The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
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! rush at him and struck his thigh, one
/ horn penetrating il about one and one-half
I inches and decorating the flesh in a fright
/ ful manner. The wound is not a danger
! Gus one, but very painful.
! A. c. Masters has purchased a tract of
| land from Capt Welsh at Welshton, and
| on Saturday last closed a deal for the
| Wilson place, consisting Of store and resi-
! deuce. Mr. and Mrs. Masters, daughter
/ and four sons, went TO that place recently
/ from Brazil, Ind. Mr.. Masters and his
/ family are pleased with the country, and
are advising their Northern neighbors to
| come to Florida.
The Democrats Of st. Augustine and ST.
Johns county are making all arrange
ments for the reception of Hon. Robert
w. saws, when he visits there on Thurs
day, Sept. Is, and he will be royalty en-
tertained. The Democratic county execu-
tive committee has the arrangements in
| hand, and will see that the distinguished
visitor is well taken care of. He will
speak in Genovar's opera house a 8
o'clock on the evening of Sept. To-
George Taylor, colored. was found dead
Wednesday morning in his field at Horse
Landing, near Palatka. Taylor left his
house Tuesday, and when he did not APP
pear at night, his wife thought that while
lighting the river beacons his boat had
been caught in the hyacinths. When he
did not get home Wednesday morning, a
search was commenced, with the above
result Justice of the Peace Rowton was
notified and an inquest held over the re-
mains, the verdict being that death re-
suited from natural causes.
Mayor Logan of Barlow has appointed
j. r. Virgins councilman, to fill the I'M
expired term of w. NJ. Burdine, resigned.
f. b. Howard, one of the employees at
the railroads machine shops at st. As
gustine. met with a painful and serious
accident while a work Tuesday afternoon.
He was engaged in cutting a heavy piece
of galvanized wire, and in some unac-
countable way portion of it slipped from
the machine. as it was cut and was driven
deep into The workman's foot, almost sew
ering the member. Immediately after the
accident occurred a hemorrhage set in and
the doctors had difficulty in stopping the
flow of blood. The injured man displayed
courage in assisting the surgeon in the
operation. From last accounts the pa
uent was resting comfortably.
Mrs. Sallie Patterson of Lake View. near
Gainesville, retired to her bed on Monday
night apparently in good health. She had
done good days work. and was much
relieved when she sank into a quiet
peaceful slumber. Tuesday morning. as
she did not rise, as usual, some one on
the place was sent to awaken her. but
noticing that she still seemed to be sleep
ing, they did not disturb her for some
time. When at last a girl on the place
was sent to awaken her the second time,
she was Mortified to find her cold in
death, she having been dead many hours.
Being subject TO heart trouble, it is prob
aDle that she had an attack during the
night. Mrs. Patterson was a widow. hav-
ing one son, George, lad about seven or
eight years Of age. For some time she
has been residing with her sister Mrs.
William Jackson, and 1t was at her house
that she died.