The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
FLORIDA.

%nS new motel that is being built by
Capt. A. J. Russell at Lemon City will
be completed about July 1.
The Alachua and Levy Union Christian
Endeavor convention will take place in
MicanoDy from June to s.
A dog claimed to have the rabies bit
one or two dogs and several hogs at Jas
per a day or two ago, and now a strict
dog law is being enforced
In the election at Jasper Wednesday the
following officers were elected: A B.
Small, mayor; r. G. Powell, clerk: W. H.
Green, treasurer; ]. NJ. Duncan, marshal;
J. NJ Caldwell, E. A. Buckets, and A. Gill,
aldermen.
The steamer @. B. Owens of the su-
wannee river has been purchased for the
Chattahoochee and Apalachicola river
trade. She is a large boat and will as
sumo contracts hitherto made by the
Independent Line, whose boats were re-
Gently disabled
Postmaster H. w. Clark of the Jack
sonville postofice, has appointed W. ].
Henry to the office of assistant postmas-
ter, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Henry r. Clark. Mr. Henry has
been in the money order division of the
postoffice ever since Mr.. Clark has been
postmaster.
The long-lost steamer R. L. Hill ar
rived at Carrabell Wednesday night,
partly by blanket sail. She was patched
up with pine poles, and showed signs of
a rough Bleaching at Santa Rosa Sound.
Her captain and owner, l.. l.. Vent, will
at once put the steamer in repairs for
freight use.
J. Lloyd Head who is the manager of a
tobacco-growers' association composed
of a number of well known gentlemen at
Port Tampa, has let the contract for the
erection of the necessary barns for curing
the crop. They have a splendid farm
across the bay near st. Petersburg. and
their tobacco is said to be making a fine
showing.
Miss Maud Webster of North Gainesville
made the best record at East Florida Sem
mary during the month of April that was
ever made by any pupil of that school. 1t
was as good a record as will ever be made
there, for it was perfect, the 100 mark hav-
ing been reached in every study, deport-
ment, etc, making her average as high
as it was possible to make it.
Several large shipments of tomatoes
and pineapples were made from Lemon
City last week, and an increase in the pine
apple shipments has been noticed this
week. There will probably be several
cars per week leaving there until the
season is over. Business generally seems
to be reviving. Two carloads of merchan-
disc and several of lumber and crate ma
terial have arrived this week. Several
new buildings will soon be started.
The melon growers of Central Florida,
to the number of fifty, representing more
than 1000 acres of melon crops for the cur
rent year. after perfecting an organization
at Wildwood, April "A, by the election of
officers and the adoption of a constitution,
chose Z. c. Chambliss as general man
ager. who was Empowered to select a To-
cation for the headquarters of the union,
and to issue an address to members and
others engaged in the business. Mr.. Cham
bliss has selected Ocala as the place of
the unions principal office.
At the convention of the State Dental
Society at Ocala Thursday, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
E. Ewing Smith of St. Augustine, presi-
dent; S. w. Allen, Tampa, first vice pres
ident; r. p Henderson, Barlow, second
vice president; Carroll II. Frink, Umatilla,
secretary; L. +. Frink, Umatilla, treas
urer. Executive committee-F. b. Han
nah, chairman; l.. c. EilSins, l.. NJ. Frink,
H. r. Estes, r. L. McMullen. Miss Ethel
Frink was elected as an honorary MEM
Der of the society, and also official stenog-
rapher and assistant secretary. st. Au-
gustine was chosen as the next place of
meeting, and the time the first Tuesday in
May, 1898.
Another act in the famous Whidden-
Stevenson feud was put on the stage Of
publicity at Tampa Thursday. Tillett
Whidden appeared before Judge Phillips
on an APPLICATION for bail, being charged
by the grand jury of Pasco county with
the murder of Constantine Stevenson, who
was shot down in his field several months
ago while blowing. The feud between
these people has gone on for years, and
a number of people have gone to their
graves prematurely on account Of the Bit
terness At the conclusion Of the testi-
mony Judge Phillips declined to allow
Whidden TO give bail In the case. and he
will have to go back to Jail and remain
until the fall term of the Pasco county
circuit court
Punta Gorda Special Jacksonville Cltl-
EN- Citizens Of this vicinity generally
signed the protest that was sent to Tala-
hassee q few days ago concerning legisla-
ton about the fisheries industry. Stop
netting" has about destroyed all the fish
north Of Iiillsboro bay Any unskilled
fisherman can handle such a net. and can
stop up a bay. Many fisherman are now
thrown out OF employment where stop
nets are IN use their places being sup
piled by men who can pick up fish In stop
ped up places. About three men IN the
state profit by It.; they are the heads OF
hrce firms that get the fish cheap and IN
abundance at the expense OF the Usher
men, and 10 the destruction Of the fish
The fishing firms here and their men are
lighting Il. II forced to catch FISH by using
such nets they can DO it. one firm here
has fifteen miles OF nets, sufficient 70 stop
up anything. The act OF 1896 ala not pro-
hlbit stop-netting In bays. because Il was
not thought such a thing was possible:
yet bays are stopped
Use supreme court Of Florida has re-
fused to grant new trial IN the case OF
Enoch Doyle who rs under sentence OF
death In the Duvai county San al jack
sonriile. having been convicted OF Grim
inaliy assault.ng a colored woman at
Baldwin m August 1926. Three persons
are now confined M the JAN under som