The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13


Sassafras trees large enough to cut and
split up into fence rails are common in
Wakulla county.
Two men named Rainey and Winn were
arrested at Branford day or two ago,
charged with killing elem Ellis at O'Brien.
w. T. Roberts, widower, aged rs years,
and Mrs Mary Martin, aged Il years, are
alleged to have eloped from Ybor City to
get married.
The Titusville extract works have re-
Gently turned out some fine samples of
leather tanned by the extract obtained
from the palmetto root.
H. j. Watkins, Jr.. and T. P. Hall of
Gulf Hammock killed catamount on last
Saturday morning that measured five feet
from tip TO tip and weighed thirty-fve
pounds.
small black negro attempted to as
sault white girl at Viola. Lake county,
last night. She aroused the family and he
was caught and bruised on the head, but
managed to escape.
Philip Burns of Barns Landing, on the
Wacasassa river, planted two barrels of
Irish potatoes from which he gathered
sixty-six bushels that he sold at 81 per
bushel at Cedar Key.
Thomas II. Hall has bought the Pan
acea Springs property, on Dickerson's
bay, near Tallahassee, and will at once
put the hotel and surroundings in first
class condition for business.
An exchange says that some of the cat
tie owners of Taylor county have assessed
90
the cattle killed by a railroad train, their
value would be at once increased five fold.
The good roads meeting held at Palatka
Friday was largely attended and consid-
cradle interest was manifested by those
present at the possibility of having at
least one good road in Putnam county.
The controversy between the state board
of health and the health board of Es-
Gambia county. as to the right of possess
sion of the quarantine plant, is still unset
tied. The county board is still in charge
r. f. Rigdon, a strawberry raiser Of
Putnam county, has received returns in
fun for this seasons shipping to date and
the gross total amounts to 81, $685. leav-
ing a net profit of $500 off a five-acre
patch. The best single shipment was on
March is when sXty-four quarts were
sold for $6O.4S.
DeFuniak Herald: According TO a cur
rent humor, several thousand rounds of
ammunition and many cases Of arms have
passed through our own little village with
In the last few weeks in such small lots
as not to attract attention, and are now
secure in a hiding place that the Spanish
spies Will never find.
]. w. Achibald. chairman OF the cam
paign committee OF the Business Mems
League of Jacksonville. declares that
there is no truth In the well-oircuated ru-
NOR to the effect that DR.. Dancy with
drew from the race for mayor on condition
| that he be appointed a member Of the
board OF public works.
Reuben williams. a colored section hand
Of the Louisville and Nashville road. Is
at the inhrmary az Pensacola with a pls-
tol ball through his right lung. He at
! tempted to cut Joseph Stanley, white
! section boss. with a knife, and Stanley
shot him. The latter has been placed I'M
der bond to await trial
u. T.. Baker has taken the contract TO
put down $500 running feet OF clay side
walk for the town OF Iuterlachen, and has
| begun the work on Atlantic oyenue. A
| clay bicycle track Is also being made TO
| the ball grounds, and la "A short time In
| terlachen VIII nave good system of side
walks and n bicycle track.
The New York Telegraph says that Ja-
cob Tannebaum. manager Of a number OF
southern theaters. has brought suit In the
Eighth district court against Bob Fitz-
simmons for SOS for violation OF a con-
| tract in failing 10 appear with his thcatri.
col company at the Pensacola, Fla.
opera house on April q last. The case was
| set for hearing on June %.
Barlow Courier Informant: II. y. Carter.
FOR himself and associates. has recently
purchased n body OF land Ia township q.
range a. Just above Lakeland. containing
| 1859 acres for the purpose OF establish.
| ing turpentine stills there next fan. Mr..
| Carter is heavy naval stores man OF sa-
Nannah, and having worked out several
large tracts la Georgia. ne has been ian
this section IN s-arch OF new fields. and.
ns stated above has already made a pur-
chase MI Carter says that they will
probably locate two stills on this tract.