The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

MI. I. ii. Terrell was thrown from his
horse at Greensboro a few days since
the horse falling on him and very serious
ly injuring him. His physicians mink
his recovery very doubtful.
Most of the farmers around Greensboro
are through with their fence BUILDING and
repairing. and many of them have hauled
their fertilizer and are breaking lands pre-
paratory 20 planting a new crop. More
cane, less cotton and about the same area
of tobacco will be planted this year as
last
The demand for orange trees at Orlan-
90 for planting is better than it has BEEN
for the past four years. There are men
VINO are willing to give the orange indus
try another chance. Those who have
young trees to sell are being kept busy
filling orders.
Ocala is slowly but surely assuming her
old place as one of the best towns in the
state, and the condition of the rented
houses is the best evidence. Mr. Wood
has some 200 houses on ms list; all bu,
Two have tenants. and these VIII have as
soon as repairs they need are received.
Mr. Davis Moody has over fifty in ms
charge, with not a vacant building, and
applications daily for more house room.
Ira j. Keeler. postmaster of Belleview,
died suddenly Sunday morning of rheu-
matism of the heart Mr. Keeler was one
Of The pioneer settlers of that village. and
was a man who. by his manly bearing
and honorable treatment of all with whom
he came in contact. won an estimable
standing in the community The deceased
was a WidoWer. He leaves several chill
dren and sisters and a host of friends to
mourn his death. His remains were in
tered i'm the town cemetery Monday
Beecher a little town on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad, has sent 10
Florida a man who proposes to inaugu-
rate an era of cattle raising in the South,
which may be formidable rival of the
West. Timothy L. Miller is the name of
the Illinois man, who has not only
brought down 10 DeFuniak Springs, Fla,
some fine stock from his farm in Illinois,
but has interested several of the greater
railway systems of the South in a pro-
ject to stock every state with white-faced
Hereford cattle.
Albert Smith and George D. Benson,
white. were arralgned before Judge Row
ton at Palatka Thursday, charged with
cerrying conce aled weapons. They plead
ed guilty and We're sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 each, or be imprisoned sixty
five days in the county jail at hard labor.
men will have to answer to the charge
of silver-platng pennies and passing them
for dimes soon as they have served
out their time on the county roads. They
had passed number of them off in the
city it is charged before they were taken
in by Deputy Sheriff Howell.
Mr. C. L. Ruddleston has returned to
Punta Gorda from a trip to New York
and Boston. He went North for the pur-
pose of buying machinery for the new fish
oil factory lately esta blished. Messrs. p.
W. Meadow, C. L. Huddleston and c. VI.
F. Merwin have been experimenting in
catching shark and other non-edible fish
to convert into oil, glue and ''scrap" ior
fertilizer purposes. The houses are be-
ing erected for the plant. On this trip
the machinery was secured. This is the
commencement of the first fertilizer COM
pany in that part of the state. This COM
pany will also put up mullet in kits, pre-
pared as mackerel Is usually put up.
The Tampa Board of Trade held its an
nual meeting Wednesday and confirmed
the nomination of officers as agreed upon
last month. The officers are as follows
J. B. Anderson, president; NJ. E. Gillett
vice president r. C. Taliaferro, treas
urer. w. A. Carter, NJ. w. Carruth and
w. A. Morrison were reelected members
OF the board Of governors. The full board
- now COiIpOStI Ol W. D. henderson, w.
A. Morrison, w. A. Carter, M w Car
ruth, Vicente Guerra, Frank Bentley, A.
Mas, Perry G. Wall and Gordon Keller
The annual report of the board showed
the amount of work done and the general
ly satisfactory results attained for all eff
forts.
e. Alvarez, a prominent citizen OF
Starke, Bradford county, Florida, was re-
Gently arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal w. H. Mccormick upon a charge
Of passing counterfeit money, and was
given a partial trial before United States
Commissioner GoOdell in Jacksonville a
week ago and held in 81 900 bail, awaiting
a further investigation of the case. The
trial was resumed Thursday morning, and
c. NJ. Sparkman and Newton Jones were
examined as witnesses, and failed in their
testimony 10 develop any additional tes-
timony to that already given in the case.
Commissioner Goodell stated that he con-
sidered the evidence against the defend
ant insufficient and discharged him.