Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-29

A military company has been organized
al hisslmmee, which will be known by
the name of the kissimmee Light Guards.
There were l01 transfers recorded in the
ONCE of the Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF
orange county for the week endng May s.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson contemplates a
series OF revival services in the Methodist
episcopal church at W aldo at an early
day.
Rev. j. L. Lyons has been conducting
a series of very interesting services
In the Presbyterian church at Haw-
thorne.
The business of the PAlatka post office
IasI tuesday was Just three times as great
as that done on the corresponding day
last year.
Three hundred partridges and seventy
hve ducks are claimed to have been killed
recently in Escambia county by a party
of hunters.
Nineteen new dwellings and business
houses have been and are in course of con-
struction in TitusVlle within the past
few months.
The Gem City Guards, of Palatka, are
ousliy drilling twice a week, getting
ready for the forthcoming encampment at
Pablo beach.
1t Is rumOred that the Potter house at
crescent City is to be rebuilt by the in
surance company, and that the contract
is already given.
The peach crop at Waldo was specially
Denehted by the recent rains. The fruit
is swelling rapidly. Shipments will be
made at an early day.
-Four hundred letter boxes are to be
added to the st. Augustine post office and
several alterations in the building are
being contemplated.
Prof l.. W. VOlk, of Chicago, an artist
OF national reputation, has purchased a
tract OF land at Sutherland and will erect
winter home at once.
Decoration day will not be celebrated
In st, Augustine, and what few Grand
Army of Republic men are there will visit
Jacksonville on that day.
Vegetable cars are now sent from
GAINESVILLE via Pensacola to Cincinnati
IN three and half days. Last year the
best time ade was five days.
The DeLand Echo says the cattlemen
are busy now rounding up. They report
the cattle in good shape ard a small per-
centage OF loss for so cold winter.
Sanford citizens have subscribed 81, 400
towards building the cigar factory at that
place, and the land on which to build it
has been donated by the Florida Land and
Colonization Company.
Capt. Maddux has just completed the
burning Of 100000 brick at Rice creek,
near Palatka. The general impression is
that tue quality of the brick is fair. They
are made of the clay in that section.
Capt. j. Q. Stewart of TitusvIlle, mar
rowly escaped being burned out by for
est fire one day last week. The flames
came in from the woods, destroying the
margin to his orange grove and killing a
row of his finest trees, loaded with young
oranges. 1t also played havoc with has
cane field. He estimates his loss at 81, 900
fully.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the State Park Association was held at
Jacksonville Tuesday, Col. j. Q. Bur-
bridge, President, in the chair. The first
business was the election of a Board of
Directors for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing were elected unanimously: Presi-
dent, Col. j. q. Burbridge; Vice Presi-
dent, Capt. j. II. McGinnis; Treasurer,
Hon. j. G. Greedy; Secretary, James NJ.
Fairlie; Directors, Capt. George G. Will
son, DIR. james II. Paine, Jacob Huff,
Thomas McMurray and M l.. Hartridge.
A resolution was then passed authorizing
the directors to borrow $1,000 for six
months 70 enable the treasurer to pay off
the heavy deficiency caused by the fnan-
clal failure of the last exhibition.