The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14

order changing the name of the office al
Hartshorn, Citrus county, to Cardeal
Col Wilson's residence and all his effects
were burned at Seven Oaks Thursday
night. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
J. r. Hancock, sr., of Fort Meade has
sold his crop of oranges to MIR Walker OF
Orlando. He received about 5000 for his
crop of 300 boxes.
The tobacco growers at Seffner are now
cutting and curing their fall crop as fast
as possible. The yield is very good, as is
also the quality.
L. ]. Lester. marshal of Port Tampa
City. and Phillip Shore of Ocala have pur-
chased the mercantile business at Port
Tampa City from Strickland Bros.
Thomas Carlisle, the 16-year-old son Of
Hon. ]. A. Carlisle of Gainesville, after
A short Illness, died at the residence of
his father Wednesday of meningitis.
The Chattahoochee river is still very
low. The big MILL" at Caryville, cannot
run until there is sufficient water In the
river to float logs from above Caryville.
There is considerable talk of construct
ing a bicycle path between Barlow and
Fort Meade, to connect with that pro
posed between Tampa and Barlow ana
Barlow and Lakeland.
Mr.. Shine, owner of fine vineyard near
Valrico, is greatly interested in rabbits,
and says he is making quite profitable
business out Of raising them. He stated
- l,p n
last Monday.
At Palatka Friday noon the cottage on
Madison street owned by NJ II. Haugh-
ton. and occupied by Mrs. Priddy. caught
Ere and was almost completely destroyed.
The furniture was saved. The loss Is COW
cred by Insurance.
The convicts that are being worked by
the Dutton Phosphate Company will likely
be removed from Levy county on Jan. !
next and free labor be substituted. The
present lease will expire on that date.
There are usually from 100 to 900 convicts
al their camps.
VIII Cannon. a white boy OF Bronson,
has been sentenced to the county Jail for
one month for stealing two chickens, val
ued at 80 cents, from Rev. p. A. McCol-
purpose Of treating some Of his young
friends to a chicken stew
A great deal Of building is in progress
at East Tampa, in the neighborhood of
Palmetto Beach, and more is in sight. Be
sides. the work being done there now Sc
nor Vincente Guerra will erect about thir
~ tenement house within the next few
weeks and B. II. Balbontin will also erect
a number in that section.
The Lake Worth News is enjoying the
luxury of a $4,000 libel suit, brought by
one H. P. Dye. The News last summer
and a short time ago published some OF
the particulars of a scandal being general
ly talked of around the lake, but did not
give names. Dye claims that IL referred
to him and his family, and therefore
wants pay for the damages done his char
acter.
The Polk County Fair Association viii
have, in connection with the coming fair
at Lakeland, one of the finest bicycle
tracks in the state. 1t will be not less
than three-fourths of a mile in clrcum-
ference and will circle a beautiful lake.
It is designed to be a permanent track,
more for use at all times than during the
fair season. 1t VIII be an enterprise sep
arate from the fair proper, but a great
addition to it.
The New York papers announce the
death of Mrs. Matte Cole, wife of the
ate A. j. Cole, who was general passen-
ger agent there of the Clyde line. Death
was accidental, and was caused by as
phyxiation from escaping gas. Mrs. Cole
was % years old, and was a daughter of
Theodore G.. Eyer, traffic manager of the
Clyde line, The investigation showed that
Mrs. Cole upon retiring, had evidently
pulled the wrong chain to the gas burner,
thus allowing the gas TO escape, and re-
sulting in death. Mr.. Cole died in New
York about a year ago.
A COW owned by A. Welton Of st. Pc
recently gave birth to a calf that
bore an exact resemblance to a Yorkshire
pug The resemblance is said to be al
most perfect in size. color and formation,
the body being terminal ted by the closely
curled tail characteristic of this class of
pugs. The only point of departure is in
the legs, which terminate in the regular
bovine hoofs. The only explanation offered
for this curious freak of nature-and it Is a
one-is that a pug dog. belong
ing TO a neighbor Of Mr. Welton's. had
been In the habit Of chasing and barking
after the COW, which showed a great aver
sion to him.