The morning news., 1897-07-27
FLORIDA

FLORIDA
Tampa counts on turning out 10000 900
cigars this year.
De Land is to have a bicycle park and
track to cost 5000
William Prevatt of Geneva died day or
two ago from the effects of a snakes bite.
Capt. John Houston Of Eau Gallie. Bre-
ward county, fell last week and broke his
arm.
F. A. Fisher. the newly appointed post
master for Lawtey, is building a new
postoffice.
There are rumors at Key West that JOS
eph Pinckney, colored. of Key West has
been lynched.
Eli Wright claiming to be lis years old,
was sent to the state insane asylum from
Holmes county last week.
At Hague, Alachua county, many water
melons Weighing fifty and sixty pounds.
nave been grown this season.
The vote at Jasper last week to bond
the town for $500 to pay for boring an
artesan well were all for bonds
The county commissioners Of franklin
county contemplate erecting 2-story
brick armory, SOxSO at Apalachicola.
In an examination just held at Ocala
Stephen Jewett Of that city won a scholar
ship at the Peabody college az Nashville.
Over fifty loads of tobacco were taken
to ocala Saturday from the rural dis
tricts and disposed Of at very fair prices.
Contractors are putting the finishing
touches on the Flagler cottages at Miami.
A few OF the residences are finished. and
are occupied.
John Thomas OF Lakeland has a 2-vear-
old Jersey cow which gives eight gallons
of milk day He has recently refused
500 for the animal.
The summer normal schon for the In
struction OF teachers has been IN prog
ress at Orlando since July u, and is be-
ing largely attended.
The Tampa Morning Herald asserts that
many Of the Cubans IN the Fourth ward
are In destitute condition and In some
cases almost starving
The new St. Johns Episcopal church at
Miami win be finished and ready for dedl-
cation by the time Archdeacon Brown re-
turns from his vacation.
James Welsh. a colored boy. was killed
ct Welaka Saturday by a falling tree.
which was being cut for stove wood by
negro named Jack Murray.
Jesse Brown. who was shot by Charlie
Monroe at Woodland. between Jackson
VILE and st. Augustine. Friday. was car
ried 10 Jacksonville and viii probably
die.
William Samuel, colored boy Il years
old. was seized 10y an alligator while
swimming in the st. Johns river near
Black Point Sunday and carried down to
death.
Dr. W. /. Lawrence has entered suit
against the city OF Tampa for $4,000 for
damages he alleges were sustained ON
defective sidewalk. where he was disabled
some time ago.
Among those who are erecting new and
handsome homes az High Springs are. H.
and c. y. Maddox and NJ. e.. suees T.
J. Moody viii begin the erection of hIs
residence shortly.
Al Palm Beach the canal dredgo ls
working night and day and the drcdee
steamer ls kept busy carrying supplies 10
the men ana towing barges OF fuel up the
lake for the engines
Deputy Sheriff Hogdrth OF Fernadlna ar
rested a strange negro on suspicion Of
murder The man wanted o. q. Williams.
charged with numbering his wife at orange
Park not long since
Al Penncoia. Saturday, Judge Maxwell
cf the circuit court rendered decision
declaring valid the law that created the
oficc of public custodian OF .osl timber
hna lumber in Pensacola harbor
Adam phoonls cniored WA kif.1 d..
Florida Central aud psulnsulaf engine
On he lumber side-iraek Ia Northeast