Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08


of sickness in Gainesville. .
Two car loads of oranges were shipped
from Emeralda last week.
The public schools. both in Windsor and
Bloomsdale, are we'll attended.
The St. Augustine gas company are
laying pipe in the cross streets.
From so to SIS cents per hundred is the
price paid for moss by the MicAnopy moss
factory.
Nearly every old heirloom or relic in St.
Augustine is being placed in the museum
in that city.
Key Vests wrecking vessels are bring
ing large quantities of potatoes up from
the CetewayO.
The citizens of Micauopy are rejoicing
over the laying of plank sidewalks on the
principal streets.
The st. Johns Railway Company have
commenced the work of bridging the st.
Sebastian river
A shipment of oranges from Florida to
England and Scotland have arrived at
their destination in good condition.
A substantial and attractive Episcopal
church will be shortly erected at Cocoa,
on lot donated by Mrs. DelannOy.
s. S. Lowe has nearly finished large
house near Eaton street, at Key West,
which he intends for a cigar factory.
A wonderful fish, much like an alliga-
tor, yet with harry head, eXcites great
attention at the museum at st. Angus
tine.
B. w. Fontane has purchased Mrs. n.
l.. Freymuth's orange grove on Chacala
Lake, near Micanopy, paying therefor
$500.
Frank Schwarts, of Micanopy, lost his
pocketboOk one day recently. 1t con-
tanned $40 in money, and has not yet been
recovered.
The Gainesville Neacs' local page Wed
nesday was replete with interesting mat
ter. The paper is in every way deserving
Of it's success.
side track is being put in at Bakers
burg, and depot will soon be built, the
people there having donated an ample
amount of land.
As soon as trains are put on regularly
at Titusville the steamers Indian River
and Haulover will begin making regular
and steady runs on Indian river.
1t is said that the purchasers OF the
Badger homestead at Eustis will soon be-
gin the work OF clearing and improving it
preparatory to building large hotel.
Very many spongers of the Key West
feet, particularly the younger men, are
learning cigar making. This business is
much lighter and the pay is far better.
Jones H anderson was badly stabbed by
some unknown person while dancing
Christmas Eve, at a ball given at Arcadia
station, Pensacola and Atlantic railroad.
Most of st. AugusHne's leading mer-
chants had goods on the wrecked schooner
"RidgewOOd." and the losses range from
$500 to $4,000, a majority of which is fully
insured.
The Florida Southern Railway Company
has issued an order prohibiting the use of
their depOts for storage purposes. All
freight is required TO be removed within
q hours after arrival.
The repairs on the United States reve-
nue. steamer Dix. at Key West, are COM
pleted, and she is ready, with the New
Year, If not to turn over a new leaf, at
least to turn over new wheel.
j. W. Williams, of Gainesville. has pur-
chased from Endel & Bro. the fine build.
ing lot just north of their new building,
Mr.. Williams will shorty erect a fine
building on his recent purchase.
A freight car on the FLORIDA Railway
and Navigation caught fire at SPAR,
Tropical branch, the other night, by the
spontaneous combustion of some mate
rial, and the ear and contents were en-
tIrely destroyed.
The building heretofore used as the
Methodist church at Palarka, was sold at
auction Tuesday. The old house will be
replaced by new and much larger and
handsOmer building, work on which will
be begun in a very short while.
Windsor farmers, with few exceptions,
have made sufficient crops to run their
farms another year without asking help
from any one. 1t is to be regretted that a
great'many Of our farmers had the i'll luck
to lose their cane seed during the first cold
spell.
DR.. SandersOn, OF Emporia, when sent
for to attend Patrick W ard. who was shot
at Seville on Christmas day, refused to go
for the reason that he might afterwards
be called on to go TO court as witness.
His action Is severely criticised by the
Seville Gazette.
Patrick Ward was shot and killed in a
barroom row at Seville, Christmas day, by
P. e. Bryan. This is the first murder
ever committed in Seville. The town is.
as rule, one of the most orderly in
Florida, and the occurrence IS greatly de-
pored by the citizens,
Capt S. C. Barker, of Windsor, has Just
com pleted his boat. He expected to have
a hack line running from Gainesville to
Newnan's Lake before Christmas, but
owing to his time being occupied in get
ting his boat ready he could not give his
attention to establishing a hack line.
Postmaster Clark, after indefatigable
effort and persistent pressure upon the
Fundamentally ashingtOn, b as secured the
concession of an additional carrier and
one additional clerk for help in the Jack
sonville Office. Postmaster Clark is max
ing a splendid record in his new position.
The grand ball at the Oeklawaha house,
at Eustis, New Years eve, was the social
event OF the season. Everyone agreed
that it was the finest ever seen in Eustis.
A most elaborate supper was provided by
MIR. W. K. LaBar, the manager OF the
house. The Literary and Social Club may
well be proud Of their entertainment.
A man named Spencer, who arrived
from Kentucky few weeks ago and set
tied with his wife and fifteen children in
North Gainesville, was agreeably sur
prised on Monday to see nine more OF his
children drive up in a wagon. They drove
through the country ali the way from
Kentucky, and arrived looking as fresh
as water-hlies.
Key West Equator: Immediately after
IT,. death Of the lamented Mr. Martin,
Mrs. Charles II. Pierce, Mrs. Mason
Moreno and Miss Mary Civa Russell, in a
weeks time, raised and put in the Kew
West Bank 81, 100 10 the credit Of Mrs.
Martin and the children. Besides this
very many unknown friends sent Mrs.
Martin various sums, In sealed envelopes,