Savannah morning news., 1885-07-22
FLoRTDA.

DeLand is clamorlng for street lamps.
Pine apples are being offered two for
nickel at Tampa. 15 as.s.
Rev. J. A. Ames, of Bellview, died
day or two ago.
Tampa's market house rents for but
$50 % per year.
DR.. Duff Post, Mayor of Tampa, is a
candidate for reelection.
A mammoth ice factory at Tampa is
among the probabilities.
There were only 81 deaths in Orlando
for the year ending July l.
There is a strong sentiment in favor of
making Tampa port Of entry.
The foundation of the Congregational
church at Tampa has been laid.
There are at least 90 new buildings in
progress of erection at Apalachicola.
|. Fouteen inches of rain fell from Mon
day evening until Thursday morning last
at Tampa. .
The new town OF McClenny, Baker
2S3, cOlOred 143. s4H s. .-
Arrangements are on foot for getting
up a rowbOat race at Tampa within the
next ten days.
Since the revival began at Tampa there
have been 40 conversions and 80 acces-
sions to the church.
The building of a crematory for burning
the garbage of Jacksonville is advocated.
1t would cost $4,000. i1a
The DeLand Echo is urging the people
of Nolusia county TO hold county fair at
DeLand during next winter.
One hundred members have been en-
rolled on the books of the DeLand Library
and Reading-room Association.
S. NJ. Baldwin, former Deputy Collector
Of customs at Tampa, has been appointed
to clerkship IN the custom house at Key
West.
The Rev. Mr.. Branch, of Kansas, has
recently organized a Congregational
church at Apopka City, with member
ship of ten.
Asa W. Rowe killed in Baker county
last week a rattlesnake measuring feet
in length and 10 inches around the body.
1t had II rattles. .
The total arrivals at the hotels at Tay-
ares for the last three months will aggre-
gate nearly 500 monthly and will reach
nearly 300 this month.
The Methodists of Tampa have secured
the opera house in which to conduct their
revival services, their church being en-
tirely too small TO hold the crowds who
nightly throng there.
The advance guard Of the Jacksonville
Light Infantry and Jacksonville Metro
politan Light Infantry companies went
up TO Suwannee Springs Sunday 10 ar
range for the encampment. Monday
morning other members of the two com
mands left. There were 10 other com
mands represented.
sc. Thompson, United States Collector
Of Internal Revenue for Florida, furnishes
the following report OF the collections Of
special taxes for the four quarters Of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885: First
quarter $50,238 81, second quarter ST.
5l5 81, third quarter $49, DOB 70, fourth
quarter Stl, ,i12 76; total for year $2ls,-
ISS 33. An increase over previous fiscal
year ending June 30, 1851, OF SS0,Q45 a.
Jacksonville's new summer resort on
the beach, at the terminus of the Jackson
Vile and Atlantic railroad, promises to
be far more successful than was ~ first
contemplated. Besides n contract being
awarded for the construction at once OF a
large three-story hotel, for which plans
are now being gotten up, seYenty-three lots
have been sold To private parties In that
city who propose TO erect handsome and
convenient cottages there just ae soon as
the road Is opened so tn0t the material
can be carried down. The probabilities
arc that work on number Of these cot
tages Will be commenced early next
week and completed in time Co be occu-
pied for at least two months the present
season.
About 800 persons. all floridians, at
tended the auction sale Of lots az Winter
Haven and Barlow on Wednesday. Az
the former place 40 lots were sold, ut
prices ranging from $i5 to SOS each, and
At the latter place six lots were disposed
Of at various prices, the buyers all being
Fl0ridiane. After the sale q stock COM
pany, % be known as the Winter Haven
Land Company, was formed, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected directors;
A. w. Barrs, Tefair Stockton, n. w..
Hunter, y. q. q. Biount, Judaon O'C0n-
ner aud W. L. Whitlodge. A meeting Of