Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-23
FLORIDA.

Tampa consumes 100 quarts of fresh
milk daily.
The Tampa band has ordered its new
instruments.
Rail & Selleck, small grOcers of Ocala
have been closed out by creditors.
Philander Knapp has commenced the
manufacture of brick at Mango.
Three new buildings unwilling street.
at Milton, are approaching completion.
Plant CITY is to have another saw mill.
A new church has just been completed.
DR.. r. B. BelIamy, of Chipley, had his
hand lacerated last week by buzz saw.
G. j. Bravo, wanted at Apalachicola
for murder, has been captured at Pensa-
cola.
A teachers institute will be held in
Tampa commencing to-day and cOntinu-
ing one week.
An effort is on foot at Ocala to pur-
chase the old Baptist church lot and con-
vert it into park.
There is a geranium in Mrs. Lorena
Wallis yard, in Putnam county, nearly 40
feet in circumference.
Ed. Shakespeare, the colored printer of
Tallahassee, has been appointed janitor
of the capitol building.
A new paper called the Leesburq Spirit
will soon be started at that town by the
Leesburg Printing Company.
Col. Cottrell took charge of the custom
house at Cedar Key on Wednesday and
appointed James Cottrell his deputy.
There are only seven cOlored delegates
in the constitutional convention, and
three Of them are from Leon county.
The engineer at Mr.. Menes' Single mill,
- hu1 In ,Tgf, -
have his foot partly amputated on June 10.
Welsh e. Co. have recently put on over
$4,000 shingles in a single week, which is
evidence Of the building boom in Barlow.
The people in Suwannee county. in con-
nection with the advocates of temperance,
propose to celebrate the Fourth in grand
style.
1t is believed that the census now being
taken will give Jacksonville and it's
suburbs a population Of 10000 and Duval
county $4,000.
A 0ne-story wooden building, 25X40feet,
is being erected at Orlando for the recep-
ton of the steam fire engine and other
fire apparatus.
A. E. Richards and DR.. +. S. Chapman,
of Orlando, caught 90 bass in five hours in
Lake Bessie on Friday. The largest
weighed seven pounds.
There are now ii occupants Of the
Orarge county Jail, which is about the
usual number. The largest number with
in two years has been %.
A little cOlored boy, son of Mark Da-
wilson. at Milton, was drowned in Col
Inns mill pond on Thursday, while in
bathing with lot Of boys.
S. NJ. Provence. late OF Columbus, Ga,
has purchased half interest in the Bdp-
Inst Witness. published nc De Land. Rev.
G. G. Hill, associate editor, retires.
After reaching a depth Of S07 feet work
on the artesian well at Live Oak was sus-
pended, owing 10 some misunderstanding
between the citizens and contractor.
J. B. Pilkey, who built the odd Fellows
block at Orlando. has signitied his inten-
ton of coming 20 Orlando again IN the
fall and building several business blocks.
Quite number Of persons who were
converted during the late meetings at
Chuluota, were baptized by Rev. Robert
Lawton in Lake Pickett, on Sunday last.
The United States light house and buoy
tender Laurel has just finished her work
of cleaning, painting and replacing the
buoys on Pensacola bar and In the harbor
and bay.
Tax Collector Palmes, on behalf Of the
present municipal government Of Pensa-
cola, has taken in more than $4,000 for
taxes alone In the short space OF three
months.
The Port Orange Yacht Club have ac-
cepted the invitation 10 race in the Day.
tOna Yacht Club race July 4. They VIII
enter two first class and three second
class boats.
Naturally Mosquito Inlet, says the Day
tona Messenger, has more water than the
So. Johns bar, and with less than half the
money could be made about sixteen feet
at high tide.