Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-16

FLORIDA.
a IN mandatory Will soon be in operation
at Milton.
The United states Court is in session at
Jacksonville.
Considerable corn i'm Waldo is knee-high
and growing luNuriantly.
An ice factory viii be built at Dlytona
daring the coming summer.
The Fort Dade A ericultural aud Horticul-
tural Society has been organized.
Eetwecn 1000 and 1000 quarts Of strayvher-
ries are shipped daily from Gainesville.
cougar nine feet 'ong was shot in the
WickWire scrub near Daytona last week.
Two pine logs recently cut in Clay county
measured. respectively, l,i57 and l,36S feet.
Hon. Wayne MacNeagh. of PENNSYLVANIA.
eN-Postmaster General, was registered at
Jacksonville Monday.
Drew, Hazeltine & Livngst0ne's ice house.
at Jacksonville. had a narrow escape from
being destroyed 10y fire Monday night.
A Spanish coin. bearing date Of 1905 was
picked up bv +, 3. Vaughn, Of Ohio. on the
North Beach al ST. Augustine Thursday.
There is to be a new election for Mavor at
Green Cove spring on the 2lst. the late cleo
tion having been cancelled by the Council.
The farmers upon the Keys are preparing
for their shipment Of pineapples- Next month
the cutting viii begin, which VIII continue
or and on for four or five months The crops
this season VIII be large.
Anna Mauidiu. q widow woman, Of La
Atds Atlf = iALAHtuN AllE euUulNr WAS tEuHuEtl
bv q train Monday night. Both her legs were
terribly crashed and the greater portion Of
her right hand was cut OF. After lingering a
short time i'm great agony Mr.. Mauldin died.
g. %. Livingston. having purchased the lot
on tEe south sldetOt FORSYTH street. between
Laura and Pine. Jacksonville. will erect at
once q handSome three-stOry brick building
30X65 feet. The contract for building has
been let to Thomas Anderson, who COM
menced eXcavatiuH yesterday. The lower
floor viii be fitted up as a store for rent.
while the two upper floors viii be used 10y Mr..
Livingston himself. This viii be the first
business block erected facing on Forsyth
street.
Kew West Kev0f the Gu1r: 'sThe following
delegates 10 the Republican State Convention
have been elected this week. viz; By the
Allen wing of the party-Messrs. 4 del Pine,
T. o. Locke. Clinton Shavers and c. b.
Mathews. alteFuatcs, Il. LaCOmare, g.. ".
Warren. ". Mccall and /. ). Fox. By the
0yicter wing Of the party-Wm. Artel and J.
Af Menard; alternates, f. \. Wicker and
Cnas. Shavers. We hear that there Will be
=tIll more meetings held and probably one or
rwo more delegations so up
Key West Democrat: "a bank was duly
organized in this city last week with
capital OF $4,000. The stockholders.
comprise SOME OF our most prominent bu-
siness men, and there is no doubt but what
. viii add materially TO the prosperity OF our
city. The following officers were elected /:
President Il. r. Lewis: Vice President. +. II
Cato: Cashier. q. W. Allen. DirectOrs-John
A. SAWYER. G.. ". Ferguson, +. \. Wicker.
~. ID. Cash. Fernando Naldes and q. ID. War
rem We understand shat the Board of Di-
rect0rs viii. at their next meeting, select q
suitable site for the bank
Jacksonville Times LHi0H. 'TEo Grand
s-otse 0f the IndepeBdeut Order OF Odd Fell
.ows f0r the state of Florida has just closed
It's annual session. held at Key West on We'd
ueeddv. Thursday and Friday Of last week.
We learn from members returning that a
most harmonious aud profitable meeting OF
tae fraternity was the result OF the gathering
the following officers were elected for the
en-UiHg year: J. a. Horton. OF Pensacola
strand 4iaster: samuel Pasco. Of Monticello,
Deputy Grand Master; 4. DeI.onO, Of Key
" est. Grand Warden: ". NJ. Mcintosh, Jr-.
9t Tallahassee. Grand Secretary; Henry
bernhard, of Monticello, Grand Treasurer;
C. 4. Pearce, Of Taishassee. Grand Repre-
sentative; y. {. Petit, of Waldo, Grand
1arsbal; G. q. 1onge. Jr., 0f Pensacola,
Grand Conductor; ". T. Sylvester, IF Ella
vile. Grand Herald; c. 4. Brady, Of Mon
.lcel!o, Grand Guardians 4. :. Russell. ID. u.
Hfand Master for jacksonville. The next
Snuuu session of the Grand Lodge viii be
heid go Waldo. This order will, on the 25th
ul iius month. celebrate the fifty ninth ami
-elsary OF ITS formation ia the United States.
.nALlnS Just fifty mine years since it entered
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