The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-27
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
patent has been issued to P. NJ. Gunter
of Cherry Lake for lifting jack.
The annual convention of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Florida
is in session at Jacksonville.
Work has been begun on the grounds of
the new Hotel Royal Palm, at Miami. So
soon as trains shall be running TO Miami
material will be shipped for the immediate
construction of the main building.
A refrigerator of Strawberries which
left Gainesville Saturday sold in New
York Monday for sixty cents to sixty-five
cents per quart Strawberries are COM
mencing to go forward in large quanti-
ties and in ten days heavy shipments Will
be made.
Charles Eddy, lumberman of Bradford
county, is erecting an extensive sawmill
plant between Gainesville and Waldo. He
has purchased a large tract of land, and
is locating his mill in the center or his
property. The mill win be two miles from
the railroad, but will be connected with
It by tramway, which is now being built
The outlook for the lumber business at
Fernandina has perceptibly frightened in
the past few days. Several new firms are
soon to begin shipments, and those who
are I'm position TO know assert that the
prospects for a prosperous season are very
favorable. Comparatively little shipping
has been done this month, and the natural
dulness was emphasized by the failures
and attachments which occurred.
The Bell River Packing Company Of
Fernandina, whose efforts up to within a
recent period have been confined chiefly
TO the canning of oysterss has gone extern
siVely into the business of getting out
standard crosstes, and has now a large
force at work on the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, near Wellborn, in
Suwanee county These ties are TO be
shipped through Fernandina, and the first
shipments are TO be made this week.
A. W. Taylor. assistant county
surveyor of Alachua county. went
to Fort White Monday to continue
the survey of the new railroad, the Pitts
ton Hard Rock Phosphate Company is
building from Fort White to Old Town.
a distance of about twenty-five miles. The
railroad will cross the Santa Fe river four
miles south of Fort White and the trestle
Is now being erected. When that is com
plete ii is said that the road will be pushed
to the phosphate regions around Wade
as early as possible.
Last Saturday Ju zee. a Chinese who
runs laundry at Gainesville, lost $3.50.
The money had been placed under his
pillow Friday night, and when he arose
Saturday morning he forgot to secure it,
When he went for the money late in the
day the pocketbook was missing He said
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when he notified Marshal Davies. A col
ored woman who was employed about
the place finally confessed, and the money
was recovered. Another woman who was
concealing the money was arrested by
Sheriff Tillis Monday night and both are
in the county jail
Master Edwin Reardon, son of Ocasa' s
mayor, came near being cremated Sunday
morning in his sleeping apartment. 1t
seems 1t is the custom of Edwin and his
brother, Irvine, to have a romp every
Sunday morning with their father, who
sleeps in the same room with them. Last
Sunday he was too tired and told the boys
to make a fire and let him sleep. In a
little while he was startled from his
slumbers by the boys crying fire and
saw the lad rushing toward him with
his night shirt ablaze. Mr.. Reardon made
a leap out of bed to catch the flaming
flames In doing so he fell to the floor
With an effort he gained his feet, made 9
grab for the boys nightshirt, and
ed around the thighs, while Mr.. Reardon's
hands were buried very badly. He carries
the left one bandaged in sling.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The location for the next annual
encampment of the Florida state troops
is just now an important question in mill
tary circles; A conference was held II
Adjt. Gen. Houstoun's office ON Tuesday
to discuss the matter. There were pres
emit Gov. H. L. Mitchell, commandments
Mai NJ. f. Turner, Capt. ]. Gum
binger, Capt. VIM. LIE Fills, Capt. VII
liam Driscoll of Jacksonville, Maj. w. f
Williams of Pensacola and Capt. Thomas
NJ Woodruff, U. S. A. Thus far Jack
sonville and Tallahassee are the only
places competing for the encampment
Gov Mitchell appointed Maj. w. f. VIII
iams and Capt Thomas NJ. Woodruff t
inspect the grounds here and at jackson
willie and make a report of their observa
tions-E. NJ. Hopkins, a young -lawyel
of this city, is a candidate for the legis
lature and is making a personal campaign
for the position.