Savannah morning news., 1886-01-02

hetng sned rapidly to com. Teton. A
clergyman has not been appointed TO the
charge as yet.
a l0.year-0ld boy by the name of Pellet
fell from the platform at the transit depot
al Gainesville a day or two ago and broke
one Of his legs.
c. d. Schafer. marble dealer, is erect
ing new residence In East Gainesville,
and will remove his family from l.evyVille
to his new home.
Cocoa Sltn H. j, McGinnis, of Savan-
nah. Ga, registered at the Tropical house
last week, and we learn is looking about
with view of locating.
The protracted meetings at the Baptist
church, at Live Oak, conducted by ReY.
Il. Robinson, of Lake Como, have closed.
They We're we'll attended.
A substantial and attractive Episcopal
church VIII shortly be erected AZ Cocoa,
facing the river, on lot donated by Mrs.
DelanuOy adjoining Capt. Joseph Smiths
place.
ID. w. Brown, a gentleman who came
from South Florida and purchased prop
ertv Just west of Gainesville. Is building
a fine new house, and otherwise improving
his property.
GOV. Gleason is giving a lot in Eau
Galiie to each of the FIRST twenty persons
who put up "a building in Eau Galiie in
1886. His lots are all 66Xlj2 feet and COM
mand a beautiful view Of the river.
The steamer Eagle Pencil went UP the
SuWannee river as far as Barrlngton's,
Christmas DAY. 1t is something unusual
for a boat to get up the suwannee further
than Branford at this time OF the year
The demand for residences in Palatka
Is so great tnat houses are rented before
the foundations are laid. Many new h0u-
ses have been built lately for rent. Tut
there is still growing demand for more.
The Sanford House, one Of the larGest,
best kept and most popular hostelrles IN
Florida. bad a narrow escape from des-
truction by fire day or Two ago. A
brick out of place IN chimney tells the
story.
A family reunion was held at John
H9rton's, of Horizons Ferry, Christmas.
There were present 50 members Of the
family, representing three generations,
and ranging in age from 10 years to OF
months.
Atnoye is the name Of proposed new
town that Is to be built up 90 the banks
of the famed Suwannee. The projectors,
{ reports are true, will start their town
by locating colony of - to 100
families.
Rev F. Pasco, OF Gainesville, was on
Christmas night the recipient of fine
water se5from the members OF his Church.
1t is probably the 81 and most costly
present made in Gainesville the past
Christmas.
+. T.. Field. wife and 1 8 men arrived at
Cocoa BY the Waunita last week on their
way to place called Hillsdale, near sta
ton No. 8. few miles south of Lake
Worth, where an extensive job OF cocoa
nut planting will be commenced.
Live Oak IatettiqeRcer. One Of the pris-
Oners cautiued in our Jail 4, very reii-
giOus. { > and has prayers every morning
and evening. He prays so loud that be
can be heard for several blocks. Wonder
if be thinks the Almighty is deaf.
Dr.. Given. of Orlando, against whom
the charge Of attempting to brihe jury
man last week was brOHght, has iled a
sworn affidavit, setting forth that the iu-
r0r's statement Of attempted bribery IS
maliciously false, slanderous and untrue.
David Scott, who lives about twenty
miles south Of Live Oak, went to town
with a load Of cotton on Monday of last
week, and after staying for day or so
LETT, supposedly. for home, but be mas not
been heard Of since, Foul play Is feared.
Two formers Rrar Bronson had quar-
rel w ednesday Sout some fence which
had been burned me accusing the other
of sta ing the fire. In the racket d man
named Hughes was shot in the legs by
another farmer named Graham. The
wound is 8 slignt one.
The Levy county Times wants voters 90
refuse to vote for any man "who is adj
dicted 10 drink or friendly TO the whisky
interests and says. iuis would insure
good men 10 represent us i'm the various
branches Of government, besides keeping
prohibition out OfPontic5.
The smallest man IN Lafayette county
Is named George Driver, and who, when
IN good hedlth and ia, we CHS but 30
pounds. He is 50 wears Of axe, and is the
father Of five hearty sons, each OF which
viii double his weight. he has been
married twice, and bis youngest child is
only abOuta year old.
Some one started a fire on the west side
of Lake Orenta on Christmas day, and.
owing TO the nOftheriY wind, II swept
south to the property OF Mr.. Prentis, burn
ing his fences and doing a great deal of
damage, besides destroy ing over TWO hun
dred cords of wood stored on the line Of
the Atlantic and ApOpka Railroad, and
many railroad ties cut for use on that
road.
The Gainesville Ddiiy NeicS, with char
acteristic enterprise has been endeavoring
To secure portion Of the Associated
Press dispatches, which are universally
conceded 20 be the hest in the world, but
lack OF telegraphic facilities by the
W estern Union Company, makes it i'm
possible 70 secure them at present. The
Ne,~S viii secure them in the near future,
however.
A family consisting OF man. his wife
and three children passed through Live
Oaks few DAYS ago. They were in desti-
tute circums snces. and said they were
trviug TO get 10 ORLANDO. where The WO-
man's mother lives. Mrs. Mcclellan pro-
Y idrd tor tneln lor a ddy or two, WHEN the
ciLHeus made up a purse hulbolsAt ~ send
the woman and children As lar a. Jack
eonvilie. the man having gone on I'm the
direction Of Antioch to look for WORK.
Sanford Argus; The disturbances at
Orlando, Kissimmee. Enierprlse and our
street brawls mere this Last week, prove
very cOnclJsiyely how much good" { >
saloons are 10 q town. Where they put
$ 900 into thc town treasury they take ont
turee times that amount tor police, jail
aud court eTpanFos, tO saf Nothing OF tbe
moral degradation of the driuker and tue
great jeopardy 10 life and property during
these sprecs. They are tae best temper
ance sermons preached here Tor some
time.
COL Ii. b. Smell, the oldest citizen in
GaInesFIlle, mrt with quite serious. III