The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-28
FLORIDA.

Apalachicola needs fire department.
Pensacola is to have another brass band.
DeLand's city election comes off on
May g.
Rain is still badly needed in several part
of the State.
Apaachicola's sponge feet is getting
ready for business.
f. p Bailey, of Monticello, is a candi-
date for State Senator.
Oranges of the June crop are being
gathered in Volusia county
DeLand's artesian well has cost her so far
81 200, and is as dry as a powder horn.
Charles Ii. Corpe has homesteaded tract
of land at the head of the Halifax river
The public schools of Daytona closed yes
terday afternoon for the summer vacation.
The numerous showers during the past
week have done vast amount of good at
Daytona.
The young men of Key West are taking
steps to organize military company under
! the regulations of the law.
1t is said that very little planting has been
done by the farmers of Putnam county, on
account of the dry weather.
Word has just reached Apalachicola, in an
authentic way, that Mr.. Patton will be re-
instated as Collector of Revenue.
1t is rumored that the DeBary line will
put on two steamers, to ply between Jack
sonville and Drayton Island. Soon
The oyster factories at Apalachicola shut
down last Saturday, perhaps for the season,
on account of the oysters becoming milky
Some of the machinery for the new
planer to be erected at Carrabelle by the T.
T. and G. Railway Company, arrived this
| week.
The new hotel at Ponce Park, Daytona, is
fast approaching completion. 1t will have
| accommodations for over 100 guests, and
will be ready for next winters business.
Twenty guests were fed at the Cen
trail Hotel, at Leesburg, one night last
week, and one trout served TO satisfy the
entire number. The immense fish was
caught in Lake Harris with hook and line
The Seville Independent has been discon-
tinued by the proprietors, Messrs. Webb &
Fulke They claim that because they did
not bow down TO the dictation of certain
citizen in Seville, they were boycotted.
A new paper will probably be started there
soon.
Quite large trade is going on at Titus
vile this spring, in the buying of plume
birds from the hunters who make bust
ness Of killing these beauties of the feath-
cred tribe Some of these bird hunters
realize as much as $50 per week for their
labor.
About ten miles of rails have thus far
been lad on the Il. 4. and &. railway. The
rails are So pounds steel, and the roadway
IS said to be as fine as there is in the South
1t is also stated that the timbers for the
bridge TO cross the OcholochOnee are now
being cut by the mills.
Gen. Henry s. Sanford believes that the
diffusion process will rev lutionize the
manufacture of sugar in this country; that
five years hence not an ounce of sugar will
be imported, and that Florida is destined to
take the lead in the production Of cane
sugar in the United States.
Oviedo will soon have a railroad connec-
tion with Orlando. Already the work ia
construct The Orlando, Osceola and Lake
Jesup road has been commenced 1t is also
settled fact that the Clyde line will next
winter run line of steamers between Jack
sonville and Lake Jesup in connection with
this road.
Early Tuesday morning the Henry's MIL
property ut Monticello had narrow oscar "a
from destruction by fire The fire got in a
smaller building uSei for drying, in which
| was stored a large quantity for use in the
! furniture mandatory. The building and
all contents were destroyed, but the flames
| contlled to the building
TIE kimball Lumber Company, Of Apa-
lachicola, is making preparations as n pre-
caution against fire. A tank capable Of
hoidi.g 1000 gallons Cf water is being
built at Il height of 80 feeU from the ground
/ adjoining the mill 1t is calculated that tn
| pressure from this tank will be sufficient TO
throw stream Of water over the mill.
| Last week tho Harwood Land Company