The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-05
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TELEPHONE NO. I2s.
Strawberries are retailing for 1872 cents
to - cents per quart at Barlow.
Messrs Lyle & co. Of Barlow made a
shipment Of green peas on Monday.
There is prospect of a Masonic organiza-
ton in Lemon City in the near future.
The Jacksonville Terminal Company Is
ms ''0 ''O'N 'S's"' 0i SWITCH
Palatka has just elected the fun demo-
cratic municipal ticket, with Mr.. Grooms
as mayor.
Hartland postoffice has been dlscontin-
ued and Pineda established, distant from
the old site one mile.
ID. w. Stanley announces himself n
candidate for reelection as city clerk
and treasurer of Barlow.
An exposition Association has been or
ganized in Polk county TO get up an ex-
hibit to be sent to Atlanta.
Many Of those burned out last week in
| St. Augustine have decided to rebuild AT
once, and work for mechanics promises
good there throughout the summer.
A gentleman at St Petersburg fishing
on the dock Wednesday caught saw
fish which measured fourteen feet four
inches. II weighed about 700 pounds.
G. H. Keller Of Lakeland has resigned
| his position as freight agent at Lake
land for the purpose of devoting his
time to his recently patented telephone.
a ColOfeu man. hampton Guyne, mad
| four fingers of his right hand crushed
while coupling cars on the Florida Mid
land railroad, near LongwCOd Wednesday.
The Gainesville Leader has been sold
to Alessrs. Jordan * Luning OF Leesburg,
who have discontinued the publication
of daily and viii publish a weekly
newspaper.
Quartermaster AL Wright of the Second
battalion, Florida state troops has been
promoted to be adjutant Of the same bait
TALON, vice Adjutant J. N. Bradshaw OF
| Orlando resigned.
Frank y. Sanford, who was convicted
at the October term Of the criminal
court at Orlando o. robbery and sem
fenced to three years in the penitentiary
has been pardoned.
At meeting Of the county commits
! siOns of Gainesville Wednesday the con-
! awarded to William II. Mann of Jockson-
vile, whose bid was $l,7O0.
The residence of J. c. Lamb, in the
| southeastern part of Anthony, was burned
Wednesday night, together with most of
the furniture and wearing apparel Loss
about $1,000, insurance about $1,000.
Capt. Henry A. Gray, one of the Oldest
and most respected citizens of Palatka,
died Wednesday, He was one of the first
navigators of the Ocklawha- river, and
most of his life up to the last year was
spent on that river.
Controller Bloxhams suggestion that
there would soon be no need of state tax
alton if this office assumed all the fire in
surance risks of the state a a reasonable
premium, Is attracting considerable at
/ tention all over the state.
Not only did the receipts of the Chau-
| tauqua exceed those of any previous year,
says the DeFuniak Breeze, but the mer-
! chants say their trade was larger and
/ from figures furnished by Mr. Shepard, we
! learn that the railroad business was the
/ largest of any year by Si36,6S.
| Two cars arc being fitted up in St Au-
! gustine for DR.. John Nedder. One Of them
/ is living and the other giNfV fppr
! in length, is arranged for the reception
/ Of his unequalled collection OF Florida
4 birds, animals reptiles ana curiosities,
/ which win be exhibited throughout the
\ northern states during the summer.
An order has been issued for the sale
of the effects OF John L. Sullivan, which
\ were attached by Viola Armstrong, a
member of the Sullivan Company for
4 WAGES due when in Jacksonville several
weeks ago. The property consists of two
trunks filled with John !. 5 clothing and
I other appurtenances. The sale will be
made by the sheriff on the first Monday
I in May.
George Zopf, one of the most enterpris-
! ing residents of West Palm Beach, ex-
/ poets to leave for Germany in June, for
/ the purpose of visiting his old home and
/ to bring a colony of Germans to Lake
/ Worth. The colony will settle on a tract
/ of land consisting of forty acres near
| Juno. The land, which has but recently
been purchased by Mr.; Zopf for this pur-
| pose, win be divided into two and three
acres each. Each family viii have one
piece.
Melbourne was treated to a miniature
| tornado on Tuesday afternoon A light
] rain had been falling, with heavy thun-
der and dark clouds. The
/ Bellevue, large three-story build
/ ing was blown about a foot out of the
4 perpendicular Mrs. Erwin's house was
/ blown from the blocks, landing about -four
feet to the east and three feet to the north
OF its original location. Many of the win
dow sash were broken. Pine trees a foot
through We're snapped Off like pipe stems
At St. Augustine Wednesday. pursuant
/ sioners DIR. l.. Alexander made an exami-
nation upon Turner James, colored. who
was drought to be insane, and who is in
I Jail charged with setting fire TO buildings
4 DR.. Alexander gave his opinion that the
man is all right The negro is as dumb
as possible. and has not spoken word
since placed behind the bars. Dr. Alex.
ander says no Will cure him with an cleo.
trio battery. James tried TO set fire to a
house on Hospital street last week.
John Martin. young white man, claim.
ing TO be from New York, was one of, the
saddest individuals in the city yesterday
The cause of his sorrow was the loss OF
a gold watch and chain and So in cash
besides Il number OF valuable papers
which ne claimed had been stolen from
him by a hackman Tuesday night He
said that after driving TO numerous sa.
looms and other places. where the hack
outside the city, and there. at he point
OF pistol the hack driver and an az.
/ complete robbed him. Morton was look.
] ing for the hackman all day Wednesday
but failed to find him.