The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-27
FLORIDA.

Capt. Edward Kuhl, of Orlando. died
Friday
The First National, of Ocala, advertises
surplus of g., 900
The Tax Assessor of Lake county will be
in Eustis again, May 81.
The Florida Midland railway is stretch
ing itself toward Lake Jesup.
w. H. Crenshaw is a candidate for the
Surveyorship of Sumter county.
J. Potsdamer made shipment of 2,00O
pounds OF wool from Lake City, Wednes-
day.
There are but two vacant dwellings in
Willacoochee at present, and they are to be
occupied shortly.
It is expected that the Orlando and Win
ter Park railroad will be open for travel on
the Fourth Of July next.
Last Monday there were, although early
in the season, thirty guests az the Sea
Breeze Hotel at Daytona.
The Lake county prisoners were taken
from the jail in Sumterville last week and
taken to tneir own county.
Willacoochee has new paper called the
NeloS. 1t is very breezy and as neat as a
natty new outfit can make il.
Ocala has full uniformed fire company,
full uniformed brass band. and two full
uniformed military companies.
Three car loads of the Tampa Water
Works material is being shipped to o. gala
to finish the plant at that place.
1t is reported that a bank, to be called the
Second National of Gainesville, will be
opened between now and Sept. l.
The Democratic convention of Sumter
county will be held at the court house in
Sumterville, on Saturday, June 16.
Sumter county IS greatly interested in the
State Immigration Association. She did
what no other county did-paid the ex-
penses of her delegates to the last meeting
neld in Jacksonville
G. r. Calhoun and w. S. Calhoun arrived
at Tampa from Marco Thursday night
They had very thrilling experience a short
time ago on the Gulf and narrowly escaped
watery graves. They, with other parties,
were making voyage in n l3-ton boat and
wore overtaken by q severe storm. Every
thing was swept clear from the deck of the
vessel and they scudded with great speed
before the terrific gale. They were out 100
hours before assistance was rec sived. Their
sufferings were acute. Several of the party
were ladies.
Thomas Ray, of Palatka, has received q
letter from his father, James Ray, a soda
water manufacturer of Savannah, detailing
a little experience with L. w. Smith, who
illustrated TO Palatka recently the art of
obtaining money without rendering the due
equivalent Mr.. Smith presented letter of
introduction from Thomas Ray, but the old
gentleman recognized at once the bogus
character of the claim. Smith represented
himself as the owner of laundry in Palat-
ka, that he had check which he had failed
to have Endorsed properly, and requested
the trifling loan of $40. His wife, lie said,
was at the Harnett House. Mr. Ray told tho
young man TO call in the morning He
found neither vito nor baggage at the
Harnett House, and wrote at once TO his
son at Palatka.
The Cedar Key CORRESPONDENT Of the
NEWS writes as follows May "a: The build
ings for steam laundry are completed
Wolfe & Co. have added quite an extension
TO their pencil works, anu put in another
engine and more saws. Tho canning fac
tory, which was sin the near future" is
now an assured fact, buildings have been
purchased and machinery is being selected
| Oysters, turtle, fish, fruit and vegetables
can be had in almost limtless quantities,
and at low prices. The harbor IS full OF
sailing craft, mostly of the coasting and
sponging kind The yachts and pleasure
boats are nearly all being overhauled and
prepared for the usual fall and winter char
! tors. A great number of these vessels do
nothing but charter for tourists aud ma
rooners, who engage them in the summer
and use them in the winter. A bank is In
The prospective, and the Florida ship canal
scheme is constantly gaining strength. The
best informed believe il to be "A certainty.