The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-22

urer. From present indications the acre
age of fancy pineapples in orange county
will be quadrupled during the present
year.
At a mass meeting met at Live Oak on
Friday night a full municipal ticket was
nominated, headed by ]. B. johnson for
mayor; George Wolfe for clerk and treas
urer; James Peavy for marshal and
George e. Porter and C. ]. McGehee for
aldermen.
Judge Malone. in the circuit court at
Pensacola, has overruled motion for
new trial in the case of Mrs. O'Brien VS..
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, in which the jury gave her
verdict for 81, GOO for the death of her hus-
band in the wreck of a freight train. An
appeal will be taken to the supreme court.
The first serious accident on the dunn
my line from Pensacola to the navy yard
and Fort Barrancas occurred Sunday,
when a deaf colored woman attempted to
cross the track at a point between the
navy ward and the fort She was knock
ed down and the train passed over her,
crushing both thighs. Her injuries will
probably prove fatal.
J. w. Pettls. former stockholder in the
Pittston Hard Rock Phosphate Company,
in Alachua county, has sold his interests
there and purchased the Fort White and
Southern railroad, which is now complete
six miles south Of Fort White, including a
trestle across the Santa Fe river. The OBJ
jective point of the road is Judson, on the
Suwannee river and the road will be ex-
tended rapidly.
The large timber shipping firm of II.
Baars Company Of Pensacola has been
changed, Mr., Baars having retired from
the management of the company He is
succeeded by F. r. Meade. As soon as
new letters of Incorporation can be OBJ
tanned at Tallahassee, the company will
be changed to the Pensacola Land and
Lumber Company. 1t is learned that Mr..
Baars Will remain in the business and
form a new company.
The water works of f. F. Joyce & Co.,
at ST. Augustine was sold in front of the
court house Tuesday The plant proper.
including pipes, MIGRANTS, ETC., together
with franchise to conduct the business,
was sold to p. McGau1y for $3.50. The
same party also bought several thousand
dollars of city warrants at a slight
discount The outstanding accounts of
the water works were sold to c. l.. Parker
for $3.50, and all other property, including
tools, were sold separately at the shops.
DR.. T. ]. Pollock has been appointed
postmaster at Pensacola. This is the re-
suit of the charges made against the pres
ent occupant of the Office some time ago,
which were in relation to a violation of
the civil service law, and which seemed to
be pretty well sustained. 1t is understood
that the democratic administration inves-
tigated the charges and found them Of
such character that they could scarcely
ignore them, but since all democratic post
masters nominated by President Cleve-
land in the closing months of his term
failed OF confirmation, Il was concluded
not to make a vacancy which could not
be filed. II Is understood that the nomi-
nation of DR.. Pollock was at the joint re-
commentator of National Committeeman
Long and the members OF the state COM
mlttee, who finding that the administra-
ton was inclined to look TO the national
comitteeman for advice, IN matters of this
Sort FASTENED to make their peace with
Long.
An important transfer of property at
Moultrie and New Augustine has just
been recorded. The interested parties are
William b. Goodwin Of New York and
George Fl Chaplin. Mr.. Goodwin disposes
Of all his land interests in st. Johns coun-
~, comprising his vineyard Of white Nj
agara grapes at Moultrie, upon which
many thousand dollars have beeen spent;
also at New Augustine, known as the
Terry subdivision, embracing seventeen
building lots Mr.. Chaplin. who represents
the Chaplin farm agency, bought the prop
erty as an investment II. S. Bigelow OF
New York has also sold 70 Mr. Chaplin
his vineyard and plantation at Moultrle,
comprising forty acres and a dwelling.
Mr.. Chaplin also sold TO NJ A. SharmHn
OF Thomaston, Ga, the dwelling of Col.
Carter and o. G. Stands, located on An
astasia Island. together with all OF the
furnishings Of the house. Mr. sharman
has bought the property for a winter
home.
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