Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06

A new depot Is going up at Emporia.
A street railway is on the taps at Pa
latka.
Monticello is complaining of very dull
times.
Electric lights for Jacksonville are
probable.
A white partridge was killed near Ar
redondO last Saturday.
Bakersburg public school has an aver
age attendance of "a pupils.
Orlando Masons will soon have a Royal
Arch Chapter in full working order.
The Brock house, at Enterprise, will
have all white servants this season.
The matter of bridge across the Ock-
lawaha at Tavares is awaiting a cOnLrac-
tors bid.
George Lucas outrowed his brother,
Richard, in the one and One-half mile boat
race at Palatka Tuesday.
The proper effort will be made on the
assembling Of Congress to have a weather
bureau established at Tampa.
The Jacksonville post office complains
of lack OF a sufficient force to handle the
matter passing through that office.
The Gainesville MasOns have granted
to the Sons OF Temperance the use of their
lodge room one year free of charge.
The colored people of Wildwood are 60
ing to have a campmeeting, Beginning
Wednesday, Nov. IL. ana lasting ten days.
Samuel Berner, In shooting ducks near
Palatka few days ago, was kicked"
out of a boat by his gun, and came near
drowning.
The single machine at Franks mill,
near Emporia, is turning out shingles at
the rate of % a minute, or IA, $40 in day
of ten hours
ID. NJ. Shaw, living near Fort Mccoy,
has liveoak tree in his horse lot that is
% years old, and measures 3 feet in di-
ameter and 70 feet across the branches.
Prof. o. ID. Gaddis, late OF Georgia, has
opened commercial college near Wild
wood, where a full cOurse-the same as
taught in the commercial college OF the
University of KentuckY-is given.
From April 16 to Oct. 81, SIX months, Sc
beeves have been killed, sold and eaten
in Wildwood. This meat Is retailed at
10c. per pound, and one beef brings about
$40. A total expenditure for fresh meat
of $1,000.
A party of fifteen or twenty persons
from Mount Vernon, o., Rev. Mr.. HalPs
former home, will start next Thursday
for Tavaras, some of whom, at least. Will
locate. Among the number are several
carpenters and several market gardeners.
Monticello Constitution: We want
daily line of hacks TO carry the United
States mail between 1hOmasVille and
Monticello. 1t could deliver savannah
and Northern mails in Monticello at least
twelve hours in advance Of the present ar
rangement.
There's a dearth of postal cards at
Pensacola. The party to whom was
awarded the contract OF furnishing the
ct 81 20.
terms. The deficiency, however, will be
supplied by the department at as early
day as possible.
There Is a movement on foot at jack
sOnviIle to organize a branch OF the Irish
National Land League. Patrick McQuaid,
Col. VIM. civilians and other promi-
nent Irish gentlemen, are at the head OF
the movement. A call will be issued in
few days for meeting.
The liquor dealers and County Com
missiOners Of Polk county have gone into
the courts upon the question OF granting
licenses. The commissioners! refused
TO grant licenses. and the dealers applied
and obtained alternative wrlts OF man
damus from Judge Mitchell.
Mrs. G. NJ. Walker, Of Wildwood, has
in her possession a baby dress which is
about 70 years old. and has quite history.
1t was the first dress ever worn by her
father, John W. Barr, who was born in
Scotland and is now citizen OF Oakwell,
Camden county, Ga. Mr.. Barr was the
father Of II children, all Of whom have
worn this dress.
william Sheftall, a negro barber Of
Madison, has been arrested at that place
on suspicion OF having murdered Whit
mel, the decreplt pauper negro found dead
few days ago In a cabin occupied by him
self and another pauper named Luke,
near that city. Shetfall owned the cabin,
and wanted to get them out Of the house.
Luke saws be left Wbitner alive in the
house at O'Clock In the morning on the
day OF the crime.
Palatka Ne,cs: Capt. r. j. Adams re-
Gently showed us a gold $40 piece OF
American coin bearing date OF 1916. On
the face is Liberty head, surrounded by
16 stars, and on the reverse side Is stamped
an eagle thai bears a close resemblance
10 the Florida crane, barring the legs and
neck, with the words Omitted states OF
America" In a circle above, and the date
s'1I96v below the national bird. II Is
nearly ne large in circumference as tue
modern $40 piece, though timer.
Tampa Guardidn; There is no longer
any room to doubt the certainty OF the
establishment Of the cigar factories IN