The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-11


/ oranges on our own groves another year
/ to supply all local demands, and some 10
/ ship besides.
I L. II. Larkin the old man convicted in
/ the criminal court at Tavares and SEN
\ fenced 10 three years in the penitentlary
/ for shooting and dangerously wounding
/ his wife at Mount Dora. died at Albion,
in Alachua county. few days ago
The vegetable growers in the Mont
verde section in Lake county, that is the
! few that have planted this season, will
/ commence to ship beans, squash and egg
/ plants to market this week. The acre
/ age planted is not near so large as last
/ year
/ J. c. Sheffield formerly Of Gainesville.
but who has for some time past been
/ holding the position Of agent of the Plant
system az, a. Alachua, has resigned to ac-
I cept 2 IKE pOsluon Win the A. ). Il. ana
G.. railroad at Newnansvile. This road is
( now running double trains between Ala
chua ana Starke.
Tampa Tribune: Mayor Salomonson IS
1 IN calhoun county this week closing up
big land deal This is one of the larges:
real estate transactions that has ever
! been made IN Florida, and If Mr. Saio-
monson succeeds in concentrating the
deal, which it is thought he will. and IF
ne does ne Will wear the honOrs of the
real estate fraternity of the state.
George ". Wrennick of Tavares. who
went to New York several weeks ago to
accept position, has lost his eyesight.
HIS left eye was entirely gone when he
lett FLORIDA, and soon after arriving IN
/ New York it gave him considerable pain
and he was advised to have an operation
! PERFORMED I'm, He went to a hospital ana
had the eye taken out and shortly after
| the operation his right eye began to
weaken and continued to grow weaker,
until he lost his sight
SOUTH CAROLINA.
| ,Distemper has appeared among the cat
! tie at Clemson.
The Baptist state convention meets in
| GreenVille on wednesday, Nov. q.
/ The firm of Wingate & Delear. at sum
/ ter mas been dissolved by mutual con-
| sent Mr. Delgar retires from the firm
and and the business viii be continued by Mr..
John o. Davis of Dacusville. Pickens
/ county, a prominent citizen and a trial
| justice, died at his home on Tuesday
aged so years. His death was caused by
pneumonia.
Frank E. Mckenzie, who lived near
| Piedmont, in Greenville county and was
/ one OF the most enterprising and success
! and one of Greenville's most prominent
! citizens, died Tuesday.
A charter has been granted by the
ment Company of Charleston. The direct
ors are G. b. jenkins, James Robertson
Henry upper, F. Exam and Frank NJ
Smith. The board of corporators are
George #. Kolnitz, Jr w r. THOMPSON
and Jacob Whitman, Jr.
day or two ago two colored men, while
walking down the track of the Southern
railroad, about three miles north of Rock
| Hill, found the body Of an unknown man
presumably tramp. He was about
90 years old. and his death evidently
was from natural causes. There was
identified.
on Monday morning the stables and
/ tnree other buildings belonging TO w. v
/ GIL of OLD Allendale, in BarnWell county
together with their contents consisting
Of five mules, three horses and a colt, 500
bushels of corn, three tons of hay. 200
gallons OF syrup, forty bushels of rice
w pounds Of cotton, one wagon and farm
! implements, We're DESTROYED bV fire
The loss is $500, with no insurance
Constant Hughes the oldest man in
/ GreenNille county, and probably the old
est in the stete, died Friday at his home
IN Austin township, near Bethel church
lie was lO2 years old. His age is well
authenticated, his last birthday having
passed in June. He legally proved his
age and secured exemption from service
in the last part of the civil war when the
age limit had been raised to sixty years
Ike Kinard, who was to have been
executed az Columbia Friday, was par
uoned by the governor Thursday Kinard
was charged with criminal assault upon
a white woman living near Irmo, in Lex
ington county, found guilty and con-
demned to death. 1t has been doubted
by many as to the truth of the charge,
ana II was through petition signed by
the judge jury and solicitor that the
prisoner was pardoned.
Three negro children, aged 2. and Z
| years, Were burned to death two miles
east of Tirzah a few days ago. The
mother of the children, HXena Mcclellan
went TO the home of her father to get
some breakfast for herself and children.
AS shN was about to return, she noticed
that her cabin was on fire, and when
she got back ii was too late to do any
thing for the children, all of whom had
been burned to crisp.
Some time ago T. G. Glover. coIored.
Of Georges Creek, in Barnwell county,
| lost his gin house by fire. The people
| contributed considerable money to helm
make up his loss On Sunday night while
he and his wife were sitting in their din
ing room, two negro men entered and
covered GLOW CT and his wife with pistols.
! while a third negro ransacked the house.
breaking open trunks and tearing up pa
ing of much value, however. taking some
| jewelry, etc.
In the matter of the Columbia school
trustees asking Richland county to rurn
over to them the poll tax and the fines
/ collected from delinquent poll taxDsvors
/ Chairman Thomas said Friday that In ali
probability a friendly suit Will arise and
/ the attorneys viii 20 before Judge With
I erspOon and have him to decide the onas-
/ tion. The trustees claim that when 'ave-
cutions are issued against poll taxpavers
and when no trial is had and If sucb
o person pays up, the schools are en-
| titled TO $.15 fine imposed
While Trial Justice Cooper of Dyson
was holding preliminary examination
IN the case against F. Holt Thursday ~.