The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
FLORIDA.

A bicycle path is to be constructed be-
tween Orlando and New Smyrna.
A windmill at westville is the motive
power for grinding corn and driving a
turning lathe.
Edward Clarke of Tampa was bitten on
a finger by a moccasin Wednesday while
catching frogs for fish bait.
Preparations are being made for the
annual reunion Of the confederate veterans
Of Hillsborough county on June s,
John C. Blount of Barlow has in his pos
session a copy OF a newspaper published
in Tampa, bearing date of Sept. 4, 1858.
There was no Polk county at that time.
The steamer r. L. Hill has been wreck
!. ed between Pensacola and Alphabetical,
being blown ashore on the Florida coast
during the recent storm. The crew <es-
capped.
An aged white woman was detected in
shop-lifting in A. II. Hayden's store, in
Tampa, Wednesday. The stolen goods
were taken away from her ana owing to
her age and family connections she was
not arrested
sion at Mariana, selected Rev. w. S. Por-
ter of Milton, and Col. Robert H. NJ. Da-
wilson of Quincy, commissioners to the
next general assembly, which will meet in
Charlotte, N. c.. next month.
The orange trees about DeLand are be-
ginning to show the effects of the care
they have received since the freeze. Mr..
Stetson, who owns 600 acres of groves,
4. nTaFf fr,trf fha haaf
method OF caring for his trees.
G. c. stapyton, receiver, has notified
the certificate holders of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Ocala that the controller
of the currency has declared another div
idend of per cent. This means that $4,000
will be distributed among the stockholders.
John Ramsey of Hillsborough county. is
over 100 years OF age and gives an interest
ing account OF the Seminole Indian war,
and also incidents of the Mexican war of
1872 and the late war between the States.
Ramsey Is strict member OF the Baptist
church, having Joined in 1882
A sham battle is soon TO take place In
Tannpa between the Tampa Rifles and
either the Key West or Orlando company.
A fort viii be built in one corner of the
base BAH park and will be defended by one
Of the companies representing the Span
ish or insurgent army and will be attack
cd by the opposing army.
Henry Dane OF Indianapolis, who has
been stopping In Tampa a few days, Is the
owner of a dog, which he claims to be the
only dog in the country wearing a glass
eve. Twelve months ago his eye was torn
out by another dog, and after the wound
had healed Mr.. Dane had a glass eye adj
justed into the cavity
A man called on a Tampa merchant re-
Gently and picked out suit of clothes and
had them sent to his house to try on. Next
day they were returned with the infor-
nation that they did not fit Since re-
turning the clothes the merchant has
learned the man only wanted and used
them 10 get married in.
A severe hail storm visited the rural dis
tricts to the east of Tampa a few nights
ago Parties arriving In Tampa from the
six Mile creek section state that the corn
and all other products was badly damaged
The corn fields, especially present n pitt
able sight They look as n some one had
gone through them and beaten all the
leaves down with a stick.
Tampa Herald: The Tampa Lumber
Company r. shipping to Port Tampa 3d.
900 feet OF large selected tmbers which
VIII be used ln the construction OF "a new
suction drcdRc something like the ouc-lf
not dupNcnto-that has been accom-
pllshing such vast amount or work DUR
ing The past year There 81 n rumor afoat
that great work Is intended 20 De- done
about Picnic Island, in the way Of bulk