The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-07

otetson University at DeLand, has open
ed with registration far above the av-
erage, Notwithstanding the gloomy outlook
caused by the freeze of last year.
D. B. Givens has resigned the position
of deputy clerk of the Circuit Court at
Tampa which he has filled most efficient
~ since 1895, and is succeeded by c. M
Knott.
Gainesville Sun: The Farmers in the
Rocky Point section will begin setting out
lettuce in the course of day or two. A
gentleman from thai section stated to the
reporter yesterday that an enormous guam
uty OF lettuce would be painted this fall
Tampa Herald: They are talking about
a coal famine this winter up in Georgia
If they have II they ought 10 come 10
Florida, where coal is so little used that
the lightwood knot is the accompanying
symbol TO the open hearthstone which
makes home happy.
A new postofce with Mr.. James II
Gray s postmaster ana Capt. John Fogar-
ty as assistant. has been established ut
Fogartyville, Manatee county. opening for
business on the LIST inst. The mail for this
office will pass through the Braideutown
office, and Will be carried back aud forth
by a special messenger.
1t is now a settled fact that the firm of
Hopes Bros. & Darlington of Westches-
ter, Pa, will put in plant in Ocala for
the cutting, seasoning and shipping of
hickory timber, TO be used in the factory
TOR the manufacture of wagon and buggy
wheels. and with a strong likelihood Of
their putting i'm a spoke factory there also.
Orange County Reporter: William Bell,
the little negro boy who Plead guilty in
the late Criminal Court of trying TO wreck
a train on the Sanford and ST. Petersburg
Railroad. will be sent to the State Juvenile
Reforma tory for 10 years. the County
Commissioners having agreed 10 nav the
yearly fee required for all prisoners sent
to it.
Rev. Charles Campbell of Sanford has
broken the seasons record for large sea
bass, at Seabreeze. where he has been
spending a months vacation. On Thurs,
day of last week he landed twenty-pound
bass; on the following day two that weigh
ed twenty-one and twenty-five pounds. and
on Saturday he successfully landed three
sea bass and bluefsh. the total catch for
two and a half hours fishing being 6412
pounds -
The Tampa Council held a very impor-
tant meeting Wednesday night. The old
contract with the water company was SUI
perseded by a new one. The suit against
the company was also ordered dropped,
and from this time forward the people OF
the city get their water considera bly,
cheaper than they have been doing The
city also gets saving in its water. and
a large extension of the water mains and
fire hydrants. Those who have been look
ing into the matter say that it means a
saving TO the consumers alone of more
than $4,000 year.
St. Augustine Record: One of the hap
piest events in Moultrie's history took
place at the Carter residence last evening
when Mr.. Fred sSimms and Miss Marie
Carter were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony. \ large gathering of invited
guests witnessed the ceremony. and al lis
conclusion showered congratulations on
the happy couple A sumptuous repast
was served and thoroughly enjoyed by the
merry assembage; pleasant pastimes filed
in the remainder of the evening. and a a
late hour the guests departed. renewing
their congratulations. The presents were
numerous and valuable.
During the past few days Palmetto has
had several marriages. one being run
away match. j. c. Cain gained the con-
sent of Miss Lily McRee. but failed to re-
ceive the sanction of her parents. Moth
ing daunted, however, he secured a "pair
of licenses and also the justice of the
peace. He then drove out to pond near
town, and, in order 10 escape from any
foot pursuit. drove out into the pond and
was married by Judge Harllee, with only
mud-turtIes and catfish for witnesses. Mr.
Cain is a great favorite. and is a large
orange buyer and truck farmer. Miss Nc
Rec is a resident of Palmetto.
Kissimmee was almost drowned out
Wednesday from a continuous and unprec-
edented rainfall of 12ls inches in about
forty-eight hours, causing all the bitches
and low places to fill and run over. The
ditch across Broadway was not big
enough by half to take care of the flood
This street and Church street were COW
cred from the Midland Railroad to the
Tropical Hotel. The front veranda floor
at the Broadway House stood about ten
inches under water all day. The city au-
thorities had some of the top of the Broad
way culvert removed in order to relieve
the danger of flooding the lower floor of
the brick store building opposite the
Broadway House.
jacksonville Call Rumors of a ilibus-
tering expedition were current on the
streets this morning. and they brought
about the fevered excitement among river
men that existed two years ago. when the
tugs Three Friends and Dauntless prac-
tically dcfed the authorities and ran nu-
merous expeditions from this port ana
other places on the Florida coast TO the
Cuban shores with arms and other NUM-
tons of war for the insurgents that so
materially aided them in their fight for
freedom from Spanish oppression. The
rumor had il that the Dauntless was ready
and would leave to-day for San Domingo
to aid IN the insurrection there. re-
porter Of the Call at once visited the boat
which is lying a. the foot Of Market
street. and there found conditions that
would indicate the truth OF the rumor and
brought back clearly remembrances Of for
mer hlihusterng days. The famous tug
IS loaded down with coal. both in her hold
and on decks, several hundred bags Of
fuel being on the after deck, and put
ting her stern deep in the water. She also
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