Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-30
FLORIDA,

West T0cOi, in Clay county.
Enterprise is to have a Western Union
telegraph office this summer.
The outlook for an artesian well at
Gainesville is again promising.
A cOlored man was run over and killed
last Friday a mile below COttondale.
one hundred. thousand dollars will be
the capital of the new bank at Tayares.
Oats I'VE feet nigh with full head are to
to be seen in the Madison county fields.
A constitution and bylaws have been
drafted for the Board of Trade of Tampa.
The citizens Of Jasper have subscribed
$500 TOWARD building on academy to cost
$4,000.
An alligator upset the Titusville mail
wagon last week and left it in moist
condition.
The Suwannee river is falling rapidly,
and the sulphur springs will soon be in
good order.
The steamer Chesapeake is to be taken
of the st. Johns tomorrow for thor
Ough OVerbauling.
An attempt is to be made to get the nor
NAL or polytechnic departmental the State
University for Orlando.
Large numbers of shad are reported as
being daily seen going down the Withla-
cOOchee river at BelleYille.
The good prospects of building the new
railroad from Enterprise to Titusville has
created a building boom IN the former
town.
Messrs. Hawkins and Richardson, of
st. Mary's Ca. have bought the L'Eugle
tract Of land, lying near Bronson, paying
$500 for it.
Miss Mabel, daughter of 1. Il. billiard,
of Palatka. is dangerously i'll with lock-
Jaw, from the effects of a wound inflicted
by rusty nail.
A new town is being built up on the
line of the railroad. about midway between
Enterprise and Osteen, which win be
known as Hanfield.
MIR. Eichelberger has sold three orange
groves on Panasofkee lake, Marion
county, for 100000, and has several more
groves left. Happy man.
The subscription book stolen from the
Live Oak Bulletin some time ago was
found in the law Office of White & White,
at that place, having evidently been left
there by the thief.
The first white settlers of Lakeland
were Claude Turner, f.. Fl. Kingsbury and
Charlie Bonacker. They amused them
selves by building lOg-heap fire and sit
ting by it and playing seEen-up, in which
they found more enjoyment than they
have ever had since.
Whiledigging cistern in the convent
yard at Key West last week the work
men struck a small hole in the center of
the rock which evidently had its origin in
the bowels of the earth and was the work
of the coral worm, which had slowly but
finally found its way 10 the surface.
The railroad committee of BrOoksville
have been gwen ten days mere in which
RI no leo tho uaqacGarU GO0 0OO m bavo bo
Florida Southern build its road through
that town. If it is not then raised the
road Will be built on the line of the old
survey. and new town esta blished three
miles southeast OF BrOOksville.
An important case disposed of during
the Enterprise court was a case in chan
Gerry from Daytona. some of whose citizens
had prayed for a bill OF injunction to re-
strain the tax collector from collecting
the taxes of that town. The bill of in
junction was dismissed and the collector
ordered to proceed with his collecting.
Baltimore Sua: An association at Ger
mantown, Pa, has purchased $4,000 acres
Of land in Florida, and a colony will be
established shortly, several of the men,
bers of the association having already
taken up their abode on the new purchase.
A committee has been appointed 70 pro-
cure a charter, select name and submit
plans Tor laying out boWn on Lhe SecLlOn
already appropriated for that purpose.
Madison Recorder: A few days since
little Anniebelie Move ran the point of a
fish hook above the beard into the palm
of the hand, making very painful
wound. Drs. Peeler and Parramore
were called. who decided that the most
successful and satisfactory manner Of re-
moving it would be to cut the eye or and
push the entire hook through the flesh
instead Of cutting. TO this the little girl
consented, and laying her hand upon a
table, submitted TO the painful operation
without the least sign Of fear.
Enterprise Herald: A curious incident
occurred on what is known as the "ls-
land" in the lake east Of Enterprise re-
Gently Mr.. 5. w. Harmon, who resides
there, saw q large hawk with something
in its mouth flying over the place, and
happening 20 have his rifle in hand he
fired at il. The bird was not hit, and con-
tinued its flight, but the shot caused II 10
drop the object, which proved 20 be
large shad. and 10 was still alive. The
fish. instead OF being food for the bird,
made a fine dish for Mr.. Harmons table.
Wilson correspondence NEWS, April
2S: The weather Is still dry. The thor
mometer yas so yesterday IN the shade.
There are some indications OF rain. Cot
ton Is dying. Some have plOwed up and
planted over.--Our town is looking for the
time when O'Brien will havea warehouse
srfficianf "a meet the wants of this COM