Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-24

"aine ls very plentiful in Jackson county.
Il ne" MOTEL has been openej at Apopka.
work. '' '9'
Green corn tasseled out is on exhibition at
Barlow. q"
Plant CITY has incornoratad and obcso,, it.
cts officers il9
Enterprise has petitioned that it be made a
money order Office.
a steam ferry is now running betvveer En-
terprlse and Sanford.
\ steam saw mill is being put uD at She'd
zuoka on Lake Jackson.
Strawberries are selling On tho streets at
Iceland al hlty cents per quart.
Wood thieves have stolen all the pickets
from the academy fence at Milton.
one farmer in Jackson county has raised
,S - SHtS -HNe head OF hogs besides his cotton
Jacksonville's Philharmonic Society has
Just given a successful rendition OF the Pi-
rates Of Penzance"
Ihe Spanish Consul at Pensacola purposes
Iaisiius q Iund at that place for the sufferers
DY the recent earthquake i'm spain.
An election for Mayor of tine town of jas
per, Town Marshal and three members Of
Jne Board Of Aldermen, "a Clerk and Treas
ufer VIII be held at Jasper Feb. q.
Leon county is gaining a reputation for
EIdes growing. Besides enough hay To feed
so0 mead OF cattle through the winter. one
farmer mas sold this year from his farm 1000
pounds and Is still selling.
Jacksonville has a cabbage which weighs
seventeen pounds, and measures one way
lour ieet seven inches and three feet four
inches the other. 1t was from the farm of
Mr. Leek, at Mandarin.
Lakeland, Polk county, Is Of nine months
growth with one or two buildings last April
lt mas since grown TO a hundred houses or
more The new town hall Is about complete
ana ready for occupancy by different trOupes
Pensacola AdDance Gaset;e: The family of
moses o. nlestra, who brought SUIT against
the LOUISVILLE and Nashville Railroad for
damages for the killing OF Mr.. Nniestra near
the union depot last year, got judgment in our
circuit Court Tor the sum of $4,000.
ON digging out a tree on a lot making prep
aratOn for the erection of the bakery and
SODA bOttllng works at Tavares the WOrkmen
came across several pieces OF pottery and
skull among the roots on the east side Of the
iree. the resting place of some Indian no
doubt.
a party of Eastern gentlemen, W. +. Kid
der, john Eaton, Charles Livingston and Viii
liam Burtt, have purchased a tract of land on
Merrltt.s lsIdnd- and from an appearances
VIII shortly have "a stirring town in fun blast
The pl-ce ls situated little northeast of City
Point. across the river and near Long Branch,
which name. or Island City the town Will
probably be called. Already several houses
are up. and preliminary steps taken for a long
wharf TO be built. 4 30-hOrsc power engine
has been ordered for q sawmill. which Will be
started as soon as II can be received.
Several physicians in Jacksonville are dis
| cusslng the question of establishing public
dispensary, where the sick who are unable to
pay for the services of a physician can be
treated free OF cost. The physicians agree to
/ take each a week in turn and give certain
/ hours IN each day to work I'm the dispensary.
| Tor which service there viii be no charge
| made, and they think that the city Druggists
| VIII fi all prescriptions coming from the dis
/ pensary al actual cost prices OF the drugs.
| me city government, 10 is possible, Will foot
/ the druggists bills. as by this means the pau
/ per sick could be mucn more economically
cared for.