Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-10

Palatka's city undertaken is a lady
Quail are reported as numerous at Orange
Lake.
Mrs. L. I. Walker is doing well with her
school in BrOOksvlle.
The Union Sunday school at Waldo has
reached 100 in number.
Work Is steadily going on in the improve
ments of streets at Waldo
There Is but one cat in Bay Port. Rats hold
hlgh carnival IN consequence.
Miller x Wilson have their saw-mill in op-
Grafton again AT Floral City.
Some truck farmers will begin TO shin yere-
tables from Waldo next week.
over 800 acres are under cultivation in
vegetables in and around Ocala.
Bay Port people are clamoring for a hack
line between there and BrOOksvile.
Mr.. Roberts has taken the contract to build
the Presbyterian Church at Waldo.
\ move is on foot to build Methodist
church and parsonage at Floral City.
HernandO's Board of County Commissioners
holds ITS regular monthly meeting to-day.
Tax Assessor Winges, will be in Waldo on
the 18th for the purpose of assessing taxes.
At Bay Port oranges are brought in bv the
wagon load and sell readily for 10 cents
apiece.
Orange trees in and around Brooksyiue
nave put on heavy crop of blooms this
spring.
A large panther was seen a few days ago
Bay Port.
DR.. Hill, of Trenton, Tenn, has purchased
property IN Floral City and will become
citizen.
The schooner Angelina" now at Bay Port.
barely escaped being capslzed during the
last heavy gale.
some unknown party broke INTO Prices
store ut Orange Lake station Friday night
and made away with $50.
At Whitesyille the supply of home made
corn and fodder is pNb9ucfpd and iuDoVfa-
tiOn is the order of the day.
Large quantities of fine fish are caught at
Bay Port daily. Some one has contracted TO
furnish BrOOksville with fish.
Ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars
worth of real estate has changed hands in
Marion county since January /, 1884.
Waldo's Baptist Church is now brilliantly
lighted during the evening service by hand
some chandelier and improved lamps.
The angler now enjoys the sport of fishing
IN Lake Alto. Large strings of bass reward
him for the time and trouble expended.
Mr.. Robert Sumner, of Fort Dade, is expert
mentlng with alfalfa or lucerne. He is sat
lshed that 1t viii do well in this country.
The first quarterly conference of the Brooks
vile circuit viii be held on the 18th and 10th
of this month. Rev. Mr.. TOmkies will pre-
side aud preach
The plan for Orange Lakes new Episcopal
Church IS finished and submitted TO the vestrv
Mr.. Taylor, the architect, viii commence
work in a few days.
The steam saw mill which W. \. Duval, of
Floral City. ordered some time ago, has ar
rived at the Ocala depot. 1t will be put in
operation without delay.
The public schools of fernando county are
closing out their four months term for lSS3-S4.
The attendance and number of schools in
operation are unusually large.
Mr.. Wilks, the builder, has just finished the
new warehouse of Henderson Il Ambrose, at
Waldo. The cottages of Messrs. Kennard
and Roberts will soon be completed.
Orange avenue, of Floral City. has been ex-
tended through the heart of DuvaI Island
and lots of from three to five acres are located
along the avenue and are now offered for sale.
X. W: Campbell, who paid $3.50 for the cele-
brated Fort Harley orange tree. which is re-
puted To be the largest in the world, is caring
new life.
The editor of the BroOksvIlle Crescent never
lets 4 good local item escape mention, one of
the facts which has been instrumental in
gaining for his paper such widespread pOpu-
larity.
Maj. Parsons thinks it will be necessary TO
run an iron pier out to deep water when the
railroad is completed to Bav Port The Moior
Is putting number of bath houses in positfon
in preparation for the coming season.
1t is in contemplation by Mr.. Lespinasse. of
BrOoksville, and others to develop the rich
resources of the Wickawachee river section.
They intend to build up the spring. clean out
and navigate with small steamers the river.
and plant the rich lands along its banks in
udfhtt SdFuens.
The Brooksville Crescent says: Maj. E.
Salisbury. of New York, recently purchased
the Wesley Baker place, on the Withlacoo-
chee river, from Russell & Turnbull, upon
which he intends to erect a magnificent hotel
and other valuable improvements. He ex-
poets to settle quite number of wealthy New
Workers around him."
Tuesday John jackson, a peaceable citizen
OF ashlngton county, while cutting down a
tree near his home, was shot down bV J. Dan
les, who slipped up behind him and fired
upon MN with gun twice and then pursued
MN, dlscharging six or seven pistol Shots
Jackson lived long enough to tell ali
ABOUT the matter and identified the party.
Jaekson's mother saw Daniels firing the MS