The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-07

and nine dollars and one cent was the
amount of sponge sales for last week in
Key West.
The board of health's statement of NOR
tally in Pensacola for the month of No
vember shows there were twenty-eight
ored.
The Tallahasseean will issue in few
days a digest of Florida school avs. 1t
is compiled by Supt. w. n. Sheats and is
the most complete that has ever been pub
lished.
In 1890 Lakeland had a population of
about 500. and within five years over 800
people from all parts of the United States
have cast their lot In the "Hin City, or
re lake region.
DR.. Rosenberg of Mascotte. while on
his way home Thursday evening was
thrown from his road-eart by his horse
running over a stump. He received many
bruises and a fractured rib.
Mrs. Martha Campbell and her daugn-
ter, Mrs. Sharit, of Apalachlcola, have re-
Gently completed two quilts, one of which
contains l0'7SS pieces, the other contain
containing 800 pieces.
Charles McDaniels shot two swan at Port
Orange last Saturday, He thought at
first that they We're wild geese, but after
snooung them found that they were swan:
They are the first that have been killed
in that section for many eyars.
The West Palm Beach Gazetteer says:
Capt. r.. G. Ross forces are now en-
driving piles for the ocean pier. The Pill
ing is now arriving and the work of
driving viii soon begin. 1t will be the
only work of the kind on the southern
coast
Malcolm, the 5-year-old son of G. B. Nc
Arthur, a railroad engineer, was PLAYING
in front OF CRATE at Pensacola Wednes-
day morning, when his clothing became
ignited and he was very seriously burned
about the back before the laRes We're
subdued. DR.. Renshaw, who was called,
considers the case serious one.
At the meeting of the county commits
sioners of Orange county held this week
that body granted TO John Lennon right
of way over the public highways of Or
wires for long-distance telephone. Mr.
Lennon is laying wires" in advance FIe
win for similar franchise from other
counties.
The Georgia syndicate which recently
purchased large tracts of land in ST
Johns county, has established a turpen-
tine still at Lotion and started in TO tur-
pentine farming in earnest A number of
houses have recently been built for the
men and their families. This farm will
be one of the most extensive in the tur-
pentine region of the south.
John woodham of Narcoossee. has re-
ceived several camphor trees from the
department of agriculture, which he has
planted out at mis- place as an expert
ment He thinks that it will grow in this
climate and will be a paying product 1t
requires about three years for them to
come into bearing. He also has planted
about 5000 strawberry plants that are do
ing well.
The Oviedo Gazette says that at public
sale at Geneva last Saturday a cask of
orange wine containing seven or eight gal
ions, was bought for 10 cents Another ie-
markable feature connected with it Is that
it was bought by one of the strongest tenn
perance advocates in the community. He
said, though that he only wanted the keg,
and was about to pour the wine out, but
decided to take it home and make vinegar
of it.
Rev. Samuel NJ. Hughes. who was for
two years, up to Feb l, 1894, pastor of the
Orlando Baptist church, but who resign
at Pine Mountain, S. c., died at Douglass,
5. c.. Nov. 26. of consumption. His health
had been failing him for some months.
He resigned his passionate in South Caro-
lima and went to the home of his wifes
relatives to spend his last days. Mr..
Hughes was only 80 years of age. He
leaves a young wife and baby.
John Casey a farmer who lives two
miles north of Plant City, while attend
f ing to his sugar works, hitched his horse
/ to the mill and the animal began kicking.
Mr.. Casey ran in and caught the horse
/ by the bride. when the animal began
paving and struck him to the ground.
i Before he could get up the infuriated
/ animal gave him blow with its heels
on the head. DR.. Wells was summoned
/ and dressed the wounds and the man is
/ getting on fairly well.
/ The rapid development of the entire
/ east coast of Florida has almost doubled
/ the population OF Dade county in the past
4 two years The assessed value of prop
I erty in Dade county is 81 100000 which is
/ an Increase of nearly $4,000 over that OF
last year. The increased value OF prop
/ erty VIII enable the school board. Il Is
/ hoped, 10 establish schools among the
/ new colonies and to make more extern
/ siVe improvements 10 school property,
/ salaries.
/ A guest al the Travellers hotel at jack
sonyille named J. II. Douglass reported
/ 90 the police az noon Thursday that he
/ had lost S250 He had gone into the toilet
/ room and had laid his purse containing
/ the money on the window sin and left ID
4 there. About an hour Afterwards he