The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-24
FLORIDA.

Monticello's quarantine against Madison
has been raised.
The cold spell has improved trade with
Monticello merchants.
The recent election gave Mariana a col
ored justice of the peace.
| Some of the peach trees around Month
cello have blooms on them.
The new drug store of DIR. Temples, at
| Brooksvllle, is nearing completion.
Charles Z. Emery's new residence on
Lake Ebert, near Winter Haven, is COM
pleted.
Gainesville had received for the relief of
her yellow fever sufferers up to Wednesday
last 81. 494 81
Rev H. H. Sturges of Brooksville has
invented map, which is made of cabbage
| palmetto stock.
| The health of Brooksvlle continues
| good, and business is lvening up as the
season advances.
thirty five acres in lemons on Lake Dexter,
near Winter Haven.
William Lyle of Barlow says that he has
shipped about l 400 crates of oranges so far,
and has received very satisfactory prices.
From groves in and around Sanford, it is
| said by those who ought to know, that there
are yet to be shipped at least IS, 600 boxes
| of oranges.
| Brooksville's new school house, which
is going up under the direction of G.. w.
| Higgins, the contractor, will cost about
| $1,000 when completed.
The officers and members of the Barlow
| Rifles extend their thanks to Mrs Thurston
Mrs Jury, Mrs Dunlope, Mrs. Ryder and
Miss Jury for handsome flag.
Presidential City is the name of new
town near Darby's mill, across the river
| from Palatka. The Palatka Herald sug-
gests that its name be changed to Harrison
| vile.
George Sparkman was fined. $25 and costs
for coming back to Gainesville without per-
mission until yellow fever was over. He
paid the costs, and took an appeal TO the
circuit court.
A low estimate puts the acreage planted
in vegetables around Winter Haven this
season at l25 acres, and if the season is fav-
| orable, at least 10, 600 crates will be shipped
Only 1000 crates were shipped last year.
Rev. Jesse Boring, LII. D. > of Atlanta, Ca,
| will spend the winter with his grandson, j
b. Stewart Of Mariana. The doctor is the
oldest preacher in the North Georgia con-
ference, having been an active preacher for
more than sixty years.
There are six clubs of the Farmers ALI
ance in Jefferson county, with a member
ship of about 200 The officers are: w. D.
Sanders, PRESIDENT w. IL Wright, vice
PRESIDENT l.. q. c. Lingo, treasurer; Joe
McClelland, secretary.
ID. w. CALHOUN of Chicago, ILL.,, has pur-
chased forty acres of pine lands, near Area
dia, from A. 5. Waldron. which he is break
ing up and preparing to cultivate. Mr..
Galloup has his house nearly finished, and
intends to devote most of his attention TO
the cultivation of lemons aud lines
st. Augustine Ne,cS: A few nights ago
our tall friend Perry was walking IN North
City when large greyhound, mistaki &
him for sea-serpent, sprang at his throat
but only succeeded in tearing away but
ton from his vest. The dog, seeing his mis-
take, was greatly mortified, from the effects
of which he afterwards died.
Bill Smith, the robber who broke into the
Churchouse's, Mrs. Bravo's, Bruce's aud
Mr.. Truslow's and stole money, jewelry
two pistols and a gold watch, was brought
before Justice Croker at St. Augustine
Tuesday on a preliminary examination.
lie plead guilty, and was turned over to
the county III default of bail. The goods
were almost all recovered.
The DeSoto county commissioners have
| accepted the free use of the Altree building
TO be used for county purposes until the
new court house IS built. The contract for
hauling safes, books and office furniture
from the old court house at Pine Level to
the new colnty seat was granted TO G.. c.
Pearce and C. H. Boaard, they being the
lowest bidders The contractors gave
5000 bond FIR the safe delivery OF the rec
ords at Arcadia.
Monticello Constitution: Will Rivers,
the murderer Of Allen Swill, was sentenced
TO the penitentiary for two years. While
the jury was out making verdict we APP
preached the prisoner and asked him what
he thought the verdict would bel "They
will order my neck broken" Do you think
you could face the gallows without fear
"Oh, yes sir. / would rather be hanged
than sent TO the penitentiary for ten years. "
About this time the jury came in with a
verdict Of manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree. The prisoners face frightened up as
II it had been polished with a whole box Of
Mason's backing