Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-30
FLORIDA.

FLOklDAs
Sumterville wants an express office.
Mr.. Tompkins' fne new residence north
OF Sumterville is approaching compile
tion.
At Sanford the gas house is rapidly
nearing completion. and that city Will be
lighted with gas by Christmas.
The city horses of Jacksonville were
turned loose In field Sunday and one of
them fell in sink and was killed.
Two beautiful Japanese plum trees in
the Magnolia House ward, at Sumterville,
have been blooming for some weeks.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
railroad has put the fare between sum-
terville and Panasoffkee down to 15c.
Sumter county has suffered a great loss
in the death of her superintendent of Pub
lie Schools-Prof. ID. l.. Hubbard-which
occurred on Nov. %,
Lieut.. HEM, the gallant skipper OF the
British Galatea, has put his yacht into
winter quarters at New York, and will
shortly come South and settle down for
the winter months at Rock Ledge or Eau
Gallie, on the Indian river.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Railroad Company exhibited a nice stroke
of enterprise In sending out to the fruit
and vegetable growers along their line
tickets furnishing free transportation to
Jacksonville to witness the arrival OF the
first new CLYDE steamship from New
York on Nov. "a.
II. Stackhouse, OF Louisiana. VINO came
to Sumter county recently with the inten-
tion of locating il he liked the country, is
so well satisfied that he has decided to re-
main permanently, and will purchase an
interest in the famous DR.. Hale grove, be-
low Pemberton's Ferry. This Is one OF
me in ha
particularly so on account OF its fine river
frontage and superior boat landings.
Rev. E. X. Mitchell, a graduate of
Princeton College, was installed AZ pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church at st. Angus
tine Sunday. Rev. DIR. McCaubrey, of
San MateO. delivered the charge TO the
church; Rev. DIR. Mitchell, of Crescent
City, the charge to the people; Rev. DR..
Mattice. of Starke, the charge TO the pas
tor, and Rev. DR.. Morrell, the sslutatory
in the evening. A large congregation
was present. The church was tastefully
decorated.
On Saturday night last, about 10 O'Clock,
the store house Of Messrs. WEIGH, OF Cot
tondale, was discovered to be on fire. The
house, with the stock of goods, except,
perhaps, 5000 worth, was consumed, as
was also an adjoining house owned by
Mr.. Byrd. Messrs. Welch estimate
their loss at about $4,000, while that OF
Nr. Byrd is estimated at about $500. Sus-
picion pointed to Pat O'Byrne, who has
resided at Cottondale for three years, and
who had had a difficulty with Mr.. Welcn
during the evening. O'Byrne is under
bond for appearance at the next term of
the Circuit Court.
A meeting OF representatives from the
several precincts has been called TO con-
vene at Leesburg on next Monday, to con-
slider the subject OF a division of the
countY-making two counties, with Lees
burg the county seat of one. Leesburg is
demanding the division of Sumter county
in SUCH way as to favor that place as a
county seat, but we are not Informed as
TO the proposed boundary lines. Tavares
is contending for slice off of Sumter
county and a chunk of of Orange to work
up into new county, with that point as
the hub, and Eustis is calling for the same
division of counties with that place as
The SHIRE town. ssss. .as3g
Sumterville Times: The State Geolo-
gist, DIR. j.. Kost, visited Sumterville on
last Saturday for the purpose OF investi-
eating our mineral resources. Arriving
on delayed train, with but a few hours
10 remain, his observations were confined
to an examination of the lime rock on
Col. ClarRs premises. few specimens of
iron ore and the brick and lime manu-
featured by G.. ID. Horton. The opinions
he expressed were quite favorable for all
the articles mentioned, while Mr.. Hoi-
toms lime was pronounced absolutely
pure" We hope the doctor can again
visit this section and devote a reasonable
length OF time 10 the examination OF our
mineral resources and general geological
formations. That a good general purpose
brick and q superior quality OF lime is
manufacture red here cannot be denied, and
some even assert that iron ore could be
found IN sufficient quantities In the
vicinity ~ pay for working.
Considerable excitement was created
last week by the discovery that q negro
was seoreting himself In the woods two
or three miles north Of sumterville. 1t
has also been asoertalne that he has
been living thus-mostly In the dense
hummocks and swamps this side of Wild
wOOd-tOr several months. Once or
twice he has ventured TO approach a ne
gro railroad camp for the purpose Of bar
terlng sweet potatoes and game for other
food. BY this means IL was learned that
he has been subsistlng in this manner
Tor eight years, during which time he
has not entered n house. No other in
formation could be obtained concerning
him, but II - supposed that he is an es-
capped convict. lie carries a large 'bull-
dog" pistol, aud the negroes he has APP
preached are very much afraid OF hin,
lie was discovered by william T0mp.
kins, on Thursday OF last week, In a dense
patch OF palmetto, west Of the Pauasotfkee
trestls, where be was "bayed" by The
DOGS, several places have been iOurd
where Gre hed been Aindled, but IL IL cyl.
dent that be has been very careful not 90
make much smoke, and 10 extremely fear
ful ~ Attracting attention ~ Lis hldluF
place. 40 depfedAiions have boon com
mlilfd by him, 10 lar NJ b. LnoNU. except
me stealing " sweet potatoes upon
which ~ aubeisi, and " 80 disposed he ls.
donpfltaai 40 oaufiDua a. rlHk tho perpc.
FHiiop ~ suf greater rTlmf, fleifn