Hillsboro recorder., 1888-02-23
FL0RIDAITTEMs.

'Suwannee's 3 County commissioners have
had shade trees planted around the court
house at Live Oak. -, The Raleigh Club
is q social organization of Fernandina.
II. .oyiedo will bea money order post.
Office after July !, .. The young men, OF
ki.slmmee propose organizing light
artillery company ~ Suwannee's tax ass
SCISSOR has been ordered by the Comptrol,
Ter to take the school censusf for 1888.
AT the last meeting Of the Lake County
Commissioners another election for county
seat was ordered for March ,10s. ], -Four
locomotives for the Orange Belt railway,
two from Palestine, III, and two from
Pttsburg, Pa, have been purchased and
are on their way to Oakland I. The
Green Cove Spring Village Improvement
Association, formed several years ago,
has been revived, and promises good
mSrkAin the' wayisofbibeaptifying the
streets OF that place 81. Ciemopnt, on
the Orange Belt Railroad, has Z hand-
some new depot. 1t Is 16x35 feet, aud
surmonnted by a tower forty feet in
height. The general style is Queen An-,
nj. :. First-Assistant Postmaster-Gener-
al A. Il. Stevenson, who has been the
griest Of L. %. Gsnitt, of jacksonville,
ieft for Cuba. He will return in about
a week -. The master OF the Norwegian
bark Njord, Capt. Lonseth, at Pensacola,
has gone daft. The crew were taking ad-
vantage Of his unfortunate condition to
run big bills for clothing at several
places in the city, and knowledge Of the
liaet coming to the consul, the latter In
serted u card in the Commercial several
days ago to the effect that neither the
vessel nor heragents would be responsible
for any debts so incurred =. =, Mayor
Lilienthai, Of Sanford, has now in his
possession petitionsshowing 2, 800 signerss
from great many Of the South Florida
towns, asking for "A State Board Of Health.
As requested in the circular accompany
ing the petitions, the majority Of those
sent in desire the Mayors Of Jacksonville,
Orlando, and Sanford, TO act as the COM
mittee to 90 to Tallahassee aud Washing
ton. "A bed Of fine phosphate has been
discovered at Charlottesville. &C, l..
Peek, Of Starle, has been appointed Jus.
tise Of the Peace, and the Bradford
Cohnty Commissioners have accepted
him, which terminates a long dispute.
.. Sheriff y w. Van BuslIirk, Of Baker
county has resigned, and the Governor
has appointed Charles Pons in bis place.
The former sheriff and family have re.
turned to their old home in Monroeyille,
Ind. :. George Eugene Bryson, late edi-
tor of the Key West Daily Key, will
shortly start in that city the publication
of a weekly trade Journal to be known as
the S,aday Morning Adcertissr, and de.
voted especially 10 the development OF
local manufacturing, commercial and IN
dustIial interests. Y. J.Ojeda, prom
inent manufacturer at that place, says the
Kew West Democrat, has sent 10 the Pres
ident q fancy-wood cabinet of Key West
cigars. Zach cigaris inclosed in gold
foil with band around it, upon which IS
a miniature Of Mrs Cleveland. The name
Of the firm and the initials OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland are beautifully embossed
upon the cabinet IN letters Of coin silver.
u. "A party OF Louisville gentlemen and
their families arrived ut Pilnta GOrda.
Every one in the party, thirty in number,
Is delighted with the climate and wei
satisfied with the prospects Of that place.
-. A colored man was found dead near
the fort in Old iowa, q suburb Of Fer.
nandina, and il is believed that the man
was murdered by highwaymen.. ..Tlse
Catholic fair nc 50. Augustine has opened
In The cathedral The tables were loaded