The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-04
FLORIDA

FLORIDA.
Tomatoes are being shipped from Bow
ling Green every day now.
A strange disease has broken out among
the horses at Taylor. Six have gone blind
within two weeks.
The Gainesville district conference of the
NJ +. church, south, Rev. e. J. Holmes
presiding is in session at Hawthorn.
Oranges the size of walnuts begin to
show up on the orange trees at Bowling
Green. There Will be a few shipped this
fall
Three wagon loads of watermelons were
shipped from Bowling Green last Thurs
day. W. 5. Baggett expects TO ship car
load tits week.
The Disston Land Company had given
an option to a company who propose to
purchase all the DisstOn lands in Lee
county for colonization purposes
About 8 o'clock Saturday morning an
unoccupied residence belonging to James
". sanders of Ocala was destroyed by
fire. The loss was about $l,600 with in
surance Of 81 900.
j. L. Franklin chief clerk to division
Passenger Agent T. NJ Jolly, of the South
Florida railroad, has resigned and win ac-
cept a position as private secretary to the
mayor OF Montgomery, Ala.
At Orange City Saturday morning a col
ored man named p. r. Robinson was shot
by Marshal Grover, while resisting
rest The wound was not serious and,
after being dressed, Robinson went home
col. T. W; Pitts, an extensive phosphate
miner OF Alachua county, is constructing
idilroad from Fort White to the Suwa-
hnee river. near Trenton. Five miles have
already been completed. The road will be
about twenty miles in length.
The Orlando Driving Park Association
has been organized, and the necessary pa
pers have been filed in Tallahassee to COM
ploto the Incorporation. The capital stock
Is $500, most of which has already been
taken.
A spurious twenty dollar gold piece was
passed at the opera-house ticket office at
ST. Augustine Saturday night. 1t was af-
terWards returned to the owner who with
out protest returned the good money he re-
weight, and is dated 1855 For counter
ticed.
The annual commencement of the State
Agricultural College al Lake City begins
on sunday, June 8 at II o'clock a. m,
with the baccalaureate address by Pres
lTtii Cute and ends on the night of
thursday June 10, with the Cadets ball.
Inns year Will close one OF the most sue
cesSful years of the college. The board
VIII meet on Wednesday June u.
a most important step in the progress
o. Ogala was taken Saturday night when
me formal contracts for the location in
3eala of the large cigar mandatory of
John b. Crea gh of Philadelphiawere signed
II the directors room of the Merchants
-Nduonal Bank. This new factory VIII en-
ploI from 100 to 200 hands. and means an
SS4i9ltlon of at least fifty families to Marti
At Taylor Saturday Williams Ruis and
,lts Wlte became engaged in play, when
IlS Ruls became angry and both began to
AS4t Mrs. Ruis apparently got the worst
y, H. Tor she left him and got man to
take her to her fathers, and said she
you'd not live with her husband any more.
enc said he would have to take her child
anu "a e care of it. 1t is said she intends
10 sue for divorce.
he Orion Lodge K. of p, of Apalachi-
qua. celebrated its second anniversary in
5ool style Thursday night. There was ad-
cttsses and music by Prof. Miler's or
9meslra with songs and solos The ad-
~lesSes were delivered by Col. w. b. Shop
tala and Hon. J. e. Grady, after which
oueIe was spread of good things and a
S.aHl baI. 1t was we'll attended and
passed of very pleasantly.
-"hen the Mascotte landed from Havana
~ "5t docks, at Port Tampa Saturday,
80 IuDan citizens dsembarked They
+Lasill the various gambling hells until
tbeS FOUND one they thought would give
81 gu 5000 game. They went in and en-
fbS III the pastfme. Beginning to win,
1In+il tggllQWed up one success with another
i seI5 me bank was broken. Not being sat
tbc,. ,,ney, sought another place, where
49, played with the same success until
'al oank was broken also
- ne people of Barlow are rejoicing over
81 Sou,t aSIsaSe of the bill incorporating the
tow ovr iorida Military Institute at Bar
~ ana appropriating Sc 400 wear for
~ ears for 1t. The bill provides that
81 ibi-Ite, mail be one scholar from each Of the
81 ana - IWo senatorial districts in the state,
81 efa -i7l tuition, board, fuel, use of arms
8 ar,,rSlldI l all be free for the scholar The
sim 0pliatlon carries $500 for each scholar
E ana r ltzens will go to work at once
IUl up a suitable building.
4 were udrlay morning several young boys
SbottoosIt hunting in the neighborhood of
II abont mil, on the Pablo beach road
Among e IN miles from Jacksonville.
Sils7 lhe hunting party was Charley
q aga II d young lad of about y years of
q ranre re vas walking behind directly in
Of an me gun carried over the shoulder
fore VI ms companions, who walked be-
4 f7- nm When the hammer caught upon a
Il Of ba,Hu ilred the charge. the entire load
4 viii rHSnot entering his right berast. He
saw lew days ago one of the section men
rbe q tramp enter the section house of
w9,. annah, Florida and Western rail-
very aa near Lakeland 1t was
negro early in the morning The
tn ~ me me negro shot at him, hitting him
deatb Ieg. lie came near bleeding to
cse7nej iu me negro became frightened and
o.aic; me tramp was left alone until
tajxa1o Is IN the afternoon, when he was
poor ~ me junction. and sent to the
muse farm at Lakeland
F-,, ~. G5reen. the founder of Sarno. on the
Nav 20 ne river died on Wednesday night
In fie ased Of years. He appeared to be
previous udi state Of health on the evening
usrrsI ~ ~ 10 his death and retired Mt his
FOR "a, Iour. Deceased had been in business
J., wbsre many years at Paterson. n.
"HeIe he accumulated a good deal Of