Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-15
FLORIDA.

The 81. Augustine Guards are vearn-
ing for their guns.
A Key West dealer commenced selling
Ice Wednesday morning at 1c. per pound.
John Smith, baker OF st. Augustine,
has disposed of his business to l. F. Mum
son.
A large addition is being built to the
Rainey block ON st. George street, st, Au-
gustine.
The fall term for the Circuit Court for
st. Johns county convened On Tuesday,
fSept. ii.
Never in the history OF st. Augustine
has there been, at one time, such extern
sive building operations.
The bakers of st. Augustine are having
bread war. The last and best offer Is
eight loayes for quarter.
A gentleman from Charleston will open
! candy manufactury at Gainesville as
/ soon as he can procure suitable quarters.
At Key West Mr.. Duffy has just finish
ed new Cigar factory on Duval street %
by 80 feet, adjoining the colored Methodist
church.
j. E. Cartaya arrived at Key West from
New York on the steamship San Marcos
Wednesday night to establish cigar
mandatory.
| on the plaza at st. Augustine Sunday af-
ternoon, attracting large crowd. We
learn that these meetings will be contin-
ued.
V. Sanchez & Son, OF st. Augustine, are
about to build a handsome brick block,
the ground floor ofwhich will be divided
into five spacious stores, the rent of which
will be IN the neighberhood of s., 900 each.
Contractor James Doyle has secured
the work of erecting for R. P. Sabate, a
spacious two and half story building on
Treasury street, st. Augustine, adjoining
the residence or Mrs. NJ. Hernandez. The
ground floor will be used as dry goods
and boot and shoe establishment, with
spacious rooms above.
The regular meeting of the County
Commissioners of st. Johns county was
held on Tuesday last. The liquor deal
ers some nine in number, presented their
petitions for aoJion. The board took them
up as whole and they were unanimously
granted, the dealers having conformed
strictly with the requirements of the law
IN getting them up.
The three-masted schooner Ajax is now
loading with lumber at Sloggett's saw
mill at st. Augustine. She will take
aboard some 23O, 900 feet of yellow pine
lumber which has been cut into special
large sizes Of l0Xl6 and 45 feet in length.
This is a special order for J. S. Kent q
Co.. of Philadelphia, and will be used in
building a silk factory.
On Tuesday night sneak thieves en-
tered the store of William Rolleston. at
st. Augustine, and succeeded in getting
away with nearly all the gold iewelry
there was in the store, including two val
liable gold watches which had been left
there for repairs. They also assembled the
house, and from the rooms distracted
minor articles which were priced by their
owners.
A large and brilliant meteor passed
over st. Augustine Sunday night. Its
course was from the west to the east,
and, after exploding, making quite a loud
report. The PARTICLES descended in zig
gag manner and dropped in the Atlantic
Ocean. The meteor, with it's large, bril-
liant tail, Illuminated the heavens in a
most startling and effective manner and
presented beautiful sight.
Col. Henry A. Varnum has resigned
his connection with the Times Union as
canvassing agent, and is arranging to
start new paper at DeLand. He is I'M
decided yet whether to make it straight
Repu blican or independent. However, he
thinks there is money in it for him. He
says he can do very well anywhere IN
Florida except Pensacola, and there thew
sit nat down on him every pop. There is
now one Democratic, one agricultural
and one religious paper published at De-
Land. but Col. Varnum says there fs room
for just one more, and he will occupy
that room in about two weeks.