The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05

The Fort White Railroad Company is
putting in side track one mile long,
to the Fort White Phosphate Company''s
new mine on the Polk place, one mile
from Fort White. This recently built rail-
road is doing very encouraging business,
and will be built further into Alachua
and possibly to Deadman's Bay.
Work has been commenced on the new
"manse" for the Presbyterian church, on
the lot adjoining the church at Ocala.
1t will be completed in about a month.
large party of OcalianS are making
preparations to go up to Micanopy TO
the laying of the corner stone of the fine
new brick school building there on
Wednesday, the Sth.
The new disease, that has been almost
an epidemic at Longwood, cannot be ac-
counted for. 1t seems to be a mixture of
'dengue" and grip" yet unlike either.
In most cases the patient suffers intense
pain for about twenty-four hours, which
leaves one so weak that it takes DAYS
to recover from same. No deaths have re-
suited, and the patients are all on the
road to recovery.
w. ]. Florence was released from the
county Jail at DeLand Friday afternoon
by Acting Sheriff Frohock, as no evidence
has been received from New York and no
charge has been filed against him in De-
Land. he is now free man, so far as
the law is concerned. Florence was ar
rested a few days ago at the instgation
of his mother-in-law, who charged that
he was a bigamist.
Fred Lewis, fireman of dredges for the
Land Pebble Phosphate Company, near
Lakeland, died on Saturday from the
effects of gunshot wound received last
December He had so far recovered as to
resume his duties, but assesses formed,
the ball having been removed and his
suffering was intense His murderer has
never been captured To add to the sad
ness of it all, Mr.. Lewis was recently mar
ried
The store house on the wharf at Orange
Park was broken open on Thursday night,
and a considerable quantity of goods be-
longing to Mr.. McNutt, merchant at the
park, were stolen. Among the lost arti-
eles are two half-barrels of -four and a
case of dry goods containing clothing,
hats and cloths. The loss is estimated
to be from SO to 800. 1t is supposed that
the goods were taken in boat and car
ried down the river.
The certificates of deposit that fell due
at the First National Bank of Orlando on
the LIST inst. amounted to about $17, 900. In
view of the depressed condition of affairs
and the additional fact that this is tax
paying time, il was to be expected that
pretty nearly the full amount represent
ed by the certificates would be called for.
1t was somewhat remarkable, therefore,
that only about 5000 were drawn out on
the certificates, For the balance the GER
tificates were simply turned in as depos-
its.
Thomas G. Boggs, of Memphis, who has
been making a tour of the south with
Congressman Patterson, of Tennessee in
the interest of the sound money conven-
ton to be held at Memphis on the 23d inst,
spent Friday at Pensacola visiting promi-
nent members of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Young Mems Business
League, for the purpose of securing dele
gates to the convention. The matter will
be brought before both bodies for action.
Mr. Boggs left for Jacksonville Friday
night.
The annual meeting of the Florida Wo-
mems Auxiliary convened in the parlor
of the St. George hotel at st. Augustine
Friday morning and Immediately after the
members received the holy sacrament
from the hands of Rt. Rev. Bishop Edwin
G. Weed and Rt. Rev. Bishop GRAY of
the southern diocese, in Trinity church
Mrs. John Freeman Young. president of
the Women's Florida Auxiliary, presided
Miss Bours was nominated as secretary
pro tenn. in place of the secretary, Miss
Alice Drew, who was absent. Miss Sine
thurst was appointed assistant secretary
Mrs. Bishop Gray and Miss Parkhill We're,
extended the privileges of the floor by a
rising vote. The auxiliary transacted
considerable business in the space of two
hours, and while all 1t did is not for the
public eye. there were several public
features, one of which was the united
offerings of the Women's Auxiliary to the
board of missions, and the admitting Of
two new branches-One at Carrabene and
the other near Apalachicola The dele
gates to the Women's Auxiliary of the
Florida branch were: Jacksonville ST.
Johns-Miss Bours. Good Shepherd-Afrs
Evans. Mrs. Gerow and Mrs Maxwell