The morning news., 1897-07-28

she failed to come to the surface so he
could rescue her.
Crawfordville Democrat: The papers in
the appointment of Amos Hargrett, Jr,
a Is postmaster of Crawfordvine have been
returned, we understand, at his request.
This Is the most sensible plan that Amos
could pursue. His race form a small part
of Wakulla county. and any negro would
be very Objectionable to the people of the
county as postmaster.
The body of DR.. c. J. B. Jackson was
found in a partly decayed condition Friday
morning at his residence on Lake Winnem-
issett, three miles east of DeLand. 1t
was evident from the condition Of the body
that the man had been dead several days.
DR.. Jackson was at one time a prominent
dentist and a man of considerable means.
For several years he had been going
down hill,'' his money spent and his prac-
tice gone. He has wife and daughter
somewhere in the north, but their where
abouts Is unknown.
The handsome residence of DR.. F. P. Nc
Elroy at Dade City was destroyed by fire
Monday morning between ! and Q o clock.
The origin OF the fire is unknown. The
loss will amount to about 5000, with an
insurance of $1,000 on he house and con-
tents. few Of the household goods were
saved. James Roberts, the 12-year-sld son
of DIR. J. d. Roberts, who lives opposite
the burned building, jumped from a second
story window when the alarm of fire was
given, and was painfully hurt. His arm
was broken, two of his teeth were knock
ed out and his face was badly cut.
The case of Mary BrickeE VS.. James A.
Waddell has occupied the attention Of
Special Master Atkinson, at Miami, for the
past week. Mr. Waddell, the defendant
is the administrator of the Baron heirs
The case involves the title to the punch
bowl" property, one of the most valuable
pieces Of land in Dade county. The tes-
timony revealed the fact that the property
had been in use long before the war, when
a starch factory had been erected there
A wild lime grove is located on the land
and the fruit from these trees has for
years brought in a revenue. The property
has long been famous because of the
punch bowl" located on it. The punch
bowl is merely a hole about four feet deep
dug into a solid piece of coralline rock
above which is shelving rock of natural
formation. To the south of the bowl is
a stairway, cut into a piece of solid rock.
The stairway is thought to have been cut
by the Indians.
George e. Pybus of Fruitland Park, an
energetic. wideawake business man, has
been associated with George Mitchell in
tie organization of the Florida Hardwood.
Timber and Manufacturing Company.
Limited, capital S1OOO,OO0, as mentioned
briefly some time ago in the Brooksville
News. The syndicate enters on Its career
as the owner Of IA, SIS acres OF rich, heavily
timbered land in the famous Annutaliga
hammock. near Brooksville, fernando
county and also of some thousands of
acres of similar lands located in the same
vicinity. The object of the company, as
set forth ia its prospectus, is the manufac-
ture of the timber on its lands into what
ever article of commerce it may be best
suited for. A large factory, estimated to
cost, with machinery, $4,000, viii. be at once
erected. An electric light plant will be
erected, and no doubt Brooksvile will see
its opportunity to secure lighting facilities
The company will give steady employment
to between 800 and 400 hands.