The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-24
FLORIDA.

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of forming log combine.
| DIR. p. H. Strausz left Palatka Friday for
jacksonville to aid the suffering people in
that afflicted city.
Since the introduction of the fever at
Jacksonville, travel to Apslachic)la has
| ceased almost entirely.
Timber men at Apalachicola anticipate
that the run Of cypress from now on will
| be scarce owing to low water.
| Next seas N 100, 900 acres of Florida soil
will be planted in tobacco With an average
crop this will be worth $l0,00,000.
| James ID. Lowell has resigned the mar
shaship of Apopka City. W. G.. Scott has
been appointed to fill the unexpired term.
At Belleview few days ago Allen Tates
| little girl was accidentally shot. The local
paper fails to state how serious the wound
| was.
The national encampment, G. A. r., ap-
propriated $500 for the benefit of their
| comrades, sufferers in Florida from yellow
| fever
George W. Hendrix has closed his grocery
| business at Apopka CITY, and expects in q
short time to return to his former home in
| Eufaula, Ala.
Belleau opera house, at Apalachicola. is
now ready for the grand opening on Oct.
%, the new scenery and effects having been
placed in position.
John Coyne, the faithful and efficient
agent of the Florida Southern railway at
| Gainesville, says he will stick to his post, no
matter what happens
The Baptist church of Apopka City has
extended unanimous call to the present
popular and efficient pastor, Rev. Lucien
Drury, for another year.
At Titusville, Wednesday, the drill was
lost in the artesian well, at a depth of about
800 feet, but was recovered Thursday, and
operations again proceeded.
A number of the Italians who were at
Apalachicola last season, engaged in the
oyste: catching business, are returning so
as to be there when the season opens.
The Withlacoochee river has been on a
| huge swell for several DAYS past The
| Rocky Ford bridge, between Madison and
Naldosta, was washed away by it last week
Harri .ons hall at Apopka City was com
fortablv filed last Monday night with citi-
zens who had come together for the purpose
of hearing politics discussed from a prohi-
bition standpoint.
Revs. Lucen Drury, John A. Richardson
and Robert Il. l.. Lowell went as delegates
from the Baptist church of Apopka City to
the Wekiva association, which convened at
kissimmee Friday.
Inc luoindsNlHe, IdlldudSSeS ana NfulI
sawmill, at Apalachicola, was shut down
last week but starts up again Monday.
The Pdrlin mill, so reported will soon clio q
down for thorough overhauling.
Some miscreant entered the Townsville,
Tallahassee and Gulf railway mill at Cara
belle, few nights since, and taking some
sharp instrument, severed, with the excep-
ton of few strands, the main belt.
A few nights ago, the Apopka City Dem
ocratic club was addressed by Mai NJ. r.
Marks, Louis G. Massey and Judge j.
Letcher Bryan of Orlando. There was a
large attendance and much enthusiasm.
Last Friday, f. V. Ferrill, William Car
ter and others living near San Pedro bay,
| enjoyed chase of five hours after mon
ster bear in that swamp. 1t was finally
killed by Mr.. Carter, and weighed nearly
400 pounds.
T. W. Smith of Titusville is taking down
some of the buildings on his lot prior to re-
| moving them to his homestead on the Kills.
borough river, near New Smyrna, where he
expects to reside after his term as marshal
has expired.
| In consequence of yellow fever in Gaines
vile and the forced quarantine in Middle
| Florida, the appointments of Gen. r. b.
| Bullock have been revised, and he will not
| be i'll Madison, Suwannee Hamilton and
| Columbia until late in October
Apalachicola Times: The same white
man who has repeatedly disturbed family
| in the city, agaiA appeared on the premises
| a few nights since, and he was shot at. bat
| fortunately for him, the load flew wide Oh
its mark. The mayor fined him $40.
| A petition for licensing a barroom, pub
| lished in the Monticello Constitution.
covers nearly whole page, and the scores
Of "X-his markn--are an illustrated indi-
cation Of the desire Of the ignorant and
| irresponsible element in the social system.
c. Weber, recently express messenger
| on the Indian river division, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of route agent on the
main line of the Jacksonville Tampa and
| Key West railway. A young man from
Gainesville by the name of Wooiie takes
his place.
The inlet at Jupiter was opened on Sun
| day by a force of hands who made cut
through the sand bar at the mouth OF the
inlet, when the high water inside soon cut
| open passage way about eighty feet wide,
SO that navigation between Jupiter and
Lake Worth outside is once more estab-
lished.
The board of health on Monday deemed ii
best not to receive any more Jacksonville
publications into the county, and now the
people OF Titusvllle have to patronize the
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS for the yellow
fever news. The reports published in the
News are the best printed in the United
States.
negro from jefferson county was
captured in Carrabelle few day, since and
taken to the scene Of his crime. lie was
charged with having entered place Of
colored worship and raised "a row. In adj
dition he made an individual present
run from him, and then took a pistol and
fired at him.
At Al alachicola, few days ago, James
Gibson, while on the "waysn, reached down
into the water to pick up piece of board.
At this moment a large moccasn wrapped
himself around Jim's arm. Jim was VI
badly frightened that he shook him off in
an instant Fortunately the snake did not
do any biting.
A cure Of yellow fever by the electro
libation treatment is already claimed al
Jackso willie. Il. e daughter Vt Mr.. Pc ers
Of $50 Forsyth street, va. found with 4
y high fever, and fifteen mirut~ after b.
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