The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
FLORIDA.

A special law to prohibit the running at
large of hogs in Orange county will be ap-
piled for in the coming legislature.
The government has established post
office at Corinth. The mail will connect
with the Blounts ferry route at Suwan-
nee Shoals. Hampton Knight mas Decn
appointed postmaster.
A magnificent banquet was given at Ho-
tel Escambia at Pensacola by the large
number of captains of Scandinavian mer~
chant vessels in port to the officers of the
Norwegian war vessel Ellida, which ar
rived few days ago. The officers appear
ed in full dress uniform. The EHlda VIII
sail for Savannah Ga.
The large dry bin of the Belle Phosphate
Company. situated three miles southeast
of Fort Meade. was burned to the ground
on Sunday night about u O'Clock. All or
the machinery and other articles stored
in the building were lost. There is no in
surance, and the loss Is estimated be
tween 1900 and $4,000. How the fire
originated has not been ascertained.
The Rev. Dr. E. L. T. Blake died at
the residence of his son. Robert T. Blake,
at Ocala Tuesday. Dr.. Blake was one
of the pioneer ministers OF the state. nav
ing been member of the Florida Metho-
dist conference for over nifty years. He
was born in Georgia seventy-three years
ago, and removed to Florida when only
5 years of age. The immediate cause or
his death was grip.
The loss OF several valuable pieces of
jewelry was reported to Clerk McAuliffe
of the St James hotel at Jacksonville
Tuesday afternoon by gentleman and
his wife, who had arrived at the hotel
earlier in the day from Detroit, Mich. The
property was returned TO- the owners s.!
1t had been found in a sleeping car, where
they had left it. The jewelry was worth
about 500.
At Keysville, Hillsborough county. last
Saturday, Sam Kelly sent his 1O-year-old
son to mill with some corn, and while no
one knows exactly how the boy lost his
life, circumstances indicate that the sack
became unbalanced, or fell off and fright
ened the horse. The animal ran, the
boys foot being caught in the stirrup
of the saddle. and he was dragged several
hundred yards through the woods being
finally dashed around sapling and pine
knot being driven into his head so far
that it could scarcely be removed by a
man.
Rev. Ben williams of the African Meth
odist Episcopal church of Tallahassee,
who claims to have been born at Beau
fort, S. c., in 1856, is very low with grip.
He Is III years old, is living with his
NTH wife. and Is the father of ten chill
dren, only two of whom, son and a
daughter, are living. He belonged to
Cornelius Dupont, brother of the late
Chief Justice Dupont OF Gadsden county.
Williams came to Florida eighty-One years
ago. has been preaching seventy-eight
years, and when he was taken i'll was as
active as many men at the age of 65.
There was shooting scrape recently at
st. Teresa, a summer resort, about six
teen miles east of Carrabelle A difficulty
arose between Milton Tucker and John
Midcalf about some hogs, and Tucker
shot Midoalf twice. fuckers two sons
retired officer of the English army, also
took shot at him. Midcalf was wound
ed In the side and arm. He was able TO
ride his horse to Carrabelle, where he
procured a warrant and had the four men
arrested. They were given a trial before
Judge A. ]. Afford, justice of the peace,
and were bound over.
The meeting of the officers of the Flor
ida State Tobacco Growers Association
at Green Cove Springs, Tuesday, was call
ed to order by the president, w M Cory
of Quincy. President Cory and Col III
Curtis of Quincy, Col w. ID. Chipley OF
Pensacola, Col. T. J. Appleyard of San
ford and Treasurer T. ]. Laud-Brown of
Green Cove Springs We're present. on mo-
ton Of Col. Chipley, a convention of the
state association was called to meet at
upon by the president within thirty days
from this date. The object In calling the
meeting at this time was that those who
intended TO grow tobacco this year might
derive the benefits of the meeting for that
purpose. All persons interested I'm the
growing OF tobacco or In the promotion of
the enterprise were declared eligible TO
membership. An initiation fee and annual
dues were placed at 81. The question of
incorporation was left to the general meet
ing of the convention. The meeting au-
thoriZed the statement that all persons
desiring to raise tobacco should send their
address by postal card to Col II. Curtis.
Quincy, or TO DR. o. Clute, president OF
the Florida State Agricultural College.
and they will be furnished with literatiire
on the subject of tobacco culture. The
convention adjourned to meet at Quincy.
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