Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-01
FLORIDA.

Barlow wants a new and large hotel.
The Altoona Index is to be moved to
Cuba.
The new Arcade Hotel in Orlando is
nearly completed.
o. S. Goss has been appointed Post
master at Palmer.
John G. Reard0n, a prominent lawyer OF
Ocala, is candidate tor Mayor ofthat city.
DeFuniak Springs editors extend an
invitation to the Pensacola press to visit
them July 8.
In Plant City. recently, at a wedding,
of % gentlemen present II were bachelors
and 4 widowers.
Palatka now has two street railroads
chartered. They bear the same name and
occupy the same streets.
r. s. Walker has purchased half in
terest in the Orlando Daily Record. Mr..
Edwards will continue as editor.
A large acreage OF sweet potatoes has
been planted about LlOyds, Jefferson
county, during the past two weeks,
The oldest man in the county died again
near ArredOndO. This time mis- name was
"Old Isaac" and he was 1913 years old.
The fishing on the beach at Fernandina
Is better than it has been for several
years. Bass of the largest size are caught
daily.
Sumter county strawberry plants are
still Welding heavily, and the vines are
yet white with blooms, and this is their
sixth month.
Capt. Penny, on Banana river, is raising
one-pOund onions OF the Tripoli variety.
He says they are superior to the new
Queen variety
The new building at Palatka for the
general Office OF the Florida Southern rail-
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rapidly as possible.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
have changed the name Silver Springs
Park TO Silver Park, and as such will be
known in the future.
1t is estimated that over $60,0 worth
OF sponge have been sold already at Key
West, and but half The sponge crafts have
arrived from the bar.
On Thursday the Key West custom
house took in $4,000 as duties on tobac-
co, which is the largest amount ever re-
ceved there in one day.
j. NJ. Seiger, of PalatKa, has recently
been appointed Superintendent OF the
Green Cove and Melrose railroad, and is
now filling that position.
Miss Glenn Hampton. a school teacher,
had her trunk containing all her clothes,
iewelry and $50 in money stolen from a
room in Lake CITY Sunday night.
The experimental crops of tobacco and
castor beans in Jefferson county are CIV
ing entire satisfaction. They bid fair to
yield abundantly and prove remunerative.
Senator Call has offered an amendment
to the sundry civil bill to pay &. r. Hop
kIns and William Sollee, OF Jacksonville,
81 ,531 for services in resurveying certain
lands.
Farmers about Waldo report the pros
The general verdict is that the crops are
better than they have been for several
years.
The Haines City people probably voice
h wish when they say that there is ru-
nor that the county seat and court house
of Polk county will be removed from Bar
tow to Haines City.
VIM. Byrne, OF Jacksonville, and Carl
ton d. Crawford, OF Manatee county,
Wright Carlton, and Gilcnrst IL Wright,
of Polk county, are the founders and own
ers OF The new town OF Nocatee in Polk
county.
The bill for the construction Of mill
tary telegraph line from Point Jupiter to
Sanford and the establishment OF signal
station, has been favorably reported in
the House. 1t has already passed the
Senate.
DR.. +. +. Lykes, OF Brooksville, was on
board the Lizzie Henderson last week en-
route to Cuba. The doctor says that un-
less the price Of cattle increases in Ha-
vana they will be compelled TO abandon
the steamer.
A correspondent OF the Florida Agri-
cuturist of Baker county, says that his
apricots are ripe, and that he is selling
them for IS per bushel right at home. and
even at that price the demand exceeds
the supply,