The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
FLORIDA

FLORIDA
Gov. Bloxham has issued his Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation, naming Nov. % as the
date.
Dr. d. I. Jones of Hampton has moved
to Palmetto where he will engage in the
practice Of medicine.
Jones & Alexander have sold out their
grocery business at Hampton to T. M
Williams, and retired.
Strickland Bros of Port Tampa City
have moved to Plant City and opened a
general mercantile establishment.
st. Augustine will probably have a small
paid fire department as soon as the new
water works system shall be finished.
The postofiice at Livingston has been
discontinued, and all mail for that place
will be handled at the Orlando office.
The fish commission of the state of New
Jersey has decided to be represented at
the fisheries congress at Tampa in Janu-
airy.
L. Muggo of Tampa has sold his news
paper outfit to Sawyer & Yates of Port
Tampa City, and they will soon commence
the publication of newspaper at that
place.
The preliminary steps have been taken
to reorgauize the old Ocala Electric Light
Company. The company was purchased
by the General Electric Company about
two years ago.
W. S. Garsley, skilled mechanic from
Chicago, who went TO Pensacola to assist
in placing the machinery in the new grain
elevator died Thursday night from an ac-
cldent received while at work.
The following Florida f6urth-class post
masters were appointed Friday: William
l. Smith, at Buena Vista; H. c. Quarter,
man, at Iamonia; d. e. Stephens, at
Ocheesee, and Nathan johnson al Padgett
Superintendent Knott has been inspect
ing the Flagler hotels. The Royal Palms
viii open Jan. l. Hotel Bscayne some
time between the LIST and the 18th of IAN
uary;. the Royal Poinciana at Palm Beach,
Jan. 10; the Inn, Jan. Is; the Ormond Jan.
Rev. Obadiah Adams, the colored
preacher, who was shot by Rev. John r.
Scott while on the Vaduct at Jackson
VILE Wednesday night last, died a the
sanitarium of DR.. a. w. Smith Friday
night from the effects of the injuries re-
ceiVed.
The residence of l.. +. Stubs at De-
Funiak Springs was burned Thursday
morning shortly before daylight. Most of
the furniture was saved. 1t is supposed
that the fire was started by rats getting
hold OF matches in the roof There was
no insurance.
meeting was held at DeFuniak Springs
recently to organize a company to be in
corporated under the laws of the state of
Florida to build and operate a water and
electric light plant. The capital stock of
this company will be $4,000, and work
will commence ON the plant as soon as a
charter for the company is received from
the state.
Rev. c. J. e. Harris, a colored preacher
from Arkansas, and claiming to be agent
for the ex-Slave Pension Association of
Marion. arrived at Palatka about week
ago, and set TO work among the colored
people TO get their names for the purpose
of having them put on the pension roll
for which he charged a nominal sum that
was readily paid by the unsuspecting peo-
pie. The parsons transactions were
brought to a sudden termination Friday by
his arrest on the complaint of Mary Win
ship, charging him with cheating and
fraud.
The following indictments were returned
at Jacksonville Friday: Joe Simmons, for
murder in the first degree. This is the
celebrated case, in which two negro fami-
lies were concerned in a feud. This de-
PENDANT Will be tried on the charge of
the murder of Russian Corn on June q
The murder was committed on the night
of the day mentioned, but the deceased
stated before death that he recognized his
20. Henry Tyre, Robert Tyson and Mary
Register, for murder in the first degree,
of Edward Register. This celebrated muir
der took place on Sept. l, 1897, at night
Soon after the arrest of the small boy
Robert Tyson, and the wife of the de
ceased, Mary Register confessed that
there had been preconceWed plan, in
which Henry Tyre was concerned. to get
rid of Edward Register. Robert Tyson
stated that he was induced to shoot his
stepfather by Henry Tyre and his mother