Savannah morning news., 1886-06-20
FLORIDA.

The best crops for ten years in Jefferson
county.
Five O'Clock is the hour for closing
stores in Monticello.
Frank Lewis, the man recently shot In
Palatka, has recovered.
The Palatka News says that one of it's
force set 81 900 'ems" in five days.
Tltusville is to have another regatta on
July 4. A purse OF S265 in prizes isotiered.
mass meeting of citizens will be held
In OrIanda on July for the purpose of
organizing prohibition party.
The erection of good buildings has Just
begun in Orlando, and during the present
season more brick structures will be put
up than any former one.
The editor of the Enterprise Herald is
about starting for a summer vacation,
and has temporarily, as he expresses it,
Thrown down the quill"
The report of the Finance Committee of
the Orlando City Council shows that the
money collected from all sources for the
city during the period between July 80,
1885, and June 10, 1856, was SIC, ,561 So, and
that after making the disbursements there
was In the treasury balance of 81, 115 "a.
In boring for water for the use of the
new ice factory at Sanford, hard rock was
encountered at a depth of "a feet. 1t is
expected that the factory will be in rum
ming order and ice manufactured by July
4. The average daily capacity of the fac
tory will be 1887 pounds, although it can
be increased TO about p, 900 pounds in an
emergency.
South Florida Argus: j. f. Prince gave
US one day recently a lemon, which he
bad grown, as fine as anyone would want.
He says that when he picked his crop he
buried lot about ten Inches deep in the
sand, and has recently unearthed them.
he found them in frst-class condition,
and is convinced that this is a good plan
TO protect oranges or lemons from cold.
The sample would surely seem to fully
Justify his taking that position.
Enterprise Herald: While Mr.. W. H.
Barrett was sitting in his room at the
Brock House late Tuesday night he heard
strange cOmmOtion from a cage that vas
standing on the hat rack in the hall, in
which were four pet mocklng birds. TAX
lag helamp and going to the cage he was
surprised to see coiled around one of the
birds a snake about three feet long, crush
ing the life from its victim. Mr.. Barrett
quickly procured a stick and killed the
snake, but too late to save the life of the
bird. How the intruder came in the house
and reached the cage without being previ-
ously observed is a mystery.
A correspondent of the Barlow Inform
ant complains about the manner in which
Florida vegetable growers have been
treated by Northern commission brokers'
and quotes the following in illustration ol
his position: "a grower in this neighbor
hood shipped nine crates of cucumbers
for which his net proceeds amounted tC
81; while another grower who shipped
fourteen crates of cucumbers had the
good fortune to get remittance of 81 So
in another case 52c. were returned as the
proceeds ofseven crates of cucumbers, two
barrels of Irish potatoes and one crate Ol
tomatoes. The market reports on date Oi
sales showed: Cucumbers, So 80 pei
crate; Irish potatoes, So per barrel; tOma.
toes. $4 per crate. SuppOsing we allow a
good margin for market Irregularities.
one would be inclined to doubt the hon.
esty ofthe commission agents concerned. -
He suggests the formation OF a protective
vegetable growers association to work in
connection with the various Boards OF
Trade for the protection of the interests
of agriculturists who ship their produce
North.