The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-18
FLORIDA.

At Barlow orange groves and vegeta bles
are doing well since the numerous rains.
The new bridge over the Halifax river
at Daytona was opened for business
Wednesday.
f. NJ. Beall has sold out his drug business
at Punta Gorda and returned TO his former
home in Barlow.
Aaron Levy, of Tallahassee, last week
purchased ninety acres of excellent land
from II. d. McColloch.
b. F. Jackson is building a handsome
residence on one Of his lots, northeast of the
Baptist Church, at Barlow.
The Polk county mass meeting will be
held at Lakeland tomorrow to select dele
gates to the State Convention.
A school of mulet was seen in Lake Mon
roe at Sanford, Tuesday, that fishermen
say numbered in the thousands.
The Barlow Rifles have received their
guns and accoutrements. and the uniforms
are to be shipped in few days.
The third quarterly meeting of the Polk
County Teachers Association will be held
at Barlow on Saturday, May 90.
Several citizens of Tallahassee say that a
large bright star in the eastern sky an
peared last Friday night in partial eclipse.
The railroad commission has granted the
Florida Railway and Navigation Company
an increase Of fare. The rate is now 4c. a
mile.
l.. Cary Elves brought to Orlando, Tues
day, a watermelon weighing thirty pounds.
1t was grown on the Elves place, southeast
of town.
The handsome residence of Dennis Burns
beyond Kupfrain's Park, Pensacola, was de-
stroyed by fire about O'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Two carloads of phosphate have been
shipped from Arcadia to Savannah, and
the diggers have a contract for big lot Of
the same stuff
There are now seven railroad tracks cross
ing First street at Sanford, leading to the
Union freight depot, with an arm connect
ing the whole with the South Florida road.
Capt Frederick Worth, an old and highly
respected citizen of Hillsborough county,
died at his home in Bloomingdale, on Mon
day, May T. He was born in Wurtemburg,
Germany, in 1881.
The next meeting of the American Pomo-
logical Society is to be held in Florida next
February The place has not been decided
on yet. Several towns will doubtless soon
begin to press their claims
Mr.. Forbes, of Waltulla county, sold a
load of very fine Bermuda onions at ITALIA
hassee day or two ago, for IS per barrel
net cash. Mr.. Forbes says he planted about
one-fourth acre and gathered from it forty
bushels of the pungent tubers.
George Altree and man named Titus
assaulted Charles Whitner, of Sanford, at
picnic at Rockledge, Tuesday. The San
ford Journal denounces the assailants in
severe terms, and urges that an attempt be
made to indict them for assault with intent
TO murder.
At Brooksvile, Wednesday, Alex Jack
son entered the room of Lucinda Berry and
shot her in the back, killing her instantly.
The parties are colored. There had been
trouble between them for some time, She
not long since, swearing out peace war
RAFT against him. A lynching party started
after Jackson.
The sale, for $500, of fifteen acres of
land opposite the foot Of Lafa yette street,
on the river at Tampa, 10 tho hotel syndi-
cate represented by Mr.. Wood, has been
consummated. Work is TO commence on the
grounds very soon, as it is the aim Of Mr..
Wood TO have at least one-third of the
structure fitted and ready for next seasons
travel
The salary of Rev. w. b. Dye, Baptist
minister at Barlow, has long been in ar.
rsars On Saturday last, J. H. Tatum paid
from his own pocket the arrearage for last
year, amounting to Sl5l 90 Mr.. Tatum
had already contributed SIPS toward Mr..
Dyes salary, which is onl j, $500 per annum
aud house rent, thus paying about one-third
Of the whole
The public schools Of Polk county will