The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-13
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meets with the Evergreen church, Clay
county on Thursday morning.
Ex-Gov. Harrison Reed, who has been
seriously i'll at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. W. Kline in East Jacksonville,
has so far recovered that he was removed
Saturday 10 his own home in South jack
sonville.
Chief Sanitary Inspector Brooks Of
Jacksonville, by direction of the city ply
sician ana the state board of health, has
notified all dealers that the sale of oys-
ters and clans has been prohibited until
Nov. l. and that all sales must cease
at once.
The buildings of the Lakeland high
school were burned at o'clock Monday
morning, together with their contents, in
Guiding valuable library. The cause of
the fire is unknown, but it is supposed to
have been the incendiary work of four
tramps The school house was partially
insured.
The Cubans at Tampa had their
Fourth of July, or Independence
celebration Monday They commemorate
Oct 10 as the day. In 1858 Charles NJ.
Cespedes proclaimed Cuba's independence
Of Spain's rule, and the famous ten-years'
war was begun. This year the anniversary
fell on Sunday, and the celebration was
partially split up.
A wedding, in which Jacksonville peo-
pie are interested, will be solemnized on
Thursday at Newport, KY, where Jo-
seph T. Craig of Jacksonville will be mar
RED to Miss katherine SOuthgate, who Is
well known in that city. The ceremony
Will be performed at the residence Of the
brides parents. Edward Craig will act as
best man to the groom. Mr.. and Mrs.
Craig will make their future home in Jack
sonville and will be at home after Nov.
at 419 West Beaver street.
Pensacola Advertiser: Last week at
what is known as Cow Heaven, in the
southern part of the county, there were
killed two bears, one weighing $50 pounds
and the other 220, the incentive to exter-
inmate Bruin at this rate being So head
by Is. +. Squres. Mr.. Squires is an ex-
tcusive hog raiser and his animals were
disappearing to such an extent, by rea-
son of the voracity of the bears there
abouts. that he was prompted to offer
reward for their heads over a section Of
country extending from Deep Creek to
the St Johns river. He says that some
time since he found the mutilated remains
Of eleven of his finest hogs in the woods,
having been preyed upon and partly de-
voured by bears.
A shooting affair took place Mon
day morning at Key West in
which a step-father shot his step-son
and two small boys The step-son gave
some impudence 70 the father, which caus-
ed him to become enraged, and after Civ
ing the boy a whaling, the father claims
the boy threw a bottle at him and ran.
Joseph Pierce who did the shooting, said
he only intended to scare the boy and
shot to strike the ground. The small shot
with which the gun was loaded hit the
boy in the eye, face, left side, arms, and
legs causing considerable suffering The
father charges the boy with striking him
with a stone, but the boy denies 1t. The
other two boys shot are Freddy Gomez, 9
years old and Alfred Johnson, 6 years
old The latter has several shot in his left
side Pierce gave himself up TO the sheriff,
and will await action of the justice court.
The county commissioners at Titusville,
prolonged their session during the whole
of last week. Business of the utmost i'm
portance was the cause. An investigation
of the accounts of the county treasurer,
Capt A. L. Feaster, was being made. AT
present no official report has been ten
dered for publication. The investigation
was prompted by the demand upon the
authorities by several of the treasurer's
bondsmen to be released. Sufficient irreg-
ularty was discovered TO warrant the
treasurer being placed under 1850 bond
for his appearance in court Monday MORN
ing This was done Saturday night. In
the meantime a special committee, consist
ing of one of the commissioners and an
expert bookkeeper and accountant, APP
pointed by the governor will go over the
treasurers accounts end render their re-
port Until then nothing definite can be
given.
Jacksonville Metropolis: George C. Bar
ker, the letter carrier, who was arrested
in Gainesville last Saturday on a charge
of having criminal Intercourse with little
girls viii be kept in the Gainesville jail
for some time, as feeling in Jacksonville
is so strong against him that States At
torney Hartrdge suggested he be kept
there for a while. The Gainesville Daily
Sun of yesterday says a Sun reporter Wis
tied the jail where Barker was confined
and interviewed the prisoner, from whom
he CLEANED the following statement: Bar
ker il seems, was sitting upon the front
porch of Mr.. Bettelinis residence, when
Mabel the 10-year old daughter of this
gentleman. came up and got into his lap.
He states that he has a passion for little
girls, and in this case his passion became
the master, and he played with the child
in manner that he should not have done,
though he positively denies committing
| the crime OF which he is charged. While
| talking to the reporter Barker remarked
! that he would give his life if he could
| undo the wrong He seemed much affect
! ed when speaking of his wife and child,
ana durins the conversation broke COM
/ pletely down and wept like a child.
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| WarrentOn Firm Goes 10 the Wau.
Warrenton. Ga, Oct 12-The store of
Steine Shraibman, dealers IN general
merchandise. was closed to-day by the
sheriff on an attachment for $500 to Wax
elbaum q Co. of Macon. Mortgages
amounting to $500 to firms and banks in
New York, Baltimore, Augusta and War
aLl.la a.