Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-27
Florida Affairs

A correspondent writes that the Florida State
Council No. 6. Frien Is of Temperance. met at
WelbOrn on the 29d inst, at II O'Clock a. m. A
fair representation was present. A resolution
was passed pledging themselves to do all in
their power to promote the cause. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year: Rev.
J. D. Rogers, President; L. G. Murdock, Asso-
ciate; R. W. Adams. Chaplain; A w McLeran,
Secretary; Mrs. NJ. J. McLeran. Treasurer;
Miss Pauline Tatem, Conductor; Miss Leila
Mickler, Sentinel The Council adjourned to
meet at White Spring, Florida, on the fourth
Wednesday in June, 1882.
Parties are shipping large numbers of
melons from Jasper.
Lacrosse is the name Of a new post office in
Florida, fourteen miles north of Gainesville. in
Alachua county.
The vegetable and fruit growers of the sec
tion around Gainesville are holding meetings
to consider the important question Of trans
pOrtation.
The young people of Gainesville have organ
lied an historical society.
About two hundred hands are employed In
finishing the grading Of the South Florida
Railway, from Prairie Creek to Gainesville.
Notwithstanding the many drawbacks with
which the vegetable growers in Alachua coun
ty have met. some still wear cheerful faces
We conversed with one on Saturday, who
states IN It his crop is almost failure. out in
te lis utilizing his land In the way Of planting
sweet potatoes and rice. Good and paying
crops
Excursion tickets are now sold from Jack
sonville to st. Augustine and return for 81,
good for sixty days.
The citizens of Monticello have held a meet
ing. resolved upon railroad to connect Mon
ticello with Quitman, Ca, and appointed a
committee to take tbs names or subscribers to
the stock This movement is based on chartsr
ed rights enacted by the Legislature of the
State at its last session.
Gainesville advocate: Another victim OF
carelessness in handling firearms was a little
cOlored BOY, who shot and terribly mangled
his hand on Monday. requiring the arm to be
amputated below the elbow"
Isaac Hawkins, a black boy, charged with
having a hand in killing another black boy iu
the northern part of AIachua county last win
| ter, was committed by Judge Gardaer at
Gainesville last week, to await an investigation
of the case by the next grand jury.
| Jacksonville Union; walter Shavers, a no
torious thief has been arrested by officer
Keefe for robbing DR.. ]. /. Grifhn's residence.
Tallahassee Florida AgriclttWriSt Mr..
Robert Jones, of Spring Garden, cleared $500
tn spring from an acre-ef strawberries
There are five large new buildings in course Of
ere tion.-The citizens1of Spring Garden are
having a lively time of il. They have organ
lied a society to give picnics and fish fries
once in two weeks.
Jacksonville Union: THE water in the
upper St Johns is again reported as being
very low and still falling. 1t is expected that
navigation to Salt Lake Will be suspended
shortly on account OF the low water"
Macon Telegraph: "a letter from South
FIol ida, just received. describes a flight of
wnite butterflies from the South that had filled
the air like snowfiakes for sixty days, and was
undiminished, going north, PROBABLY to be.
come grubS and worms in distant corn and
wheat fields. 1t was a new phenomena to the
people there"