The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-17
FLORIDA.


viii Morton Of Ocala shipped 200 crates
of tomatoes last week.
Hon. H. T. Wartmann, of Citra, is can
dldate for tax collector.
w. NJ Girardeau Of jefferson county has
300 acres planted in watermelons.
The Town council of Starke destroyed
at its last meeting 1897 81 in town scrip.
Seventy egg-plants were picked
from one plant in Tampa few days since.
Floridas rolling exposition car has re-
turned home after a tour through the
north and east.
creased in value over 500 per cent. during
the past two years
At Ocala John G. Reardon is adding
another story to bis mansion and making
other improvements.
On July 2 the school board of Marion
county will meet at Ocala to locate public
schools for the coming term.
Mr. Gonzalez has obtained about 5000
from subscribers for the benefit of the suf-
ferers by the recent fire at st. Augustine
J. " Burke of Bronson, has sold, as
real estate agent, during the year $1,000
acres Of land, and expects soon to sell 25, 600
more.
1t is rumored that the Tampa street rail-
way company will adopt electricity as a
motor power for their cars in the course of
the present year.
Maj n. r. Gruelle has given up all his
other business engagements for the purpose
OF devoting his whole time and energies to
the construction of the Gainesville, ITALIA
hassee and Western railroad.
Daytona Messenger. Capt. II. F. Doug
lass informs us that the tax roll will foot
in, - tot oh
less than one-third would represent over
So, 100000. OF the amount Daytona is as
sessed at s4l9, 720; Ormond, SPA, 720; Holly
Hill, $4,000, Blake, S65, l40; Tomoka,
! s14S, 500
Z. I. King of New Smyrna lost a valu-
able Jersey cow Sunday evening id very
mysterious manner At milking time she
seemed in perfect health, but within five
minutes after she fell down and died, it is
suppose from collie She cost him 500
about month ago.
Near New Smyrna last week, as Mr..
Webster's son Willie, boy about IL
years old was going across the Peninsula
to hunt for turtle eggs on the beach, he
encountered a bear and four cubs. His dog
made fight with her but was soon driven
off and the boy was soon out of harms way.
The next morning he saw another bear in
about the same place.
At New Smyrna a day or two ago, ]. j.
Hunter had Capt. Douglass Of the fertilizer
factory arrested for an assault with a
deadly weapon, alleged to have been com
mitted at Douglass place two weeks ago.
The preliminary hearing was to have been
held Monday morning before Squire
Hodges, but was postponed on account of
the absence Of the defendant.
A. B. Crawford living two miles west Of
Titusville, sold to one of the merchants of
that place a few days since four water
melons aggregating 157 pounds-one weigh
ing 81 pounds-for S. He raised these
melons on what is termed poor pine land.
He also raised fine Peen-to peaches within
two years, showing what can be done
where proper care and energy is bestowed.
Tallahassee Florididn: Wiley Shelter of
Gadsden county has been extensively ex-
perimenting with his tobacco fly catcher,
and thus far it has proved success. This
will be Of incalculable benefit to the tobacco
planter, as every fly caught is so many
worms destroyed and vast deal of tedious
labor saved The tobacco syndicate of
Gadsden is trying the catcher in their large
fields preparatory to Mr.. Shelter securing a
patent for his invention, which he hopes to
obtain soon and be able to put 1t on the
market.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week. Bowen Shep-
ard to be county judge IN and for the
county of Liberty; Lewis w. Zim, to be
superintendent of public instruction in and
for the county of Clay; William w Bailey.
to be county surveyor in and for the county
of Alachua; b. r. Milan, NJ. c. Levy, A.
II. Williams, John Williams, to be notaries
public in and for the state at large; Charles
| B. Gale, R. K. Boyd, s. B. Harrington,
George L. Acosta, to be justices of the
peace in and for the county of Marion; I,
w. Faulkner, t. be supervisor of registra-
ton in and for the county of Dade; James
| B. Hunter, to be assessor Of taxes in and
| for the county of Calhoun.