The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-08
FIORIDA.

FLORIDA.
According to a dispatch from Tallahas-
see, ex-Gov. Fleming still has under adj
visoment the acceptance of the place on
the supreme bench rendered to him by
Gov. BloXham.
The annual election of the Jacksonville
Board Of Trade was held Wednesday and
resulted in the election of ]. G. Christie
pher as president.
The BeIlev.ew hotel, at Belleair, Hills
borough county, viii open on the 18th, un-
der the management of Mr.. Barron Of
White Mountains n. Fl.
Harry Singleton, the murderer of Po-
iiceman Jack Mccormick, was carried into
circuit court at Tampa Wednesday and
his case was set for hearing next Monday.
A large acreage will be planted for to-
bacco at Barlow. The results Of last
years crops have given rise to much en-
thusiasm. The county commissioners are
disposed to encourage tobacco planting,
and also the good-roads movement.
A road is to be built from Winter Park
to Gabrielle. The people of Fort Christ
mas, in the eastern portion Of the county,
place to Orlando. The Improvement will
include bridges over the creeks where
necessary.
There was the heaviest frost of the sea-
son at Hawthorn Tuesday night. The
young strawberries and blooms were killed
and considerable damage was done to the
lettuce crops. There was plenty of ice.
but 1t was not cold enough to damage
orange sprouts.
The steamer j. S. Warden. formerly the
Eliza Hancox, well known at Jacksonville,
has been running from Newark to Bay
Ridge and the John Sylvester is in
Washington. Both of these boats former
ly run on the st. Johns river, but neither
will come south this winter.
The Florida baptist convention met at
ST. Augustine Wednesday In the Ancient
Uity Baptist church. The rules were sus-
pended and the following officers were
elected by acclamation: President, w. n.
Chaudoin; vice president, l.. ID. Geiger;
secretary. ". A. Bailey; assistant secre-
tary, T.. II. Reynolds. The order of bust
ness of last session was adopted to govern
this session.
a marriage license was issued to Nathan
Fourakers and Mrs. Jane JOINS at Jack
sonvine Wednesday. The groom is IS
years of age and the bride 43. They were
married by l.. II. Thompson, the clerk in
.-4e county judges Office, in his capacity
as notary public. Both the bride and
groom are troubled with deafness. and it
was with some difficulty that Mr.. Thomp-
son succeeded in performing the cere-
mony.
Nathan Williams, nearly 60 years old,
was out near Fairview, a station on tho
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
five miles from town, when he was thrown
from his wagon. Horses and vehicle
passed over him. He was alone, and lay
on the ground for an hour or two before
he was found. He was thoroughly chilled.
as the day was cool. Some of his ribs are
reported broken, and he is probably other
wise injured internally.
The Commodore's lifeboat was noticed
in the surf about three miles below Cor
onado on Tuesday and was secured by
Alfred and Herbert Sharp. Upon exam
ination a leak of about six inches was
found near the stern. evidently caused by
it's having come in contact with something
floating In this was packed a mans draw
ers. The boat is about twenty-five feet
long and is in good condition, excepting
the leak. There were also recovered three
of the long oak oars.
Wade Sheppard, who was convicted of
burning the hotel at McMeekin, and who
was sentenced to twenty years in the peni-
tertiary, was killed by a guard the other
day at one of the convict camps near
High Springs. Ever since the first day
of his Incarceration Sheppard has given
the guards much trouble. He has re-
peatedly attempted to escape, and on the
day that he was killed he was making an
effort to escape by killing the guard, who
shot him several times, killing him almost
instantly.
At Hawthorn Tuesday night fire de-
stroyed J. b. Braswelrs wheelwright and
blacksmith shop and his dwelling house.
The wheelwright shop was nearly burned
before the fire was discovered, which was
about Ii o'clock. The contents, consist
ms of wagons, buggies, roadcarts and ma
terial, were consumed. Some negroes who
discovered the fire broke open the dwell
ing house and saved a few things. Mr..
Braswell is now in Cordele, Ga. There was
no insurance upon the property, The loss
will be about 1920.
Jane spives. a small colored girl, was
burned to death near Worth
lngton Springs recently. Her par
ents had gone TO church and
left her in charge OF the house She
built fire about noon, and put on It n
skillet of turnip green's. While these were
cooking, she attempted to remove the
cover, using her dress for a holder. The
garment caught fire, and In a few seconds
the girl was enveloped in flames. Nobody
was near to hear her cries for help, ana
the first 70 see her after the accident were
her parents. She died shortly after she
had explained to them how the accident
occurred
The mysterious craft" seen off ST. Au-
gustine last Friday and Saturday arrived
at Jacksonville Wednesday night in tow