The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-15
FLORIDA.


Wildwood wants real estate dealer 10
Gated there.
The demand for beach cottages at Day.
tona is Unprecedented at this season of the
year.
The pear crop at Gulf Hammock will be
larger this season than it has been for
several years.
The annual picnic of the employees of the
Plant system will be held In Kissimmee,
about May 5.
Heavy shipments OF beans, tomatoes and
cucumbers are being forwarded by express
from Arcadia every day.
Daytona Gazette News: Enterprise has
offered the National Editorial Association
$4,000 for the location Of the home there
Interlachen has offered $50, 900 for the same
purpose.
petition is being circulated on the
coast in Volusia county asking that the
lower section of st. Johns county, in which
is located part of the Knox & Beed land.
be transferred into Volusia county.
At meeting of the republican executive
committee of Polk county Tuesday, the
following were unanimously indorsed for
postmasters: Barlow, E. E. Skipper;
Lakeland, William F. Oren Fort Meade.
John w. Powell; Winter Haven, r. II.
Peacock. e. r. Gunby was indorsed for
collector of customs at Tampa.
Capt. C. B. wingate of Gulf Hammock
almost lost valuable dog, which was Bit
tin by a large rattlesnake on the upper
lip. The captain saw the snake strike He
called the dog to him and made two long
gashes across where the fangs entered
and, after squeezing the wound thoroughly
he applied ammonia freely to the affected
parts The dog has not shown signs of
being sick, but the head was terribly
swollen. The animal seems to be recov-
ering. The captain is communicating with
German and Philadelphia tobacco syn
dicates, who are anxious to obtain infor-
nation with regard to the suitability OF
Gulf Hammock land for growing tobacco
The captain expects several to arrive soon
TO investigate and perhaps buy large tracts
for tobacco farms.
An interesting case was tried in Justice
Mackey's court al st. Augustine Tuesday.
1t was that of Edward Primus. charged
with embezzlement II seems that a year
ago, when the members Of the fire engine
company No. !, coiored, were arranging a
fair for their benefit, Fl. NJ Flagler con-
tributed set of silverware. Several OF
the articles were not disposed Of, and the
company has since retained them. Event
ually they fell into the hands OF Edward
Primus. one of the members Shortly af-
ter the fair the company dlsbanded and
reorganized with different officers. who
requested Primus to turn over the silver
ware in question. Inis he refused to do
even when appealed TO by the chief. FL
nally the company decided to resort to
legal measures and a warrant was sworn
out charging him with embezzlement. The
articles, consisting of a knife, fork. cum
and vase. were valued at SIS. His trial.
which came mp before a jury. resulted in
verdict OF guilty, and the prisoner was
remanded for sentence. Tuesday he was
given thirty days In the county jail
Under decree Of the United States court
at Mobile, Ala, all of the
property OF the Southern States
Land and Timber Company, the
great English lumber concern OF which
Lord Rosebery is a principal stakeholder,
Is TO be sold. The mills and effects OF
the company are located at Pensacola.
Two years ago the company was placed in
the hands OF receivers. who have been
operating It's business since that time. The
debenture Indebtedness OF the company Is
fllS,593 lGs., besides other Indebtedness
The property embraced In the order OF
sale Is 10000 acres OF land Ia Escambia
county, ana Baldwin county. Ala. four
large sawmllls, railways, wharvcs, six To-
comotivos hfty-two cars, a large number
OF oxen, horses. ana mules, stocks IN their
large stores az Millvlow Muacogee, and
Muscogce camp IN Escambia county; also
is3 shares Of the capital stock OF the pcn-
sacoln and Mobile Railroad Company.
Richard Jones Of Mobile has been appoint