The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
GOINGS ON IN, FLORIDA

Inc OnlUeu OUdJes DlSGTlcU court
convened for the January term in
Ocala this week.
Safe crackers blew a saloon safe at
Pensacola Saturday night and Sc
cured several hundred dollars.
The three negroes indicted for the
assassination of Hon. N. w. Epps of
Leon county last summer, are now
on trial.
Frank Thomas of Bayard, while
working at the edging saw in Robin
sons mill last Saturday had his right
hand completely severed from his
arm.
The seventy-siXth annual session
of the Grand Lodge of MasOns is in
session in Jacksonville this week
with l54 lodges represented by 450
delegates.
George M. Stockinger, day turnkey
at Pensacola police station, was
thrown from trolley car and crush
ed under the wheels, in that city
Monday night.
The postoffice at Early Bird, Ma
riOn county, has been discontinued,
which goes to show that the early
bird can't always retain the worm
after catching it.
st. Petersbug's mid-winter fair
opened yesterday. This town of st.
Petersburg is one of the growing
towns OF Florida. Why? Because
the people "got a hump on them
selves"
Mrs. E. ID. Allen an estimable old
lady living two miles from Plant
City is dead as the result of eating
hog cheese which had become pois-
oned by beiug kept over night in
tinware.
George Maddox of Greenville was
shot and killed on Saturday by a
young man named ]. w. Fewell. 1t
is stated that the shooting was in
self defense and that there are plenty
of witnesses to prove it.
There is constant and heavy
stream of travellers pouring into
Florida by the various railroads and
steamboat lines now, and these peO-
pie, after arrival in Jacksonville,
scatter to all parts of the state,
Noah H. Summers, negro school
teacher of Chiefland, has been ar
rested on the charge of impersona-
ting United States officer and
swindling He was arrested at the
instance of the government.
Prof. G. A. Stephens, principal of
the High School at Quincy, has de
camped, leaving debts and a family.
F. H. May, a young man of good
family of the same place, has also
disappeared because of heavy debts.
Albert Keen, II years old, son of
Hon. John M. Keen of Lakeland,
while climbing through fence with
his gun dragging after him, accident
ly discharged the load. 1t tore off
the upper part of young Keen's
skull, and he died in short time
The great union revival meeting
began in Jacksonville on Wednesday
with Rev. DR.. l.. w. Munhall of
Philadelphia in charge. The tempo
rary tabernacle in which the meet
ings are held will accommodate
nearly 5000 people. There will be
200 trained voices to do the singing.
Judge Malone has declared null
and void the wet and dry election in
Gadsden county last summer, and
the sale of booze has been resumed,
On first count the election stood 1863
dry and 1862 wet votes, but so many
wrongly marked ballots were voted
that it gave the vets small MAORI
ty on the recount.
Drew Bros. of Luraville, near Live
Oak, have sold their saw mill and
timber holdings to H. H. Tiff, and
J. Lee Ensign of Tifton, Ga, and J.
H. and w. G. Powell of Perry, Fla.
for 100000. The Drew Bros. are
sons of the late Governor Geo. F.
Drew, and their timber lands consist
ed of $4,000 acres.
Robert Hutchinson the little two
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs N. G.
Hutchinson, of Jacksonville was
burned to death Monday afternoon.
The little fellow was playing around
the stove and his clothes caught fire.
Before the flames could be eXtin-
guished he was burned frightfully
and died in great agony Tuesday
morning.
A publishing company with $50,
600 capital has been formed at Talla-
hassee by |. b. Hilson, Geo. |. Davis
and Robert Gamble. The company
has bought and consolidated the
Daily Capital and the Tallahasseean,
and will publish one paper daily to
he called Capital. The new compa-
ny is probably getting in shape to
bid for the state printing.
At the close of the city council
meeting in Jacksonville Tuesdsy
night Alderman Fleming Bowden
literally "kiked the stutfin' outin"
J. Douglass Wetmore, the negro al
derman from the Sixth ward. Wet
more repeated n statement, insisting
on its truth, after Bowden had de-
MED it. Bowden simply waited un-
til the council adjourned, when he
Immediately attacked Wetmore, hit
ting him over the head several
times.
An attempt has been made by an
unknown assassin at 0cala on the
precious life of Reverend John H.
Dickerson, 33d, A. b. NJ. w. G. NJ
of the most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of the Most Ancient and Honorable
Fraternity, A. F. d A. NJ. Colored
Masons of Florida. He was fired
upon while in the home of a DR..
Benton. Dickerson, as will appear,
from his long string of hifalutin'
titles, is the supreme giascutus of
negro masonry, but that he is a bad
nigger goes without saying.
The magnificent new church of
the Sacred Heart, Tampa, was dedi-
Gated last Sunday with imposing
pontifical ceremonies. MonsignOr
Falconio, apostallc delegate to the
ITnitah States tnpnthar with RishnnS