The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-21
FLORIDA.


Daytona's city election comes off on Mon
day.
Carpenters and brickmasons are busy at
Ocaa.
The Florida Southern trains now stop at
all stations
The magnolia and bay trees at Tampa are
now in bloom.
Blackberries are plentiful at Tampa at 10
| cents per quart.
S. 2. MADDEN, of Tampa, has refused
$4,000 for twenty-five acres lying in Yoor
City.
In st. Augustine blackberries sell for zoe.
quart and Strawberries can be purchased
for 10c
The orange trees in Marlborough county
are beginning to show the effects of the
drouth.
Jefferson county reports that the corn
and cotton crops never were better at this
time of the year.
Laying of the water mains at Ocala began
Monday, and large force of laborers is
engaged in the work.
Halifax Beach is being talked of by a
| number of Orlando people as the place
where they expect to speld the summer.
Citizens of Tampa offer to build a factory
to cost 81 900 for Mr.. Nome, of New
Tampa.
The First Episcopal Church of Jackson
vile is having an altar built at the Orlando
Novelty Works, finished in orange and
curly pine.
The people of Lake Irma are waking up
to the importance of growing vegetables for
tie Northern markets. Shipments from
that point will begin soon.
DR.. j. w. Hicks has left Orlando for Key
West and Cuba, partly as a recreation and
partly to ascertain the true sanitary condi-
ton of the several places he visits.
Hon. S. V. White, member of Congress
from one OF the Brooklyn IN. Y. districts.
and one Of the officers of the white rail-
road, was i'll Palatka Wednesday,
The box, containing the eight largo plate
glass panes for the new Lemoyne & Mot
leys block, Barlow, was opened Tuesday,
and they We're all found to be broken.
The strawberry festival given by the
ladies OF Grace Episcopal church at Ocala
last Friday night, proved success, netting
over $50 which goes to paying for improve
mentS ON their place of worship.
w. f. Hudson, of Orlando, recently
shipped twenty-five barrels of Irish pota-
toes to New York that netted him the round
sum of $l2 per barrel. He will soon make
another shipment to the same place.
lando Wednesday to the effect that the
South Florida Railroad Company is max
ing arrangements for the extension of their
line to tap the Indian river country.
w. A. Lawson, of Sanford, has in his
yard bough of taugerina tree, which he
set out in January last, covered with bios
SONS. The tree is scarcely four feet high,
and bids fair to have considerable fruit.
Wednesday r. a. Duckworth, who is the
librarian IN Orange county for the Ameri-
can Bible Society, which furnishes Bibles
and Testamen;s at first cost supplied Gus
toner who came fifty miles to make the
purchase. The lady was over 80 years of
age.
The Orlando Novelty Works have just
turned out beautiful bookcase, handsome
ly paneled in curly pine, for the Young
Mems Christian Association of that city,
which is designed to Supercede anything
they have hitherto added to their choice
selection.
A 4-year-old daughter Of A. s. Campbell,
at Campbell's station, was bitten on the
ankle by a snake last Saturday. Medical
attention was promptly rendered. but when
last heard from the child was in a preca-
rious condition, and doubts were entertained
Of her recovery.
f. A. Gonzalez, Dr.. Juan +. FguerYn and
and Edward j. Valdez, left Jacksonville,
thursday ,iOr Havana ana various points IN
Cuba. hey expect to induce a large mum
Der Of wel.-to-do Cubans TO come TO Florida
and settle in Columbia county, where th,y
will enter extensively into the cultivation
of tODa CO.
Lafayette Vent, of Apalachicola, now
wears handsome gold medal. presented to
him by citizens of Eufaula for heroic con
duct While the Fearn was at Eufaula
| during the food some people attempted to
cross the river in batteau. The 6atteau
was caDsized and Vent nobly assisted in
their rescue, hence medal.
! Joseph j. Ginsto. of hOlyoke, Mass. has