Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-22

The insurance men are doing a good
business at Ocala.
Live Oak has 1878 10 in her treasury
and is entirely out of debt.
Ocala's First National Bank will be
ready for business within 30 days.
Tax Assessor A j. DaCosta will begin
his tour OF Alachua county tomorrow.
A system of water works for Madison
is agitating the minds of soma of the City
Council.
The Duke of Sutherland and party are
expected at Tampa daily in the Dukes
private yacht.
At Keuka watermelons are up, Irish
potatoes are looking fine and Strawberries
will soon be ripe.
John W. Evans, Of Wildwood, got SO so
a box for his oranges shipped Immediate
ly after the freeze.
Real estate is booming and the future
Of Waldo is more promising than at any
time OF its history.
George LeMoyne has received orders
for material for about ten new buildings
in and around Orlando.
BObbie Hardee, son of Capt. HarGiee, ID
years old, shot and killed, last week, two
! fine deer in Brevard county.
j. II. Mooney expects to erect bust
ness house on Pine street, Orlando, adj
Joining Dr. LuSk'S residence.
B. f, Mosely has recently planted six
acres of mis- farm near Madison, in pecan,
| using the paper she'll variety.
The old court yard fence at Gainesville
is being taken down and hauled away.
The new iron fence will be built soon.
E. Nj. Beidleman sold his place at Levy
vile, last week, to G. NJ. Carter for 81, 200.
The place contained seveDty-ive acres.
FHrau hoop husfIv o., eyo god fo,.
week or more setting out 7-acre or
ange grove on his place near Wildwood.
Tallahassee contractors are making
estimates for the construction of num-
Der Of elegant buildings IN the capital
city.
The Methodists of Maitland are hold
ing a series of pFotracted meetings in their
church, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Waller, of
Orlando.
The Disston City Hotel. at Pinellas, has
changed hands and is now under the man.
agement of Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, late of
England.
Col. G. 81. Freeman denies an insinua-
ton at Ocala to the effect that there was
anything suspicious in his departure from
that place.
business man from Columbus, Ga, has
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opened grocery store.
A casual count of the names stricken
from the registration list of Sumter coun-
ty shows 1874. The census put the popu-
lation Of the county at some 1900.
Col. H. l.. Hart, proprietor of Harris
Ocklawaha Line OF steamers, is consider
ing the matter OF again running his boats
up the river and around the lakes.
Mr.. Ninneger, of Keuka, who intends
to put out 1000 peach trees, has so far
been unable to secure them. All the home
nurseries have cleaned out their stock.
The members of the Catholic denomi-
nation around Madison are erecting a
handsome church edihce on the lands of
Mrs. Brady, two miles southeast of town.
Burr Cosby of Tampa has a curious
specimen of natural history in the shape
OF a mullet, which he caught in the bay,
with two small tufts of grass growing on
the side of it's head.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has writ
| ten to Judge GWynn, Postmaster, to
select an eligible lot for the erection of
government building at Tallahassee, as
certain the price and report to HIM.
The.rabbIts are playing havoc with the
young pear, trees in and about Live Oak.
Nick Baisden had 80 fine young trees
ruined by them last week. Tney gnaw
the bark off as high as they can reach.
The Town Council of Live Oak has
rented the southwest lower room of the
| White Baisden brick block for a Mayors
office and Council room. This IS the first
time Live Oak has had such a convent
ence.
A. Meade, one of Madison's best far
mers, has q horse which he drove from
California to Florida twelve years ago,
and which is still a fine looking animal,
and could make the trip twice over again
if necessary.
Efforts are being made by the members
OF the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church in Tampa for the purpose Of the
establishment of a high school or semi
nary for the education Of the cOlored
youth OF the State.
George A. Brooks, Of Baldwinville,
Mass, and William Armstrong, OF Spring
Valley, Mass, were sc Madison several
days last week. They are prospecting
with a view of purchasing tract of land
for a colony of several families.
Contractor Holden finished boring the
artesian well at Tampa Monday. He went
down to a depth of $50 feet and secured
flow Of between 500 and 900 gallons per
minute. He has been employed by Messrs.
YbOr & Co. to bore a well In their new
| town.
The Board of Aldermen for Live Oak, at
a recent meeting, filled the place of w. 6.
EllenwOOd, who recently re ,igned, by
electing DIR. W. j. Carroll, and the place
made vacant by the death OF w. +. By
mum, Jr., by the election OF Maj. A. l..
Woodward.
w. S. Cathcart, OF Tampa, dug up a
cassava root on the farm OF his brother
in-law, t. z. Kennedy, Wednesday. which
measured five feet in length and six
inches in diameter. Mr.. Kennedy has
quite large lot planted, which he feeds
TO mis- COWS.
Maj. Russell, State Superintendent of
Instruction, left Tallahassee Tuesday last
for a visitation Of the counties OF VOlusia
and Brevard. He is now visiting those
counties which he could not reach the
past year, and will arrange for teachers
institutes in several Of them.
Young men practicing rife shooting
last Friday at diadapper, In pond just
below Wildwood, came near killing L.W.
Parker, who was blowing IN field near
by. A stray ball struck him on the left
side of his face, but beyond drawing a
little blood fortunately inflicted no injury.
Col. L. B. WOmbwell, private Secretary
TO Gov. Perry, few days since returned
TO Tallahassee from Fort Worth, Tex.
whittier be went 10 attend the marriage Of
his brother, j. II. Wombwell, formerly OF
jackson county, Fla, but now popular
and prosperous citizen OF the Lone star