The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25

which twenty-five pounds of steak were
cut, and from the remains soup enough
was made TO feed several dozen people two
days.
There were shipped to A. c. Bacon, Day
tona, via Palatka, from Drayton Island
on Thursday, 2.790 pounds of fig preserves,
in the raw or unfinished state The fruit
will be prepared for use by Mr.. Bacon at
his canning factory.
The cocoanut tree Is one Of the most
valuable of plants. Its wood furnishes
beams, rafters and planks. it's leaves UNI
brellas and clothing; its fruit food, Oil
intoNioants and sugar; its shells, domestic
utensils; its fbers ropes, sails and mat
ting.
J. NJ. Bryan of Osceola county purchas-
ed a flock Of sheep for $3.50, put them on
the range and took very little or no care
of them for nearly two years, save to clip
and sell the wool, which reimbursed him
for the amount expended, and then he sold
the flock for $1,000 cash
Camp Bros, who have sawed several
million feet of lumber at Wade, have sold
the same to a firm at Campvile who will
have 1t dressed for novelty sidings, ceiling
flooring, etc. The company recently made
another survey of their lands near Wade
and find that by a misunderstanding they
failed to cut the timber from over 300
acres.
Tampa Tribune: The 5-year-oId son
Of S. Schwam, while in New York city
some five months ago, got something in
one of his ears that has given him a good
deal of trouble and caused his parents
considerable anxiety. The boy was taxi
en- TO physician, who after administer
ing an anaesthetic, removed the obstruc-
ton. The object extracted In this man.
ner turned out to be a large Rhinestone,
which in some mysterious manner had
been introduced into the boys ear. The
stone was cut after the style commonly
seen in diamonds. and its sharp facets and
angles must have caused the child intol-
cradle suffering
Westviue Advocate. Old man ELI
Wright was carried to the Asylum for the
Insane on the 9th inst Before leaving.
he had addressed a letter to Col. Chipley.
requesting him 10 forward at once a high
top buggy and a critter." The old man
is said to be ll5 years old, and has been in
a state of semi-lunacy for some time One
OF his hobbies was that Col. Chipley was
TO send him a horse and buggy through
the mail He was considered harmless
until a few days ago, when he attempted
to cut Mr.. Clark and his wife. and sue
ceeded in wounding Mr.. Clark in two
places. II was thought best to put him
under treatment.
About two years ago a negro named
Swain, who lived in South Dunnellon. was
arrested and convicted for forging C. A.
Pines pay checks, and sentenced to four
years Imprisonment Some time previous
Ia hn -
ana TO all who asked about her he said
he had sent her to Texas swans little
boy after his fathers arrest, said that he
(Swain) had killed his mother and buried
her under the doorsteps. but no one paid
any attention to the matter, and the hoy
drifted into Tampa recently, and told the
same story there. a coloted woman from
Tampa arrived at Dunnellon "Wednesday
aud repeated the story the boy had told.
This led TO some colored men investiEat-
ing the matter, and resulted in the ind
ing Of the body Swain is among some
convicts who are being worked in Citrus
county
Pensacola Times; A marriage license
was issued by the county Judge last Mon
day to William Lynch and Miss Mary
West, but up to the present writ
Ing no marriage ceremony had bound
them man and wife. Lynch was sent to
the poorhouse two months ago 70 work
out fine on sentence of sixty DAYS for
assault and battery. While working
around the poor house he became ac-
Quainted with Miss Mary West and a
strong friendship sprang up between the
TWO resulting In an engagement TO marry.
AT the expiration OF his sentence. Lynch
lost no time in securing a marriage license
Showing that document 20 Miss West az
an evidence OF his good intentions he Sc
cured all the money she had and. coming
back TO the city, he invested I'm a hand
some suit Of clothes and skipped the coun.
~. At this writing he has not been heard
from. Miss West, who Is said TO be a
good woman. now mourns the loss OF her
money and husband