The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-20
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Iesday with ]. w. Wilson of Lincoln,
Neo'' who has been boarding at her moth
81 mouse. The young people went to
milton, were married and returned home
on the night train. Mrs. Howard granted
her forgiveness. The bride and groom
VIII leave next week for Lincoln, Neb.,
where they will reside.
DR.. Ernest Cary-Elwes, a young veterf-
nary surgeon, son of Col. d. G. Cary-El-
ives died Wednesday night at the home
OF his parents, near Conway, after a lin
serlng and painful illness. Some three
years ago the young man, who was quite
an athlete, was hurt while engaged in a
game of polo. He has been a great suf-
ferer from heart affection since then. OF
late he has failed rapidly, and his death
was expected.
Officials of the Atlantic, Valdosta and
Western Railway are rejoicing over the
fact that the first locomotive over their
own line has been able to reach Jackson
vile. Thursday the crossing over the
Florida Central and Pennsular Railway
was completed, and the construction train
passed safely over, and is now on the
Jacksonville side of the track The com
pletion of the road and the running of
trains from Valdosta to Jacksonville will
SOOu De realty.
At Ocala Mr.. Lander's little girl had a
narrow escape Wednesday evening from
frightful death. She drove a young
COW and calf into the yard, when the COW
turned on the child threw ii down and
was fast stamping the life out of it when
its piercing cries brought the mother to
the rescue, but not until the animal had
turned on the mother and had thrown her
% the ground. She succeeded in getting
on her feet beating off the COW with a
heavy stick, and rescued the little one
The animal was almost beside herself with
rage.
Tampa perhaps has the youngest burg
lar in the state, in the person of a 7-year-
old French boy, Who entered the store of
]. Q. Brantley Tuesday night and relieved
The cash drawer of $11. The boy gained an
entrance over the transom of the back
door, forced open the cash drawer, secured
the money and gained the street. pass
er-by accidentally overheard him and
still younger brother discussing The dis
posal of the money. The pair were i'm
mediately gathered in. confessed the
crime, gave up the money and were al
lowed to go.
The annual commencement exercises Of
the Florida Agricultural College at Lake
City will take place on May q, %, % and
"a. Special effort has been made to have
the programme important, and a large
number of visitors are expected. Gen
John B. Gordon of Georgia will deliver
his famous lecture THE Last Days of
the Confederacy," on Tuesday morning;
Hon. J. B. Johnston of Florida, the COM
mencement address; while throughout the
four days Adjt. Gen. Houston of florida
will be present to inspect the cadet bat
talon and to act as judge in the several
competitive military drills.
A moss mill, under charge of DR.. NJ. Nj.
Hampton, was started up this week a,
the freight depot of the Plant System at
Leesburg and will do a great deal toward
keeping cash in circulation. The proprie-
tor buys the moss in any quantity, pay
ing 80 cents a hundred pounds for it, gins
bales and ships it North. AS the material
is abundant there and requires only to
be gathered and brought in 10 be con-
yerted into nickels and dimes, the mill
opens up dreams OF wealth to the many
small boys of the community, who. now
that the schools are closing, will have
several months leisure in which to accum-
ulate moss and cash.
o. A. Mygatt of New York city met
with a serious accident while fishing for
terpon al Boca Grande pass. near Punta
Gorda. He had been playing a tarpon for
some time, when the fish in its mad ef-
forts to escape, made a gigantic leap and
in its fall struck Mr. Mygatt in the back
of the neck with its tail. Both landed in
the bottom of the boat Mr. Mygatt was
knocked senseless and remained uncon-
scious for about three hours, but has now
about recovered. The great wonder is
that he was not knocked overheard and
drowned. Mr.. Mygatt is one of the oldest
and most successful t1rpon fishermen in
Florida, having visited this coast for the
pasi ten years. One day last year he
landed nineteen in one day. and during
his visits he has caught several hundred
of them. Should the tarpon adopt this
mode of fishing for men it will add a new