The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-05

as the commander of the Johnson Guards,
Forty-fourth Georgia Regiment. He was
severely wounded twice-at the bloody
battle of Sharpsburg and at bloodier Get
DISTINGUISHING an arm in the last in
stance. In 1863 he was captured by the
Federals and confined on Johnson's Island
till the close of the war.
FLORIDA.
Manatee has again filled with Northern
people Illinois and Indiana are well rep
resented. The wharf is lined with fisher
men. Nearly all Northern visitors spend
much of their time fishing and they seem
to have good success.
j. M. Boyd of the Montgomery Cooper
age Company, has returned to Ocala with
his manager, Mr. Clark, who has been Wis
iting in Montgomery. Arrangements will
be made at once to start up the business
there again, and the company expects to
be making barrels in a few days.
E,r. Newcomb of Callahan has just re-
celved and put in operation a rice mill
This is something that has been needed
there a long time. The lands throughout
the county produce rice abundantly and
now that a cleaning mill has been estab-
lished it is believed that the farmers will
plant largely of this easily-cultivated crop
and encourage the enterprise, while MAX
ing lots of money for themselves.
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: An English
professional golfer named W. "A. Hoan
from Dayton, o., was here the other day
and astonished local golfers. He went
round the course in 49, being three strokes
better than Col. Gillespies record score
His driving was a revelation. On the long
hole he twice carried the big ditch dis
lance of 1855 yards. He has visited all the
Southern golf courses, and unhesitatingly
pronounced the Kissimmee course TO be
the best in the South.
Pensacola Daily News: Pensacola has
need of factories to cooperate with the
farmers and other producers, to lend slim
ulus to the manufacturing interests of
Florida, 10 draw capital hther, and to in
crease the population, as a factory en-
ployng hundreds of laborers is sure TO
do. These are only a few reasons why
Pensacola should have factories in 1899,
apart from the prestige secured by a town
which fosters the Industries and encour-
ages capital
Quite number Of the cigar factories
opened up for business in Tampa Monday
while others will join the ranks next Mon
day. Careful and observing managers say
that the business is going to develop q
very steady demand about the 18th inst
and continue until the dead of summer
Those factories now operating have good
orders on hand for immediate delivery and
the shipments last week were rather heavy
Notwithstanding the fact that there were
few factories making cigars.
The young people of Gainesville and
some OF their friends very appropriately
celebrated the New Year last night at Ed
wards opera house. The occasion was
swell bah, and it proved one of the most
delightful social events of the winter. The
young men had very beautifully and taste
fully decorated the hall. New Years Bail'
was printed with rich green magnolia
leaves on the west wall, with 1898 and 1899
on each side of the letters and separated
from them by a large star worked in ever
green. The decorations were on a military
order, and the national flag was arranged
very becomingly over all.
Fort Myers Press: The war between the
Koreshans and the Crystal Sea Order is
now passed from words to actions, for a
few days ago Mr. Frank d. Jackson of
the Crystal Sea Order, in company with
Sheriff Langford, swooped down on the
Koreshanites and seized all their portable
property under some judgments which
Mr.. jackson was IN possession of. The
Princess and her consort are determined
to clean out The Koreshan colony, and it
remains to be seen what the next move
of DR. Teed viii be, for that he will hit
back there can be no question.
JacksonviHe's Board of Public Instruc-
ton met in adjourned session Tuesday
morning and j. f. Hartridge, the newly
elected commissioner, who succeeds j. A.
Marvin, came in with w. A. Bours and
f.. c. Pickett, the reelected members, and
the board at once proceeded TO organiza-
ton and Commissioner Bours was again
chosen chairman. The salary of Superin-
tendent Glenn was again fixed at $l25 per
month. Ii was stated that with 1904 pupils
Superin tendent Buckholz of HHsborough
county, received 81 100 salary per year,
while Superintendent Glenn has $50 pu-
pills in school and receives less.
Columbia County Citizen: Bryan Thorn
as, a prosperous farmer of this county
who resides near Hagen Station brought
into the market last Tuesday a wagon
TOAD of the finest turnips that we have
ever seen produced from Florida soil. Out
Of the entire lot there was not a single
one which would weigh less than five
pounds and the majority would go from
seven TO nine. We were presented with one
and from mere curiosity weighted and
measured it. The root measured p inches
around and S2l inches across, while the
top was over 81 inches in length. They
were placed in the grocery store of w. Z.
Sheppard and found a ready sale in the
market
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