Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-16

BrooksvTle wants a baker.

Brooksville wants a baker.
More brick masons are wanted in OcaIa.
Kev West has four Spanish local papers.
wildwood is much in need of a blacksmith
shop.
DeLand is trying to organize fire depart
meut.
Jackson county has ffty-eight public
schools.
Bradford county Is to issue descriptive
pamphlet
The hotels in Palatka viii open earlier this
season than last
They keep their stores on board Of boats
down on Indian river.
4 farmer out at Anclote sold this spring
from y hens, 100 dozen eggs.
There has been shipped ZOO worth of
cattle this season from Manatee county.
4atarpilars are said % have damaged the
crop In the western part Of the Stale one
third.
Judge Mitchell. Of Tampa. has set aside the
fernando county assessment on the DlsstOn
Lands.
license for the sale Of liquor at Tavares
Was granted by the County Commissioners
last Monday.
4 new paper. To be called the Col4m5ia Star,
will be issued at Lake City on the 10th of the
present month.
Ocala will soon have another large lumber
mill erected. having the capacity of 10000 feet
per day. IL viii beOne of the largest in South
Florida.
Inc question as 10 MuelutE OF uui JACKSON
VILE has any Mayor IN the absence Of the
Mav0r or Chairman Of the City Council, Is
being suggested
Constitution and bylaws for gun club at
Orlando are being prepared 10y - committee
OF sportsuen. and there Is a prospect Ot lis
early organization.
The assertion is made that Green Cove
Springs, with 1.GO0 population. has no school
h,llIse As a substitute they use the court
house by consent Of the County tOmmis-
sI0ners.
A specimen Of the monkey faced owl"
auite 4 rare bird. was recently captured 10y
CAPTAIN Pitts. of Orlando, in the Everglades.
It is described as being somewhat smaller
Than the hOOting owl.
Last sunday afternoon the mate of the
steamship Alabama had his ear bit on. ON the
wharf at Key West. during "a fracas with
negre. The wounded man was taAen 10 the
hospital and the negro lodged IN JAIL
Near Magnesia Springs. in Alachua county,
there is a remarkable deposit OF phosphate
rock which the proprietor. DR.. {. \. sim
mons. Is about to place ON the market As
fertilizer for orange and other fruit trees.
As soon as arrangements can be made with
the South Florida Railroad. express service
will be put on that line by the Southern EN-
press Company. semi-weekly or tri-seeklv 10
commence with, and daily after the business
season sets in
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Winans. a niece Of General
Hazeu OF Thonat0ssassee Lake. IIiIlSboror,rh
county. was married Thursday. she 2d insi.
at the residence Of Gen ". p. Hazeu. I'm
Marion. Ohio. 70 DR.. r. Dorchester, OI Ge-
neva. y. y.
Thomas l.. Wilson. Of Polk county, applied
60 Judge Mitchell on last Thursday foF adj
mission 10 the bar. 4 committee consisting
of General J. +. Wall and Colonel =. NJ.
Sportsman was appointed to conduct his eN-
animation. He was admitted and sworn in.
Messrs. W. C.. Brown. j. X. Swingly and
3. b.. Eurman. of Tampa. have associated
themselves together under the name Of the
South Florida Abstract Company. and VIII
soon lie prepared TO execute any work in the
way of preparing abstracts Of titles. etc,
fiva thousand dollars worth Of sponge were
sold at Key West a few days ago. The weeks
sale ending on saturday last Will exceed
Nl5gy9- The spOngers are complaining that
me prices offered are not as high as they
-Aould be, and many have refused 10 sell, pre-
4efring % wait for a rise m prices.
The orange grove Of Hon. Lewis Lawrence,
~ Lake Maitland, IL supplied with COM
Eitte system Of water works, operated by an
from the lake at the rate of eight hundred
salons per hour to a tank. from whence il
grove.
Master Dan. NJ. smith, Jr-. bright little
,guQW, nine years Of age, son Of Dr. Daniel
n. smith, of Enayille, arrived atJaeksOnville
"a tuesday en- route to Orange Court House.
a.. the home Of his grandparents. ON his
sAlrt 'front.' was ksWed a card WhereOn was
written his address, end he viii be forwarded.
II rs uested, IN care u tie several conductors
Along the route.
Al Jacksonville. Monday sssning. Mrs.
Iieea1ffy Blank put a number Of aFticles Of
'V'i'Ans ID tub Of water 70 soak prepare