The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-29


Johns county tomorrow night 10 elect
delegates 90 The county democrats con-
Nel--ul, which meets at st. Augustine,
I'D June o.
40 the meeting Wednesday night OF the
lemuc-ati- executive committee Of Mas
sau county, a call was authorized for a
delegate county convention 10 De held June
l3 az Feruauiiua-
Sherman Adams. an OH resident OF
orange county. and at one time quite
prominent a writer on economic top;cs.
orlando Wednesday night
Enoch Doyle. charged with the rape Of
Priscilla Xoumans. near Baldwin. in Au-
enst. 1895. was convicted in the circuit
court al Jacksonville. Wednesday. and as
there was MO recommendation 10 mercy.
he VIII hang Both parties are col0red-
The executive committee of the straight
OUT democrats Of Nassau county. held
an enthusiastic meeting at Callahan on
monday. AID the members of the com
mltf-e Were present. as well as a number
Of other democrats from over the county
The Gazette-News at Daytona says that
on Monday morning }. rs. Williams. the
keeper of the North bridge. caught
sting ray that measurel tive feet from the
tips OF one wing 20 the other. and nine
feet ten inches from the end OF its nose
TO the end of It's tail.
The Jasper News states that an old man.
apparently 40 years Of age. was discovered
a few days ago in a swamp i'm the western
portion Of Hamilton county, up 20 his
waist in water. lie was found to be in
sane, and rude camp near by gave evil
dence that he had been there several days
Tho democratic convention of Polk
county met at Barlow Wednesday, and
elected sixteen delegates TO the state con-
vention and eighteen 20 the congressional
with a half vote each The delegates are
ms tructed to vote as unit for Spark
man for Congressman and Eppes Tucker
Tor state controller.
The Florida Rambler of DeFuniak
Springs states that Mrs. Helen Stanley Of
Freeport took from the nest one morning
this week lot of young guineas. one Of
which has three fully developed legs. The
thlrd leg comes out OF the BODY just IN
front OF the other legs, but seems to be
Of no use TO the fowl
The Fort Pierce correspondent Of the
Titusville Florida Star states that Steph-
en- Jennings is burning mangrove trees
and making ashes which he is selling for
fertiliZing purposes. These ashes have been
used here with marked success and are
believed TO be fully equal, II not superior.
TO most of the commercial fertilizers.
Al a meeting of the democratic execu-
tive committee of Madison county, held
at Madison, Tuesday, July p, was fixed
as the day on which the primaries should
nominate candidates for the legislature
and the various county offices. The quail
ication of voters manner Of voting, and
making returns Of he result are about
the same that obtained at last election.
Daniel Clements, a young man from
Sumner, who arrived at Jacksonville on
the Macon excursion Wednesday morn
ing, went % De Soto Park sightseeing, and
his trip there came near proving a fatal
one. He was riding on the steps Of a troI-
lev car, and was caught between the car
and a telegraph pole aud was severely
crushed. one of the small bones In one of
his arms was broken.
A colored girl was reported to have lost
her life in Orange Lake in Alachua coun-
ty Wednesday while fishing in a boat with
her brother The two were some distance
from the shore when the boat capsized.
The boy, who is about 10 years Of age, made
heroic effort TO save his sister and nearly
lost his life in the attempt. The mother
was on the shore, and though In plain view
Of the accident, could DO nothing to save
the life of her child.
The planning mill Of the Clarke Lumber
Company at San A1ateo Junction on the
Florida East Coast railway. caught fire
Wednesday morning about l o'clock
Ine names had made such
Roadway when discovered that all
proved futile. Several thousand feet Of
lumber were burned at the same time.
This, with the loss of the mill, will amount
to about $1,000, with no insurance.
Among the excursionists arriving at
Tampa Tuesday was DR.. c. NJ. Carlisle of
Milo, Ala. Wednesday morning he went
down to the port, where he spent the day.
He complained Of having drank too much
ice water. He obtained some medicine and
retired A few minutes after u o'clock Mrs
lsaacs, at whose lodging house he was
staying, heard a heavy fall upOn the floor
full length upon the floor dead. DIR. Doug
las was called in, and thought death was
caused by apoplexy. The deceased was an
elderly man.
Joe Medley, while fishing In the bay near
Palm Grove few days since, had mar
row escape from being devoured by a
monster alligator. says the Apalachicola
Times. He was wading in water about
waist deep throwing" a cast net He
had caught several fish and had them tied
to string one end of which he had fas-
tened around his body, when he heard a
splash in the water, and the gator caught
the leg of his trousers. Luckily Medley
had on an old pair, and the gators holt
broke loose. 1t is needless 10 add that he
lost no time in getting back to the beach.
The Colored Medical Association of Flor
ida met az Ocala Tuesday night This was
their third annual session. DR.. L. N.
Richardson was elected president, and
DIT. c. V. Smith was elected secretary and
DR.. L. p. Lloyd, treasurer A resolution
was passed denying admission
of membership to any man
STYLED doctor" and is not a
regular practcing physician under
the laws of Florida, and who is not who'll
ly engaged in the practice of medicine as
a daily profession. The next meeting OF
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