The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
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The heaviest rainfall ever known around
Jasper occurred on Monday afternoon.
About three inches fell in less than three
hours.
Alexander Malcom Smith was united in
marriage to Miss Mamie sparkman at Ar
cadia on Sunday at the home of the brides
parents. Rev. w. L. Mahon performed
the ceremony.
The assistant internal revenue collector
was in Gainesville this week and pulled
number of the business men of Gainesville
for the war tax. Brokers were asked 10
pay $40, tax none them had before
thought of.
The strawberry shippers of Plant City
are netting quite good prices for their fruit.
First regular sales are said to have
brought $1.25 per quart gross, others sold
al $1.00 per quart, which prices if contin-
ued, will be paying very well indeed.
Gainesville Sun: Dr. Gordon Dupuis,
son of Judge Dupuis of Aiachua, will re-
turn home from Kentucky Sunday with his
bride. who is one OF The accomplished
daughters of the Blue Grass state. The
judge will tender a big dinner to,the happy
couple Sunday in honor of their union.
Gen. Julio Sanguiliy, the Cuban army Of
ficer, who was ordered by the military gov
ernor of Havana to keep out of that city,
is still al the Tampa Bay Hotel He has
not yet announced when he will start from
Tampa 10 Washington to make complaint
regarding the manner in which he was
ated.
Orange county has in her public schools
about 100 teachers. Wages range from
Sill % to 800 per month. The disbursements
of the county school board for the month
ending Jan. 8, reach the aggregate sum
of $5,047.4S. This includes salary of county
superintendent and wages and expenses of
the county board.
Church officers of nearly every church
in Gainesville report that they are expert
encing more difficulty this year in raising
money for current expenses than for the
past several years. Nearly all of them
have been canvassing among church mem
bers the past few weeks and have found
it an uphill business.
George c. Floyd well known throughout
the entire state of Florida, has been Sc
lected by the Florida East Coast Rail-
way to personally conduct the Jackson
vile business men upon the excursion TO
Havana and return. The excursionists will
leave next Sunday, returning to Jackson
vile on Saturday, Jan. IS.
Earl, the young son of w. D. McRae of
Lakeland has been suffering for ten days
from a severe attack of tetanus caused
from stepping on a rusty nail, about two
weeks previous to the attack. DIR. H. H.
Henly has been treating the little suf-
ferer and the improvement in his condi-
ton is now so marked as TO justify a
hope for his recovery.
William Ramage formerly of New York
state, was found dead in his
| house about two miles east
of Hampton on Friday morn
ing last, and was buried at the Methodist
cemetery Friday afternoon. The burial
rites were administered by a Catholic
priest from Gainesville. The cause of his
death was cancer of the face and nose.
The Ocala Rifles, at their meeting Mon
day night made requisition for guns. uni
forms, tents, etc. needed to equip fifty
men. The announcement of Capt. David
sons resignation caused unusual regret,
but, upon urgent request, he agreed to re-
main until the company was thoroughly
organized. Lieuts. Sam Birdsey and Ern-
est Roberts also rendered their resigna-
tions, but the boys would not hear 10 it,
| and so they consented TO remain.
Stephen Milton, a negro boy about II
years of age, went to the house of Bob
| Coleman, another negro at Williston on
| Monday morning, and, finding Coleman
and his wife away, engaged the children
| of the family in talk. At the end of a
| few minutes he pulled pistol from his
pocket. shot David Coleman. lad of
about his own age. in the left breast, kill
ing him almost instantly. Then he fled to
| the Wacahosta hammock where ne is an
| hiding.
| Gainesville Sun: There is less wrangiing
in Florida over politics than ever before
and the beneficial effect of a cessation of
hostilities between contending factions is
plainly discernable in all parts of the
state The people have apparently come
| TO the conclusion chat there is great deal
of nonsense in permitting themselves 10
become divided and distracted over The
claims of this, that or the other candidate
for United States senator or any other Of
4 flee. cool, calm and reasonable policy
will not disturb the business interests of
the state, and will do more 10 secure the
services of a competent man for United
! States senator than any other policy that
could be pursued