The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-07-31
GoINGs ON IN FLORIDA.

A wireless telegraph station Is to
be erected at Pensacola on recon-
mendation of Admiral Wise.
Punta Gorda is going to have a big
political rally early in August with
as many big guns rs it is possible to
get.
Trilby democrats are going TO or
ganize u w. r. Hearst club in order
to boom the New York editor for the
presidency.
Major H f. Wideman of Yalaha is
dead. He was an old citizen of the
state and in the early days was prom
inent in railroad circles.
A company of the Sixteenth Infan-
try from Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta,
will attend the encampment of the
Florida State troops to be held in
Jacksonville early in September.
w. H. Hooker, prominent cattle
man of DeSoto county shipped 1893
head of beet cattle to Cuba last week
for which he received $l6 per head.
H. f. Bennett, secretary to State
Superintendent Sheets has been
elected principal of the State Normal
school at DeFuniak Springs, in
place of e. l.. Hays, resigned.
John Marshall & Co. IS planning mill
and furniture factory at Apalachicola,
was totally destroyed by fire on Fri
day last. The mill was valued at
$4,000 with about 81 100 insurance.
Judge Bullock at Ocala has SEN
fenced Jim Polite, the negro who
murdered ID. j. Bearley at LevOn,
Marion county Il few weeks ago, to
hang by the neck until he is dead.
Joe Hughes, a small colored boy
riding bicycle on Bay street, jack
sonville, collided with trolly car
The car was not injured, the boy only
received a few bruises, but the wheel
was badly damaged.
Bishop Kenny will establish mis-
sion school in connection with St.
Leo's college at San Antonio, Pasco
county. The mission will be in
charge of seven sisters who will come
from Florence, S. G.
The East Coast Railway Company
is doing great work in the Miami
section in the matter of draining the
glade lands, and which, when som-
pleted, will be a great protection to
farmers in the wet season.
An orange box material and vaneer-
ing mill will soon go into operation
at Meffett, DeSoto county, where a
new company has purchased the saw
mill of Rawls & Gun, together with
l4,O00 acres of good timber.
Over 200 mechanics and $50 labor
ers are now employed on rebuilding
the Breakers at Palm Beach, and it
is estimated that 200 more mechanics
will be needed in order to complete
the big hotel in time for the opening
of the tourist season.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of f. A. Rouse of Lawtey on
the charge of bigamy. 1t is claimed
that Rouse married Miss Jackson n
Sonth Carolina several years ago
He married Miss Ida Johns, of Brad
ford county last April.
Edwin Tate of Jacksonville, who
shot John H. Carter for being toe
frisky in his (Tate's) home, and
whose lay was to ALLEVIATE the affec-
tions of Mrs. Tate from their legiti.
mate channel, has been acquitted by
Justice Willard. Attorney Fletcher
said at the trial: "The only charge
that is due Tate is that he did not
! kill the miserable wretch that tried tC
wreck the happiness of his home."
Three wagon loads of liquors, wines
and beer belonging to George Rogers
| of Wade, in the western part of Alach-
ua county, was confiscated by the
sheriff of that county last week and
moved to Gainesville. Rogers will
stand trial for the illegal sale of H.
quor. 1t is said that the sheriff OF
A1achua county will make something
more than bluff at the enforcement
of the new local option law.
Lamar w. Burford. nineteen years
old, telegraph operator for the F. E.
G.. R'y at South Jacksonville, was
drowned at the foot of Main street,
Jacksonville, last Friday morning at
8 o'clock. The young man had been
painting the town deep red hue and
while under the influence of whisky
started to go to his home across the
river. He came from South Caro-
lima.
]. Overton Paine, the Jacksonville
plunger on the New York stock eX-
change, and whose sky rocket careel
has furnished many fishy newspa-
per tale of suddenly acquired mill
ions, has Just found out "where he is
at" The schedule in his assignment
Just filed in the supreme court OF
New York, shows his liabilities to be
$50 5,043 and his assets, $l58. In other
words heis just $34 1856 worse off than
he was when he was born into q world
overflowing with milk and honey
and-eXperience.
Will Vaughn, a telephone linemar
at Tampa, met with a frightful acci.
dent on Tuesday. While engaged al
the top of pole his spur slipped and
his foot came in contact with 2,00(
volt wire while his shoulder touched
another wire overhead. He was lit.
orally being cooked alive in midair
when his brother ran to the nearest
box and cut off the current. His
flesh was burned to the bone. Vaughn
was taken to the hospital and may
recover. Hundreds of people saw th,
accident but were helpless to render
assistance.
"If we are going to have a religious
town, and the Lord knows we need it
let us have religious town right
and not show partiality to one at the
expense of another" This was sale
at the Baptist church, Gainesville
last Sunday night by Rev. ]. b. Hol
ley, the pastor. Gainesville only re-
Gently went dry on ardent spirits
Not satisfied, this strenuous apostle
of goo-gooism wants to shut off the
Sunday soda water supply. There Ii
such a thing as making a town toe
uncomfortably religious for ordinary
people, and goo-goo principles giver
a free hand will kill Anv town. Wher