Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03
FLORIDA.

The Baptist Association OF Marion
county meets at StafOrd's Pond, Oct. ..
The record Of real estate transfers in
Orange county for the week ending Sept.
Is foots up an aggregate of $66,S24.
The converting of the American Ship
ping ami Industrial League, to be held at
Pensacola Dot. 3, has been postponed to
Nov. 10.
1t is said by those who are supposed to
know, that 800 pupils will attend the
public school in Gainesville during the
next term. which begins on the coming
Monday. eN
Among the prominent men OF Florida
who would be desirable candidates for the
United States Senate, to succeed Senator
Jones. the Reporter suggests the name OF
Hon. j. g. Sinclair.
At Eusts DR.. Hicks preparations for
the rapid manufacture of calcined humus
are now almost complete. At the Eustis
meadows be has erected one building 100
feet long and another 80 feet in length is
in course OF construction. portion of
the machinery is already in operation and
working satisfactorily.
The Citra Index gives the following es-
innate OF the orange crop in that section
for this year, IN boxes: james A. Harris
$4,000, Bishop HOyt Il Co. 10000, Crescent
Orange Company 10000, John o. Mat
thews 600. Brown Il Allen 5000, John
Church COCO. Seat Ford II Co. {. 1000, Dunn
| Bros. 1000, Robinson two groves) 1000,
! Clifford Orange Company 1900, Borland
| Bros. 1000. Brooks t. Harris ], 200, John
son g. Co. 1000, other groves 5000; total
! 10000 boxes.
! Major Copper writes to General Man
I ager Conant, OF the Florida Southern rail-
/ road, that the demand for lots down at
J Punta Gorda is immense. He savs: 81
| am positively frightened at the demand
! for and sale of lots at Punta Gorda. l put
! them ut $500 per lot OF 40 feet front and
have sold nearly $1,000 in two days. l
am now refusing to sell only alternate
! lots for 5000, and am holding the others at
1 $500. There is a party here now ready 10
! give So, 900 for block 80. | have refused
! it,"
The following civil appointments have
been made during the past week: Robert
5. Nelson, TO be Notary Public in and for
the State Mt large; j. w. Mangum, to be
Justice of the Peace in and for the county
of Orange; j. ID. Haygood, to be Justice
or the Peace In and for the county OF Man
atee; j. W. Martin, TO be Justice OF the
Peace in and for the county of Marion !;
james 5. Mshoney, 20 be County Commits
sioner in and for the county OF Sumter:
y. l.. Morgan, TO be County Commissioner
in and for the county of Putnam:
w. NJ. Avaut, TO be Justice Of the
Peace In and for the county of AlRchua.
On last Sunday afternoon MS Miss Kizzy
Buford, a sister OF John Buford, was 20.
ing down the Florida Railway and Navi-
CATION road, about two miles north Of Cal
lshan, she Was struck 10y the passenger
train and received injuries from which
she died Wednesday. Miss Buford was
accompanied by another lady, and IL
seems they were near trestle when they
heard the train coming. There was water
on each aide OF the road where they were
and, finding standing room on a little
knoll for her upanion, Miss BuiOrd was
compelled to cross the trestle or step of
Into the water. When nearly over she
looked back, and seeing the train 30 near
she became frightened and stepped
through the trestle. The train was so
near 1t was ln possible for the engineer TO
stop, aud the pilot caught up her form,
dragged it some distance and mangled il
horribly.