The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-14
FLORIDA.

Vegetables IN dlIsDOFOuBu Cou my SLOW
the need of rain.
c. H. Dixon will build $4,000 residence
at De Funiak springs.
Mesod Cohen and Miss Hannah Nathan
were married at jacksonville Thursday.
The Mount Dora Gazette has suspended
for the summer, while its editor goes off on
his vacation.
The new steamer which is to ply between
Tampa and Pinellas was launced at the lat
ter place one day last week.
One of the probabilities in the near future
is new and handsome mansion for the
Methodist pastor at ApOpka.
George Merwin's saw mill at DeFuniak
springs is ready for work, and he will begin
active operations next Monday.
Stanley Fletcher, late managing editor of
the Jacksonville NelCs- Herald died at New
York Thursday of consumption.
L. G. Harper has sold his entire business
interest in the firm of l.. G.. Harper & Co.,
Of Orlando, to Mrs. f. W. Speir.
The frame work of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church at Anthony has been put in po-
sition and the work is progressing.
The Central Hotel at Leesburg was sold
last week to A. Abney, who has recently
become largely interested in that vicinity.
Capt. d. NJ. Hopson has rendered his res
ignation as Captain of the Leesburg Rifles.
George e. Lowell is likely to be elected in
Capt. Hopson's place.
The Apopka Union says: Some of the
commission merchants are practicing some
very high handed robbery on a number of
Apopka City truck farmers.
The Gainesville city election passed off
quietly Thursday. J. B. Brown, Democrat
is undoubtedly elected Mayor. The rest of
the ticket is badly mixed, except Aldermen.
At Pensacola wednesday night Mai.
Henry Street, assisted by Capt Gregory,
both of New Orleans, instituted Pensacola
division No. 3, Uniform Rank Knights of
Pythias.
At Sanford Thursday Sheriff Anderson
arrested and locked in the county Jail Oil
yer. the colored man who has been bring
ing packages from Enterprise for parties in
Sanford, on a charge of selling whisky with
out a license
Mai Gen W. S. Harvey, wife and sister,
from Mobile, Ala, have gone to Orlando to
stay. They have rented the Livingston
cottage on Orange avenue, and before long
will make some extensive purchases in that
immediate vicinity.
The j., T. and X. w. r. R., from whose
locomotive escaped the sparks which caused
the destructive fire at Tavares on Monday
last, is said TO be willing to pay all losses
occasioned thereby at fifty cents on the dol
lar without lawsuit.
The first engine of the Orange Belt rail
way @ tered Clearwater Harbor last Mon
day evening. Two locomotives pulling and
hooting around Clearwater Tuesday, and
two steamers churuiug the water the same
day, gave the place a live business air
John II. Walton, an old tobacco planter
of Kentucky, who has been spending few
DAYS with Ben Burdette, of Lake Apopka.
says that there is tobacco now growing on
Mr. Burdette's farm, set out three weeks
ago, that measures 20 inches from point to
point Of the leaves
Hon. Thomas +. King. formerly Judge of
that circuit, is in attendance on the Circuit
Court, now in session at Palatka. He is as
ISOLATED with Calhoun & Davis in the prose
cution of the libel suit brought by Sheriff
Zehnbar against the Palatka Ne,CS. 1t is
the intention of plaintiffs counsel to press
this suit this term.
Mr.. Lester was showing the relics Of his
loss from the Tavares fire in Orlando Wed,
nesday. His gold watch and chain, scarf pin ,
ring. ect., which We're in his trunk, were all
melted, and he has nothing but these speci-
mems to show of his former possessions He
did not even save a change of clothing. His
individual loss amounted TO about $500.
The commissary at J. p. Whilden's, one
and one-half miles south Of Anthony,
caught on fire from the south-bound
Cracker train last Thursday, and was
burned down. The loss, beside; the build
ing, was about 1925 His dwelling mar
rowly escaped being burned, as it was SO
close TO the burned building, II was only
saved by the wind blowing from his dwell
ing.
j. I. Cleveland killed deer in the st.
Sebastian river last Friday. While sailing
up that stream he noticed the deer swim
ming across, with II dog after it, He inn
mediately started in pursuit i'll a small
boat, and after n good tug at rowing finally
caught up with it and few raps on the
head secured It. He lifted it into his small
boat and carried the dog back to the river
la X.
Oviedo will soon have railroad connec-
! ton with Orlando. Already the work to
c instruct the Orlando, Osceola and Lake
! JcsSup road has been commenced. 1t is
nl-u a settled fact that the Clyde line will
next winter run line of steamers between
Jacksonville and Lake Jessup in connection
VITA this road. This will give that grow
ing town one steamboat and two railroad
connections.
At Tampa, Monday night about II
O'Clock, S. B. Mcknight was awakened by
n noise in bis sitting room, and on investi-
! eating found a man trying to open his safe.
| He ran across the room to got his gun and