Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-09
Florida Affairs.

Mr.. Samuel Fairbanks, Of Jacksonville offers
a special premium for the best household ex-
penses account kept for three months by any
lady member Of family, and also a Sc cond
premium for the same.
On Sunday next, the 18th instant, an addi-
tional train will be put on the J., P. & NJ. r. r.,
running at night, very nearly on the old sched-
ule time in force during the former admins
tration of Mr.. Laird, the present Superinten-
dent This night train will be a passenger and
mail and express train; he day train freight
and accommodation train; and the arrange
ment cannot fail to be of great benefit and
convenience to the patrons Of the road.
Tallahassee FIOridiGR: THE dry weather
has made a great scarcity of water all through
the county. Many ellis and cisterns are dry,
and it IS difficult TO get water"
Mr.. B. S. Herring, of Leon county, Fla,
has written the following TO the Tallahassee
FTOTididn: Il beg leave to report the growth
that three Of my pear trees have made this
year, and if any in the county can beat them,
would ike TO hear Of it through your paper: A
'keiffer' graft put on one-year-old CHINA
sand pear stock, has grown twenty y-seVen feet
six iLches up to date. Jefferson graft,put
IN same kind Of stock. and same age. made
thirtY-twO feet of wOOu up to August 9th, and
forty five feet up TO date-thirteen feet in
twenty-five days, or SIX inches per day, IN our
hottest and dryest weather. would here re-
mark that all Of my pear trees have made q
fine growth this year. notwithstanding the
drought and the generally unfavorahle season.
/ This last named variety is one OF the new
race Of pears and originated in Mississippi,
/ and, from its leaves and bark, must be a
| hybrid OF some one of the Japanese pears. a
'LeCOnte' which was rooted last spring one
| year ago has grown this year up to date one
hundred and forty feet six inches of wood,
| and is a little over one and a half inches in
diameter at the ground. 1t is said that these
| pears are inferior to the Bartlett and Califor-
mia. Grated, we have neither she one nor the
other, and the nearest approach we have to
them is a sigh for them; and common sense
/ should teach us TO plant those varieties that
will flourish in this climate. "A word to the
| wise is sufficient
The President and Secretary of the Florida
| Fruit Growers Association are at loggerheads,
/ and have gone into the newspapers for yindi-
cation. Upon this the Tallahassee bIoTidsal
/ sensibly remarks: This is a most unfoItu-
| nate occurrence, and the members OF the So
ciety should feel it to be of the greatest impor-
| tance that the matter should be cleared up.
/ The Fruit Growers Association has done much
good in the past, and is capable Of doing
] much greater good in the future and IL should
I not be allOwe TO decline Its action, in COM
binatiOn with that OF the Florida Agricultural
/ and Mechanical Association. organized, with a
/ membership composed largely Of the mem
/ aers OF the Fruit 4rOZers, at the
/ Gainesville State Fair in 1872 has
been of iuestimable benefit, and has given
the State fairs since held their only authorita-
/ tive status Both societies might well be
/ merged into one, to be known as the state
Fairl Association, and this might be done al
/ the next annual meeting OF the two socletles,
/ to be held during the continuance OF the neX'
/ State Fair at Jacksonville.
Pensacola Gazette: Nature, ever bountiful
! provides for all in sickness CT health. Inc
/ herbs and roots OF each section restore the
| debilitated of that sectio3, and the medicinal
springs are sufficient for all ailments we are
led TO say this much by the many expressions
] we hear of the efficacy Of Mr.. Davids springs
| in Santa Rosa county, about four miles IRON
/ BJgia station. In scrofulOus or hVer com
| plants it is given the highest pralse-and tC
| those whose systems are deoiItated y ions
| sickness, a visit is almost a certain return tC
! health. IL has long been known to 'asioF many
| of our Oldest citizens. but to those VINO nave
| recently come among us We wish 70 tencel
| this information"
Pensacola Gazette: 'Repton is the name o.
| the northern erminuS Of -the lower division o.
the Pensacola and Selma Road a good many
| enquiries have been made as to the origin o.
| the name, and We answer; 1t takes the Soubrl
Qust from Repton, England, tne hanosolnes
| landscape garden in the world Superintendent
| Saltmarsh has had the new city laid on In lots
| and will soon offer them for sale, when nlc'
village will rapidly spring up, Inc interval o
| unbtiiIt road between Repton and Pine Apple
the Southern end OF the upper division OF thi
road, is thirty-fve miles
Jacksonville Union: Henry Dozier. colored
! recently from Richmond, Virginia, and em
/ pioyed BY Wellman & Conklin. lumbermen, 8
! Lake BeresfOrd, while working on a raft a
the mouth of the lake. fell overheard and wa
| drowned on Monday"
Jacksonville Union; ION Tuesday morning
a colored man BY the name Of William Rachal
| entered Melton & Tate's barroom ana stol
| $40 from w H Long, the keeper. The THE
| made his escape. As soon as the money wa
missed Marshal Mays was notified, and aoou
7:3O O'Clock Tuesday evening overlook AM
arrested the thief on q back street.
An Indian river correspondent writes tfis z
the Florida AoTIculttsrfst: Oranges, lemons
guavas mangoes, pineapples. fish and oyster
are all doing nicely, and promising heaY
yields. There has been such run Tor LABOR
efs 70 clear lands and set out pineapples tha
the price runs from SO to S28 and board pc
month. Some hands are realizing 50 to 81 pc
day in doing jobs of work We want men an
money 70 make this the garden spot OF th