The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-12
FLORIDA.

The Lady Lake public school opened
last week with forty-iive pupils, a better
attendance the FIRST day than 1t had last
year Prof \. A. Turner is principal.
While suffering from temporary aber-
ration caused by illness, A. u. Hancock,
a merchant of Mount Dora, Fla, blew
out his brains. He leaves a wife and
daughter,
Pensacola colored Methodsts are erect
ing tabernacle at the corner of La Rua
and Guillemard streets. The editice when
completed will be quite roomy and hold
a large congregation.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
has put in a temporary siding at Escam
bia, preparatory to doing a lot of work
on the trestle across the bay. The Pen
sacola News wants station house at this
point, too.
DeFuniak Herald: One cannot describe
in short newspaper article the magnif-
cent results already attained by Col. Chip
ley in arranging and getting West Flori-
da's exhibit for Atlanta. Every one from
River Junction to Pensacola should go
to that city on the Goth inst and see for
themselves. 1t will be a revelation for
nine out of ten who sees the display.
Sun: A white man was in Gainesville
recently enlisting volunteers for Cuba. He
claimed TO have a fishing smack which
would accommodate several men and that
he would be ready TO leave as soon as he
heard from headquarters. He worked
very quietly and exhibited letters which
he claimed We're from recruiting head
quarters He was considered a fake.
At Pensacola, according to the News,
Tarpon are now being seen in the bay
very frequently, but we are without any
tarpon fishermen, and none have ever been
caught They are quite numerous at St.
Andrews Bay. DR.. Cliffe of Franklin,
Tenn. caught one five feet seven inches
long last week, which Capt. l.. NJ. Ware
of ST. Andrews is having mounted, TO be
exhibited at Atlanta in the West Florida
exhibit.
fIsv. Id
ing near Williston, died Friday. About
fiVe weeks ago, Mrs. Vandiver imagined
that some one was trying to poison her.
She seemed to be sane upon all other sub
jects save this one. She would plead with
those about her to save her from being
poisoned. Despite the efforts of friends
and relatives she refused to eat or drink
anything and took no food or drink
during the five weeks of her suffering ex-
cept what was forced upon her.
A plan IS being worked by the residents
of Summer Haven by which the village
will be connected with the main land
The idea is to have corduroy road lead
ing off across the country, and use large
lighter as a ferry from the St. Augustine
be benefited by such a scheme should
Join in it and do certain amount of work
without pay, according to his interests
in this way great piece of work could
/ be done and the county will not be called
on 10 help.
Pensacola, says the Daily News extends
/ 10 all w est i lOIlQ4 It's COTuldl invitation
| TO come and visit her on Aug. %, and en-
joy her hospitality while viewing the
| Wonderful display of her products and
| manufactures, collected through the en-
terprise and liberality of the Louisville
! and Nashville road TO be exhibited at At
| ianta. Friends from any and all portions
of the state and from neighboring states
will be heartily welcomed and the day
will be devoted to their pleasure and en-
/ tertainment.
The yearly report of DR.. Frank H. Cald-
! well, chief surgeon of the Plant system of
/ railways, says the Sanford Chronicle
makes the following remarkable showing:
/ Number of patients treated 4, l0l; number
| Of patients discharged, cured. 4,06l num-
! Der of patients under treatment, /; num-
| her of deaths influenza or la grip /, per-
sonal injury !. and typhoid 49, The dis
| eases treated were g.. besides 2l7 unclass-
| ed. No other state but Florida. and none
| other but Florida physician, could make
! such "a showing.
Pensacola News: Hurricane signals will
be displayed the coming season from the
custom house, navy yard. lie saving sta
ton, ana on the government launch Pen-
rose. Arrangements for The display OF the
signals, ana for giving prompt notice OF
approaching hurricanes ~ those interests