Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-02
FLORIDA.

Palatka's new ice manufactOry is in opera
ton.
The station agent at Micanopy was robbed
Of S23 last week by a sneak thief.
Work on the new buildings in course of
erection at Ralatka Is progressing rapidly.
CocOanuts grown in the HeighbOrhOOd OF
Fort Myers are said to be Of splendid quality.
Peter Clare was stabbed to death at Pensa-
cola last Wednesday evening by George An
drcws.
A large cypress at Fort Myers has been
completely enyeiOped with gum of parasitic
growth.
Capt. C. \. sheldon is said to be one of the
many aspirants for the POstmastershlp OF
Gainesville
A special government agent is in the Fort
Myers section trying 10 induce the Indians to
take mp hOmesteads.
Young men of Palatka contemplate forming
a club, with reading room. smoking room,
billiard room and gymnasium attached.
q The East Florida Ice Manufacturing Com
pany's buildings at Ocala are being enlarged,
50 as TO give more room IN the packing depart
ments
The invitations for military ball to be given
by the Gem CITY Guards, Of Palatka, in honor
Of the Metropolitan Light Infantry, OF Jack
sOnville, have been sent cut.
One thousand three hundred dime contrlbu-
tious are wanted TO pay the balance due on
the handsome flag manufactured for Florida
from silk cOc0Ons grown in the State.
A curiosity in the form of a perfect face
carved from a cocosnut is on exhibition in
Gainesville. The carving is said TO have been
executed by a south American Indian.
A creek bars haiIing from Jamaica, loaded
with lOgWo0d, IS reported as being beached
SIX miles south of Lake Worth inlet. The
crew abandoned the boat on Dec. 6. taking
the beach for Key West.
It Is said that palmetto root is full of tannin.
II tins ne true better place for taunery
could hardly be found anywhere than in Fort
Myers. Plenty of hides Of cattle and deer are
ID = had. aF1l the material In
j. Over-abuudant
Nine hundred tons of new 6O-pOund steel
rails have just been received al FernandIua
for the Florida Central Road. and new track
is being laid at points beyond Ellavllle. The
gangs are at work. one near Madison and the
other beyond Dr1ftOn.
A merry company OF citizens OF Kerr City
Ia new settlement on Lake Kerr. Marion
county. and NOrwalk. Putnam county met
at salt Springs on Christmas day, and had a
jolly good time. The occasion was basket
picnic under the spreading oaks on the banks
Of the lake.
r. Z. Matthews. who was arrested on Mon
day. last week, at Sumterville on complaint
gl o. b. Hogan, for passing bogus checks. was
brought up before Judge steele for eNamina-
won, and. waving preliminary trial, was re-
9lired TO give a bond Of $500 for his appear
an before the next grand jury.
ne hshermen located on the st. Johns
i, l.sSr 't falatka complain that several of the
@ e-..i-L & s.e-lno boats Dlylng the river willfully
run over and tear their nets, when by little
IOublo t1s5 could 90 around and do no
H1nage. Inc fishermen say the large boats
take particular pains not to run over the nets.
ana II the pilots q the smaller boats would
only be as cOnslderate il would save them
considerable trouble and damage.
Senator COggeshaI, Of gatertovrn. who has
!u5l returned from Florida. carries on the
palm IN fish stories. II went out dshing on
1aider Creek he says, ''the night after ar
I IIl,eu IN Florida. We put Zig light on the
cream You may hang me. if the fish didn't
'VaI up % that light so thi X that some OF
had 70 jump out Of wafer to dnd room