The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-03
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FhOhlOA.
There is a big demand for beef cattle in
Osceola county.
Plant City is to have a mammoth saw
mill that will employ several hundred men.
A rice mill at Welborn will soon be in
operation. 1t capacity is $50 bushels per
day.
Over $4,000 towards a fund to erect
Masonic temple in Pensacola has been
subscribed.
The Epworth League convention will be
held at Plant City Thursday for the Or
lando district
The Ybor City novelty works received
an order for 1000 feet of lumber to be
shipped to Honduras.
The old cypress Single mill at St Marks
is to resume business shortly, with Prof.
Harry Graham as general manager.
A. Hercules of Starke had fine watch
stolen from his coat pocket Saturday
while the coat was laid aside short time.
r. c. Hendry of De Soto county says the
wolves have destroyed about 100 head of
calves and yearlings for him and he is
on the war path.
J. T. Padgett, whose grove in Osceola
county only bore about GOO oranges last
year, has now about 200 crates of nice
oranges on his trees.
A B. Starke, the aged father-in-law of
Rev. j. c. Porter of the Baptist witness,
died on the 26th ult, at Mr. Porter's Lake
Weir home where the deceased had been
living for several years,
The election to see whether liquor shall
be sold in Manatee county was held on the
2Sth. A light vote was polled. Four of
the larger precincts have been heard from,
with the following results: For selling, 43;
against selling, 1872
The petition of Thomas Robinson, coll
ored, of Carrabelle, who was made chair
man of the anti-McKinley caucus held at
Peers bar some weeks since, is in circu-
lation for appointment to the Office of in
spector of customs
w. Gilmore Frink, who lives south of
Rockledge about four miles, was going up
to Cocoa Saturday morning on his bicy-
| Gle. Just at the edge of town his wheel
sheered and he fell on his right arm,
| breaking the bone between the elbow and
| shoulder.
The most important case tried at the
present term of the Lake county circuit
court was that of the state VS.. Wise Mar
| ket of Lady Lake for assault with GRIM
| inal intent upon the person of Amelia
| Sayler The trial began on Friday morn
| ing. The judges charge to the jury was
| long and explicit. The jury retired, and
after half an hour returned with a verdict
of not guilty.
| he Dir
in regular session last Tuesday morning
The case of principal interest was the trial
| of Mercer for the killing of John Lowe
last summer. which was set for trial Sat
urday. The case was concluded and
| the jury charged last night The jury rem.
dered a verdict of murder in the first de.
| gree, with a recommendation to the mercy
of the court. The court passed sentence
| Of life Imprisonment.
Two negroes engaged in a duel with a
shotgun and pistol on Zarragossa street.
in Pensacola. Monday. The negro with
a shotgun fired at the other and missed
| him, but the whole load of bird-shot lodg-
! ed in the face of Lars Vexe a sailor on
I the Norwegian bark Record, who was eat
| ing al table in a restaurant near by.
| Both negroes were arrested and lodged
| in jail. The sailor was sent to the infirm-
| airy, and II is feared that he will lose one
Of his eyes.
st. Monicas Catholic church at Palatka,
was crowded to its utmost capacity Sun
day morning to witness the impressive
ceremonies of dedication and laying cor.
ner-stone Of the new brick church now in
course OF construction. Bishop Moore OF
| St Augustine, Rev. Tyrrell Of Tampa and
Rev. O'Brien of Pelatka conducted the
services according to the ritual of the
Catholic faith. The new church will be
much larger than the old one and will
be an ornament of architecture to oui
city and comfort to the membership
A number Of citizens met on Saturday a.
Keuka Lake and formed the Keuka LAX,
Tobacco Association. E. Rumley explain
I'd the object OF the mee.irr and ehoyvaf
the advantages Of organization. He wa: