The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-01
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to hll the pulpit two Sundays in each
month for the ensuing year Mr.. Wam-
boidt Will fill the pulpit on the first Sun
day in February
This is the season of the wear when
peach trees bloom, and brilliant effects
are to be seen in the orchards around Tar
pom springs, On the Ninson place alone
are 1000 trees, nearly all Of which, Mr..
Nlnson says, are in full bloom.
st. Augustine Herald; T. c. S. Crosby,
was baptized a few days ago by DR..
Speicher by triune immersion. which is one
Of the rites of the Christian Catholic
Church founded upon the Gospel as prac-
ticed by ancient English custom, in the
first centuries.
1t is generally conceded that there are
more visitors in Florida to-day than there
were at the same date last year. There
are so many places of interest, especially
on the East coast, that it narrows the
business down to very much less than il
usea TO be few years ago, to each place
I1tusville Advocate: Gov. w. D. Biloxi
nam has invited the governors of all the
states TO send practical military men 10
attehd the national military convention to
DC held Tampa next month for the mr.
pose OF discussing and formulating meth
ods Tor recognizing .the present defective
state militia systems We hope the vari-
GUS governors will give practical aid 10
GOV. Bloxham in this important matter.
The seventh annual convention of the
clergy and delegates of the Episeopa1
Church was called TO order at Melbourne
by the Right Rev. w. Crane GRAY. D. d.
olsnop OF the jurisdiction, at Melbourne.
a
val oil the conversion of St Paul.. There
vas large attendance of the clergy and
lay representatives of parishes and mis-
SONS as well as of visitors and the gem
eral public.
The docks of the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad building near its
freight depot at Fernandina. are being nut
up in manner that insures a structure
that wall remain indefinitely. At deep
water a substantial bulkhead was first
put up, then the shore space was filled In
with stone and earth. Docks constructed
IN TINS way are somewhat more expensive
man tnose put up on piles, but when built,
no further repairs will be necessary.
c. L. Myers, superintendent of the
Southern Express Company, has lust pur
chased two valuable blocks south of and
just in front of the Polk street passen-
ger station of the Plant System at Tampa
These blocks are exeellently located. There
are two separate and distinct rumors con-
cefnlng the purpose of this purchase One
is TO the effect that the Plant Hotel Sys-
tenn Will soon erect an elegant and modern
motel to cater to transient trade all the
year No better location could be secured.
Another story is to the effect that the
two lots will be used TO build a general
city office for the Southern EXPRESS Com
pany It is well located for this purnose
also.
Hon. John Denham of Key West is the
recipient of a unique Christmas present
from his friend, Assistant Engineer T. M.
Dick of the United States ship Mary. It
is solid grass smoking set each piece
of which has history in connection with
the war between this country and Spain.
The baseplate is a piece of the Ardois
signal system of the Spanish cruiser AL
mrante Oquendo, the legs are made from
piece of}a rudder of a torpedo recovered
from the Vizcaya, the large brass she'll
or cigarholder, is part of a 6-pouud shell
recovered from the Spanish flag ship Ma
ria Teresa, and the other two pieces are
parts of a 1-pounder taken from the Maine
wreck.
Sheriff Spencer is out with a new declara-
ton regarding the Sunday whisky selling
at Tampa. He says that if his deputies
find any saloons open next Sunday they
will make cases in the Police Court of the
city. If the city administration does not
give relief by making fines, he will make
arrests next Sunday and he will refuse
10 take bonds ftom any person so arrested.
This he says will make il necessary for
him to confine a number of saloon men in
the county Jail, and this right he says,
he may be forced to use before the fight
is over 1t is known that he came very
near exercising this right a few Sundays
ago, and the proposition caused quite
sensation.