Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-18
FLORIDA.
The new church is by far the handsom-
est building In Bronson.

The new church is by far the handsom-
est building IN Bronson.
Key Vests new steam fire engine
has been tested and proved satisfactory.
Key West is bOasting of an average of
100 immigrants weekly from foreign ports.
A public subscription has been started
in Barlow for the benefit of the fire COM
pany.
A lot OF smuggled cigarettes were
seized last week on the MascOtte at Key
West.
The orange trees about Rockledge are
not as heavily truited this year as usual,
but look finely.
II. Hodnetch, of sneads, had the MIS-
fortune to fall and break his collar bone
one day last week.
Several capitalists from Brooks county,
Ga, are prospecting around Sneads with
a view of locating.
A YOnkers, n. Y, gentleman is In Or
lando looking over the ground tor the
purpose of putting in water works.
The ladies of the Baptist church at Bar
tow are raising money tor the purpose of
furnishing and improving their church.
Col. +. N. Wicker is in Key West TO en-
deavor to make arrangements to intro
duce the Holly system OF water works.
The contract for work on the interior of
the Pensacola public building has been
awarded to 5. 5. Leonard, OF Pensacola.
In shooting ARRAY at a colored ball at
Orlando last Friday, one Casper was seri-
ously wounded by Weldon Akens. Both
are colored.
Mr.. BrOkaw, of Anthony, received 1925
for the first car of melons sent to New
York; a neighbor of his $225 for car to
New Orleans.
The trustees Of the school at Citra will
select their teachers on July 30. Appli-
cations for the position must be made to
IL. b. Stevens.
All the churches of Barlow closed last
Sunday night, and the different denOmi-
nations held joint temperance meeting
at the court house.
The fines in the Mayors Court of Fort
Meade during the last six months have
been sufficient to pay the current eX-
penses of the town.
Phe primaries of Polk county Will be
held on July II, and the county cOnven-
ton to select Congressional Convention
delegates on July a.
Mrs. DIR. MAXWELL, of Ocala, by mistake
took capsule of morphine for a qunlne
pill. The prompt medical aid of her hus-
band alone saved her life.
Putnam county's new jail at Palatka is
UnlSneQ ana mas Deen accepted. Inc pflS-
oners were transferred 10 it last Friday.
1t cost 5000, being built of Georgia brick
and stone.
The moving OF the house which former
" stood on the northeast corner Of Wash
ington and Franklin streets. Tampa, TO
the reservation has been successfully ac-
complished.
Mr.. Dougherty called at the department
Thursday TO see about the appointment of
Capt. Broward as Inspector OF Hulls. He
came away satisfied as TO favorable ac-
ton being taken.
Barlow is constantly adding to its
growing population good, sound, sold
substantial business men who have come
TO stay and help build up town that
will be second to no town in the State.
Sidney sullivan, living about ten miles
from Mariana, was struck by lightning
last Tuesday morning and killed instant
". lie was in the woods al the time cut
ting on a tree. His neck was broken.
Capt. A. Miranda has growing on his
place at Point Pinellas pecan tree loaded
with nuts, aud also has an eiRht-acre
patch Of rice fully four feet high and so
thick that a hat thrown ON top OF il will
not sink through.
Mr. Davidson's bill providing for range
lights at entrance TO Pensacola harbOr
passed the Senate Thursday. The bill
makes no appropriation for them, but
merely authorizes their establishment.
An effort will he made to get an item APP
propriating Sl7, 900 for this purpose In one
OF the general appropriation bills.
A theft Utmost open-faced character &C.
CURED on "Wednesday eyeningin Stoves