The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-19

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Spencer Bell will be hung at Green
Cove Springs Monday, Aug. 10.
DIR. II. L. Harris is at work trying to
get up telephone exchange in Orlando.
FernandIna firemen are practising night
ly preparatory to their visit to Atlanta.
Marti City, Ocala's cigar manufaetur-
ing town, is now lighted with electricity
On one day last week $1,000 worth of
West.
The Palatka Advertiser is inquiring
for the whereabouts of the Palatka board
of trade
Owing to a disagreement with the city
council, Mayor j. L. Bernard of Talla-
hassee has resigned,
J. 3. Norton, sentenced to be hung at
Jasper next Wednesday. has been re-
spited ten days by Gov. Mitchell.
Ocala Is building two railroads-one
to a phosphate mine and one to Silver
Springs. Short. il is true, but important
feeders, nevertheless.
Hon. l.. d. Wombwell, Florida's popular
commissioner of agriculture, left Tues
day morning for New York. For several
years he has been great sufferer from
kidney and bladder troubles, and now goes
TO New York TO enter a hospital for treat
ment.
There are several mines in operation in
Those actively engaged in mining are the
Leach, Daisy, Excelsior, Carlisle & Blan-
ton, Arlington, Camps, Simmons, High
Springs Washer, Anglo and Chambers
mines Most of them are employing a
full force of men.
j. d. Mitchell, prominent citizen of
Nolusia county, died at Halifax that
county, Tuesday, in his 18th year, of
heart trouble. He was born at Elizabeth
Florida in 1866. He was one Of the Mo-
neers of the Hillsborough and Halifax
country of Florida.
Fernandina Mirror: Oaks lumber min
is taxed to its utmost capacity turning
out some of the finest and heaviest tim.
Der and lumber seen in these parts for
some time. Judging from the amount Of
orders ahead the hum of the saw min
will be an every day occurrence for quite
period in that community.
Charley Brownen, a 13-year-old white
boy, narrowly escaped being drowned al
ethanqlha Iaesday. While playing on
the dock he accidentally slipped and fell
into the river, and would have been
drowned If II had not been for the timely
assistance rendered by several seamen or
one Of the schooners lying at the foot of
Calhoun street dock, who nshed him out
with the assistance Of a rope.
Col. X. d. Chandler Of Jacksonville
Is going 10 Cuba TO act as a war cor
respondent for number OF papers He
intends 10 join the Spanish troops and
VIII try 70 get permission from Gen
Campos 70 get right to the front where
the lighting Is thickest. THE people can
count on getting some reliable news, .
said the colonel, "for ] have smelled gun
powder before, and II any battles are
fought ] VIII be right on the ground :"
The colonel also said he intended writing
a history OF this war
Fernandina Mirror: Charles NJ. gtarke
- an expert IN dealing with the nnny
tribe. saturday he succeeded IA landing
one OF the nne4t bass caught this season.
Two yeats ago ar Stark brother from
Texas, VINO was on a visit here, landed q
baah Weighing foftF~one pounds The one
NfIf f.44 "a
pres iona eaton WITH rod and reel oa Amf.
lia Heaeh, The nsh weighed fofty-fhfep
Nouuas ana Waa banded with a fu-0uDee
roo. sit. etafke says THAI bass fishing 81