The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31
FLORIDA.


A meeting of the department of superin-
tendence of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION will be held in Jacksonville Feb.
is to 20. 1886.
Enough huckleberries can be picked the
good ali of Polk county's loss by the
freeze of 1S94-95.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in Johnson's
bar at Milton recently between l.. r.
Harrison, Sr. and John Saville of Bay
Point. Mr.. Harrison was shot through
the left arm.
A tobacco company has been organized
at Dade City. The business of this COM
pany will be to grow and cure Cuban to-
bacco. The work viii be directed by to-
bacco experts.
Mrs. Pattie Mays, wife of Thomas w.
Mays, brother of Representative Mays
from Jefferson county, died at GreenVile
Saturday night, after an Illness of three
weeks, from pneumonia and heart failure.
II the weather shall continue favorable,
shipments of strawberries from Gaines
vile will commence in three weeks There
is large acreage and the vines are look
ing exceedingly well. They are covered
with bloom and green fruit.
Supt. Denham of the High Springs di-
vision of the Plant system, is still con-
fined to his room at Palatka, as a result
of the accident at Grove Park some time
since when he was badly scalded. He is
now able to walk on crutches.
The Home Packing Company of Pensa-
cola, organized by two young business
men, ". S. Oerting and Hugo Debell. for
the purpose of packing ham, sausage,
goose livers, etc, viii be established Jan.
a a ted '"l'is ~ 80,
While showing some jewelry in Leon
/ ardis store at Tampa recently, the clerks
| missed a diamond ring valued at $50 Mr..
| Leonardo went up to Gunby's pawn shop
| and there identified his property. The
/ thief had raised $40 on it. He has been
! arrested.
At Apalachicola, while crowd Of row.
dies were taking in the town Christmas
day, in a hack, one of them shot a col
! ored girl through both heels. Jack John
| son is now under bond for his offense, in
the justices court, as he is accused OF
| the shooting.
show no signs of last winters severe cold
They ara as green, fresh and full OF
foliage as they ever were. Having borne
but little fruit this season, they will beal
heavily next year. Punta Gorda will shiI
about 1000 crates this season.
Another building boom has struck West
Palm Beach. This will keep several me.
chanics at work for some time. Among
| the buildings TO be erected is the Masonic
| temple. which will be three stories high
ten dwelling houses for c. w Armngtor
of Jacksonville; one three-story building
| for j. W. Johnson, one for c. II. Head
| TO be two-stories high Several cottages
are also going up and nine dwelling houses
| for 9. W. Hilltard * Son Of Jacksonville
When T. Ashee. a train dispatcher fol
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key Yves
! railway, went 10 his room at Jacksonvill,
Sunday morning, after working all night
! he found that the door was locked on IN,
| inside, and that he could not get in II,
| broke the ioek and entered the room 3,
find a woman asleep IN his bed. He tries
| % awaken her, and after much tugglnl
| he succeeded. She was very old, ana rOuli
! give no explanation " herself or actions
Mr. Ashee had the woman arrested.
The correspondent Of the Morning New
% Tallahassee sends in the following
ion. a., -, collins, state treasurer hai
! 20 FAR recovered from his recent sever
I ilhres a. - De- able % travel aud hi
aln nf VIE departed sunday FOR soul
flYislh, ihtt may Nfit Jamaica hef0rl
.ePitHl cry ere preparing ~ usher Ia th,
~" }raf aiih q gfara leap year hop =
tWNH nos coming ~ by counties 1900
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