Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-16


The orange crop around Tavares will be
very large.
Real estate at Key West is said to be selling
al very low prices.
II. +. Breare, one Of the editors of the New
Troy Messenger, died few days ago.
The sponge business was brisk at Kew West
last week, the sales amounting to about 81, 600.
The daily mail between BrooksviHe and
Tampa has been reduced 10 a weekly service.
There are now four stores In Fort Dade.
and prospect Of soon having two or three
more.
The assessment Of Orange county has been
completed, and shows a total valuation of
S4.2O0,0O0 an increase Of more than 81 900, 600.
At the centenary services held Sunday
morning in the Methodist Church at ApOpka.
about $40 was subscribed to enlarge the
church.
At Tampa, a few days ago, Washington
Fisher was badly beaten by the Marshal, who
arrested him for drunkenness. Considerable
feeling has been stirred up, the allegation be-
ing that Fishers treatment was unnecessarily
harsh.
4. Harrison, the State Agent Of the United
States Building Company, reports cOnsidera-
ble success already. Quite a number OF per
sons have taken stock, and certificates have
70 be put up at once, the highest priced one to
cost $4,000.
Frank Parker, one Of tie best and most gen.
orally known cOlOred pilots that ever turned
the wheel on Jacksonville and neighboring
waters, died at Jacksonville Sunday. Frank
had beeu connected for years with the Sea
Island Route boats, and for some time stood
at the wheel on the BridgetOn.
The members Of the two County Executive
Committees rendered their designations to the
Blaine and Logan Club, at Key West, Tues
day evening, and a motion was carried
authorizing the Presidents OF all Republican
clubs in the city to call a mass meeting for
last night to elect new committee and
nominate candidates for the Senate and
Assembly.
= number OF the citizens OF Tampa are or
ganlzing Land and improvement AssOcia-
tlOn. There will be 1000 shares Of stock in
the association. The par value of the shares
viii be $40. No member can take less than
nVe nor more than twenty shares. The money
will be invested for the benefit OF the stock
holders by board Of nine directors elected
annual Y, and no dividends will be declared
until the entire capital stock is paid in.
The contract for the erection of five brick
stores. two stories high, at Ocala, has been
awarded to Col. J.. J. Parr. These buildings
VIII be erected on the northeast corner of
south First and Marion streets, where Robin e
son IS temporary store now stands. They will
be the property of James A. Harris. and their
erection bespeaks his firm belief in the present
and future prosperity Of Ocala. The build
ings viii be completed Jan. l. 1885.
Palatka Nelos: The National Republican
Committee sends circular TO a little post
Office, not a thousand miles from Palatka, ask
ing contribution Of $50 to the campaign
fhnd, but as the Postmaster wasn't very pa
trlOtlc Republican, and as the Office only paid
him the munitcent sum OF about $40 per an
mum, he turned the circular over and wrote
on the back: please accent nv compliments
aud 20 to HI, and take the post Ofice with
you, II you want it, and returned it TO the
committee.