The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-25
FLORIDA.

I. j. Hector's new store at Melbourne is
about ready for occupancy.
The Mayor Of Sanford saws he is deter
mined 70 stop swearing on the streets.
A banker Of the frozen North is prospect
ing with q view Of locating at Cedar Key
Polk county raised peu-to peaches are
now delightng the paiates of northern
epicures.
Nat Poyutz, of Orlando, has purchased a
large interest in the Polk county bank of
Barlow.
J. H. Phillips, of Chicago, has purchased
the property CT Mr.. Beach on the east side
at Melbourne.
MIR Seward. lately from New Orleans, is
building A residence near the Grant House
at Melbourne.
The new Methodist church at Melbourne
has been enclosed and will be ready for use
next Sa bath.
John Pollock has bought Of j. l.. Nc
Clellan, six acres OF land near Banana la4e
in Polk county.
F. E. de la Rua and L. NJ Brooks aspire
10 the clerkship Of the Circuit Court Of
Escambia county.
The Episcopaians of Barlow hold their
religion, services in the Opera House, hav-
ing no church of their own.
At Bartow Mr. Smell has taken possession
OF his handsome new store, on Broadway,
Just opposite his old quarters
The Messrs. Warren, Of Greenwood, are
shipping tomatoes at the rate of twenty
crates day receiving for them 81 crate
Escambia's delegation, so far as known,
has no decided preference for any man now
spoken Of in connection With the nomina-
ton of Sta ticket.
The trustees Of the Fort Meade high
school met last Friday and elected Mr. w.
r. Thomas principal and d. +. Wrenn asSis-
tant, for the next school year.
Dennis Burns, whose foot was crushed by
a stick of timber at Pensacola, one day last
week, is able to get along very comfortably
with the aid of a walking cane.
A frst-class canning factory in the near
future, and a furniture factory is badly
needed to work up the immense forests of
fine hard woods adjacent to Cedar Key
Work has been commenced on the new
furniture factory in East Gainesville, and
the completion of the City and Suburban
railway to Newnan's lake is now an as
sured fact.
The new Methodist church at Cedar Key
is being finished. The largo new building
of n. Schlemmer 81 Son is also being pushed
to completion, and, when finished, will be
the best building in the town.
Altree g. Titus, of Titusville, intends
bringing SUIT against the Sanford Journal
for from $40, 900 to 100000 for damages in
consequence of its remarks concerning their
conduct at Rock Ledge on May l6.
Most of the farmers in the nelghborhood
of Banana lake, Polk county, have sold
their tomato crop to Messrs. Schipman &
Ballard. This crop is better than was an
ticipated after the seven weeks drought
G.. N. Milman has received his commits
81 N from ex. Gov. Bloxham, Surveyor Gen
eral, to survey the unsurveyed lands around
Lake Buffun. Several surveys of this
tract have been made, but all have been re-
jected.
George Abner, crazy negro, was found
entirely nude on the streets of Orlando,
Tuesday night, and arrested. During the
night he tore his bedding into shreds and
turned on the water faucet, completely
flooding the cell
Tho new ice factory at Cedar Key is kept
steadily going, and so far has had all it
could do to fill orders. Much ice has been,
and is being, shipped to points on the rail
road to ice the refrigerator cars used in
marketing the vegetable crop.
While crossing the railroad at Arcadia,
on Saturday last, Rev. S. w. Carsons horse
was frightened at an engine and became
unmanageable, wrecking the wagon, some
what seriously iniuring b. f. Wood, and
slightly bruising Rev. Mr. Carson.
The difficulty between the Florida South
ern railroad and the cattle men of DeSoto
county is to be adjusted by arbitration,
each party to name a man, and these two
TO select third. Hon. J. w. Whidden has
been selected to represent the road
Judge J. w. Ashby returned to Gaines
vile Sunday from Lake City, where he had
been assisting in the prosecution of a man
charged with the murder of John J. Barr's
brother, which occurred about fifteen years
ago. The jury returned a verdict for the
defendant.
Commeau is shoemaker on Ocean street.
near Forsyth. He is an industrious and
hard working man. He is highly esteemed
by his neighbors and by all those who know
him. He mas had great misfortunes in his
family, and finds it difficult to support
them i'll this country.
Mr.. Scott, OF the Atlanta super-phosphate
works, was in Barlow last week He has
been examining the Peace Creek country
for deposits of bone phosphate and reports
good results as to quantity at various points,
while the quality Is pronounced first class
and very valuable.
Richard Windham and Silas High, two
lads of Barlow in their early teens, shot
three alligators in Seward lake on TUESDAY
night OF last week. lney ranged IN longth
from 6 to Z feet The first named lad as
sisted in the slaughter of seven alligators in
Banana lake the previous week.
Hannah Buyers, a colored woman, was
found dead in bed at Gainesville Wednesday.
Symptoms Of poisoning were discovered
and Peter jackson was arrested The coro-
ner's jury was in session all day, and adj
journed to await an examination Of the CON
tents of some glasses which were found in
the room.
There is every reason for believing the
present summer will not by any means be a
dull one ut Pensacola. The Sullivan Tim
Der Company, it is reliably said, will be
actively engaged throughout the year in
shipping timber and lumber, and the other
houses II is believed, will also have plenty
OF work TO perform.
Quite a number Of vessels have lately
been put into the sponge trade at Cedar
Key, and sponge is being stored in consider
able and increasing quantities. Cedar Kew
is in the center of the Florida spo &c fields,
from which is taken yearly $65O000 worth
of sponge. For want of buyer there it is
marketed at Key West.
A tract of land has been donated, and a
subscription has been commenced for the
erection of "A college at Melbourne. There
seems to be no doubt that building will be
erected III time for u-e the coming fall or
winter. No better location for an educa.
tional institution can be found on the H.
dian river than Melbourne offers