The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-24

these residences belonged to fraylor, who
was accused of setting fire to II so
as to get the insurance upon IL. Tray
Tor lives at Temple. in HARRISON county.
FLORIDA
Nassau county will vote on April on
the question OF issuing $4,000 OF bonds.
T. a. Dromgoole of Gainesville denies
that he has withdrawn from the race for
city tax collector.
II. F. Dutton & Co. of Gainesville. have
foreclosed upon a mortgage and are now
owners of several small houses just north
of their gin property.
An effort is being made to organize a
company TO erect canning factory at
Chipley to be opened with the commence
ment of the fruit season.
Bloomers will bloom very shortly in
Jacksonville, as several of the young la
dies have formed a club for the purpose
of introducing them in "A body.
The steamer May Garner brought 1900
pounds of medicinal roots to Jacksonville
from points between there and Green
Cove Springs The roots will be shipped
TO New York.
1t is understood that W. II. Pearson,
formerly secretary of the board Of trade
OF Tampa will effect a settlement Of his
differences with that organization by the
payment of $500 cash.
Jesse Clover who was struck on the
head with handbar by colored laborer
named Stanley at Port Tampa about ten
days ago, died Saturday night from the
injuries. Stanley Is still at large.
Mr. Giles. quite an old man. living three
miles north of Chipley. lost his house ana
contents by fire Sunday. In his efforts
TO save some OF his effects his clothing
caught fire, and he was probably fatally
burned.
The temperature at Sanford Friday
night fell to IS degrees. No damage was
done to vegetables, except in a few
low and exposed places. Parties from
Geneva report heavy frost in localities
near the river
j. d. Strngfellow Of Gainesville has five
acres Of beans which were not injured by
the cold. They are growing near Newnans
lake and the water protection saved them.
Beans planted at his home place at Wind
sor were completely destroyed.
Around Lakeville the orange growers
have turned their attention TO vegetable
growing, and are anxious to meet the
buyers who go through the state. Some
large fields of tomatoes. onions, and other
early vegetables are also planted there.
The first consignment of fuller's earth
ever shipped from River Junction passed
lliUUbn JdCkSpnNlilt SUNDAY en- route
10 the Creesborough Manufacturing Com
pany. The amount shipped was one ear
load. W. II. Duval of River Junction
was the consignor.
Horace Mann of DeLand, who went to
New York three weeks ago to be treated
in the Pasteur Institute for a supposed
case of hydrophobia having been bitten
has returned home. He was DISCHARGED
as cured after a few days treatment as
no dangerous symptoms developed.
Advices from the market gardeners
around Pensacola indicate that the cold
spell of Thursday and Friday did some
damage to tender vegetables, but the
loss will not be very great. Fruit growers
report only slight damage to the fruit
crop, pear and peach trees are full of
for
A house at Orlando occupied by the fam
Sly of Thomas f. Laubach and owned by
George W. Steim was burned Friday night.
The family consisted of a young lady
and three younger brothers, who had
barely time enough to dress themselves
and get out A few articles of furniture
were saved, hut most of the household
effects and wearing apparel were lost.
Judge J. c. Vertrees has purchased from
Capt. ]. f. Larkin the old Larkin house
property, on Front street, at Palatka, in
Guiding the large water front and wharf
facilities. This is one of the most val
liable pieces of property in the city, and
has stood vacant since the fire of 1884 1t
Is thought that Judge Vertrees will at
once make improvements on the property.
The coraline, or lime rock that is so
plentiful around Miami is being utilized
TO good advantage for the manufacture of
lime cement can also be made from II.
me product that is made from this rock
Is exceptionally fine and equals, if nor
exceeds, that of any on the barket The
ilme that IS now being made will be used
n the construction of the Hotel Royal
Pain and other buildings that will be
erected at Miami.
Gainesville sun: There is at present loud
complaint against purchasers of tax titles
who are selling turpentine and timber pri
vileges to second parties In this way tbs
value of the property is DESTROYED before
Inc original owner is aware of the change
IN the title, and before anything can bf
done TO save his interests. No purchased
OF land at tax sale has any right to en-
timber therefrom until he has Obtained 7
sale. 'S u
Three negroes, stealing a ride on =
freight train on the Florida Central ane
Peninsular railroad. are reported to hav,
been killed in a wreck on the road ms
cast Of Ellaville, Saturday night. IN,
wreck was caused by a car loaded witt
peer jumping the track and rolling dow
an embankment The three negroes W5er,
on the trucks Of this particular car. asnf
when II went into the ditch they wtnt
Win H. All Of them We're horribly man
me Michigan Lumber and Manufactur
ing Company win begin operations a
Saeksohyile this week. The plans of tn,
eonlpdhy include large box matehing
ano moulding factory, which Is now near
y a, reSeg 70 put in operation. They ais,
contemplate the manufacturing OF sashee
doors and blinds and also the aradine- =
~ ~ Dress lumber IN accordance with ne me
mus 'l-al nave long prevailed in the grea