Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-26
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vile.
New Irish potatoes have made their APP
pearance in Sumter county.
Enterprise wants a telephone line be-
tween that place and Sanford.
A patch Of $4,000 cabbages has been set
out at Southport on the reclaimed lands.
Fort Meade is preparing to celebrate
over the arrival of the first railroad train.
An academy with kindergarten and mu-
steal departments will be opened at Day.
tona, Jan. 4, 1886.
The TEMPERANCE Signal has been adopted
as the organ of the temperance organiza-
ton in this State.
Out of AZ cases presented to the Leon
county grand jury, last week, only half
of them proved of sufficient Importance to
find true bill on.
The orange crop at OTmond is nearly
double that of last year. The fruit is
nearly all bright and smooth and goes
through in perfect order.
There is a pecan tree in Hamilton coun-
ty that has forks about three feet from the
ground, and the nuts on each fork are
very different in size and shape.
The Palatka general market building is
about completed and thirteen of the stalls
have been rented. Meats, game, fish,
oysters, vegetables, ETC., will be sold.
Probably the largest mullet ever seen at
ApalachicOla is now on exhibition at A.
J. Murat's. The fish weighs 81 pounds,
and was caught by Mr.. Weatherspoon in
Sara Sofa bay.
A rumOr was current in Palatka Thurs
dav that Mr.. A. W. Dudley. chief engineer
of the Orange City and Blue Springs rail-
way. mad been shot on Monday, but the
report could not be traced to any reliable
source.
The marriage of girl 10 years and s
months of age to a man OF 80 Is reported
by good authority from Suwannee coun-
ty. The girls father is a minister, and
the ceremony was performed by his con-
sent.
The river is reported booming above
ApalachicOla from heavy rains. Timber
men will have the opportunity OF drifting
their timber out on the present rise in the
river. A great deal of it has been cut for
more than year.
Nj. w. Drew, of Jacksonville, is the first
10 erect a cottage by the sea at Pablo
Beach. Building material is going down
daily for this summer resort cottage. Be-
fore Nav there will be dozens OF similar
buildings, as well as handsome hotel.
A farmer living on the OcklOckOnee
river claims that it is bilousness that
makes a man get out of humOT and fret
and swear; when he feels himself getting
angry he swallows a compound cathartic
pill. Last week he was driving oxen and
swallowed 81 pills in one hour.
&C. Newson, OF Tallahassee, has
small orange tree growing in his yard
that bore this year 700 large, plump,
sweet oranges, equal to the best grown
anywhere. One small bunch bore ID.
MANY Of the orange trees about the
city are heavily laden with fruit this
year.
Two immense boilers and alarge engine
have arrived for the new Putnam house,
at Palatka, and will be put in position
right away. The boilers will be used for
the purpose OF heating the house by
steam and furnishing power for the en-
CINE which will work the pumps and ele-
vatOrs.
Tuesday night Captain Of police, lvers,
of Jacksonville, arrested Wash Scott,
Hugh Wilson and Peter Reddick, as sus-
DiciOus characters, and Thursday Capt.
Iyers found on the south shore Of the
river, in the woods, a quantity Of cigars
and tobacco stolen and hid there by these
colored men.
No definite action was taken At Wednes-
DAVIS meeting at Tallahassee by the
hoard OF trustees Of the West Florida
Seminary relative 10 the proposition made
for the purchase or lease OF the college on
the hill. Col. John A. Henderson has ac-
cepted the appointment TO membership
on the board.
Three cottages in Brooklyn asuburb, Of
Jacksonville, belonging TO A. SOlary, OF
jacksonville, and occupied by Mrs. b. 7.
Cook. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Joiner,
were destroyed by fire about 3 O'Clock
Thursday morning. One wasan old house
and situated between two new ones. The
suppositlon is that the fire originated
from sparks from the chlmneys OF the old
house. The household effects were nearly
ali saved. The three houses were valued
al 81 200, and we're insured for $500.
The president OF the Florida fruit ex-
change says that the members OF the
oroanizatlOn are not supporting IL by
givinp Ii the handling OF their oranges.
Not over 10 per cent. Of ell the fruit ship
ned mas been through the exchange. Tue
president claims that had the association
mad the handling OF the fruit better prices,
n0sslblv 81 more per box. would hAve
been obfnined. Three hundred and hity
thousand boxes are believed 70 have been
Skinned up i0 the present time