The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

certify by agreeing to grade and pave the
Gos se'S providing the county will build
half way between the two places.
The Green Cove Springs Yacht Club is
new institution. It proposes to throw
out a challenge to the state and viii be
ready TO receive and entertain callers on
the third Saturday Of each month.
Capt. o. S. Porter has been elected to
the important position Of mayor of Day
tona. In the captain the Daytonaites have
a pushing, energetic mayor, who will leave
no stone unturned TO build up their city
Jasper News: L. E. Robertson and
Charles F. Cone have been appointed mem
bers of the democratic executive commit
tee for the Second congressional district.
Ihey are good men and tirless workers.
The secretary Of the populist party of
Marion county is said to have discovered
gold four miles west of OcaIa. and fears
are expressed that he will desert populism
and l6 to and become a violent gold-bug
partisan.
The authorities at DeFuniak Springs are
looking for one F. w. Ford said to be Of
Jacksonville, who it is claimed forged
check for Sl1 on the First National Bank
of Pensacola, and passed it on B. F. Cock
croft of DeFuniak.
Carrie Paine, notorious negro woman
of unsavory fame and record, who killed
another negro woman in Jasper a few
years ago, shot at negro man named
Shug Riley last Monday. She missed her
mark and herself and Riley were placed
in Jail.
Joe Cox, a well-known colored man of
Jasper, had an alteration last Monday
with one of his tenants, a colored man
n nG loo l. II. -,
one arm and Sapp received a cash on the
head some three inches long and had some
ribs broken.
The Titusville Bicycle Club has sent
challenge to Mr.. Joe Wilkinson of Rock
ledge, to run a match race against Arthur
Brown of Titusville, at TitusVille, Satur-
day, Aug. s, for a prize of pair of tires:
the winner to hold the championship of
Brevard county.
Jim Bembry, formerly a citizen Of Ham
ilton county, but who for several years
has resided in the southern part of Madi-
son county, was waylaid and shot one
night last week near Greenville. His left
arm was broken above the elbow, aBother
ball went through his right wrist and a
third just grazed his chin.
on the 18th quite number Of citizens Of
the Eighth district. in Suwannee county.
met at Houston and organized a BRYAN
SeEall-Bloxham club, with l. p Morgan.
president, and H. G. Phillips secretary
This is the only club so far in the county.
Hon. W. d. Hawkins was endorsed as a
candidate for state senator.
Jasper News: There is a man and his
wife living in this county who are the faith
er and mother of twenty-nine children
twenty sons and nine daughters: and he,
sides, they have sons-in-law and daugbt-
ers-in-law to the number of twentv-six
If this isn't multiplying and replenishine,
the earth then we don't know how else it
could be done.
Orlando Sentinel: Mrs. Anna E. Pow
ers of Conway brought to the Sentinel of
flee few days since a very fine speci-
men OF sea island cotton grown by herself
at Conway The Sentinel believes this is
the staple for Orange countv- and in n
rev years we hope to see hundreds of acres
planted with IL in Orange county Mrs
Powers has four acres in cultivation this
year and says it will yield we'll
Extensive preparations are being made
Tor handling the cotton crop of Marion
eounty-the first crop of any conseouenca
III NUMBER OF years. Three gins will he
erected and operated by different rlartiae
and number of buyers from Savannob
ana elsewhere will have representa- tivee
az CCald, Inc cotton crop of Marion conn
ty Tor 1895 is estimated at 5000 bales. bav-
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Pike County Journal: 1t will be seen
from the minutes of the Pike county camD
OF confederates veterans that moro tho :,
800 mas been raised for the erection of a
confederate monument in the count /, -.
square. We hope that those who be1+a' ~
SUBSCRIPTION In charge will not feel dis
couraged, but renew their appeals for Ia
until requisite amount has been obtair
81, It Would be a shame on the good
/ to
effort to fail. - i'oOle
rot some time the venerable DR.. Col
Inns who is one of the landmarks of Sou+h
FLORIDA, has been in poor heath. and if
was thought visit to his brother al No
RS, Ill, would improve his health =,
company with his wife, he made The +yir,
out the expected Improvement was mn Nh
80 iGail H5 edhesday night Phil Collins
his only son, received a messag pc from, -
uncle, Mr.. Joshua Collins. stating n 80 liis
hardly possible for DR. Collins 10 Ia
twenty-four hours longer. ~ H'e
That Jacksonville will soon have n LARGO
| once building on Bay street is No 1onsra,
matter of doubt. B. D. Gardner of ca
Caso' VINO owns that piece of propertv
no" occupied by stores on Bay street he
tween Main and Laura, said recentIyJ ~ :
the building would be erected. A corns &c, 81
men nave been engaged by Mr. GarGno-
~ udAe meas urements and to ascerta i'm Tho
SAttAe 1Oh VI the SOL. All of the data 81
Iected was taken to Chicago and be,do1
10 Mr.. Gardeners architect at that place
Another colonization scheme is project
ed IN Dade county by S. G. Gilman Of Nav,
6fltaln, Conn, who is d sub-agent Of ~
+. jacobsen the Swedish Lutheran noinjr'
Ter VINO Will colonize Halland. MI. Obman
came south to look into DR. Jacohsaps
SlX-thousand-acre tract of land. to far1i1
lar1ze himself with it, in order to ca1a,l,
t tate himself for mis- agency, and while
mere ne selected a three-thousa nd-a ere
tract Tor himself in the south END of ~
county. 1t will be called Gilman Tbie
makes !. H56 Tour colony settlements of about
6'OV acres each. The intention of the CO..
3nlzers is TO get matters well under W.,
by next fall O1 way
The electors of Florida vote on Oct
for or against five amendments to the
constitution All will probably be carried
as there Is no evident opposition 10 ant
OF them. The first provides for the nub-
iicauon and distribution of new laws and
decisions of the supreme court The ssc
ond provides a way to expedite businese