Savannah morning news., 1886-03-20

tines venerable and respected citizens,
died Thursday. aged about so years.
Z new post Office has been established at
BelPs Mill, Columbia county. The mail
will go from WellDorn by special carrier.
A movement is on foot to organize a
South Florida Chautauqua association at
Nit. Dora, the first assembly to be held in
March, 1887.
Cocoa is to have Justice of the Peace.
+. II. Covar has accepted the appoint
ment, and his commission will be received
in short time.
The telegraph operator at Welshton by
inserting 'east" instead of "west" caused
lively smash-up on the Florida Southern
| Monday last. The mistake in words cost
about $1,000.
The new boat of Col. Travis is now on
Joyner d Booths ways, at Cocoa, under
going thorough repairs, and when COM
pleted will be one of the handsomest boats
on the river.
Messrs. Carlton g. Crawford have
brought suit against the Florida Southern
railroad for $4,000 damages. This is the
hrst suit brought against the Florida
Southern railroad in Manatee county,
ID. p. Livermore and wife are at DeLand.
Probably no one person has done as much
for woman's rights as Mrs. Livermore,
| StAA ~ 70 nODSu budb sue VIII dCCEDb bn6 III
vltatlon Of u reception, and to speak to
the citizens OF DeLand.
The st. Augustine Gas Company. while
! excavating for their mains through south
Charlotte street, Thursday, came across
the remains of several human skeletons,
supposed to be the long lost Huguenot
Cemetery, that is handed down in some of
the guide books.
The egg business at Wellborn since
Jan. is simply immense. From Jan. l
to March l there was shipped about 1850
dozen which Will average in price at
about twenty cents dozen, making to-
tai OF $40 worth shipped in two months
! by three merchants.
| The Seth Low Wrecking Company has
I succeeded In getting afloat tha wrecked
schooner Ridgewood, which has been so
long on the beach at Anastacia Island,
and was subsequently purchased by John
| G. ESEngle at Marshal's.saie, and she was
towed up to CoTbettis wharf, st. Angus
stiRe, Thursday morning. The vessel ap-
spearssin very fair order.
| Notwithstanding the heavy ra5ns-of the
t'past two days, the auction sale Of lots in
New Gainesville Wednesday was well at
Etended, though the crowd was not ha5f so
large as Il would have been had the
weatherbeen more favorable. In all, %
$IO5 each. Some very choice1ots changed
hands, and, as several of the purchasers
contemplate building in the near future,
all the lots will rapidly increase in value.
At Cocoa a-day or twoago Mr.. Covar's
dog treed game IN the woods, and kept up
such a persistent barking that he con-
I ctuded 30 find ou6ptlle cause. He repaired
ITO the spot and soon discovered fine fox
sFn-a tree, which was held a prisoner by
I the dog. Uncle Ned made up his mind to
hbEing him out. so commenced ascending
the tree, but Mr.. Fox showed fight and
! Uncle Ned beat a hasty retreat. Leaving
his coat under theatree 10 encourage the
sdog, he went to his house and returned
with his gTn,. shooting the animal easily.
| Pine Level Times: At the land auction
zsale last Monday, Messrs. Carlton &
kCrawfoEd sold about 1900 worth Of land.
Some Of their lands were bid Off as low as
10 cents per acre, and some as high as $13
per acre. They averaged about 81 per
FaeFe. DURING the progress of the auction
| 1t was announced by MIR. f. A. HOugh,
I the agent for the Florida Southern Rail-
| road. that all parties buying in the said
sections would buy a-law suit; that the
| Florida Southern railroad was entitled to
1.-the land, and that they would demand the
deeds to the same. The announcement
had tendency to scare of purchasers.
Lands.that were going at 10 cents per
acre fell to nothing. Several tracts equal
Fly as good as those that were bringing
tfrOm 10 to II cents per acre were offered
fandnot bid wasmade.