The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-15
FLORIDA.

Oluls
Sanford sportsmen report ducks plentiful
up the river.
The finishing touches are being put on the
DeForest building at Sanford.
C. NJ. Boone of Sanford Travelled 1900
miles to vote the democratic ticket.
Betting on election was much lighter in
DeLand this year than it was four years
ago.
J.H Lamb will ship from Lambs land
ing between 5000 and 10000 boxes of
oranges.
Mayor G orman of ITALIA hassee, has moved
into his handsome new residence recently
completed.
There is cotton plant 10 feet high and
40 feet in circumference at James Caul-
fields place near DeLand.
In consequence of Harrison's election,
Mr. Posey of DeLtnd must give Duke
Haynes a free ride all over town in wheel
barrow.
A report reaches Live Oak that Madison
county has been visited by some Georgia
negroes and had several of their ballot
boxes stolen.
A petition to the board of county com
missioners for assistance in building the
new school house is being circulated at
Brooksville.
Gen. Moreno bought brass cannon at
Pensacola last week and shipped it to APP
palachicola for the democrats to fire in
honor of victory.
The building business goes steadily on in
Tallahassee. q. A. Ball, q. w. Walker
and several others will soon have new resi-
dences ready to move into.
The new Presbyterian church at Orlando
is fast approaching completion, and when
completed will be one of the handSomest
churches in South Florida.
Mr.. Roberts of Orange City received re-
turns last week for oranges netting him 60
cents par box Mr.. Laws has also received
returns netting 81 10 per box.
Nijer Brown, colored tenant on Green
A. Chaires' plantation in Leon county has
made and gathered this year 800 bushels of
corn and twelve bales of cotton with one OK.
At DeLand last week a negro applied to
Judge Clifton for a marriage license. On
being asked whom he was going to marry,
he scratched his wool and said, "An
'ooman."
Arrangements are being made to hold
protracted meeting at Oakland, as it is be-
lieved that the prospects for a revival are
good. Religious exercises are to commence
tomorrow.
In consequence of the prevalence of yell
low fever in Gainesville, it has been deemed
advisable to postpone the opening of the
fall term of the East Florida seminary to
Jan. 3, 1889.
The fever at Enterprise is now confined
to the negroes, and averages about one new
case per day. DR.. Caldwell and John
Smith are still with them, and will remain
as long as needed.
While throwing a ball one day last week,
Walker Anderson of Pensacola gave his
orr a q,A1ap tvrapNh that cparrad ha hOna
above the elbow and his arm dropped limp
and helpless by his side
Business on the various lines of railroads
centering in Sanford is improving rapidly.
| Sunday the South Florida railroad turned
over twenty-five carloads of oranges to the
Jacksonville, Tampa aud Key West for
| points north.
The sugar mill at st. Cloud commenced
grinding cane Tuesday. The crop to be
harvested this season is enormous, and will
| keep the mill running until next summer.
This industry in that locality is the biggest
thing in the state Mr. Kinsman's crop is
so large he has been compelled to buy large
| steamboat to move it to the mill.
At Oakland the repairs to the steamer
| Apopka have been about completed by
| David Gill, the engineer and captain of the
boat. All the machinery is new except the
| paddle wheel, and in very few days Judge
| Spear will place his craft at the disposal of
| shippers along the lake shore, and convey
their produce TO railway shipping points.
The DeLand Rifles challenge the Halifax
Rifles to meet them at Deand on Nov 20,
in a friendly contest at the range, the team
to consist of not less than six nor more than
eight men; distance, 200 yards, off-hand,
with the regulation military rifle issued by
the state Two sighting shots allowed If
desired and agreed upon before shooting.
On Saturday night last the old town
council of Oakland met at the office of the
| Orange Belt Railway Company, and after
the usual preliminaries the new council was
sworn in, and Of which A. Nj. Taylor was
elected president. The new council now
stands thus: A. Nj. Taylor, A. J. Grant,
Henry Kaufman, DIR. X. l.. Harris, I. j.
Appleyard.
A venerable colored parson walked up to
the polls at Miccosuki and SIMULTANEOUSLY
deposited the ballot of a free American
citizen. Fifteen minutes later he was
prancing around like barefoot boy on hot
| sand trying to get the inspectors to open the
box and get out his ballot. He had voted
his preachers license. Many Of the intelli.
gent republicans at different precincts voted
their certificate of registration. AT one
precinct a wise colored brother voted a leaf
out of an almanac.
A large crowd assembled on First street
at Sanford at noon Monday to witness the
performance of contract by Archie Cam
eron and c. f. Mccormick. The gentlemen
had agreed that in case Harrison was elected
Cameron was to roll Mccormick in n wheel.
barrow from the Letter block to the rail.
road and back through the middle Of the
street, and Uice UerSd. Cameron, being q
true democrat, stood square up to the con
tract, and at the appointed time was on
hand with n large wheelbarrow painted
red and handsomely decorated, and
covered with canopy. Mr. McCor.
mick took his seat in the
wheelbarrow, and the procession headed
by the Sanford colored cornet baud began
to move. When opposite Cohen's a STOP
was made to have a picture taken by Mr.
Nelson. The next stop was made at Nc
Raes drug store, where the pair took soda
water. Then they proceeded amid cheers
from both parties TO the DeForest block
when another stop was made From Their,
they went to the railroad, and after resting
awhile returned to the point Of starting