The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-27
DoINGs At OCALA.
A Newsy Letter From the Capital of
Marion County,

Newsy Letter From the Capital of
Marion County.
Ocala, Fla, Oct 2j.-The presentments
of the grand jury. just adjourned, created
quite good deal. of talk, owing to the
finding by that body of an apparent short
age in the accounts of County Tax Col
lector f. ID. Poser, who for the past
two months has been al Hot Springs, Ark
The clerks in the office, however, claim
that there is no shortage, and that the
apparent deficiency is on account of I'M
collected taxes, licenses, etc. The amount
of the alleged deficiency is $29, 0n. %. of
which SIS, 81 was deposited in banks
when their business was suspended, leav-
ing $136l9. 81 still to be accounted for.
The finding of the grand jury ends as
follows: THE sense of this body was to
take action in the matter, but our state
solicitor advised US that we had no pow
err"
A. S. Morgan, who was on trial for the
murder of W. G. Haney at Dunnellon in
the spring of 1895, has had his trial, and
the jury's verdict was mot guilty" Nor
gan left for his home in Tampa yesterday
Earl Mark while at work in the planning
mill of the Ocala Lumber Company, in the
second ward to-day, was struck by a piece
of flying timber, and is now al his fathers
home in dangerous condition. The tim
Der struck him across the stomach. and
DR.. e. Van Hood, the attending physician,
fears that he is seriously hurt internally.
Young Marks father is manager and part
owner of the mill, in which he received his
injuries.
Ocala Hose Company No. 1, at present,
champions of the state, are practcing ev-
1gFhF ~ ts,r~r~
state tournament to be held in Jacksonville
during the gala week there, beginning
Nov. 8. This company, has on three for
mer occasions won the championship cup
and other trophies of victories The mem
bers of the company are w. ]. Bracey.
captain; W. f. Dillaberry, foreman;
Charles II. Cress, Jr., j. +. White. Fav
Weeks, John Matthews, d. Marvin Alfred.
S. ID. Smith, John c. Moore John r. De
Nane.
A lodge of the Fraternal Union of Amer
lea will be organized here Wednesday
evening in the rooms of the Knights of
Pythias, and over thirty charter members
will be received into the order Deputy
Supreme President A. C. Hamrick will be
present to assist in the ceremonies.
Charles Torricellas, the extensive tobac-
co dealer yesterday shipped nearly 1000
pounds of Marion county grown tobacco to
Lake City to be exhibited there during the
tobacco fair. This is said to be the finest
lot Of tobacco, from the standpoint of cur
ing, etc, yet taken from the city
a. j. Douglass of Citra, who before the
freeze of 1895 was one of the most extern
sive orange growers in this section of the
state, was in Ocala to-day, and reports
that number of the groves in the vicin-
ity of Citra have scattering fruit this sea-
son. Mr.. Douglass says if there is no set
back to the trees from cold this winter.
there will be half a crop Of oranges next
season.
j. II. Burchelb who has been in the
north for the past few months on bust
ness, connected with the Meadow Land
and Improvement Company returned yes
terday This concern has already drain
Ell thousands Of acres of excellent lands
in the northeastern part of the county for
cane growing purposes, and their immense
sugar mills they contemplate erecting in
the near future al Meadows promise to
be the largest in the south. Christian AK.
the Baltimore tobacco man, and other
wealthy capitalists are interested in this
gigantic undertaking. Large dredges are
constantly at work draining the immense
area of overfiowed lands, under the man.
agement of Capt. j. w. Paine.