Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-17
FLORIDA.

j. Simonson will erect a large brick
block in Gainesville this fall.
The Mayor OF Live Oak receives a salary
of 1920 per annum and no fees.
An egg laid at Daytona recently meas
ures inches long and 8 in diameter.
A new brick block at Tsvares, near the
! post Office, is nearly completed. 1t Is two
stories in height.
In West Hillsborough, as result of the
heavy rains, the orangts this season will
be of a superior size.
Button Evans, LIVING in the western
portion of jackson county, had bale of
Fcotton stolen from him Friday night last.
A new hose company has been organ
lied at Palatka TO take charge of the new
hose reel, and Marshal Aanucy was elect
ed its foreman.
Cotton is now reported 70 be opening
rapidly in Bradford, but owing to frequent
showers Of rain the picking process" is
somewhat retarded.
Work on the Midland passenger and
Efreight depot, now under course of con-
struction in the eastern part of Apopka,
is steadily progressing.
At Palatka an additioris being built to
the gas company's building, more room
being found necessary lor the accommo-
datlon of that business.
Farmers about Micsnopy are busy gath
ering one of the largest corn crops ever
raised in that section The continued rain
binders the work very much.
DeLeon hunters are killing quite a lot
of offers now. Otter skins are worth
about SO each. One hunter killed four of
the valuable animals last Wednesday.
Tax Assessor Appel OF Levy county re-
ports that the assessment roll In the coun-
ty will show a gratifying increase over
last year, and will reach between ST. 400
600 and $1,500,000.
At Fort Ogden on Tuesday B. A. Block
er was tried for shooting J. A. Hawkins,
The jury brought in verdict 10 favor OF
the defendant. The verdict met with the
approval of the citizens.
Capt. K. II. Hodgkin, OF Welaka, found
a rare Spanish coin in his grove the other
day. 1t bears the date 1921, and Is the
issue OF Ph1llipus v, and is as bright as
the ordinary silver coins OF recent date.
The Waldo Advertiser reports an appIe
measuring twelve inches In cIrcumfer-
ence and four inches In diameter, of beau
tiful color and tine flavor, grown by Mr..
Armour on his farm one mile from town,
The East Coast Railway and Steamship
Company has been Incorporated. They
propose TO build q road from TitusvilIe.
Breyard county, through Dade county. to
Turtle Harbor, Monroe county. a distance
Of 285 miles.
The canal extending from Lake Weir 10
the Ocklawaha river IS nearing compile
ton. The object of this enterprise Is to
lower the waters OF the lake, to keep il
from overlooking, and to procure un-
claimed lands.
The greatest curiosity to ba seen In
Citra can be found at the store OF &. Il.
Glover In the shape OF an egg. This egg
has a double shell, is the shape OF a
dumb-bell, and is about three and one
half inches in length.
In Manatee county they have an origI-
nal way OF locating the county site, The
new county safe, weighing 1000 pounds,
is at Wauchula, and, as II is impossible
to move the safe TO the court house, It IS
thought best 10 move the court house TO
the safe.
The Republicans Of Leon county Satur-
day reconsidered the action taken the
Saturday before, and Endorsed ID. S.
Walker. Jr., for the State Senate, and
nominated Clinton Sneed. Samuel Fra
zier, Wallace Carr and John Mitchell for
the Assembly.
IRE Lighthouse at Jupiter Inlet has