The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-29
FLORIDA.

Mr. Cleghorn of Minnesota. contem-
plates opening bank at Braidentown
j. G. Alvarez of starke obtained last
week thirty-six pounds of potatoes from
one vine.
It is an everyday sight at Avon Park
to see pineapples Weighing from eight 20
ten pounds.
Dr. C. NJ. Vincent of Braidentown has
Osceola's skull. which was taken from the
grave of the Indian chief.
A sweet potato, weighing twenty-nine
pounds was dug from a patch near Iver-
ness last week and sent to Massachu-
sets
A crate of strawberries was shipped to
Philadelphia from starke last week, from
twenty-four to thirty berries, making
quart.
Sugar cane averaging from twenty-five
to thirty joints and producing each five
pints OF juice were grown by f. r. Terry
in Marion country, this year.
f. T. wilcox is travelling through the
state in conveyance, having come from
Michigan in a two-horse wagon. He was
in Columbia county last week.
J. NJ. Powers of Palatka has the con-
tract to furnish 1000 palmetto piling to
B. r. Kramer, bridge builder and rail-
way contractor, of Charleston, s. c.
W. b. .Keyes of Pasco county recently
disposed Of his crop of tobacco to an Iowa
party at $3.50 per pound for Sumatra
wrapper and S1.25 for Havana filler.
Springs. which has been closed for three
years. viii open Jan. 20, under the man
agement of o. d. Sevey and F. Ingold.
H. G. Reed, president; l.. R. Warren,
vice president; H. G. II. Reed. secretary,
and 0. l.. Stuart treasurer, are the off
GERS of the Tampa and Manatee River
Telegraph and Telephone Company.
Capt. Thomas Sweat has been returned
again from Plant City TO the state insane
ASYLUM. He was thought TO have recov-
cred before leaving there several months
ago, but the belief has proven erroneous
A serious shooting affair occurred at
Ocala at colored boarding house on Mag
nolia street on Christmas day. Two
negroes, Frank Robinson and Frank Tur-
ner became involved in a quarrel over
a woman when the former, who was very
much under the influence of liquor, pulled
his revolver and shot Turner twice both
loads taking effect, one in his mouth and
the other IN his stomach. Robinson is I'M
der arrest Turner is in precarious con-
diton.
John Shaw was shot and killed near
Madison last Friday, and Tom Jackson,
who has been arrested, is charged with
the killing Both are coiored. They were
both i'm town that day and it Is alleged
that Jackson took Shaw's horse without
permission and rode il off. that Shaw pur-
sued and upon overtaklng Jackson, two
or three miles from town, difficulty oc-
CURED. which resulted IN the killing.
shaws dead body was found with the
horse standing by, and Jackson had fled.
Last week Phillips & Fuller. wholesale
merchants purchased the water front and
warehouse Immediately adjoining their
property on the south. az Tampa, from
Charles stanton OF Mobile, who paid $500
for II two years ago. The purchase price
thls time is not mentioned, but il Is I'M
dcrstood 20 be far ia excess Of that figure
s. Giddens a. Co. another large whole
snIe firm. hos purchased the water front
ana warehouse building Immediately adj
Joining their property on the north, pay
ing a good price for A.
MoNair g. Wade, naval store manufac-