The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-20

son. Florida would have cause 10 be
proud of her Governor should the Office
1ail into the hands of Mr.. jennings.
The State Convention of The Christian
Endeavor will open its annual meeting In
Tampa on Friday. The local Endeavorers
nave made all possible arrangements for
entertaining the delegates, and few VIII
go away without taking with them pleas
ant memories of Tampa The session will
De opened with reception at the First
congregational Church, and the business
sessions will follow. 1t is expected that the
meeting viii continue to the 23d, if not be-
yond.
Mail Clerk Dagnall was somewhat iniur-
ed In the railroad wreck near Tampa Mon
day evening, as was also Mail Clerk Har-
ny Gray. Mr. Dagnall, when caught in the
wreck, was wearing The key and badge If
sam Herndon. who is still laid up from
the effects of the wreck he was in several
weeks ago. Mr.. Herndon was on the
streets Tuesday for the first time in many
days. He expressed his sympathy for tha
injured in Monday nights wreck, but was
glad that he missed this one.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the
General Congregational Association of
Florida convened Tuesday evening in
the Congrega tional Church at Sanford. C.
II. Newell of Tavhres was chosen chair
man. The opening sermon was preached
by Rev. j. Edward Kirbye. The man
agement of the convention is IN the hands
of the local committee composed of Rev
Charles A. Campbell, pastor of the Con-
gregational Church of Sanford D. L.
Way, j. c. Ensminger and C. r. Walker
DR., 7. F. Thomas chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, seems deter
mined to place good roads, as nearly as
possible, all over Alachua county. For the
past several weeks. this work has been go
ing on, and there are now some good
pieces of road leading out of Gainesville.
The citizens of the county are beginning
to show considerable interest in the mat
ter, and II seems foregone conclusion
that Alachua will soon lead the procession
of counties in the state in the matter Of
good roads.
The half has not yet been told of the adj
ditons and improvements to be made at
Palm Beach before the opening of the sea-
son of 1901. 1t has been generally known
that an addition is TO be made 10 the Inn
and one or two other things have been
limited at in an indefinite sort of way. In
reality, Palm Beach is to have an over
hauling between now and next December,
the like of which it has not seen since the
year the Royal Poinciana was erected.
The season just past has been taken as
an indication that Palm Beach has be-
come fixed in the favor of the wealthy
leisure classes, and is sure to increa e
steadily in popularity.
Barlow Courier-Informant: Mr.. w. L.
VanDuzor of Kissimmee, is in the city.
1t is under the direction and cooperation
of this gentleman that the large fields of
espinosia of the last two or three years
were cultivated in and around Barlow
1t is hoped and assumed that this Is
found to be a profitable crop, as the
acreage planted in it has regularly in
creased. each year being considerably
larger than the one preceding 1t, until the
present crop is larger than any one here
tofore planted Mr.. VanDuzor has, by his
operations with this plant, given a con
derable amount of profitable employment
to people who live within suitable distance
of his fields, besides the rent to the own
ers of the land. We are always pleased to
see any opera ton in progress that calls
for labor end rewards the same.