Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-07
FLORIDA.


Euglishmen are forming social clubs at
jacksonville.
There is but one candidate Bakery for
Mayor of ApalachicOla.
The two ApalachicOla papers are to be
merged into One-the Times.
The Press Association meeting next
Thursday IS agitating Gainesville.
There 10 no definite Information that
cocoanuts were iAjured by the cold.
There were 16 deaths 10 Pensacola last
mOnth-whites 8, colOred 7; adults 3, emil
dren s.
The matrimonial record at Tallahassee
for Jenuary fOo:s up l white and II col
| oced marriages.
Mr.. Pichard, living three miles north Of
Tallahassee, daily supplies the market
with cabbage from his place.
Fay S. Phelps, of Sanford, died Tuesday.
He VAS cashier of the Sanford Bank and q
prominent citizen OF SANFORD.
Quite an exodus OF cOlored families took
place at ApalschIcOla last week. Some
50 went in search OF new homes.
j. 8. Locke has just contributed eight
volumes TO the University Library at Ia -
la1assee, Hon. U. w. Jones one aud Hon.
! WIKI Catl one.
The United States Circuit Court and
! Florida Supreme Court both being in ses.
sion in Tallahassee brought quite an ar
ray of the legal fraternity to the city last
week.
The service of the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company at the Tallahassee
depot has been reorganized, with Maj. W.
U. Ames as agent and Capt. d. b. Max
| well assistant.
j. T. SunderlOw, who lives near Keuka,
Putnam county, while blowing unearthed
chest containing Spanish money To the
amount of $1,000. Some of this money
was very old, dating as far back as 1873
Branning, the engineer who was 50
badly injured in the railroad accident
| Tuesday night at Rochelle, is in tar
way 10 recover, and neither OF his legs,
both of which were broken in two places,
Will require amputatlOn.
John Bush, a clIOred man, convicted In
the Leon Circuit Court and sentenced 10
| be hanged for the murder Of William
! Hughes, mas had his sentence committed
| by the pardonlng board 10 Imprisonment
for life in tue state prison.
John Frank, colore1 dellveryman for G.
c. Ngwsum. OF Tallahassee, dropped dead
In the rear Of the store early Tuesday
morning. Judge West held an inquest
over the body, and DR.. Joye pronounced
the cause Of death TO be paralysis Of the
| heart.
Senator Can pronounces untrue the
statement that he offered John G. Sinclair
the reQistership OF The laUd Office a.
gainesville, after frs finding out tnat he
would not accept, and that he did this be-
cause II was said be was unwilling TO APP
point Northern men 70 Office.
Il. V. Stanard. OF Panasoffkee. made the
hrst shipment Of strawberries from here
on Tuesday morning. ae had his plants
sci out last y ptember, and would have
been shipping by Jan. 49, had 10 not been
for the cold weather. some few ripe ber-
ries we're on tue plants by Jan. 8.
David Lpring, OF Boston. treasurer OF
the Florida Winter Home and Improve
nent Company, is at Park View hotel,
ORANGE Park, for the season. IL Ia said
that Mrs. I oring inreads making Orange
Park tho art centre Of Florida, aud already
on the hotel grounds Miss N aria }. g.
Beckett, the noted landscape and wood in
terror artist, has her studio.
Thur'day night was carnival night at
the Seminole. a Winter Park. The ball
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