Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-26
FLoRIDA.


De Land has city election Saturday.
The ApalachicOla Tribune is offered for sale.
Palatka fremeu are to have parade and
ball May 1.
1t is reported that the Sumterville Times has
suspended.
There is talk of newspaper being estab-
lished soon at Prevatt.
$1,000 Is to be raised to put the East Jack
sOnVIlle shell road IN complete order.
Bob Turner drew the gold watch rallied at
Braidentown on last Monday evening.
\ new post Office has been established at
HarwOOd's, north Of Orm0nd a few BIiles
Two new and important streets have been
laid out at Waldo and Will be completed soon.
Nearly 100000 have been expended on
buildings alone in BrOoksyille during the past
year.
Thirty crates Of snap beans were shipped
from BraldentoWn on the steamer Dictator
last Thursday.
A daily line Of steamers between Manatee
ana Tampa Is among the possibilities, and the
Manatee Aet0s wants wharf built at that
place.
Nolusia County Court meets three weeks
from Monday. There are but few cases on
the docket. the most important being that of
the negro who killed man at DeLand last
New Years day.
A correspondent of the Palatka Neaes writes
that paper that alligator steak" in taste,
much resembles black bass is a little drier
and slight degree stronger, but if placed
upon the table as fish but few could detect it.
John Padgett has opened a large Indian
mound just above ManueFs landing. and
found several skeletons. The mound is only
about eight miles distant bv land or twelve
by water, and reached without difficulty
either way.
Two men tried to victimize the Bank Of
Jacksonvile, Monday. by the same trick that
was played successfully IN Macon a few days
ago. They saw that the officers of the bank
were waiting to catch them, and left with
out accomplishing their purpose.
The Monticello Constitution reports the find
ing OF the skeleton of a woman in Cuba
swamp, near WaUkeenah. The remains are
supposed 70 be those Of Miss Matilda BradOn,
demented woman, who was IN the habit of
wandering about that county. hut who had
been mis- sed for several months.
The Waldo Adrertiser says: 1.-The most i'm
pOrtant Improvement that has ever occurred
in Waldo is Farrells recent addition to the
city. This comprises a beautiful plateau Of
several acres, high and elevated. with the
most attractive surroundings. 1t has been
laid or artstically with streets and avenues.
blocks and lots with an eye to geometrical
symmetry and accuracy. When purchases
are made and houses are erected, we predict
chat no part of this or any other city Will be
more handsome or attractive to the eye"
Saturdays Enterprise Herald says: 1--WE
have kept our forms open long enough to give
the result of the meeting held this morning to
Incorporate Enterprise. William Thayer was
elected Chairman and c. b. BucknOr Secre-
taFy. 4 comgEittec ascertained that there
were siNty-fNe actuallE resident voters in the
proposed corporate Limits. FOrty-siX, two
more than the required two thirds, were
present. OF these thirty seven voted for in
corporation, eight against and one blank.
The town of Enterprise was therefore
declared to be incorporated. To the proposed
ares was added the west half of section ;, eX-
tending tie laiits half a mile further east.
The election Of OiicCra resulted as follows: ).
;. Bennett Mayor; k. (. }IoOre, c. d. Nc
Lean, Andrew Harold, John Sauls and James
Atkinson. Aldermen: IL. +. Quackenb0s,
Clerk and Treasurer; Leyen AFmWOod, Mar
shal and Collector. The vote for Mayor was.
Bennett y. BucknOr 10, for Clerk and
Treasurer, QuackenbOs %, G. ii. Count %,
and H. E COunt l. The latter vote was eyi-
IDENTIFY intended 5or the second gentleman, but
the Judges did not count 1t for him.