The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-10
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Manatee is taking steps to be incorpo-
rated.
The brick work Of the new court house at
| DeFuniak Springs is completed.
At DeFuniak Springs the Presbyterians
have begun handsome brick church.
Capt A. A. Scott sold last week $50
acres of land IN and around Lakeland.
The Thermometer at Lakeland Registered
| So last week for the first time this season.
Mai r. q. Wright, of Oxford. sold 100
crates of cabbage at 81 per crate last week
More than 800 crates of vegetables have
been shipped from Oxford this season up to
| date.
The Gadsden Sons of Temperance. of
| Quincy, had sixteen accessions Wednesday
night
The Landlord Hotel at Mt. Pleasant, was
burned on Friday night. The building was
fully insured.
Extensive improvements are being made
by the Lake Stanley Land Company in
! West DeFuniak
A new post office has been established at
| Norway, IN Gadsden county, with C. HI
! LOrange Postmaster.
At Fernandina, the collection on Easter
| Sunday at the ST. Peters Episcopal church
amounted to over 1900,
The fiywheel of Heads saw mill at Plant
City flew to pieces last week. No one
was hurt. The mill shut down for few
days.
Rev. A. Z. Householder has begun a re-
vival at the Methodist Episcopal Church. at
Lakeland, which, from appearances, is to
do great good.
County Assessor Partin will be at his
office in Kissmmee from April Is to April
| 30, for the purpose of receiving tax returns
for the year 1888.
DR.. J. w, Vineyard sold his handsome
| place in the suburbs of Lakeland last week
for Sl2 900. This is the best sale in Polk
county this winter.
The trustees of the Mccormick University
have under contemplation the erection of a
$4,000 building for the preparatory depart
ment at DeFuniak Springs.
Wallace Bruce, the celebrated poet and
lecturer, is making beautiful private park
in the southeast corner of the Chautauqua
grounds at DeFuniak Springs
Some of MessIs Porch q Wilson's friends
have an option from Mr.. Cannon on about
| 1000 acres of land near their property in
the vicinity of Fort Bassinger.
About 900 crates of vegetables per week
is now being shipped from the Hendrix
wharf opposite Manatee, aud the farmers
say that shipping is only just beginning.
The ladies of Cedar Key have formed a
mite missionary society, the dues of which
are SC. per week for each member. The
object is to support missionary in Japan
A radish which weighed nine pounds and
me lsured twenty-six inches in circum-
ference was raised in Mr.. Rollins garden, on
Lake Holden, and is now on exhibition at
Orlando.
Maj. B. p. Jett, who recently sol his in
II, fbA ps,ti 10 II
City, left on Monday with his family for
Florence, Ala. where he will 20 into the
boot and shoe trade.
Gen Cones residence at BelleYiew was
burned to the ground Saturday morning
The loss is 81 900. 1t was insured for $500
on the building, but nothing on the furni-
ture, which is a total loss.
All the timber land between DeFuniak
Springs and Montgomery has been recently
purchased by wealthy syndicate that Wi!
build "A road northward from that point A
line is also projected southwark to the coast.
At Ocala the re-trial of G.. and w. S.
Denham for the shooting of Peter ID. Tells
ended Friday, and the case was given To tine
jury. The jury, after being out all night.
stood eight for acquittal and four for con
viction.
A. Harold sold his property on Shipvard
Island, eight miles south of New Smyrna
in the Hlllsborough river, which consists
of a cottage, rs acres of land and oyster
beds 10 +. c. Harrington, of Texas, last
Saturday for 81 800.
At Ocala, Saturday, the court refused a
new trial TO Joe Ellis, the colored man CON
victed of rape, but he va, recommended 10
the mercy Of the court and was sentenced
10 the state penitentary for ninety-nine
years, as the law gives the Judge no option.
A Northern gentleman, who is a large
capitalist, has been at Manatee several davs
| prospecting for Il site 20 locate one hun
! dred room tel upon. lie found the spot
he wanted, aid will take the preliminary
steps to build as soon as good titles TO the
! property can be obtained.
| The Fernandina Base Ball Association
will shortly be reorganized as a stock
company 1t is proposed 10 inclose a por-
ton of the city park as a play ground, pro-
vided the city consents, and organize a
team capable Of holding its own with any
| club in the State.
j. d. Tillis, Tax Collector, of Polk conn
ty, has not yet advertised the lands of the
delinquent taxpayers, although the limit of
payment was by law made to end Feb l.
The delay has given the taxpayers the OPP
portunity TO settle up, and has resulted in
the collection of about 81, 900 in taxes that