Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-19
FLORIDA.


Ocala talks of having asystem OF water
works.
The new station agent at Micanopy is
L. &. RoquemOre.
DR.. Thompson, we'll known citizen of
Lake Weir, is lying dangerously i'll.
The sweet potato crop promises to be
immense In Levy county. Oranges are
following up, and are looking finely.
W. S. Bullock, of Ocala, has consented
to permit his name to go before the Demo-
cratic Convention as a candidate for the
Legislature.
|. X. Moran, of Cairo, ILL.,, has contract
ed for the erection of neat residence on
bis place at Levy, and will, with his fami-
ly, spend the winter.
Ocala's strawberry kings, the Messrs.
Williams and Monroe, have been making
large shipments of stra wberry plants to
various points in the State.
The third quarterly conference OF the
Bronson and Archer circuit is being held
at Orange Hill church. Rev. &. A. Full
wood, Presiding Elder, is in attendance.
II. V. Coarsey g. Co. have purchased
the store, hotel and other properly at OF
ter Greek OF j. ). Turner, and propose
keeping a well assorted stock Of goods
there.
Thomas Mckinney, late OF Talbotton,
Ga, died OF congestion of the brain at the
residence of Ii. G. Brown, two miles east
OF MicanOpy, on Sunday night last, aged
20 years.
The Willow Sink camp meeting will he
gin on Friday, Oct. 8, and continue for
several days. A number of ministers,
from various parts of the State, Will be in.
attendance.
A big boom is expected tor the western
part of Levy county the coming winter.
Inc famed Suwaunee river country is at
tracing attention from Northern capital
lists and investments are being made
there.
The Presbyterians of Ocala have organ
lied. They own beautiful lot in Gary
Park, paid for, and have $500 in the treas
ury and $1,000 pledged toward the build
Ing fund. They expect to erect a church
editice to cost $4,000.
A party will leave Waseca, Mimi,
about Nov. l IN boat for Florida. They
propose going from the lakes, by canal, to
the Mississippi river, float down to New
Orleans and sau around to Cedar Key.
The Suwannee river country is their OBJ
jective point.
Col. Davidson and party will speak at
Cedar Key on Thursday night, Oct. 7,
and will go to Levyville next day, going
across the country from Otter Greek.
They will speak at Levyville at IL a. M,
and at Bronson at 1880 p. m, going to
Williston on Saturday. This makes four
appointments in Levy county.
AS the construction train was going south
from Bronson early Thursday morning, il
came upon cross tie, securely fastened
across the track, just in the edge OF town.
suspicion pointed to little "cOOn" and
Sheriff Bigham lodged him safely In Jail
in short order. The little negro is said to
have boosted TO other boys of his having
put the tie across the track, and that he
did it to wreck the train.
A man by the name of Blocker, section
master of the Florida Southern railroad,
walked into the passenger train of the
morning train at Wsuchula Wednesday,
and shot one Of the pils-drIving force by
the name OF Hawkins. The railroad COM
pany placed Hawkins in the charge of DR..
Gibson at Fort Ogden, and posse left on
the uptraln with warrant for Blocker.
Hawkins wound in the breast may prove
fatal, as it is badly inhamed. The bullet
cannot be found. The trouble is supposed
to have been on account Of some remarks
Hawkins made about Blocker's wife.
Bishop L. r. Hendrix, who is to preside
at the Tallahassee Conference in Deem
Der, proposes TO spend some time in
| Florida, and VIII visit several points on
the peninsula. He will be accompanied
| by few friends, who will see what they
| can find to interest them in the Land of
| Flowers. 1t has been suggested that
! Bronson will have here Methodist church
| completed by Dec. /, and when
the Bishops work at the conference is
! completed, have him come and dedicate
! the church. He has signihed his will
| lingness to do so, and it only rests with
the people to make the necessary prepa-
Tations tn complete the church and enter
! tai RiQhnn