Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-04
FLORIDA,

Col. Gary, OF Ocala, has erected sum-
mer residence at Weir Park.
Twenty of the Italians at Welshton have
gone to Green Cove Spring to live.
Volusia county has instructed her nine
delegates to vote as unit for Dougherty.
Several important land sales have been
consummated at Bronson during the past
week.
James c. Mckay has been appointed by
the Board of Health Inspector for the port
Of Tampa.
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church at Tampa have organized a sew
ing circle.
Col. j. H. Livingston sold 100 acres Of
land, at Blue Springs, last week to parties
in West Virginia.
An unknown Irishman, giving his name
| as Homer Kelly, died in the jail at Orlando
! day or two ago.
The contractor, j. Nj. Stewart, is put
ting thu fence araund the court house
square at Bronson.
The real estate transfers in Orange
county since May % last have called for
an investment of upward of 100000.
The Tax Collector of jefferson was not
required to publish any list of defaulters
this year, the citizens paying all amounts
due.
Crops OF all kinds are fine in Jefferson
county. Corn is in unprecedentedly fine
condition and cotton is putting on fruit
rapidly.
Work Is rapidly progressing on the
| Brown Walker three-story brick at the
corner of Orange and Central avenues at
Orlando.
W. NJ. Girardeau, OF Monticello, is now
shipping two car loads of watermelons
per day, and yet it is difficult to buy one
in town at reasonable price.
James S. Denham, express agent at
Mon ticello, says that during the present
month he has shipped 1000 crates of
tomatoes and $50 barrels OF potatoes.
Rev. Mr.. Mcintosh. the successor of the
late Rev. Mr.. Atkins, in charge of the
Methodist church in Monticello, gives en-
tire satisfaction and is greatly esteemed
by his congregation.
The shingles for covering the new
church at Bronson are on the ground, and
the work on the building is being rapidly
pushed, to be in readiness for the District
Conference, which Will convene there on
Aug. lG.
A Sunday school picnic will be held at
Archer tomorrow. The Sunday school
at Bronson has been invited TO attend,
and will 20 in body. The picnic will be
attended by the people from Archer, Wa
cahoota and Bronson.
Tampa Tribune: The idea that the Gu
bans OF Y Dor City are drilling with a view
to invading the island, as reported to the
State Department by the Spanish Minis
ter, is too ridiculOusly absurd to be for
one moment seriously entertained.
The County Convention Will assemble
in Monticello on July - for the selection
of delegates to the Congressional District
Convention and election Of u county COM
mittee and to also consider the question
OF nominating candidates for the Legis-
lature.
Joe Bumby has ordered 100, 900 brick to
be used in the construction OF his one
story brick building on Church street, OPP
posite his grain warehouse at Orlando.
IL will be 53xl00 feet, and it is his inten-
| rerton to make it three stories in height
at some future day.
The Gainesville post office changed
hands and politics Friday, Judge George
j. Arrow retiring and Capt. G. A. Shell
don assuming charge of the office. Judge
Arrow has been Postmaster since July 2,
1882, at which time, being appointed by
President Arthur, he succeeded W. h.
Cessna.