The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-16
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FLORIDA.

Tarpon Springs now has a brass band.
In DeLand most every one is banking
his orange trees with straw
The board of county commissioners Of
Franklin county have appointed an in
spector of oysters.
The Eplscopalians are holding the con-
vocation Of the missionary Jurisdiction Of
Southern Florida at Tampa this week.
Mr.. Wall at Seaside, near Tarpon
Springs, has made walks of mari found on
his land, which become as hard and as
durable as stone.
During the period from March /, 1896, to
Jan. G, 1897. there were ffty-four inter
ments at the Orlando cemetery, twenty
four whites and thirty colored.
b. f. Moody of Gulf City estimates that
he now has $1,000 barrels Of oysters in line
condition on his cultivated bar at the
mouth of the Little Manatee river.
Rev. d. w. Humphreys, after serving
the Presbyterian church in Lake City as
pastor for twelve years, has resigned. De-
cining years and feeble health is the main
cause.
Cabbage, lettuce, cauliGower, and to-
matoes are being shipped steadily from
Leeburg. The first carload of cabbage
that viii leave Florida this season will
probably leave there some time next week.
Mrs. VanDeusen. who was severely in
jured at St. Augustine Monday by an ac-
cidental blow from golf stick in the
hands of her husband is out of danger.
Twenty bits of fractured bone were re-
moved from her skull Immediately left OF
the left ear
The government lands in Dade county
that are open for homestead entry are be-
ing taken rapidly Many settlers have
passed through Miami recently to look
for locations. Many Of the mechanics, who
have been employed at Miami during the
summer, have settled on these lands.
The making up of the sugar crop on the
st. Cloud farm at Kissimmee was COM
pleted and the mill closed down Friday.
The mill has been in operation about sew
en- weeks and has kept about 300 men EN-
ployed during the time. The sugar crop
will amount to about 100000 pounds of
raw sugar, a portion of which has already
been shipped north to be refined.
Madison Correspondent Morning News:
son were married here Monday. Rev. Or.
Nickel of the Presbyterian church ofiiciat-
ing. The bride is a descendant, on her
mothers side, of George Washington, and
on her fathers to Israel Putnam. The
ceremony took place at noon at the fam
lily residence, and the happy couple i'm
mediately left for their future home in
Washington, Ga. where the bridegroom
resides.
The case of the United States VS.. Joseph
S. Price and A. NJ. Ingersoll, a suit in
which the defendants are charged with
cutting timber on government land in Clay
county, was taken up i'm the United States
court at Jacksonville Thursday morning.
The timber which Price and Ingersoll are
charged with cutting during the years 1896
and 1896 was $50 pine trees in Clay county
The case was tried before a jury which
rendered a verdict in favor of the govern
ment for $3.50 and interest at the rate of
per cent. from June 4, 1896.
Jacksonville Times Union; Harry Berry,
formerly a clerk at the Travellers hotel,
was brought to this city Thursday night
by Sheriff J. w. Hagan of Putnam coun>
ty who had arrested him on a message
from Sheriff Broward of the county. Ber-
~ is charged with stealing a watch from
Mrs. Maggie Finley, proprietoress of the
Travellers hotel The watch had been left
at the hotel by a guest in payment for
board. A week ago last Wednesday Berry
left town, taking the watch with him. He
went to Crescent City where he stayed for
two days. He returned to the city and
sent note TO Mrs. Finley, saying that
he would call in a day or two and settle
for the watch. Mrs. Finley waited pa
tiently, but Berry failed to appear. Mon
day Mrs. Finley decided that Berry did
not intend to make a settlement of he
matter so she went before Justice Will
lard and swore out warrant against
Berry, charging him with the larceny OF
the watch. which she valued at $40. Sher-
IN Broward hearing that Berry was in
Crescent City, wrote to Sheriff Hagan and
requested him to arrest Berry. The arrest
was made Thursday and Berry was
brought to this city and locked up in the
county Jail.