The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
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( South Florida Sentinel: Rev S. D.
Smith claims that he has patented an ice
/ cream freezer that will freeze cream in
one quarter of the time and with one
quarter OF the quantity of ice now re-
CURED by any similar machine on the mar
ket. If his claims are correct ne should
soon make million.
The postofiice at Tampa has been de-
I clared frst-class Office dating from July
/ J. 1899, the beginning of the fiscal year.
Before any office can be made a first-class
once II must do business aggregaung
$4,000, and the Tampa Office exceeded that
amount by 81 900. The only other first
class office in the state IL a Jacksonville
One of the provisions of a new law
passed by the Florida Legislature says:
Whoever sells any intoxicating liquors.
wines or beer 70 any husband or parent
after notice to the contrary from any wife
or child, or TO minor or an intoxicated
person, shall be punished as if he had
sold liquor without a license"
The most conspicuous visitors Greenvine
had for some days were the Insurance.
agents. As the property lost by the re-
cent fire was insured in six or eight COM
panles, number of adjustors represented
them, and for three days every train
with their work Thursday, and have left
for their espective homes.
Deputy Sheriff j. r. Williams arrived in
Tampa Thursday night from ChattahoO-
chez with Henry Winters. the famous cat
tie thelf, IN tow. About a dozen more in
dlctments stand against Henry for COW
stealing, and he played crazy. II did not
take the authorities q the asylum long TO
find IL out, and the authorities here were
notified that he was all right
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: The convic-
ton of John e. Sylvester about a month
ago for burning the woods has been fol-
lowed by the arrest OF Eli e. Sylvester,
his brother at Campbell on Tuesday, I'M
Der warrant sworn out by WEBB Syl-
yester, his cousin, on a similar charge
He was delivered by the sheriff to the
county judge on Wednesday and will be
tried next Wednesday.
Gainesville Sun: The completion Of the
Gainesville and Gulf Railroad from samp-
son City to Gainesville it is confidently
anticipated, viii add very materially 10
the business interests of this city 1t will
give an additional outlet for the products
Of this section, bring more trade to the
CITY ana afford our merchants better ac-
commodation in the way of freight rates
The new railroad will be heartily Welcom-
ed.
Nassau County Star: Over 1000 600 feet
Of lumber were shipped from Fernandina
last month. Who can read this and say
times are not improving? Two or three
years ago two. three or four million feet
was the usual monthly output. II has
been some years since il ran up into
eight hgures, and In those times there
va 70 phosphate. tefnandlna IS to-day
one OF the most prosperous towns in the
state, and the population is increasing
st Augustine Herald: George w.
Wright, bookkeeper in the employ of
Mcclure & Mcdonald, is missing from
his home and place of business since Mon
gay, May 49, He had been i'll for some
tme and went to Jacksonville to consult
physician He left that CITY on Tues
day night, ostensibly for Waycross, Ca,
and since that time no word has been
heard from him and all traces of his
that he has met with foul play. or some
himself. Ava