Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-06

Circuit Court Is i'm session at Sumterville.
J. !. Hill, of Gainesville. has 10000 oranges
rpenng.
The Chattahoochee river is said To he eN-
ceCdinEly low.
-Four passenger trains daily meet about
noon at Baldwin.
Oranges are beginning To come in to Wild
wood for shipment.
paytoua Will vote To- issue bonds for build
Ing school house.
several improvements have been made 10
the square ln Wildwood.
The Button orange grove AT Gainesville Is
one ol the largest and most valuable in Middle
Florida.
+. /. King. of Alachua county. Is dead. He
was Well -known IN state newspaper and bust
ness circles.
1t j. estimated that Mr.. Norris grove. at
spring Garden, viii yield 100000 oranges
this season
sweet potatoes are coming IN and selling
readily at from 30 90 90 cents a bushel at
Wildwood.
Several transfers of real estate are being
talked 81 m Crescent City, and will probably
Dee made soon.
4 young lady was the purchaser of the
hrst 2-cent stamp sold at the Gainesville post
office last Monday.
Two thousand head Of fowl keep the five
acre grove of a south Florida orange grower
in the best condition.
The Jacksonville Herald proposes the or
eanlzation OF an association for the collection
"i material to form a state museum.
David VI. Graves has on ms place near Wild
wood peavinc inches in circumference at
The ground and covering AN area of 37S square
feet.
Alfred D. sykes died at his residence in CLAY
county on the 18th ult. Mr.. sykes was at one
time County Commissioner for Putnam
county.
new post office will soon be established
M tFllmore's. on Santa Rosa sound, for the
benefit OF people living in the vicinity of
Forty-Nne Pines.
JaeksonviIle's Sanitary Commission have
just made an exhaustive report on the city,
water works, with recommendation for i'm
proving the service.
\. NJ. Ives. retiring route agent of the
southern Express Company in Florida, has
been presented with a handsome gold watch
and chain by his fellow employees.
The Tavares Herdld says that a sweet po-
tato dug six weeks after planting near that
place measured la inches around one way
and - inches around the other way.
\ negro attempted to commit an outrage
on "a little daughter of \. G.. Iyey at Whiting
7coundrel was promptly lodged in jail
Nine hundred and thrty-two letter, were
registered at the Gainesville pOst-Of during
the quarter Just ended. an increase of 367
over the corresponding quarter last year.
The United states Land Office at Gaines
lille Is daily crOWded-by applicants for home
steals ON the government lands. and the busi-
ness of the Office is despatched with ccleritv.
Judge J. NJ. Landrum has some specimens
Of very fine clay, obtained about ten or twelve
miles from Milton. The specimens embrace
every grade of clay. from pure white to a
beautiful pink.
At an adjourned meeting of the LaNiIa
Council Thursday night the petition of Mr..
Bennett for the privilege of building "A street
railroad through that town was uncondItion-
ally granted. II Is understood that work will
be commenced on the road within very few
DAYS.
Fifty million seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars is the valuation of property in
Florida for the year 1852, which is an Increase
nt S4.OOO,0J0 over last year. Putnam county
has increased S1J0,O00 over last year-three-
quarters of a milliOn-One-siNth of the total
increase in the state.
At Milton, Saturday afternoon. Edward
LoUnsberry. white boy about Is years old,
got INTO difficulty with negro aged Il, and
struck him with brick. knocking him into
the river. The white boy. seeing his victim
likely to drown. plunged into the river and
brought him TO land.
The store and dwelling of W. n f. Register.
VINO live about half way between } jacksonville
and It. Augustine, were destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. The loss TO the firm is
quite heavy. as the insurance only covered the
amount of cash ON hand, which was burned.
consequently the entire stock of goods and
building were an entire loss. The Mcssrs
Register. however. contemplate resuming
business I'm "a few DAYS.
The Gainesville Idr0cgte Saws: s.If the Citv
Fathers ever intend to adopt "a survey and
establish lines. IL Is high time they were going
about lt. Fences are being built in the mid
die of the streets. business and dwelling
houses are OF the line. and several streets are
completely blocked up by fences having been
erected across them. This Is a bad sight for
stranger to gaze upon, and those members Of
the Council who really have the welfare of
Gainesville at heart should take initiative
steps towards this much needed improve
mont