The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-08
FLORIDA.

The colored republicans Of Sanford have
organized club
The subject of city water works is before
the people of Starke.
Leon county tobacco growers will soon
begin their first cutting
The taxable valuation Of property in
Lake county is 81. 1000
The hogs rooted up dead baby in the
suburbs of Cedar Key Monday.
Tho foundation for the new Methodist
church is being laid in Monticello.
The wind the past week has greatly in
jured the pear crop in Jefferson county.
The question of levyng another tax on
Starke to pay its Indebtedness is being dis
cuSSel.
Maj. NJ. r. Marks of Orlando is now
spoken of as candidate for the state
senate.
Returns for first shipments of LeConte
pears arc very satisfactory TO Leon county
shippers
c. NJ. Brown is spoken of as fit person
| for state senatorial honors by the Sumter.
riile Times.
Mr.. Roche, the contractor, has COM
mcnced carrying the mail from Chipley to
Vernon daily.
At Tampa the brick are now on the
ground for tha Campbell block and the work
is being rapidly puShe !.
The honey crop at Sackett's heath apiary
will be quite large. Up to date over I, 900
pounds have been extracted
The Escambia county democratic conven-
ton is 20 be held on July L. and the pre-
cinct meetings on July Is and A.
| Maj. NJ. r. Marks Of Orlando suggests the
! plan of joint political discu ssions from the
Same platforms during the campaign.
Sumter county responded promptly to the
| assessment of 1928 against her for the bene-
tit of State immigration association.
No reward has yet been offered by the
board of Orange county commissioners for
the apprehension of the murderer of Mr.
Busk.
The teachers institute is in session al
! Quincy, with forty teachers in attendance
| Prots. Felkel and Graham and others are in
! charge.
Hon. A. P. BasRins of Ocala withdraws
his name as candidate for clerk of the cir.
cult court, and will make the race for tho
legislature.
The Bradford county school board has
asked mills on tho taxable property for
school purposes This will amount to
! about $1,000
A Tallahassee gentleman will put 100
acres IN LeConte pear grove. At the low
estimate of 81 tree his income would he
| $4,000 year.
The Bombay manufacturing company
| have moved their extensive plant nearer
Bombay. They have also greatly increased
their capacity.
The contract for building tho Merchants
National bank at Ocaa has been given 10
Architect and Builder Mckay, aud work
Will begin at once.
Mr. burst has carried tho artesian well
down to a depth Of over 800 feet, still the
flow Of water is salt and contains a lar0,
amount of sulphur
Bombay sent very creditable display TO
the Cincinnati exposition. C. G.. Baufl
had cqargc of IL. He also had a fine DISPLAY
from DeFuniak Springs.
The Madison county commissioners were
III session last Monday, receiving the tax as
SCISSORS books. As a result the rate of taxa.
ton WAS lowered two mills.
Fred w. Symonds. G. C.. TIL o. G. r
OF the state of Florida, addressed the citi-
zenS OF Pencacola az an open session of Eu.
reka lodge, No. l6, Friday.
The marriage Of Alfred st. Clair-Abrams
son Of Hon. Alexander 1t. Clair A BRAINS of
Tavarcs, 10 Miss Rose Helen Mcneil. viii
take place in Lancaster, O., on the 10Th inst.
The st Auguslise aud South beach rail.
way company n.s agreed " contribute the