The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-27
FLORIDA,


Punta Gorda has quarantined against
Tampa
! A flock of several hundred pink curlews
were seen in st. Johns county last week
| going westward.
man in Cocoa has stuffed the skin of
large rattleSuake seven feet long, and uses
1t to frighten unsuSpecting people.
| The trouble about the organ in the Meth
! odist church at Gainesville has been AMIGA
| bly, adjusted. 1t has been purchased for
the sum of $l,075 and will remain in the
| church.
| Arcadia has given bond, which has boon
accepted by the county commissioners, to
| build court house to cost not less than
| $1,000 If Arcadia is selected as the county
site of DeSoto county on August 4.
| r. c. Barbour has been appointed by the
board OF health Us special inspector to in
| spect the msat markets in ST. Augustine
and see that all meat sold is in a healthtul
condition and the markets kept clean
The order Of the board of health Of Hills
| borough county, suspending all business in
| Plant City, caused of course, the suspen-
sion of the Courier, of that place, without
even the opportunity of explaining the
| cause
| Heretofore it has boen understood that no
| shrimp could be found in Tampa bay. but
recently the local fishermen have discovered
that shrimp are to be found in great num-
bers, especially in the vicinity Of Hooker's
| Point.
Shad, a fisherman of Sanford, reports
| that on Sunday last he and friend found
the bOly of a colored man floating in the
water near Lake Jesup, but that the re-
mains were in such sickening condition that
| they left it.
! New post offices have been established at
1 40
! William Nj. Croman has been appointed
postmaster, and at Herong, Columbia
county, Of which Vastine j. Herlong is the
newly-made postmaster.
NJ. J. Brown and Miss Alice Williams
were recently married at Bluetields. Mica
raugla, Central America The bride is a
niece OF Mrs. McIrvln of Gainesville. Mr.
Brown is IA Gainesville boy, who went to
Central America about one month ago.
The frame dwelling on thes corner of
Court and Pleasant streets, Gainesville
which was wrenched from its foundation
during the late wiudstorn, is being taken
down, preparatory e. the erection of a
larger and more comm )dious structure.
q. B. Griffin of Windsor has sold his tub
and pail factory at that place TO r. ID.
| Robinson, who viii operate il in tho future
under the supervision of Mr.. Vonderbellen.
Mr.. Griffin disposed Of this property in
order 10 have more time TO devote 70 his
othor int rests.
Judge Mitchell stated Tuesday that he
will resign the circuit iudgship at the
proper time, and that IL was his Inclination
to resign soon after his nomination for the
supreme bench, but that the unanimous pro-
test OF the bar prevailed on hlm to defer
such action until later
A JOINT meeting of the democratic execu-
tlVo committees Of Orange and OSceola
counties was hold. Wednesday, at Kisslm.
NEE, at which II was agreed b. call n Joint
/ convention for tine nomination of a senator
! from that district, - be hold in Orlando. on
sept 5, at O'Clock in the morning
John J. Irwin died at the residence o. his
son, John Il. Irwin, in 81. Augustine. in the
S5th year Of his age, Monday lie leaves
| numerous family Of children and grand
children. Nj Irwin was a natiye "
/ Broo 'lyn, y. y but has been a citizen OF
81. Augustine for the past -ixty years.
Federal Point ha, learned blacksmith.
second only . tine celebrated Euhu Burrit,
HIS sign reads "Thurston H,llug,wlrth.
/ general repairing and j,bbiug in nll
materials neatly and pronptl, done
/ Spcmlucs. Surveying ami photography
I Information given on scientific and
mechanical sub locts
/ The Altoona register hal a call on Tues
day from w IS. Murphy q tins county lfo
was born 900 North Carolina in l,u. aud
came 10 Florida lH 1880 aud with the rxrcp.
/ ton ~ about a.K year, DO resided In this.
tho Altoona pr"ruc'. Jul.tue from bi.
looks ono wuuli ttke him go o. about I'D
llo ls hale hnl hearty AMI c4uyntes
twenty acres pf lAni by himself
The Putnam county primary meeting.
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