Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-16
FLORIDA.


There is some talk of erecting parsOn-
age at Bronson next year.
Several crates of SNAP beans were ship
ped from Bronson last week.
Mrs, NJ. A. Bowers, a we'll known
teacher, died at Palatka Sunday.
The sale of Count Bernstarff's property
near Lakeland, brought good prices.
The citizens of Eustis are we'll supplied
with pure cows milk from three diaries.
1t is said that new attempt to sink an
artesian well will be made at Cedar Key
soon.
The Palatka Daily News is soon to be
enlarged and recelye the Associated Press
dispatches. N =
The addition to Hotel Seville ia nearly
complete, with bath rooms, water and
| sewer CONNECTIONS. kmf
The poultry aud egg crop sold in Levy
county every year will very nearly equal
the cotton crop 10 yalus.
The Wekiya river bridge. on the San
| fol d and Lake Eustis railroad, IS 1920 feet
IN length. and the highest one in South
| Florida.
The Farmers Club is growing con-
| siderably in the western part of Levy
| county. The Organization now numbers
over 100 members,
G. Fl. Sullivan, proprietor of the Ellzey
mills, In Levy county, says that he has
| cut and sold over 400 900 feet of lumber
during the past six months.
The new block. of brick buildings of
| Mason Young, atSeville, Is fast approach
| ing completion, with two fine stores in
the first story and six offices and suites on
J the second floor.
| Col. Mann started two frame cottages
| in Seville this week, and the carpenters
xvap hrrut pnr uga
| There are several small buildings gong
up in Poppel Town.
j. r. Lente has started his new block
! Of brick buildings at Seville and expects
| to have them ready for occupancy by Jan.
! %. They are 20 by Is feet each, and two
stories high, laid in red mortar.
For two months Seville has been a dry
town, without a saloon, and remarkably
4 quiet. Tuesday night the saloon opened.
! The bad whisky made bad blood and the
ball opened with row. No one hurt.
T. G. Stanley, one of the largest orange
growers in the Gulf hummock, Levy
county, says that his crop is much larger
than last year, ard the fruit ia brighter
and sweeter. Numbers OF large growers
| make the same report.
| On SUNDAY last the Jacksonville
Tampa and Key West railway sent a
through train load OF oranges over its
line, consisting Of twenty-seven cars,
containing 100 boxes of oranges, for
various Northern markets.
The Orange County Reporter suggests
that an Orange county historical society
be formed, and says that 'the early bis
tory of this portion OF Florida is fun Of
interest, and If preserved and put in
proper shape it would equal the widest
romance in thrilling interest"
At Jacksonville Monday j. f. Baker
consummated the purchase of Thomas 4.
Mowers interest IN the Duval Hotel,
and in future proposes TO run the house
alone. Mr.. Baker has been connected
with the hotel for many years past, and
for several years has been a partner in its
management with Mr.. McIver, under the
firm name of McIver e. Baker.
Leesburg has had a county meeting re-
Gently, and passed resolution "that 1t is
not expedient at the present time to have
the county divided" But later In the
proceedings OF the meeting a committee
OF one from each precinct was appointed
TO ask the County Commissioners OF Sum-
ter county to order an election for the
purpose OF permanently relocating the
county seat.
John Welsh, singer with Holland 81
Nc Mahon's circus, now performing in
Palatka, cam near losing his life Sun
day night just as the train was pulling
out from jacksonville. In attempting to
board the train while It was in motion,
the wheel caught his foot and pulled hIm
under the car, tearing off the soles OF his
shoes and rolling and bruislug him Sc
verely, but strange to say breaking no
bones, except one rib
| While a young man by the name OF
Tommy Carpenter, in the employ OF the
Palatka Gas Light Company, was tapping
the main at the junction OF Front and
Reid streets Monday for the purpose Of
running a gas pipe down TO the News
Office, he became asphyxiated by the es-
Gaping gas and sank exhausted into the
pit in which he was working. Fortu-
nately a white and colored man dis
covered him and pulled him out of the pit
just in time TO save his life.
The Palatka Herald comes with big
head lines, announcing the discovery OF u
lake four miles from Palatka. From the
tenor of the article there seems to be
something mysterious about 1t, as the
discoveries claim that they saw human
bones at the bottom OF the lake, which
was found by hunters who shot "a deer,
and In attempting TO recover winch they
found il at the bottom OF the lake. The
lake 10 described as being 1900 rods in
circumference and over 800 yards IN
depth, which was learned by the attempt
to fish up the deer with a line OF that
length, but which would not reach IT,.
The water is said TO be so clear that all
these things are plainly visible even at
that depth.
Partial returns from Saturdays cleo.
ton In Orange county indicate that 4. j.
60.