The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
FLORIDA.

ElSOItlDA.
NJ. 8. Browns store at Sanford was en-
tered Sunday night and goods were stolen
to the amount Of about $500.
Seven robberies were perpetrated at
Tampa Saturday night, and a consider
able amount of property was stolen.
: Mr.. Murphy Of Sanford, while bathing
in the surf at Daytona Monday. was car
ried out by the undertow. The body is
not yet recovered.
John B. Sims, postmaster at Matches
Bend, Lafayette county. died on Friday
last He leaves wife and FIVE small
children Only a few days before Mr.
Sims was taken sick he made application
ana secured 5000 policy on his life.
The case of the state VS.. Joseph r.
Chase. colored, for perjury before the cor
oner's jury during the inquest attending
the murder Of William Gardner, was
called for trial at Tampa Saturday. He
was convicted and sentenced to two years
in the penitentlary.
j. w. Hodges of Starke has sold his
stock of dry goods to Banker N. w.
Hockett. Mr.. Hodges has purchased the
mill lately owned by the Bradford Lum-
Der Company and will embark in the
lumber business, but will stnl continue
his mercantile business in Ocala.
Arthur Meigs. general manager OF the
Atlantic Lumber Company. Is In cores
pondence with South Carolina parties
with reference 20 erecting n
large band saw-mill in the eastern mart
OF Jacksonville to saw cedar lumber and
shingles. No definite arrangements have
as yet been completed.
According 70 the reports received al
Tampa Sunday by the Plant line steam
ship Maseotte from the United States
health officer in Havana. there were. dur
ing the past week 400 cases Of yellow
FEVER in that city and 40 deaths. while
the smallpox claimed ten victims, and
there were $50 new cases.
At Waldo few nights ago while J. A
Dean was of on the road, Mrs. Dean was
awakened by the stick which held Tho
SASH down falling across her. and by The
pnght moonlight saw a negro raising tn,
eash' When she made an outcry, which
frightened the would-be burglar away
Inc track was Of "A rundown shoe
Joseph Pinckney, charged with perjury
who succeeded IN having consecutive post
ponements Of his case until Monday. ha,
skipped the city. The court was oponet
ana everything was ready for the case
when the prisoner did not appear. M
bond OF 5000 was forfeited. James Gal
lagher and =. 3. Martin were his bonds
men. Search will De made for HIN.
oviedo Chronicle: w. p. Lassiter ma,
The misfortune to have a horse gored by ,
bun last Tuesday. MIR. Lasslter's son. Os
car, was riding the horse: dogs were chas
ing he bun when rider and horse got be
tween them and the enraged animal mad,
lunge. striking oscar on the foot with
one horn, the other penetrating the hornc'l
tiae, the opening extending TO the mites
unea. The horse died soon afterwards.
Tampa Herald. W. W. Hooper has Doe,
compelled 20 prop the orange trees In th
handsome grove belonging TO his fathe
ana himself on the west side OF the river
70 prevent the fruit lying on the rrount
ana rotting. There viii probably be 30
boxes on the trees. As a rule. tho orange
are unusually large and forward Tor tb,
season. ar. Hooper fears they viii h
. 700 large By the time they have cofnplot
90 tEeir growth and riponod.
a Ere occurred at Key West saturda,