The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-11

| surrounding the seminary aud barracks as
an observance Of Arbor day.
| At Mariana a day or two ago a white
man by the name of Charles Hopkins,
! claiming TO be from St Andrews Bay, en-
tered the wagon of John s. Stephens, from
the same place, aud stole s.. He is under
arrest.
At Ocala J. H. Bailey an Engishman,
who recently bought the Boynton grove
for s., 900, made a purchase Of the fine
grove belonging to the Robinson Anthony
estate on Lemon avenue last week, the CON
sideratiOn being S25, 0O0
The following have been added TO the
delegation from Pensacola 20 the next ses-
sion of the American Shipping and Indus
trial League, which will convene at New
Orleans, Feb. 10: Capt. w II. Northnp,
Eben Skinner and A. Greenhut.
Elm ormant says the greatest swIndle
and biggest farce that has perhaps ever
been perpetrated upon a CreduOus com
munity, was the donkey and monkey show
that exhibited at Barlow last week, and
carried out of town between $500 and $500.
Ocala is enjoying quiet but solid boom.
New homes are going up all over the city.
There are no idle workmen in the city and
everything seems 10 be active in business
circles. The water works are progress
ing and the work Of laying the mains will
soon begin.
To show how real estate in and around
St Augustine has appreciated in value, it is
only necessary TO say that few years ago
DIR. j. X. Rainey purchased a large tract
of land near Moultrie from the government
for 81 % per acre. Tuesday he sold this
tract for $50 per acre. .
The building and loan association, or
ganized in St Augustine six months ago,
has since then met with surprising success.
The following is the report of G.. r. Hop
kins Jr. Secretary and Treasurer: Amount
sold in past six months, $23 900; amount Of
interest, 81 900; expense account $50; total
gain, $500
The Ocala Planning Mills made shipment
to the exposition Tuesday OF a door COM
posed of two choice pieces of curly pine
forty-two different colors of glass and other
ornaments, the whole making a beautiful
piece of work They also sent sixty two
different kinds of molding manufactured at
their works
AT Haines City Messrs. King and Swain,
who are interested in syndicate organized
for the draining Of Jack prairie, have
already commenced their work By tlis
operation some 9, 900 acres of rich rice and
sugar lands will be reclaimed and so little
work is necessary to accomplish it that the
lands will be ready for the pillow by April /.
d. c. w. Smith, a wealthy gentleman of
Philadelphia, who owns the Marion Opera
House and several cottages on Ocklawaha
avenue, at Ocala, has recently made several
additions to his property. Last week he
purchased the Poser grove, adjoining Till
son Park, the consideration being SIS, 600
He has also purchased the Becker residence,
the Moore mansion on Buckalew Heights,
the residence of the late Judge Williams,
and is negotiating for Others
The Mallory line steamer Nueces, which
arrived outside Galveston last Friday from
| New York bears the distinction of having
| made the quickest trip from New York to
| Galveston on record of all the vessels of the
| line. The vessel left New York last Satur-
day at o'clock in the afternoon, arrived at
| Key West on the Wednesday following at
| a. M and reached Galveston bar Friday
| evening at Z o'clock. Thus the steamer
| completed the trip in five days, seventeen
! hours and 40 minutes, being two days soon
or than the time usually taken on these
| trips.
| Sixteen members of the Monticello Gun
| Club faced the traps at the regular club
contest on Monday last. d. H. Mays was
the winner, and Mr.. Metcalf second. Two
teams, of five each, will probably enter for
| the Palatka tournament, on Feb, Is and 16,
from this club. The prize is valued at 800,
and additionally, the contestant who makes
the highest score from any team, is to re-
ceive handsome gold badge. About ten
teams are expected, in all, to compete, rep
resenting the Palatka Jacksonville, Pensa-
cola, Tallahassee, Monticello and other gun
| clubs