The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Bartow and the surrounding country is
shipping more vegetables than ever before
IN their history, and there are evidences
OF rich and abundant harvest for many
months to come
The local papers of st. Augustine are
beginning to ag.tate the question of
Thursday half holidays during the sum
mer months. This plan has been adopted
IN past years, and many are in favor of 1t
this summer.
The fifty-sixth annual council of the
Episcopal Church, of the diocese of Flor
ida. met at Jacksonville Wednesday in the
parish building of St. Johns Church, where
the business of the council was transacted
The devotional exercises were he'd In the
church.
At Bronson Tuesday w. B. Williams was
convicted of infanticide. The verdict
of the jury was murder in the first
degree, the penalty for which is death The
child was that of his daughter, Nora VIII
liams, and he murdered il TO conceal his
own unnatural crime.
Gainesville. Sun: The report that life in
surance companies will not issue q norcy
to any individual who resides in High
Springs Is denied by those in authority.
High Springs has recently become the
victim of a good many jokes. but this one
is little tough She is also blamed for a
great deal for which she is not RESPONSE
b.o
Sunday night the safe of the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad Company
at Fairbanks was broken open and SIS in
cash taken. There is no clue as to who
committed the robbery. Deputy Sheriff
Wienges arrested and lodged in jail two
supposed crooks who had heat their way
to Gainesville, and who said that they
came from Waldo.
The county commissioners of Hillsboro
county appointed committee to look into
the new trouble which threatens the trees
of that section, known as the cottony
cushion scale. The committee is composed
of Commissioners Drawdy and Belcher and
Nj. e. Gillett, a wefl-known nurseryman
of Tampa. They will make investigations
and report at the next session of the
board.
An interesting and largely attended meet
ing Of the citizens of Fernand.na met
Monday afternoon in the City Council
rooms for the purpose of establishing
new board of trade, or reviving the old
one. 1t was decided, after considerable dis
cussion, to form a new board and a COM
mittee, composed of Messrs Baker, Luken-
bill, Mode, Kelley and Hillyer was APP
pointed to draft constitution and by
laws.
Leesburg Commercial: If Jacksonville in
tends to become the state capitol, here is
what she may expect to do; pay all cost of
removal of the records and archives, do
nate the requisite grounds and put up a
capitol building 10 cost not less than $780,
COO. And even if she agrees to do all this
Mr.. Flagler may so her five better and
offer to build a $4,000 capitol In ST. Au
CUISINE, and Mr.. Plant may follow with an
offer 10 squander million in behalf of
Tampa.
Avon Park Idea: 1t is rumored that Bar
tow is now to have a starch factory. With
rice mill, broom factory and now
starch factory, we fear our Barlow aud
Polk county friends will get so stiff and
stuck up. that they wifi not notice their
less fortunate neighbors. But we never |
theless congratulate Barlow on her good
fortune, and hope she VIII help us toward |
getting railroad so that we can come up !
to the metropolis of Polk county, and |
see the elephant, buck the tiger, ride the |
goat and otherwise enjoy city fife
Ocala Star: The legislative committee. |
which is expected in Alachua county In a |
few days to inspect the convict camps, we |
trust will do its duty thoroughly and |
leave no stone unturned to find out if the |
aessees of these unfortunate persons do |
them justice ana treat them as human be- |
inSs or as wild beasts. If half we heard /
in Tallahassee from the lips of Citrus !
representatives. is true of the in
human treatment melted out to convicts |
in some camps in that county, the lessees
should serve terms in the chain-gang and |
see how they appreciate their own medi-
cine.