The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

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his extensive turpentine farm near Palat-
ka. Messrs. Johnson and Rose will once
increase the number Of hands and the ca
pacity Of the stills.
Two Mormon elders quite recently COM
menced work at Burlington, and are said
to be creating considerab BILE stir. Only a
short time ago some Of them were politely
escorted to the depot at Live oak and
told that their presence was hardly need
ed in that section, but what will be the
outcome Of the present movement on their
part can only be conjectured.
a local company has begun negotiations
for new freight and passenger steamer
to ply between Carrabelle and Apalachi-
cola river points. The steamer In view is a
boat Of much the same appearance and
speed as the Crescent City, which makes
the daily run between Carrabelle and
Apalachicola. Sufficient patronage is al
ready guaranteed the line 10 make it's sue
cess assured.
Winter Park correspondence Morning
News: The appointment Of DR.. E. L. Max
son as postmaster gives us a centrally 10
Gated and well-managed postofflce. He
has a large drug, book and news store
on the main street, between the Seminole
hotel ana the Rogers house. fronting the
depot.-The opening Of a new meat market
here is one Of several movements that in
dicate an expected increase Of business
this winter.-Pamphlets are out for the
Winter Park district fair, to be held here
in February, and can be had free on APP
plication. by postal card or otherwise. to
Dr. NJ. a. Henkel the president.
Fire was discovered Thursday night at
about 10 o'clock in the Lake City Report
er Office. The fire department at once
responded, and by extra hard work sue
ceeded in saving a great amount of the
outfit Mr.. Dodd. the editor and proprie-
tor, had left the Office about thirty minutes
before, and says there was no sign of fire
there then. It Is believed that some one
set the building on fire, thinking that It
would be destroyed before help could ar
rive, as the entire city was at the opera
house. The citizens OF the town are re-
spending, and before another month Mr..
Dodd will have another outfit as good as
the one destroyed by this fire.
Altamonte Springs correspondence
Morning News: Mr.. and Mrs. Brigham
having decided to give up the depot tele-
graph office and postoffice Mrs. Brown
has been appointed postmistress With
the opening OF the hotel VIII come the
usual swarm Of guests, and a number of
winter residents who only take their
meals at the hotel. Several sales Of prop
erty here to desirable parties Indicate the
continued growth Of this quiet rural re-
treat, where two ladies' Of the white house
at Washington, have spent parts of two
winters. Mrs. Gen. Grant and Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland were both delighted
with our lakes, lawns and wealth of flow
ers and shrubbery.
Longwood correspondence Morning
News: Postmaster searcy was more for
tunate than any other deposed democratic
postmaster in Florida as Mr.. Fletcher.
who succeeded him, not only moved the
postof1ce to his own store, but took Mr.
and Mrs. Searcy along with the other fix
lures, and while he clerks In the store his
wife attends to the postoffice. Mr. Fletch-
er IS our leading merchant and an excel
lent citizen. Ex-City Marshal Mcdonald
has opened a new grocery store which
gives US four good business houses If our
handsome hotel could only find q landlord
we should resume something of our old
time prosperity, as the Florida Midland
railroad will soon be again running here
on its new narrow gauge track.
Maitland correspondence Morning News:
The failure of Rev DIR. S. V. McCorkle
to recover from his stroke of PARALYSIS.
has resulted in his resignation of the pas
torate of the Oakland and Maitland Pres
!
of Athens, Tenn, has been chosen as his
| successor, and is expected to preach here
next Sunday.-The death of Mrs. James
| E. Hin removes one of Orange county's
| most esteemed pioneer settlers. She was
| a Miss Laura s. Morris of DARLINGTON
county South Carolina, where she married
| Mr. Hill, a merchant and farmer there. in
/ 1851. After living in Alabama some wears
they came here in 1869, and five of their
! SIX chlidren nave made homes near the
! fathers. The best known of the sons is
| Hon. S. B. HILL ex-mayor of the city.
| ana one of the largest orange growers in
| the county.
d. e. McIver, the senior member of Me-
Iver & Mckay is being urged by his
! friends to become a candidate for alder
man-at-large at the coming Ocala CITY
election. A petition is being circulated bv
| the friends of H. X Smith asking Thai
! his name be placed on the list as a candI-
date for alderman from the Second ward.
| A petition Is also in circulation in the
| interest Of Maj c. H. Campbell, favorins
! his nomination as a candidate for mayor,
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen /:
! The boys around the criminal court room
thought they had a pretty good Joke on
| Judge Doggett the other day, and thew
| lost no time iNletting him know about II.
! either. He promulgated an order Tuesday
| afteroon that there should be no smoking
/ IN the court room, either during the ses-
sions or at recess. There was lull In the
! proceedings Thursday afternoon. and
! without thinking of the new rule, the
Judge pulled a fine Havana out of his
| pocket and lighted It, He was eniovinp
the first fragant whiffs, when Deputy Nc
MILAN touched him on the shoulder. and
said mo smoking i'm the court judger'
His honor saw the point at once and felt
! like laughing himself, but he didn't crack
a smile. He reached for his hat and walk
ed out of the room with his accustomed
dignity.
| Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The closing exercises of the En-
worth League convention. at the NIetho-
1 dist church Friday night. were very inter
| esting, and q large congregation was pres-
ent. The attendance Of delegates was nm
! usually large, and the reports very satis-
| factory and encouraging.-Th county
/ high school Is being operated under a new
and higher curriculum, and students who
attend Leon Academy can there acquire
thorough education in all the