was taken to her
/ home where she Gied in a few minutes
She was visited by two physicians, one
/ twelve and the other twenty hours after
her demise was announced, and her body
/ was still warm and her limbs supple, but
/ after applying the looking-glass test her
friends consented to her burial.
The home of Judge L. NJ. Brooks cor
ner Of LaRue and Tenth avenue, at Pen
/ sacola was destroyed by fire early
! Wednesday morning. The fire had gained
/ cons Eerable Roadway before the family
aWoke. They bearely escaped with their
! lives Clothing. furniture and house were
I all destroyed. the house being in a bright
blaze before an alarm was turned in. The
I property was insured with Knowles Bros
agency. $1,000 on the house and 800 on
the furniture.
! The Florida freeze has made a neat
/ little pile for the Earle Fruit Company Of
California, which has been represented at
/ Jacksonville by a. II. Brown, who has
/ had his headquarters at the Carleton for
/ the past month. Last Saturday Mr. Brown
wired his firm to buy oranges in California
as the Florida crop was completely ruined
/ Wednesday he learned that they had fol
I lowed his advice and PURCHASED one lot
/ of 1900 boxes and that since buying the
/ price had gone Up 20 cents per box. They
viii make on this single transaction SIS
Geo.
The strawberry crop in Bradford county
/ is all right. not at all injured except q
/ few blooms which would probably not be
valuable so early as this, ana the bushes
are set back which is all the better for a
/ good crop at the right time. Other than in
strawberries the people have not gone into
/ the truck gardening to any great extent
They planted Irish potatoes, peas etc,
I in January and February, which usually
/ escape frost and do well. The main CROP
/ is the strawberry, which grows to perfec-
! ton ON the solid dark loan soil which is
underaid with clay. retaining the mois-
ture in the spring when needed. Last sea
son the bank here reported checks for
! strawberry sales per day amounting to
over Sl5Q0, and the prospects are far bet