The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-12
FLORIDA.

Ex-state Treasurer Collins is i'll at Dun
edn.
campvine sweet potato growers have
had their crops badly damaged by cater
pillars
The new mill of the Wilson Cypress
Company at Palatka win be running by
Nov. l.
Miami expects to have an electric plant
in the near future. Mr.. Flagler is 10 be in
terested in the enterprise.
Capt william A. Hallows of Remington
is putting up u factory near Switzerland
to manufacture palmetto.
H. L. Anderson, Republican candidate
for Congress in the Second district, viii
speak at Orlando tomorrow.
The little S-year-old daughter of Bailey
R. Davis died on Wednesday at Taylor.
His infant daughter died Saturday morn
ing. Both had cholera infantum.
The marriage of Rev. Charles E. Pow
eli, pastor of the Christian Church at
Ocala, and Miss Minnie Thompson, daugh-
ter of the late DR.. r. D. Thompson, IS
announced for Nov. 8.
Campville brick work started up work
again Monday 1t had been idle for sew
era months. The same company has re-
sumed veneering mills for the manufac-
ture of vegetable crates
The Wekva Baptists Association has
been in session at Apopka since Friday.
About tifty-five delegates. representing fif-
'eeh churches are present. Rev. Mr.. Law
ION was elected moderator, and Rev. Mr..
Massey clerk.
Quincy New Era: Tobacco is selling
lots Of it-but at prices that will moi pay
Tor the raising. The buyers do not, in
majority of instances, pretend to give the
value OF a crop. In fact, they are free to
confess That they are not buying at all
unitsS mat they can get the tobacco at
'Htf own price. Yet they are not to be
irenT,oached for this condition of affairs.
H'HL reputable growers will not sell un-
Ger such forced conditions
jacksonville Times Union: The death of
d. B. LESS occurred last evening, after
'' NIness of ten years, due TO consume
uon' lie had returned here only last
T'eh after having spent the summer in
e Nofth, hoping that The change might
"a 'CAcHNldi MT. Hess was porn at
D'''aori, Kingdom of Wittenberg Ger
many. ana was AZ years of age Besides
HVe' ne leaves one child, 8 years old,
@ os' brother, Sig Hess. Up TO couple
~ ''rs ago Mr. Hess had been actively
"-"-ed IN business here for many years,
WIS one. of the leading business men
.. ,A' city The body has been embalmed,
r.' VIII be sent tonight to Philadelphia.
.'e 10 will be inferred beside that of
DIS daughter.
'' Walter II. Moore, a prominent and
''-"S respected citizen, died at his resi-
",t at Wellborh Sunday night. His
'.N mad not been good for some months
'S' 0ut he was only confined TO his bed
o., ABOUT ten days prior to his death
1.,5 N'oIe was born in North Carolina in
ms. "'u was IS years of age. His parents
ll., 10 Madison, Fla, in 1897, aud from
. 20 tampa in 1912. He went from
TO Columbia county in 1855. where
r.,,i.. ga IN 1864 he was married to Miss
st1. Ieeples of the same county. who
p" N'NNe him, together with three sons
rr,,. .ouI daughters, all of whom are
Co|,.IIi lie was prominent in politics in
f..la' having hlied the offices of tax
ttpa.,,' c'erk OF court county superin-
caYr,'..' ~ schools, and also represented his |
tiny lu the state legislator. for two or |
~ . 'HlS. lie moved 20 Suwanee coun-
III b,w years ago and resided there I'M |
ora. ueath. He served in the Confed- |
tain az my from 1861 TO 1854, was hrst cap
posit.,.,,' ven major, and then colonel which |
Or ne f'led with distinction and hon |
boari ms death ne was member of the |
lion. %, trustees for The Confederate !
y Nm. az Jacksonville. He was a member |
'esOV'erian Church, and a member