Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-14
FLORIDA.
Tavares is to have directory.

1aVareS Is 10 nave a directory.
Chnquepins are abundant about ITALIA
hassee.
The Peabody school at Lake City opened
last week, Monday. with 121 students.
Fort Myers demands reform in the
execrable mail service now inflicted on
the South.
DIR. L. D. Eaton and w. b. Moragne, OF
Palatka, will open drug store at ST. Au-
gustine about Nov. l.
The Volusia county press association
met at Daytona Monday, when the breth-
rem doubtless had good time.
Virgil Honors, of Fort Myers, smashed
of the end of one of his fingers Tuesday
evenlngoy barrel falling on it.
AS Fort Myers was in want OF little
money, Deputy Marshal Langtord
pounded" twelve cows and blind horse
Wednesday night.
The Tallahassee saloon keep ers have
secured licenses for another year, no fight
having been made against them by the
temperance people OF that city.
The storehouse of . Mrs. Sylvester, who
kept small grocery store in the cove IN
East Palatka, was burned down about IL
O'Clock last Saturday night. The stock
was a small one, and was totally de.
stroyed.
DR.. c. W. Davis, a we'll known DENTS,
of Jacksonville, ia now making arrange.
ments to go to San Francisco, where he
will enter into partnership with DIR. Cal
vim Moore, one OF the leading dentists OF
that city.
A fire occurred at Arredondo, Alachua
county, last Friday night at II O'Clock,
which destroyed the Florida Railway and
Navigation depot and contents, StrIngfel-
lows warehouse, filled with Northern
hay, and the packing houses of Eli Ram.
sey and Mr.. Harvard.
Both factions OF the Republicans are
now buslly engaged canvassing Alachun
county, and both claim to be in the lead.
Both will be showed under by the Demo
Gratis on election day. The Quarterly Con-
ference will be held at the Methodist
church in Gainesville next Saturday and
Sunday.
J. l.. Cutler brought into Fort Myers
Wednesday morning a watermelon that
grew on vine that has been planted
three years on his place near town. Fires
have run over the ground, no care what.
ever has been bestowed on ii, and still II
bears every year. That watermelon vine
has become perennial
The steamer Margaret brought to
Tampa from Manatee river forty-one boxes
and fifteen barrels Of oranges week ago
last Saturday. This is the first shinment
Of this seasons crop from the Manatee
section. The crop this year, while not so
large as last season, will be considerable.
and the fruit promises TO realize coed
prices II the shippers will not make the
mistake that many made last season and
ship before it Is fully matured.
Mrs. George Stillians arrived at Games.
Vile Monday, from Iowa, to JON her
husband, who has been at Gainesville
for something over a year. They were
married several years ago in Iowa, but
owing to a misunderstanding thew sepa.
rated and were divorced. But true love
can never be divorced, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stiihans were remarked Monday evening
at the residence OF l.. W. jackson by Rev.
j. II. sharpe, and the newly remade mau
and wife again foated out in tle mat.
rimonial bark.
During the present term OF the Circuit
Court at SumtervilIe, in the preliminary
trial of the case of w. NJ. Tunno vs.. the
International Railroad and Steamship
Company, IL was decided in favor Of the
defendant, wnereupon an appeal TO the
Supreme Court was taken. During the
term other suits we're brought against
the International Railway ana STEAMSHIP y
Company, and thus il seems the above
corporation is involved in interminable
litigation, as claims against II exist
wherever any work has been or pretended
to have been made.
NJ. w. King a. Co., OF Palatka, were 90
flooded by the biz ram Sunday that a
large portion OF their goods bad to be re-
moved from the back part OF their store
room Sunday. Mr.. King estimates his