Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-19
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The Fort Dade Observer has suspende


Leon county has fine prospect for u
large sweet potato crop.
Mrs. F. S. Bird, of Quincy, has leased
The depot hotel at Madison.
Win0Da wants a newspaper, and the
people offer inducements for one.
There were 1924 deeds to land recorded
in Clay county from May to Aug. 81.
No applications for winter quarters
have been made yet by visitors in Lake
City.
The Tampa Tribune says a rat weighing
33 pounds was killed in that town last
week.
Thaddeus Vincey, of Mcdonald, Ca,
died very suddenly last Tuesdayin Enter
prise.
Prof. Shell is investigating the soil
about Providence for indications of phos-
phate.,
At Lakeland the lumber is on the ground
and fine Presbyterian church is to be
built at once.
Lakeland will expend $1,000 on her rail-
road barbecue. Five thousand strangers
are counted on.
The Mitchell house at Tavares has been
leased and will be kept open this winter
by Mrs. M. K. Drake.
The Chuluata sawmill, in Orange
county, has an order for 81 200 worth of
orange crate material.
Palatka's new hotel will start out with
200 rooms, and facilities for adding 200
more in the future If necessary.
The school board OF Levy county will
have about $4,000 on hand by Jan. l, and
not dollar of scrip outstanding.
Rev. H. S. Yerger has said adieu to his
flock at Fernandlna, and accepted a call
to the Presbyterian church in Pensacola.
The windows for the new M. K. church
at Mount Dora were donated by Messrs.
Jennings, Todd IL Longstreet, at Chicago.
Comptroller Barnes has received Jack
son county's railroad taxes for the year
1885. No other county has paid them as
yet.
The orange wine factory at Clay Springs
intends doubling its capacity this winter
The wine is much sought after by North
ern consumers.
created considerable excitement and ap-
prehensiOn Tuesday. 1t Was extinguished
before making much Roadway.
With an extra 4-mill tax for Jail pur-
poses, the tax in Levy county this year
will be l5I mills. This is from to 10
mills less than In most of the counties in
the State.
A Methodist camp meeting is to be held
at Lakeland in October, lasting week or
ten days. 1t Is expected that Sam Jones,
the great evangelist, and other prominent
speakers will be present.
A thief got away with Mrs. w. W.
Parcels satchel, while in the waiting
room at DeLand landing, on her honey
moon trip. 1t contained a good deal of
money and other valuables.
Mrs. III. A. COrdson and Mrs. Carrie
Staley were seriously poisoned at Ma
rianna last Monday by eating canned
Holsters that had remained over night in
an open can, but have recovered.
The Town Council OF Bronson, at their
meeting last Thursday, laid out the prin-
cipal part of the town into streets and
blocks. They will soon begin to open up
the streets where they pass through va
can't lots. u
1t is anticipated that before lona New
Smyrna viii be visited by thousands Of
visitors and invalids to derive the great
benefit to be obtained by partaking Of
sulphur baths, and drinking the pure
sulphur water from the flowing well Of
that place.
A new store will soon be opened at
Crescent City by Preston Bros, OF Rich
mond, Ind. Their father, j. r. Preston,
grove on lakewood avenue OF l.. n. Hurl-
but, for which he paid $4,000. They Will
move TO Crescent City about Oct. l.
At Ocala a number Of young men while
passing the residence Of Capt. S. d. Nc
Connell, a prominent attorney, raised
quite a disturbance. The Captain, sup
posing them 10 be lot Of dis0rderly
negroes, ordered them 10 desist, but no
attention was given the command, and
he fired a load Of bird shot 70 scare them.
Several OF the parties were slightly
wounded. The Captains son was among
the crowd.
There Is a good deal Of building going
on in Eustis now. No matter in what
direction you look your eyes rest on
new house or store in course OF erection.
The new schoohouse is beng rapidly
pushed TO completion. The Bishop Bros
brick block is commenced. The addition
10 the springfield block Is also "under
way and new dwellings al Hbttuo,
New sidewalks are being made and all
kinds Of improvements are being inau-
gurated.