Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-16

| Samuel J. Mcintosh sold bale Of cotton in
Lurayllle on Friday. Sept. s.. This gives Mr..
/ Mcintosh the belt for the first bale Of Su-
wannee cotton this year.
Daniel Livingston, Of Tampa, has re-
/ Gently sold his orange grove, situated on the
/ avenue named for him, 10 N. W. Coleman, Of
/ South Carolina, for the sum of $500.
| The Democratic clubs of Leon county are
/ holding regular meetings, working mp con-
I siderable enthusiasm, and will O0lI q good
| vote for the whole ticket in November.
At hey West the Alice Vane was fined 500
\ for rum found concealed on board by the
/ officers OF the customs. The Captain has
I appealed 10 the Treasury Department.
On Tuesday night Noah Hopkins, who re-
/ sides between Coon Hill and Buffalo, was
called 10 his door By some person unknown
I who tired pistol at him. The bah took effect
| IN the right side but did not inflict a fatal
l wound.
On Aug. . Jos. Robles, Of Hillsborough
| county, planted a fOur-acr match in corn
/ and the corn Is now knee high. One crop had
/ already been gathered from the same land
/ this year, which had been planted in the
/ spring.
There were manufactured in Florida during
/ the year 1888 46,3j4.9 800 cigars and internal
/ revenue collected to the amount of $243 I45 80,
| seventeen States and Territories paying into
! the Treasury OF the United states a less
I amount.
! The County ScheOl Board met at the clerk s
! Office in Fernandina Thursday and examined
I a number OF applicants for the position of
| teacher in the public schools. Superinten-
! dent Higginbotham, SO far, has made no ap-
I pOntmeBts.
F. d. Ackerman, p. F. Peek, W. F. For
I ward and L. Falk have been appointed by the
| CITY Council rs board Of trustees for the
Palatka cemetery. At a recent meeting the
board elected II. p. Denison city sexton, 10
have full charge Of the cemetery.
Guavas are somewhat scarce this year at all
other places, except around and near Tavares.
While there are none, or very few around
NU-ffz oF Fort Mason. the bU-Hqs in tho Gan1fa
| grove, and the grove Of Alexander st. Clair
| Abrams are loaded down with fruit.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Democrats
| Of Orange City was held Saturday night last
and Perry and DOUgherty club was or
ganized, with Jacob Stickeis as its President
and Charles Marvin as Secretary. About As
names have already been enrolled as mem
bers, and Its work mas hardly begun.
In June the State Superintendent of Public
instruction held a Teachers Institute in
Tampa. Only few members of the teachers
OF the county were in attendance, but those
present formed county assOcIa ton, which
will hold its first regular meeting in Tampa
on Tuesday, Sept. %. The County Board OF
Education Will meet on the same day to
examine applicants for certificates.
On Saturday last W. n. jackson, and J. p.
Poe. commissioners for Sumter county and
Alexander st. ClaIr-Abrams Commissioner
Tor orange county, met TO consider the imme-
Giate construction Of a draWbridge across the
/ Dcklawaha river at Tavares, and for which
the two counties have appropriated $500. The
Commissioners. after an interchange of views.
proceeded 10 the run and selected a point at
the foot Of West Ruby street for the location
Of the bridge.
In the Senatorial convention for the district
composed Of the counties of Polk and Manatee,
| held few days since at Fort Meade, Capt.
John W. Whidden, who for several terms has
represented the county Of his residence, Mana
tee. In the Lower House. was nominated for
the senate. At the Polk county convention
J. W Bryant, who for four or i've terms has
hpnU fNp member from Polk
for another term, and Judge T.. L. Crawford,
! the present County Judge Of Manatee, was
/ placed in the field for the Assembly.
company for the manufacture of fertiI-
izers has been organized at Tavares The
company Is to be known as the Lake Region
Fertilizer Company, whose object is the
manufacture and sale Of commercial fertil-
izers. The company will at once proceed to
the manufacture OF a fertilizer for which Mr..
X. Mes. Byrue, of Fort Mason, has a recipe,
and which has already been tested and proven
/ thoroughly satisfactory. 1t gives for S35 per
ton a fertilizer equal in every respect to those
imported from abroad at from Sl2 to $50 per
ton. Last year MIR. Byrne had few tons
made at Fort Mason by hand, and sold them
readily. All who purchased pronounced the
article in every respect satisfactory, prOduc-
ing results far beyond their expectations. r.
Mes. Byrne Will be President OF the company
and L. 4. HOe1er the General Superintendent
and Manager.
Tavares Herald: Contrary to the general
expectations that the destruction of the saw
and planning mills would temporarily arrest
the progress Of Iavares, the work of improve
meut continues. The carpenters are now at
work on two cottages for DR.. AIulleus, one for
! Mr.. ". II. Latimer and one for Mr.. Floyd.
Work on the planning mill and SASH door and
blind factory continues steadily. Mr.. HOefer
is putting a wing TO his wife's building on Jo-
anna avenue. Mr.. j. o. Bradley has just
given out the contract for a large store on the
lot between his present store and the drug
store. Work on the fertilizer factory viii
begin next week. The shingle mill building
Is progressing rapidly. a large three-story
I building will be at once erected on the lot ad-
joining NOntanna s jones' store. But for the
difficulty of obtaining lumber, other buildings
would have been already started. 1t is now
assured that the new mill Will be running by
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