The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17

West Palm Beach riders are endeavoring
to organize a bicycle club
\ great deal OF petty thieving has been
going on IN ST. Augustine Of late.
w +. stephens. Of Afiakka. has started
mill.
Manatee county is practically out of debt
me court house is paid for and there Is
money 70 her credit In the bank
A negro baby was born at Tampa re-
Gently with four front teeth just the right
shape ana size for snagging a water
The guava crop is very large on Bis
cayne Bay this year. The young trees
are so heavily loaded in some cases the
limbs are breaking.
Manatee River Journal: The war in Cuba
bids fair TO revive the Havana cattle
trade that formerly brought so much
Spanish gold into this section.
Manatce County Normal school for
teaeners ana advanced students has been
IN session since Aug 5, and so far about
forty pupils have been enrolled.
There Is an Indian mound near the mouth
OF the Little Aanatec river. in Hillsbor-
ougn county. the base Of which covers
eight acres, and IL II seventy or eighty
feet high says an exchange.
At DeLand the Noble Newspaper Union.
winch has been working on short time
for the past six weeks. resumed fun time
Thursday. The force Of printers has been
doubled, and after this week will be work
ed In two shifts day and night force
An encouraging feature of the times is
the building of lsirge and handsome resi-
dence on Lake Winnemissett by DR. Top
ham OF Brooklyn y. Y. The building
was designed by and the work Is in charge
of Contractor J. p Mace OF Lake Helen
and VIII give employment for several
weeks to our mocha MICS
A meeting of thu, Gainesville business
Mems Club was he II Thursday afternoon
for the purpose of hearing several truck
growers. who asked TO come before them
G.. A. Colchough, president OF the Vege-
table Growers association. stated in a
pleasing address THAI the object the farm
ers had N view was 70 secure the Coop
Grafton Of the busin ess men of Gainesville
in their Efforts 70 secure reduced freight
charges.
Halifax Journal: "A party in a covered
wagon. consisting of three men. three
women, three children and three dogs
recently came to one Of the cottages on
the Daytona ocean beach and asked If
they could camp on the beach where
they could water their horses out Of the
lake. They said they felt lost in the bush
and drove on toward Ormond. They would
probably find a little trouble In driving
around the lake.
November . has been set as the date
for opening naval reservation land for
homestead entry. This date was set to al
low the register of the land office at
Gainesville to advertise the land for nine
~ days. There are nearly $1,000 acres of
this land ii the state. most of which Is
very desirable for farming purposes
Doubtless a small town will snrinls up on
the reservation Wnen the railroad from
Fort White to Old Town shall be finished
It viii pass through the center of the
tract.
Senator Chipiey has issued the following
notice; 1T is my privilege to name a stu
dent TO attend the South Florida Military
and Educational Institute who will NOT
only receive free tuition, but all EXPENSES
except clothing ana medical attention.
Boys desiring TO compete for this schol-
arship, should send me their names and
pOStoffice address on or before August 9e
when l will promptly notify them of the
date and place for competitive examina-
ton. The examination viii not he dim
cult. as applicants can enter from sinh
freshman class up
Ratchet creek, between Gainesville ana
Orange Nights, is Overlooking its hanks
It IS dangerous 10 cross the creek nj the
ford, and several have met serious troIi-
bic in doing so. One man had a novel
experience there a few days since Ne
was crossing in a roadcart, and when in
the deepest water one of the wheels worix
ed of the axle and flowed down strean m
The man went down in water nearly over
his head and 1t was necessary for him
to cut the traces and leave the roadcs ~
in the creek By hard work he succeaded
in recovering his vehicle. In crossing fhs
water flows over the seat Of an ordinarv
buggy.
Tampa Times: Attendants on the nolic.
| court Thursday morning witnessed the