Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-10
FLORIDA.

A revival meeting is in progress at Fort
Wlnder this week.
The new cigarbox factory at Key West
Is now in working order.
A negro who robbed q store has been
lodged in jail at Hawthorn.
The late ciQarmakers' strike was a
damage TO Key West of over 5000, 900
The Manatee mail is being carried tenn
pOrsrily by Sammy Gates, OF Manatee.
G. A. Boone 4 CO., Orlan do, have the
only powder magazine in South Florida.
1t is proposed to put 1859 worth Of
improvements on the school building at
Palatka,
There is a movement to organize a lodge
OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
in ApOpka.
Eight church members baptized into
the Methodist church by immersion at
Fort Winder last Sunday.
Col. Coogler will soon erect fine store
building on the lots south of the court
house square at Br0Oksville.
The Blake property at Gainesville was
sold Tuesday at Commissioners sale to
Col. L. A. Barnes. The price paid was
SO, $50.
The election for city officers of Key
West will take place next month, and
candidates are already coming to the
surface.
A subscription list was circulated at
| Gainesville tor the benefit of the tramp
who got hurt while stealing a ride from
Palatka to Gainesville.
Key West claims the largest population
OF any city in the State, and that 1t pays
80 per cent. more revenue than the re-
mainder of the State combined.
A few days since W. f. Parish, of Pine
Level, took through mistake a dose of per-
line for soda. A double dose OF castor oil
and immediate advice from Dr. Wright
relieved his approximations of a fatal re-
suit.
The paint factory is one of the impor-
tant industries to be found in Palatka.
1t contains four paint mills and a five
horse power engine, and has a capacity
for turning out twenty barrels Of paint
per day.
The town council of Apopka have passed
an ordinance appointing an election to be
held to vote upon the question of contract
ing the limits OF the town. A similar
election was ordered two years ago, but
the people did not take enough interest in
the question to hold an election.
One Of Paatka's little 3-year-oId girls
was ascending the stairs the other day;
one OF the ladies of the house slipped up
behind her and placed hand under each
of her arms, and was much amused at the
little too suddenly turning and, with a
surprised and greatly relieved look, ex-
claiming: ''Tonfoun' it, | sort 90 was a
manW
All the steamers Of Hart's 0cklawaha
line are now undergoing repairs. There
is no steamer now running on the Ockla-
waha, but freight boat will be put on
the route about Oct. 1, and, later on, the
entire fleet will be placed on the route to
convey the large number of tourists who
annually go up this most famous Of all
streams.
The handsome new Presbyterian church
at Palatka is now completed, Rev. }. b.
| Dunn, ID. d., Of Boston, Mass, has ac-
copied the pastOrate. and the first SER
vices in the new church will be held on
4 Sunday. Oct. 4. This denomination has
| bought the Quarterman residence on the
river front for parsonsee, and the build
/ ing is undergoing thorough repairs.
| Capt. Albury, OF the British schooner
| Gertrude, was arrested al Key West last
week and placed under 5000 bonds to APP
pear at the next term Of the District Court
| OF the United States, charged with viO-
lati0n Of the passenger act. 1t appears
that be brought over full compliment Of
passengers, and several others were
| placed ON the crew list, one Of whom made
! an affidavit against the Captain. hence
| his arrest. The Captain of the British
schooner Eastern Queen suffered similar
/ fo&