The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
60 Years OF Cures.

four months from the raising of quaran-
tine on Nov. 1 for changing the present
street car line to an electric line.
Arthur T. Feaster, the defaulting treas
urer of Brevard county, has been suspend
ed from office by order of Gov. Bloxham.
When arrested, it is said he confessed,
waived examination and gage bond. 1t is
thought that he is short fully $4,000, all in
county funds.
The following officers of the second di-
vision of the naval militia at Port Tam
pa have been commissioned for three
years: d. W. Shea, lieutenant; c. H.
Reid, lieutenant, junior grade; ]. w. Mer-
rim. ensign, senior grade, w. N. Kelley,
ensign, Junior grade.
Miss Annie Snow, only daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. II. NJ. Snow of st. Augustine,
was married a o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon to Clement B. Macdonald of
Pittsburg, in the bishops residence, by
Rev. Father Maher. The bride was at
tended by Miss Irene Zahnbauer, Miss
May Howatt and Miss Louise Forward.
Ed George, a section hand on the yell
low River railroad, was run over and kill
ed by log train at Laurel Hin Tuesday
morning. He was sitting on the end of the
rear car, and the train started TO back
out for a load of logs. The jerk at start
ing caused him to lose his balance. He fell
and two cars passed over him, mutilatng
his body terribly.
Yesterday afternoon, Bryant Lee, an
old resident of Francis, whose residence
was two miles from town. came in to do
some trading, and while waiting at Noah
Hancock's for some beef that Hancock
was then butchering fell over dead. The
only premonitory symptoms of knowledge
any one had of any trouble, was his re-
marking few minutes previous that he
was not feeling very we'll
The razor-back hog of Florida, made
famous by the late 'Bin Nye," is not held
as high in the esteem of Floridans as it
was with the lamented humorist. The
Sumter County Times asserts that the
crossing of the breed with high-bred stock
makes no Improvement, and concludes
that the only way to proftably cross the
zor-back lis to cross him with loco
motive going at the rate of thirty miles
an hour He then becomes an imported
thoroughbred and the railroad pays for
him at the rate of so cents per pound"
AT meeting of the Palatka board of
trade, held Wednesday afternoon, a COM
mttee composed of George E. Gay, L. c.
Stephens and j. N Walton, was appoint
ed TO investigate the tobacco-growing in
dustry of this county, with view TO the
Offering of a prize of $50 for the best 800
or 500 pounds Of tobacco raised in Putnam
county during the coming season. An
other committee of three, consisting of
Messrs Thomas, ]. II. Merryday and S. J.
Kennerly, was appointed 10 inquire into
the advisability of establishing a plant at
| some centrally located place, at or near
Palatka, for the purpose of manufactur-
ing syrup from sugar-cane, the plant to be
operated on the cooperative plan.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen:
Louis W. Zim, ex-representatlve from ST.
Johns county, now of Mandarin, and edit
or of OATH Pepper, who was in the ciey
yesterday, says: "Since the excitement of
| a few days ago, over the finding of the
headless body of young Hartly. every
| thing has quoted down, the sober minds
| coming to the conclusion that the boy met
| his death at the hands of some one who
| suspected that he was a thief or burglar.
! This conclusion was drawn from the fact
! that the boy had a habit of going upon
| the premises of persons in a stealthy,
thoughtless way Qor he was demented)
| and upon being seen he would make haste
TO leave, without saying word. So, up
| on the night of his being killed, it Is pre-
sumed that he invaded the premises Of
| some one in his aimless way, and, upon
! being hailed and giving no reply, was shot.
| The party doing the shooting, fearing that
! be would be tried for murder, hid the
| body, and thus endeavored to cover up a
| fearful mistake. This seems to be the
reasonable solution of the matter"
f NJ. Wood, merchant at Moline, was
shot and probably fatally wounded by Ed
! ward Hobby, a 17-year-old boy, who has
been paying attentions to the genteman's
! daughter. Young Hobby, against the
| fathers will, has been devoting himself
! with her Sunday night and, on departing
! forgot his umbrella. He started for the
| house a day or two later 10 get this ar
! ticle, but was warned by the son of Mr.
| Wood not to go. The young man said
| that his father was in an angry mood over
| the visit he had paid Sunday night Hob
| by persisted. He was met by Mr.. Wood,
| who promptly escorted him off the prem
| ises Hobby demanded his umbrella and
| Mr.. Wood went back, got It, returned and
| punched the young man with 1t. This an
| gered Hobby, and he drew his pistol fir
ing three times. In his excitement he shot
| himself in the arm. one bullet struck Mr..
| Wood In the stomach. Hobby returned TO
| Pine Barren after the shooting and yes
terday County Judge McCullagh issued a
! warrant for his arrest Deputy Sheriff
| Frank Saunders went 10 Pine Barren TO
| arrest him, but found that he had gone.
1t is said, to Georgia.