The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01

FLORIDA
A musical entertainment and fair was
held at Miami recently for the benefit of
the Catholic church. More than 800 was
realized by the ladies in charge.
The steamship Olivette of the Plant line
has arrived at Tampa from her summer
in the north, and Thursday night turned
It's PROV In the direction Of Havana for
the first time since last spring.
The people Of Fort Fannin, on the Su-
wannee river. are rapidly recovering from
the effects Of the storm. Several resi-
dences have been rebuilt, and the two
stores that were blown down have been
replaced
j. r. Kehoe has sold his lease on the
Commercial hotel at Milton to ]. " Armi-
tage Of Delphi, Ind. who will renovste
and refurnish the house. Mr.. Kehoe will
now give all Of his attention to his brick
works.
Charles Wise, a well-known resident of
St. Augustine. disappeared rather mystic
riously from his home last May, and Meth
er his wife Mrs Eva Wise, nor any of
his friends have seen or heard anything
of him since.
Gen. E. B. Bailey's phosphate plant on
the McCorquodale property. near Gaines.
Vile, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
night. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Gen. Bailey has a great quantity of rock
out, and he will probably not rebuild.
Sutherland Manor, built a few years
ago, about two miles from Tarpon
Springs, by the Duke of Sutherland. has
lately been broken into, and several things
belonging to w. S. Dickinson and family,
who had charge Of the premises, were
taken.
The gold democrats of Newberry assem-
bled Thursday and listened to addresses
made by Messrs. Amber and Buckner.
Capt. T. H. Willard and j. A. Carlisle
spoke in the evening for free silver.
Neither Of the meetings was largely at
tended.
M. Lovengreen, who was so badly in
jured by a falling pole at the De Soto
Park balloon ascension at Tampa We'd
nesday afternoon, is reported as resting
very WELL and 1t is not thought that his
injuries are as severe as they were at first
supposed.
Edwin Nelson, the Miami furniture deal
er and undertaken has sold his place OF
business at Melbourne. and will continue
his business in Miami He will remove
his family from Melbourne. He has made
preparations for the erection of a two
story brick building.
In the criminal court at Palatka Friday
afternoon, Dennis Hilliard was convicted
of stealing a mule from the Bostwick
Lumber Company, and sentenced to pay a
| fine of 500 or be confined in the peniten-
| tiary for eighteen months at hard labor.
Court adjourned till Nov 9.
Capt. S. w. Landreum, a confederate
veteran, died at Pensacola Friday at the
age of 60 years. from blood poison, caus-
/ ed by a wound received during the war.
| He was a practical printer, and was
formerly connected with the press of Pen
sacola, both as editor and publisher.
willard Elliott, state president Of the
Christian Endeavor Society. will leave
Tampa this week for Winter Park, where
! he will become connected with Rollins
! College in the capacity of travelling agent
! for that most excellent institution. He
| will make tours of the state in the inter
est Of the college,
AT the Stevens Pineapple Companys
| pinery, near Orlando, Thursday, a num-
Der of people witnessed a test of Mr. Ste
! vens' patent device for burning rosin to
keep away frost in times of extremely low
1 temperature. Inns device Is believed to
be an effectual protection against any
! cold wave that might come to that part
] Of the state.
Judge sgd l.. Carter, who has large
stock farm a few miles west of Gaines
Vile. has just become the owner of the
! celebrated Jersey bull Hamburg. This
| animal was imported by the Hamburg
| Company from the 1se of Jersey at a
! cost of 5000 in 1898, among a lot of Jer-
sey cows. which were brought over 10
! the worlds fair.
| The revenue cutter McLane was aground
| Friday on an oyster bar off Sneads Point,
] at the mouth OF the Manatee river, from
which position old pilots think 1t may have
trouble extricating itself. although no Sc
| rious danger is apprehended unless a
| heavy blow shall occur while the vessel
Is in that position. At high tide at noon
| the cutter could not be floated. When the
regular steamers passed It about O'Clock
Friday afternoon 1t was hard and fast
| aground.
The. Jacksonville District Epworth Lea
que convention Of the Methodist Episcopal
church met at Daytona on Tuesday and
| Wednesday of last week. The following
| officers were elected to serve for the en-
/ suing year: President. Rev. l.. l.. Fisher
| DE Land; first vice president, Rev s. H.
! Day, st. Augustine second vice president
| Mrs. A. +. Sussex, Orange City; third vice
! president, Rev. l.. s. RAIDER, Jacksonville;