Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-17

The VOlusia county editors will make
an effort TO form County Press assocla-
ton on Monday, April l.
The Gulf house, at Cedar Key, caught
fire last week, but the blaze was eXtin-
guished before any damage was done.
The Postmaster General has appointed
II, p. Bryan Postmaster az BareerVille,
Volusia county, vice James D. Barber.
The house of B. W. Wait, at Magnesia
springs. near Hawthorne, was burned
last Thursday with nearly all its con-
tents.
There are on the Withlacooehee river
over 1000 acres In gardens, cabbage, etc,
and on PanasOtfkee lake and vicinity
over 700 acres.
The cold, rainy weather is causing
farmers in Levy county much trouble and
delay. The truck business is suffering
considerably from it.
Turner &c Co., who purchased the J0r-
dan place at Brooksvtfie. have sold to
Springstead Bros. two thirty feet lots on
Nam street, near the Grand View hotel,
for 5000.
Frank Sanderman of Blue Springs, Of
feFs 800 to any person who will grow FIVE
acres OF grass OF any kind successfully,
and one acre of land, cleared and set out
with trees and shrubbery, accompanied
with 5000 cash for a new school house,
provided the citizens will raise 5000 more.
A Board OF Trade was formed at Gaines
vile Monday, and the following officers
were elected: II, +. Dutton, president;
j. W. Ashby, vice president; Fl. 4. Day
I. V. Porter, j. A. Matheson, Marcus
Endel and j. G. Nichols constitute the
board of directors. A constitution was
adopted, and between 80 and 40 persons
joined.
On the return of the committee that at
tended the editorial excursion to Lees
burg, Col. Martin mad the tram stopped
at Copper, the new town between Brooks
vile and Pemberton's Ferry. He left the
train between and in hereXening, mis-
place of residence was only one mile dis
tant, and he was unable to find it until 10
O'clock, and then ne saw light and
stopped to inquire the way. What was
his surprise to find THAT he was at home.
Leesburg is dry town.
A report was sent from PanasofEkee
that all the vegetables were killed on the
night of March 70. Such was not the
case. All the gardens near the lake, in
all over 400 acres, are uRiniured. Beans,
cuoumbers, tomatoes and egg plants are
as healthy as before the cold. Some of
the gardens on the WithiacoOchee also es-
capped or were only partly damaged. Two
Vi bui6S uill6S lFOM bNS ldk6 DEANS, GU
cumbers and squash are almost all killed.
Gardeners who have lost their crops are
busily replaRting, or have ordered seeds
in order Co do so.
The large tent that has for some weeks
been occupying lot in-the upper part OF
Jacksonville was removed on Friday last
and set up ia beautiful grove of live oaks
on the bluff at Arlington, and on Sunday
series of meetings were commenced IN
der the direction Of Rev. William Reddy,
+ ID. D., of Syracuse, n. Y, and the Rev.
W, b. Osborn, Of Niagara, N. ", both of
the Methodist Episcopal church. The
purposefs to hO3d a series of evangelical
services in the interest of the people of
that section and all others who may feel
inclined to attend. Other distinguished
ministers are expected to be In attend
ance during the week.
Eustis Semi Tropical: Last Saturday
night scene was presented at the new
store of Hiram w ats. which has never been
paralleled in this region, and ''hardIy
eVero in any other. The stock of groceries
bought Ia heap by Mr.. Watts from
Bishop Bros. were placed in the store
room of the former in a pRomiscuOus
mess, and in the evening offered for sale.
The prices at which the goods were sold
soon drew large crowd, and there was
where the fun came in. Everybody helped
themselves, aud after piling up a lot Of
goods on the floor would ask the price OF
the lot. In some instances the sales were
less than half the first cost price, al
wholesale rates. A number of families
took occasion to lay in q stock that will
last some time.