Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-08

Cocoa. Bleyard county, Is 70 nave
new weekly paper.
DeLeon Springs new school house is
nearly completed.
The new post Office building a! Key
y Isl is completed.
The orange trees in Yoiusia are putting
On heavy fall growth.
Jefferson 3. Brown has just been ap-
pointed Postmaster Of hsy " est.
Nicau0py merch ants are paving 4jIe.
in cash and 4jkc. IN trade for cotton.
The S.urdeTs7s groves u . aaEe City
viii tura out 1900 boxes o. oranges this
year.
Il is SAID that Florida has 103 plolics-
tons, embracing newspapers and period
icals.
NJ. H. Dutton. p-nprietOrof Hotel Chau-
tacqUa az DeFuaiak Springs, died OF
heart d isease a DAY or two ago.
-. Augusline's new ice factory. with a
daily capacity o! twelve tons, will com
uIeace work in about three weeks.
T.. j. suiIe. who has been the Orange
County Clerk fo- several years. is a can
didste for reelection to the same flee.
The negro preacher. Jordan, VINO vas
saot by Jack knight lndia1 Springs.
lew weeks ago. died at o'clock last sat
uTday afternoon.
~ A 4 HEtrF OF OEdI&e Gnu MY 4E4l IA 70
N1;ng.e creek from "A OOet lat week.
losing a eoli watch and 800 from lis
pockets in tie water.
The hunmock orange groves in and
about Latira- ge. on Indian river, are IN
good condition and Will give full crops.
. i-ss tAc usual increase.
Three engines on the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railroad are
stranded" in the ward a. SANFORD OF &C
count Of snort supply O wood.
Mr.. Spencer, aged s; years, aud wife,
ed about GO years. who lived near Mr..
Means Tesid nee two miles north If
Gainesville. died Monday, both on the
came day. 81 congestion.
one OF the most ENJOYABLE occasions
that has taken place IN Orlando, was The
Grand Army OF tue Republic POSTS old
fashioned bean-bake, given by the ladies
OF the relief corps 10 The Post.
&. II. IcDavd, OF Coon Hill. Santa
Rosa county, gathered siXty-fye barrels
/ 81 corn Of Of two and half scres 90 pine
. land. Tle corn is supposed TO shell one
aud quarter bushels to the barrel.
/ TIE sumteryiile Times has passed INTO
/ tire barGs Of stock company, composed
. of the leading citizens OF the place. Mai.
K. WslpOe. veteran Mssiss'ppi jour
Gaiist Of ability, Is editor and business
manager.
The yuide boards erected along the East
Florida coast by be Life Saving Service
for the purpose OF directing shipwrecked
people 70 the nearest house OF refuge. are
constantly torn down By bears that climb
upon them.
The Putnam House boilers at Palatka
have not had time TO cool since tue day
IRE was first started. nearly a year ago.
save when being cleaned. Steam has
I .
mer, to work the pumps in case Of fire.
.. y. Morris, who il was thought would
be formidable candidate tor the Office OF
I County Treasurer, OF Alachua, has Sc
I cured position in the United States
/ Land Office, and In consequence has de-
/ c!ded not to make the race for Treasurer.
! Mrs, Atkinson. the old and feeble col
/ ored woman who wandered away from
her home at Eustis about week ago, has,
/ after persistent search, been found-tbat
is the body Of the woman was found
! Wednesday morning in Lake Griffin, by
/ some one who was fishing.
| Judge W. X. Cessna, of Gainesville
( bad thirty acres Of vegetables last spring.
! He produced fine crop. upon which he
! lost money. Judge Cessna has been
/ growing vegetables Tor the past fifteen
/ years. during which time he has sue
! ceeded in making fair profit four years
| out Of five.
That Sanford is taking on a subs tantial
and certain improvement the facts and
/ figures stand as a positive proof. The tax
/ book shows an increase Over last year OF,
/ In round numbers, $40 600. which means
! an actual increase Of 10000, as assess
/ ments are made al about one-third oil the
! actual valuation.
/ The DeLsnd committee that visite d
/ Jacksonville for the purpose of persuad :
! ing the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
/ West railway authorities to lay a broad
! gauge into that town reported back hat
/ thu railroad officials have agreed to put
J brick into DeLand as cheap as If they had
broad gauge road.
special report on the industrial pro-
| gress OF the South will be issued by the
| bureau OF Statistics. The chapter on
| Florida will be of special interest with a
description Of the marvellous growth of
the orange, cocoanut, banana and honey
I interests. The Florida orange crop OF
next season. II is said, is expected to
amount 10 1000, 900 boxes.
large and enthusiastic temperance
meeting was held in Ferguson's Hall,
Waldo, last Tuesday night. Committees
were appointed to investigate the alleged
frauds In petitions and to take such steps
as NAV be necessary TO properly present
the case or the citizens TO the Board of
County Commissioners, and prevent the
Issuing Of licenses to the petitioners.
Seville Gazette: Work has been COM
menced on the addition 10 the Hotel Sa-
ville, VIII lch will contain a large mum Der
Of bedrooms, six bathrooms, etc. It will
be finished in the same general style as
the present building, and when CON pie ted
the total frontage Of the hotel on kemb
avenue will be 1876 feet. Nessrs. Field 4
Hubbel have the contract for the carpeu-
ter work.
Apopks Union: We suggest the reor.
ganization Of our Fruit Growers Associ-
alton. We consider 1t an institution ca.
pablo of accomplishing an immense
amount Of good TO those engaged In the
cultivation OF the various kinds OF fruit
upon which we depend mainly for mate.
rial prosperity. Ore anlzation and coop
GRAFTON OF our citizens should character
ize our efforts in striving TO develop our
resources.
Florida Dispatch An experienced
stock grover OF sumter county writes
III think sheep Day better tnau any other
stock that can be grown here" This IS
the testimony Of experience. The en-.
laygement OF oar cattle Interests aud the
improvement Of the stock on the range is
now attracting general attention Mgy
not sheep husbandry be probably added
10 our 1--we stock industriesi No stock
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