The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-15

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| by two men, who relieved him of $50 and
then allowed him TO go on his way.
There has been no wool sold in Escam-
bia county yet The sheep men are count
| ing on the new tariff bill. The most of
them are Independent and don't have to
| sell One of them has five years crops
on hand, about $1,000 pounds. There are
about 100000 pounds in the county.
Saturday afternoon while B. F..
Kennedy. farmer living near
Alachua, was engaged at work
on his farm, he noticed a very heavy cloud
coming up. Thinking it was best to go
| home, Mr. Kennedy started, and just as
| he reached his house he was struck and
instantly killed by lightning.
Two negroes and mule were instantly
| killed near Madison Friday afternoon by
| stroke of lightning. After the rain began
| to fall, they sought shelter under a large
| oak tree, when suddenly it was struck by
a thunderbolt, killing the two women and
! mule, and knocking a boy who was with
| them insensible for some time.
Simpson & Co. of Bagdad have shipped
| from Jan. l to May 81, 100000 feet of lum-
ber mostly for foreign shipment It is
| all sold f. o. b., Pensacola. They don't
| ship any but dry lumber; it has to be
| either air or kiln-dried. They carry from
5000 900 to 5000 900 feet in stock all the time
All the mills around Bagdad are running
on full time and on paying orders.
| Lightning struck the south wing of
Hampton Academy at Hampton during a
heavy thunder storm Saturday, COM
| pletely wrecking one end of the building.
| The house has been completed and paid
for only short while, and was considered
! the most complete school building in the
| county. The damage can be repaired at
cost of about $3.50.
Col w. D. Chipley has resigned as a
member of the board of trustees of the
Florida Agricultural College and William
| Fisher of Pensacola has been appointed to
| succeed him as a member of the board.
| Col Frank Reese of Live Oak and Dr.
| Geston of De Land have also been APP
| pointed as members of the board of trus-
tees to fill the vacancies occurring in that
body.
Two little boys Robert Fender, aged g.
and Cleveland Peacock, aged r. with two
or three companions, went in bathing in
| a small water-hole on the Pender planta-
ton, two miles from Greenwood Wednes-
| day, and getting into a place somewhat
deeper than they expected, became fright
ened and could not get out. Their COM
| panions could not swim, so were unable to
do anything towards rescuing them, and
they were drowned.
number of the citizens of Green Cove
| Springs have formed a stock company and
| signed articles of Incorporation for what
/ is to be known as the st. Johns Canning
| and Preserving company, and elected the
| following board of officers and directors
| F. H. Hafer, PRESIDENT S. F. Hanford
| secretary; w. ]. Wilson, treasurer; direc-
| { T n
dali and F. D. Prevatt. Amount of capital
stock authorized, $1,000
Judge Phillips has issued an order call
ing a special term of the Polk county cir
cult court for July 5, for the purpose of
giving Tillet Whidden a trial. He is charg-
! ed with the assassination of Bud Steven
| son, and has been held for some time. The
| crime was committed in Pasco county, but
| will be tried in Polk, owing to the pecu-
| liar conditions which exist in the former
county occasioned by the SteVenson-Whid-
den feud which has already sent SO many
people to their graves
Two murder trials are on the docket Of
the circuit court at Jacksonville for this
week. The first is that of Gus Smith,
coored man who is charged with killing
William Doyle May 81. 1896. The second
| case is that of r. w. Wilkes. Wilkes was
indicted for the killing of Mrs. R. Z. Car
| roway in the Smith building Nov. IA, 1896
| The case was brought TO trial Dec. II next
| following, and resulted in a mistrial after
| three days session in the court. A. NJ.
| Nicholson was retained as the defending
| attorney, and entered the plea of insanity
as the defense.
James Jones, who was charged with muir
der in the first degree, and whose trial had
been in progress at Mayo since Thursday,
was convicted Saturday, but recommended
to the mercy Of the court. The state prov
ed every important point by three wit
nesses. IRE defense had no witnesses Of
importance, but made a very ingenious
| decentralization. The prisoner talked
and smiled all the time during the trial,
and there was scarcely any change when
the verdict was read. Judge White then
pronounced the sentence, which was hard
labor in the state prison during his nat
ural life.
Mrs. Thomas Evers. who resided near
Turkey creek. in Hillsborough county,
W.T.. her husband, was drowned Friday in
an accidental manner. She and her hus-
band, aged about 20 each. live alone, and
Friday AR Evsrs went away TO attend to
some business. A small branch runs near
the house, and 1t had been Mrs. Evers'
habit to get sand from the bottom of this
branch whenever she wanted to scour the
this occasion 20 get sand and in some way
fell head first into the branch. II was only
a few inches deep, but IN her weak condi-
ton she was unable 20 move herself and
strangled to death
Pensacola News: Some sales Of sawn
timber are reported for the week, Choc-
tawhatchee stock az 10 cents and Ferry
Pass stock at 1914 TO 1917 cents. the latter
figure prevailing IN the sales. Hewn tim
Der remains firm at liz cents. but there
Is comparatively no stock on hand The
present demand for sawn timber is not
very strong, but holders are firm In prices
IN anticipation Of the large shipments
that are 10 be made this month and In
July The present stock OF sawn timber
on the Choctawhatchee Is estimated az
about 1900 pieces. all told and the stock |
az Ferry Pass Is estimated at less than |
10000 pieces. IL Is expected that the re- |
ceipts OF new stock during the month viii !
be very limited
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