The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
FLORIDA.

Mill No. 1, at Muscoges, ran one day last
week to cut lumber for the railroad bridge.
The Homosassa company are busily en-
gnged in cutting and clearing streets and
avenues
The school board has elected B. F. Allison
principal of the Apopka City public school
for the coming term.
Chipley real estate agents are kept very
busy these times, showing strangers around
over the town and county.
c. w. Hagman e. Co. of Chipley are
moving their sawmlll and other machinery
about two miles east of town.
The Sanford and Indian River railroad
will probably soon be extended to Chuluota,
and finally to some point on the Atlantic.
1t is reported that the Ybor City ice
factory is about to change hands aud that
it will resume operations at an early date
The colored girl, Victoria Williams, who
was shot at Jacksonville some weeks ago by
Mack Gerald, died Thursday from the eff
fects of her wound.
II is expected that Mr.. Gould will begin
the erection of brick building on Madison
street, Tampa, in the rear of his present
block, at an early date.
The Lake Tsala Apopka region will ship
more oranges than last year. The groves
throughout the county, as well as on the
| ldkt, arc III SklCiAuld IOhuAtAOns
o. P. Keller Of Fairmont has Sumatra
and Havana tobacco leaves of immense size,
and also seven varities of Japan per sim
mons, samples of which he will send to the
Cincinnati exposition.
The Silver Spring, Ocala and Gulf rail-
road is pushing its Gulf branch via Crystal
| river to Homosassa t. completion, and by
| Nov. l, these two popular resorts will be
easily reached by their many winter friends.
According to law w. J. Rumph, registra-
! ton officer of Citrus county, opened his
books. l.. r. Eichenlaub has the honor to
! be the first man to register in Citrus county
Democrats seem to be the first in every
thing.
A warrant was sworn out at Pensacola,
Wednesday. in the United States court, by
/ Miles Snyder, charging Patrick Collins with
felonious and malicious assault, seriously
hurting and threatening to kill the com
! plainant. Collins is under arrest.
From Jan. l last TO Aug. /, 1907 barrels
Of fish were shipped from Sanford. For the
twelve months ending Aug. |, 3,426 barrels
were sent of. There were 73S more barrels
shipped this year from January to August
t1an for the corresponding period last year
Active work has been begun on the
two-story brick building, 80 by 60, on
Palafox wharf, being erected by Joseph
! Peligrini. Willis and Broughton are the
contractors for the brick work, aud Con-
tractor Bombay will attend to the wood
work.
There is curiosity at ]. ]. Buchheit's,
Sanford, in the shape of potato bug" as
it is called Its length is feet, width acros,
the back ~ inches, snout inches long,
| hight 10 inches, weight 81 pounds. Mr..
Buchhoit intends TO send it to Cincinnati as
FLORIDA curiosity"
A strong appeal sor daily mail service
from South Dunnellon ION the Silver
| Springs, Orlando and Gulf railway TO
Tvmpkinsville via Stockton, Lausanne,
fernando aud Arlington, was sent to Wash
ington, and the reports are very favorable
that the route will be established
Hon. A. L. Holman Of Muscogee was
] thrown from his wagon, on Aug 4, and