The morning news., 1899-04-12
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within month She went on Sunday by
the laudauum route
New Smyrna Breeze: Gov. Bloxham's
message to the legislature is an able docu-
ment. 1t leaves no point needing legisla-
ton untouched. 1t shows that our state
Is IN most prosperous condition. with a
bright future before us.
Justice of the Peace A. o. Wright of
jacksonville has decided that when a per-
son buys a railroad ticket from a ticket
scalper he does SO at his own risk. on
that ground he released two scalpers Mon
day who had been arrested for selling
tickets that had expired. It looks as if
the ticket broker had a soft thing.
The work of rebuilding the mill of the
GUNNER Lumber Company, which burned
recently at Jacksonville, was commenced
Monday and will be pushed to a rapid
completion. Just how long it Will take
to complete the mill is not known, nor can
IL be definitely stated. 1t is thought that
the work will be done by Oct. !.
On Saturday the trial of Myers for kill
ing Arms, at Ocala, proceeded, with one
of the jurors sick on a cot in the court
room. In spite Of the fact that the juror
had to receive medical attention and then
put on a, cot, the proceedings were not
stopped, and with this state of affairs an
effort was made to go on with the case to
a flnal verdict.
Gainesville Sun: There is regular ep-
idemic of snake charming in Gainesville
and at every corner a boy is met ham
ding some kind of a snake which he has
captured near Gainesville. There are many
snakes handled in this way, and il is only
a question of time before some boy gets
hurt by one of them. There is nothing
more disgusting than to see parties han
ding snakes and letting them crawl
around their necks and face.
A religious sect, who call themselves
"Christs Sanctifed Band" has gone into
the neighborhood of Rockledge and rent
ed the Wilkinson cottages for the sum-
mer There are about a hundred now
there and more are expected. They come
from Georgia. Alabama and Virginia, and
many of them have given up uncomfort-
able homes to go forth and convert the
world to their belief. Although most of
them are very ignorant, they seem 10 be
earnest and sincere and they are good
workers. The laboriHgeclass there is very
much wrought up over the fact that the
newcomers work for half pay, and do
their work well. too.
A peculiar and daring robbery occurred
at Simonman's jewelry store, on King
street. ST. Augustine, at an early hour
Sunday morning The large plate-glass
show window, directly on the street, was
broken into and jewery to the amount of
$500 was taken. A close examination re-
vealed the fact that the thief or thieves
attempted to cut a hole in the window suf-
ficiently large to admit hand, but failing
in this they broke a hole either with a
stone or a heavy instrument The propre-
tor of the establishment reports that two
trays of rings and one of sterling silver
bracelets are missing, as well as other
jewelry amounting in all to more than
$500.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Notwithstand-
ing four we'll known citizens have already
announced themselves as candidates for
the mayoralty no one has yet come out
in the open TO oppose w. c. West, J. r.
Thurber or A. M. Ives, for Recorder, con-
troller and treasurer, respectively, and
STANCE to say, that while these offices pay
a much geater salary than the mayoralty
no one else has so far been mentioned in
connection herewith. While all the in
terest centers in the Mayors race, there
is a great deal of talk about the Council
and it is very likely that the next alder
manic board will be composed of many
new faces. This is due to a disposition
on the part Of several of the present board,
not to again seek an election.