The morning news., 1898-12-09

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Pensacola News: Pensacola has nui-
sances of various kinds, but perhaps the
biggest cf them is that phalanx of loaf
ers about the custom house building. On
Saturday evening especially they sit on the
stone enclosure and stare at feminine pass
ersoy. IL has become a time-honored Gus
tom that masculine do-nothings should
find resting place there.
The news comes that Manatee county
has decided to organize fair assocla-
ton and to open an exhibition of the
products of that section in February or
March. This is a wise move on the part
of the progressive, pubiic-spirited people
of the Manatee river SECTION, one of the
garden spots of earth, which only needs
10 be widely known. to capture the mar
kets of the country for its products.
William Macomber 40 years Of age and
residing with his family on the Kings
road, near Villa Maynard, was found dead
near the tracks of the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railway Tuesday evening by
two colored men, Frank Paramore ana
Cooper Gordon. Macomber's body was dis
figured. indicating that he had either met
with foul play and his body paced on the
railroad track or that he was struck by
passing train while en- route to his
home.
Weekly Floridian: Men do not general
ly deserve or receive any special credit
for paying their debts, but it can be said
for the men of the First Florida Regiment
who have recently been encamped at Tai
lahassee that they were notieeably faith
full to every obligation incurred during
their stay here Indeed, a large body of
men could scarce.y be expected to conduct
themselves in a manner better calculat ted
to win the regard of a community than
have the gentlemen who are just leaving
our midst.
South Florida wants a whack at the
United States senatorship. Says the Tam
pa Tribune: The legislature of Florida
will at the coming session choose a United
States senator to succeed Senator Samuel
Pasco. While the Tribune has no ak to
grind, yet we mean to have something to
say as TO who shall occupy that important
position. In all reason and fairness, we
say the next senator should be selected
from South Florida. A mans fitness does
not always depend on the location from
which he is chosen, neither is it fair to
suppose that all the good material we have
for senators is confined to North and West
Florida. On the other hand South and
Middle Florida. can present some noble
men who are eminently fitted for the posi-
ton.
The Florida Society of the Colonial
Danes of Americus organized at the Wind
sor Hotel Tuesday in jacksonville. For
some time the work of organizing a so
ciety IN Florida has been in progress and
the meeting yesterday was a successful
one, both in attendance and otherwise
The Florida society, although new, will
| soon be in the front rank. The meeting
was called to order by Mrs. Robert How
ard Gamble of Tallahassee, who was
chosen chairman. The officers OF the So
ciety are as follows: President, Mrs Rob
ert Howard Gamble; first vice president
Mrs. John G. Christopher; second vice
president Mrs. T. NJ. Woodruff; treasurer,
Mrs. D. G. Amber; corresponding secre-
tary, PRO tenn, Mrs. r. c. Cooley; record
ing secretary, Mrs. D. u. Fletcher; regis
trar, Miss Helen Perry Sampson;
historian, Mrs. Percy Stolienwerck board
OF managers, elected to serve three years
Mrs. George II. Fernald of Sanford Mrs
| w. II. Kno.es Of Pensacola Mrs
D. G. Amber Of Jacksonville: elected to
serve two years, Mrs Dexter Hunt
er of Jacksonville, Mrs John
I. Dismukes of ST. Augustine, Mrs. josiah
/ James of ST. Augustine Mrs Milton
Roach of YonSers. N. Y; Mrs. Mary
Kammerer of Texas; elected to serve one
year, Miss Ellen Perry Sampson OF st.
| Augustine, Miss Caroline Brevard Of Tai
lahassee, Mrs. d. U. Fletcher OF Jackson
vile and Mrs. G.. w. Leggett OF ST. Au-
| gustine.