Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-10
FLORIDA.


FLORIDA.
Mangoes and lines are in full bloom at
Clear w ater Harbor.
The demand for houses to rent is daily
increasing at Gainesville.
Jan. l, 1886, made two years since the
barrOoms closed in Hamilton county.
One OF the greatest present needs at
Fort Myers is large first-class hotel.
Business is brisk at Gainesville, not
withstanding the fact that the holidays
are past.
Palatka is rather unhealthy place for
tramps, IA now being in Jail aud working
on the streets.
The County Commissioners OF Hamilton
adjourned Monday to meet the first Mon
day in March.
The farmers of Hamilton county are
making extensive preparations for an
other cotton crop.
Frederick Bamberg, of Withers, Ga,
contemplates opening stock of goods at
Jasper in short time.
The home and grove OF James l. Causey,
four miles north of 0cala was sold Thurs
day to a Northern lady for $1,000.
A number of cottages could be readily
rent d at Fort Myers, and if built would
prove very profitable investment.
James Hinton, of Jasper, marketed a
hog last week raised by his brother,
William, which weighed $50 pounds net.
A festival is to be given at Jasper
Wednesday for the purpose of raising
money to help pay the debt Of the Baptist
Church.
seminoIes from the big cypress are in
Fort Myers quite frequently. Tommy
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deer horns.
There are now four residences going up
at Clear W alter HaTbOr, two of them near
ing completion, and the shingles on the
ground tor the fifth.
So far there have been 97O deeds record
ed in the clerks Office for lands OF the Sill
yer Spring Park Land Company. A new
book had to be ordered.
G. J. Parker, of Wild Wood, is expert
menting with clay in that vicinity with a
view to putting up brickyard, He has
found some clay mile west of town
which he thinks will do.
A portion of the furniture for the Put
nam House, at Palatka, has arrived and
is now being put in pos ton. A large
force of hands are engaged IN cleaning out
the rooms, washing windows, etc., getting
II in readiness for the opening this week.
Ou mVAudJ Idbb buC W bStEIu OutOu
company purchased at Sheriff's sale in
Pensacola the lines OF the Pensacola Tel
egraph Company for the very small sum
OF 81 ,299 so. This scoop takes in about all
the independent telegraph lines in the
state.
The business OF the Police Court at Pa
latka is increasing with the new year.
For Decem Der there was about SAC fines
collected, imposed by the Mayor, and so
tar this month. with only seven days hus-
mess, over 500 in fines have been i'm
posed.
The dredge has reached Fort Thompson
on its return from Lake HickpOcbee, dou-
bling the width of the DRAINAGE canal, and
after removing few accumulated OBJ
structions will proceed to the south end
of the lake and cut new outlet to the
southwest.
Fort Myers prospects of early steam
connection with kissimmee City have be-
come almost a certainty. 1t is reported
that one of Capt. Joe Smiths steamers is
on its way around the coast, and a new
one being built for the kissimmee and
CalOOsahatchee line.
The cabbage crop around Wild Wood
is some three or four weeks late as COM
pared with that of the previous season
No home made cabbages have as vet ap-
coming in a little before Christmas in
1884. Dry weather has caused the crop
TO De late this season.
Barlow IRformdnt: The County Com
missiOners are in session, and have pc
culiar job on their hands. Under the Gu
rious act they are TO erase from the regis
tration books all parties not named in the
census, and we learn that many of our
best men are thus disfranchised. This is
a nice pickle, but registration will open
before another election. and the evil can
be cured by re-registration.
Several citizens of Fort Myers are con-
sidering the desirabilty Of stimulating
immigration and the Velopment of the
country by giving away alternate lots Of
five acres each, few miles from Fort
MYERS. on condition the recipient clear
and fence the tract and set Il out to fruit
trees " thin year. IL would be a saving
OF purchase money TO the fruit gro Wer,
while bis Improvements would double the
value OF the unimproyed land adjoining.
The people along the CaloOsahatchee
are deVislng ways and means TO secure
the establishment Of a steam sugar mill,
at convenient point for the grinding
Of cane and the making OF an extra
quality Of syrup and suaars. There are
large quantities of excellent cane lands
along near the river: cane will ratt0On for
eight years; toe cp-t OF cultivation ia but
few dollars, aud the WELD even with the
present imperfect methods Is from 800 TO
400 gallons Of syrup per acre, without
fsrfil zlng Inc and; further, the grinding
season lasts from early November 10 June.
Ocala Item: lntellloence was received
~ The Item bureau yesterday Of he acct
dental killing OF Isaac VI iiler, about two
miles north OF sigh posi- Office in sumter
county, on Monday night last. His dogs
had 'treed" someth hing up q Tree near Mr..
Miller's house. A tracing his attention
he went 20 the place aud cut the tree
down. IL TELL against annther tree knock
ing the top of the falling tree on Mr.. nil
Ter. He WAS killed almost instantly. he
leaves a wife and seven children. Mr..
n iller has only been q resident Of the
state for o short time, haliing from Mis-
sisslppi
The body m nelson Calhoun. an indus.
trions co0red man who lived alone on bis
farm near hlKfofd, in huWannee county,
and NhO has been m'ssinR fnr several
weeks has been found partly buried in n
afafal match IHIft.. uaUu "a HITH The HHUs