The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-03

association had done an extensive BUSH
ness in Orlando and in several of the other
South Florida towns. 1t had many bor-
rowers and many stockholders who were
not borrowers.
A peciliar accident occurred at Apalachi-
cola few days ago. Mrs. Sizemore was
in the yard chopping some wood. Play
ing around her at the time was her baby
some eighteen months of age. The first
thing Mrs Sizemore knew the finger next
to the little or fifth finger on the left hand
OF the baby was chopped off by the axe
which Mrs. Sizemore was using.
Tallahassee Correspondence Morning
News: Gov. Bloxham has signed letters
patent for the Benjamin Park Railway
Company, at Jacksonville. The new com
pany purpose building road two mics
in length, from Jacksonville to Riverside.
The capital stock is 5000. and the incor-
porators are l.. r. Benjamin, William II.
Harwick and Luther NJ Clements.
state supt. w N sheats who is COM
piling facts for his biennial report on the
educational work in Florida, is giving out
some interesting statistics. Among them
is the average salaries paid teachers, as
follows:
Average for white teachers ............ 800
Average for negro teachers ......... 29.S9
Average for white males .............. AZ. Al
Average for white females .......... 34.S4
Average for negro males ............ 31.97
Average for negro females ............ H.s0
Some Of the farmers met IN Wildwood
last Saturday and organized a tobacco
growers association. rhe purpose of the
association is to grow tobacco and encour-
age others to plant. After enrolling the
names of those pres sent, the association
elected the following officers: Capt ID.
II Parker, president: w. p. Taylor, vice
president, and w. G. G.. Kilgore, secreta-
ry. Cant. Henry Curtis was present and
addressed the meeting upon the subject
of growing tobacco. There will be TWEEN
ty or thirty acres planted, each one plant
ing small patch The lands around
wildwood ara thought to be first class
for growing tobacco.
Last Wednesday at noon two OF the
hands working at the planning mill of the
Sanford Lumber Company, at Caryville.
had very serious difficulty about pile
Of refuse dressed lumber, which had been
thrown out by Mr.. Everett. Both the
parties are white. Harry Rus
sell attempted 10 take pile
of lumber from Everett Wilcox by
force, and in the difficulty. Russell struck
wilcox several heavy blows on the head
with a piece Of dressed lumber INJECTING
several serious wounds, from which 1t Is
thought that WILCOX VIII die. russell
fed. but was overtaken at Bombay, and
is now in jail at Westville.
Letters patent and articles of incorpora-
ton Of the Florida Towing and Lighter
age Company were filed in the county
clerks Office at Jacksonville The pro-
posed charter of the corporation was filed
in the office OF the secretary of state
last November. The company, which win
have a capital stock OF $4,000, purposes
to operate steam tugs, lighters. or other
vessels in sea and river towing rhe
lncorporators are William II. Thompson
and Ernest G. Phinney. both OF this city,
and Harold Weston of Waltham, Mass
In the city election at Sanford Monday
the following were elected: For mayor,
Everard r. Barnes; clerk and assessor,
d. u, Manly; marshal and collector. Joe
Cameron; aldermen, Il. j. Miller, e. T.
Youngs. c. 5. Partridge. Barnes received
a majority of g. The vote for clerk and
assessor was very close.