Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-08
FLORIDA.


deep.
Mr.. Munnerlyn is now Postmaster at
Clear Water vice A. G.. Turner resigned.
E.P. Dismukes is planting 40 acres on
the DUPONT place, near Quincy, in Pc
cans.
Ice formed at Quincy Wednesday night
and Thursday was very cold and dls-
agreeable.
The Chautauqua circle at Quincy in
creased its membership at the meeting
Tuesday to 40.
Mrs. Ben Chairs has sold her Tallahas-
see residence and truck farm to Michi-
gan man. These places are noted for their
beauty.
Mr.. Bishop. Of the Silver Spring MOTEL, is
negotiating for the establishing of a tele-
phone or telegraph line between Silver
Spring and Ocala.
Ten passenger trains, going North and
South, and four freight trains pass Ocala
daily now, to say nothing OF special tour
lists and other trains.
AT Leesburg Carl Doehler was out chop
ping, Tuesday, and in telling a tree a sap
ling was swung round, striking Carl on
the leg below the knee and breaking it.
At the national tournament to take
place at New Orleans next week the
knight from Florida will be from Quincy,
and he has received the proper credentials
from Gov. Perry.
Mrs. e. C. Long, Of Tallahassee, has
had numerous applications for cuttings
from the Morus Multicaulis from all over
the State 20 plant on general arbOT day,
which is next Wednesday.
A steam saw and grist Ilill, built as
boat, will soon be at work on the ApRlG-
chicOla river. This will be great con-
venlence, as persons having tim Der near
the river can have lumber cut almost at
their own doors.
The best run ever made over the South
Florida was made by Dan Bell, on Fri
day. The time including all stops be-
tween Tampa and Sanford was hours
and 10 minutes. Engine No. IL furnished
the motive power.
The High School Building Committee,
of Leesburg, will meet and make q report
as soon as Mayor Hunter, who is MEM
Der, and " no has kept all the accounts
and received and disbursed, is able to
prepare statement.
The town election for municipal officers
will be held at Quincy tomorrow, but
there is very little interest taken in 1t. No
one seems to care for the honor Of holding
an Office in our town, and as there is no
pay in it, candidates are scarce.
William Peterson, it is claimed, is the
best diteher in Nassau county. He re-
Gently cut out road through ThOmpsOn's
swamp 800 yards long and II feet wide in
one day. It is claimed ''he can throw
mud with any two men in the State, for
money"
4 map OF Nassau county has been CON-
pleted and is ready for the engraver,
drawn and prepared by Ii. D. B Dunethean
from official maps and corrected United
a uaQIa If u RI
the mile, and showing the topography,
water courses, creeks, rivers, bays, and
land grants, it is at once complete and
valuable.
Quincy Herald: A number of persons
have left their names with us to be for
warded to Capt. Chipley so that tobacco
seed may be sent them, and from present
prospects we are led to believe that a great
number of acres OF land in this county
will be planted in this crop. Some of our
farmers who have not for many years
planted tobacco will try it again this year.
A writ of mandamus from the Supreme
Court was served on the President Of the
Board OF Commissioners at Leesburg
Thursday, requiring them to issue license
forth with, 10 A. N. Edwards, TO retail in
I toXicating liquors IN Lees0urg precinct,
or appear be ore the court Feb. 10, and
show good AMI sufficient reasons. why it
should not do so. The board will refuse
to issue license and will appear, by its
attorney, before the court at the time
specified.
A correspondent OF the Barlow Inform
ant says he has lemons all winter,
whether it is cold or not, and thereby util-
ICES the apparently worthless Florida
lemon by gathering In September all that
are nearly grown and before they begin TO
turn yellow, and storing them in dirt
fioored house. Yes, right on the ground,
but not piled up. He has some yet that
were gathered in September, and have
lain on the dirt floor ever since. They
are bright, sound and juicy.
The District Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church OF the Callahan
district was held at Callahan on Satur-
day and Sunday last. The regular BUSH
ness affairs of the church we're trans
acted on Saturday, and in the evening an
excellent sermon was delivered 10y the
new pastor, Rev. Duncan. On Sunday
morning and evening Rev. A. A. Robin
son, the Presiding Elder, preached TO
large and attentive audiences. The new
pastor has taken up his residence at
Kings Ferry.
Friday while a party Of seven or eight
negroes were at work clearing the lands
Of the Canadian colony at Interlachen,
TAI Et Alto Wultu WAS burning NJ tuN Abub
was blown down on them, catching one
Of the negroes and Killing him outright,
and severely. and perhaps fatally, lniur-
ing TWO others. All the others escaped
Injury by running out OF the way Of the
falling tree. This is the first serious ac-
cident OF the kind, although thousands OF
trees on the land have been burned down
in the same manner.
Idiidhdsseeda: Mr.. Joshua Duncan
was In the city yesterday, and informs US
that as many as IL deaths have occurred
In his neighbOrhoOd, in the southwestern
corner Of Jefferson county, within ten
days, most Of them from a disease that
the local physician pronOunces menin-
gifts. They would be taken with pain
IN the back of their heads, become
sPeechless, and die within q hours. The
latest was that Of Dock Riley. who died
last saturday. Among the number men,
toned Is Calhoun Carlisle, John Bramb-
let, James Brooks and two young men,
sons Of William Carlisle and james
COggins.
SOUTH CAROLINA.