The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07
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Messrs. Hawkins and Albrtton, two
prominent hog raisers. drove $50 fine
beasts from Miakka to Sarasota on the
24th to be shipped to Cuba. but the was
to-be purchaser, a Mr.. Cuban, failed to
arrive with the vessel and the hogs are
now on the road 10 Tampa in quest of a
purchaser.
Senior Vincente Guerra announced last
Tuesday in Tampa that he would soon
move Ell Modelo cigar factory from Jack
sonvil!e to Tampa. This move will be made
before the new building for this business
is completed. The factory will be temper
arily located in the immense Nome fac
tory. on Tenth avenue and Nineteenth
street in Tampa
Three negroes, hailing from Punta Cor
da. appeared before Judge Poser, at Ar
cadia. on Monday, charged with the ille-
gal selling of whisky. They all waived
examination, and gave bonds to appear at
the spring term of the Circuit Court The
blind tigers of Punta Gorda are said 20 be
having tough time of it under the aus
tere reign of Capt Davis Mayor.
Pensacola News: Press comment on the
organization of the next Florida legisla-
ture indicates that Mai. G. P. Healy Of
Nolusia county is the leading candidate
for speaker of the House. Maj Healy is
we'll equipped to fill the position of presid-
ing officer Should he be chosen for that
important position he would preside i'm
partially and with ability and dignity.
The elevated tank, which supplies the
Coquina Hotel at Daytona with water gave
way last Sunday, and the water supply
instantly disa ppeared The yard man is
,1.t; /,
cape, as he was just about to ascend the
ladder which leads to the tank, but
thought he would go in the house and put
his coat on. While doing so the tank gave
way and slaves, hoops water, etc, came
tumbling down the ladder he would have
been on and would have meant death to
him.
Jasper News: The most valuable
Christmas present which we have yet
heard of given around these parts was
that of John J. Hewitt to his grandchil-
dren, Arden Buckets, Madge Buckets and
Lenard Buckets, children of our towns
man, E. A. Buckets. The gift consisted
of $1,000, in cold hard cash, of the cur
rency of the United States-$1, 600 to each
child-and was conveyed to E. A. Buckets
as trustee for the children, with power to
invest as he may see fit for their best
interests.
Barlow Courier Informant: Polk coun-
ty is in the race, too, when it comes to
plneapples. The Orlando papers have
been Dragging considerably about nine
pound Cayennes, but our friend, B. M
Hampton of Lakemont, goes them a little
better. He sent a Christmas box to Phil
adelphia, containing a beautiful and SYM
metrical nine and a half-pound smooth
Cayenne. three fine large grapefruit from
S. w. Carson's grove, a number of fine
bright tanger1ne oranges, filled in the
smaller spaces with kumquats and qua
vas, and then covered the lot with lovely
cut roses. Now wasn't that a box to make
the eyes Of the North open and the mouth
Water?
The Stock Mems Association of Osceola
county at a meeting Monday issued a
call for all county associations and indi-
viduals interested in the cattle industry to
meet in convention in Kissimmee on Feb
men present, and representatives of the
live stock industry from all parts of the
state. grand barbecue of pork mutton
and beef, to feed five thousand visitors. is
one of the features on the programme. If
there is one thing more than another that
Osceola county is noted for, ii is for know
ing how TO get up barbecue from home
grown stock. The purpose of the con-
Vention VIII be to effect uniform state leg
islation, 10 bring about a state organiza-
ton of the cattle interes Is, and to encour-
age and improve the business.