The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18


Hammond and George H Paekwood.
! guests AT the Ocean View hotel al ST. Aug
Justine These gentlemen are seemingly
supplied with abundant capital and are
| desirOus Of building an electric belt line
about ST. Augustine and are willing TO ac-
cept the terms Of the city ordnance, known
as the Holmes and Jackson charter, and
Mi petition the board Of aldermen 10 in
Guide in the grant the right TO use Cordova
street They propose, also, TO light the
whole line OF the road with electricity at
tneir own expense.
frank McCreary, a prominent wool
grower Of Washington county. has sold 10
The firm Of Dekel & Daniel Of Chipley,
nearly nine thousand pounds OF wool. .- II e
had one heece which weighed twelve and
mar pounds clipped from "a three-gear-
Ola sheep, raised on the native grass alone.
Lake City Reporter. There IS estimated
70 be at least four hundred acres DEVOTED
20 itce In the SuWanee Shoals neighbor-
MOOD, some ten miles north OF Lake City
i ne crop Is reported as "a whole 10 be very
Promising This rice IS all milled at the
aelghpofhood rice mill, operated by T. }.
6ummerall, which turns out a good COM
merclai article, besides a large quantity
OF rice-brand, most excellent stock food
The affairs Of the late H. v Goss OF
Ocdia, who was killed on the Florida Cen
trai and Peninsular railroad last Sun
Jay morning. promise to give rise TO some
Interesting litigation. GOss left two wills
--one made in 1892 and one in 1898 The
first left his Ocala property to John and
Jessie lrOSS OF Gainesville, and that in
A44 t-AdAA county 10 MS cousin. MIS- j. Is.
Carlisle Of Ocala. The second Instrument
makes the same disposition Of the estate
except that Mrs. Carlisle has only a life
interest in the Brevari county property.
which, upon her death, IS to 60 TO Il
Miss Dickinson of Alabama, provided she
romans unmarried. In the event of her
marriage the land IS 10, revert TO Mrs;
Carlisle's heirs. 1t Is this second will
that is TO be contested.
A sensation was created IN colored cir
SIes AZ GalnesXille W ednesday when II was
learned that Prof J. N. Maddox was in
sane. Maddox returned a few days ago
from Europe, where he has been at work
soliciting funds for the establishment of a
large Industrial colored school at Gaines
vile. He has toured the United States.
canada, England, and France for this
cause, and was In q position to see his OBJ
Ject realized, when he completely lost his
mlnd- his rather who resides in Columbus,
Ga, was at Gainesville Wednesday morn
ing and says that his son had secured suf-
hcient funds to establish the school and
had the money deposited in II, L. putton
q Co.'S bank The officials of that instttu-
ton veTthed the statement His father says
that thousands of dollars that were sub
Serlbed IN foreign countries are subject to
MaddoK'S order. 1t is not. known what bear
ing this VIII have on the work he had i'm
hand, but IL is understood that a successor
establishing the school will continue. The
cOlored people throughout the state are
interested and committees in nearly every
county IN the state are at work.
gtAN haDAANAAit C4LlLGns 4 n0 west
Florida exhibit for the Atlanta
exposition is rapidly assuming
shape, under the direction Of Cash Thom-
as, who has been engaged by Col. Chip
ley TO arrange 1t. In speaking Wednes-
rssentatiye OF the press about
Florida exhibit will be the most valuable
ever sent out of Florida. In fact nothing
mas ever been got up upon the same plan.
Heretofore exhibitors have only relied
unDn tho fruits in b1f Col Chin
ley Is working now to show everything
that is raised in West Florida, and the
over $l,2OO Look at that melon. nearly
three feet long and that muskmelon, two
feet long, and the canteloupes of all sizes
These, with plums on the limbs, clusters
OF grapes on the vines, and everything in
the fruit line will be shown in their nat
ural state. More than fifty recipes for
preserving fluids were tried, and am
Sausned, from my experience, at numer-
Gus expOsitiOns, that we have adopted the
best-ever used. over $500 Jars and bottles
have been sent out to housewives for
preserves, pickles, catsup, and wines, in
addition to the specimens that are being
put UP in their natural state at the de-
pot"
Wednesday stranger made his ap-
appearance on the streets of DeLand and
attracted considerable attention by his
queer actions. Finally he accosted Mr.
the city marshal Tanning was finally
told that he the stranger, had forged
Cneck IN Ocdlds ana was Trying TO dodge
the officers. and he threatened to make
short and bloody work of Tanning If ne
squealed or made any report to the Off
cials. Marshal Messimer and Deputy
Sheriff Sans were, however, advised of
the statement and threats of the self
confessed crook and proceeded to lay
plans for his capture. The crook or luna
tic was soon found and when he was told
to surrender he made motion to draw
a weapon. He was Immediately covered
by Messimer and Frank who conducted
him to jail. Upon being searched it was
found that he had no weapons. He gave
several names TO the officers DR.. Will
kinson, Robert Jones, and one or two
others. He made a statement to the eff
feet that the check that he had forged
was drawn in favor of man with a
name, somewhat similar. the only differ
ence being in the initials. This check he
claimed to have received through the mall
and Endorsed 1t, secured the money and
skipped. 1t is generally supposed that
the fellow is demented, but ne was com
mlted to Jail until the authorities of
Ocala can be heard from.