The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-20
FLORIDA.
Taylor county needs railroad.

Court is in session at Fort Myers.
The Ocala house is being painted red.
Lake Weir's lemons are nearly all In the
market.
Plant City cast 1875 democratic and re-
publican votes.
Capt. Fulford has opened lumber yard
at New Smyrna.
A carlo ad of oranges is being shipped
from New Smyrna daily.
s. r. Frink of Summerfield killed two
fine fat deer last Saturday.
Several barrels of honey were shipped
from New Smyrna last week.
1t is estimated that between 81 900 and
81, 900 changed hands IN Ocala on the cleo
ton.
j. r. White of Citra is contemplating re-
Stunning the publication Of his defunct NelU
Era.
At Eustis John futile has sold his house
and lot on Clifford avenue to r. F. Kreigs-
man.
The large orange tree on the Lehman
place at Daytona will poll" about thirty
boxes
Capt Jacob T. johnson, an old union SOL
der of Eustis is candidate for the post
office.
A complete new schedule over the Florida
Southern railroad and branches took effect
last Monday.
The Tatam Brothers have sold the Bar
tow Informant to G. A. X. Stevens and
James Harder.
The yachtmen of st. Augustine are all
busily preparing their pleasure boats for the
winters business.
A postoffice was established at Marco last
week. 1t is called Marlco, the old Spanish
way Of spelling it.
The new steamers to run between Day
| tona and I1tusville are expected to arrive
some time next month.
1t is proposed TO open the Cordova at st.
| Augustine Dec. Is, the Alcazar Jan. l, and
the Ponce DeLeon Jan. TO.
| by Capt. Laurence, for j. ID. Ostrom, was
launched from Hickory Bluff, Nov. Z.
Orange shipping is commencing in ear
nest at Eustis. Garden making is now oc-
cupying the attention of agriculturists
James FARLEY made haul the second day
he was at Picket's fishery, near Apala-
chicoa. and took in fifty barrels of fish.
Rev. Mr.. Getman is the only DeLand
minister who stood at his post the past sum
mer Tie Others have all been recuperat-
| ing.
II is rumored at DeLand that Cad Bryan
will contest the election of Mr.. Turner in
! VIC Y IA 70, oh 1uo s. Ouhuo Vi blaNc hIeS u
| larities
The orange crop is beginning to move
! from other sections of the state, but ship
ments have hardly started yet from Indian
! River
Joseph Fewkes of Starke claims that
/ with his gin. of which he is the inventor
he can save enough cotton i'll ginning bale
TO pay for the ginning.
| So far this season at least 1000 boxes OF
| oranges have been shipped from Orange
county to England, The freight amounts
20 only about 30 cents per box.
One hundred bales of cotton were on the
| depot platform at Starke last week await
iug cars for loading. Several hundred
more bales are in the city awaiting trans
! portation.
The using Of a cancelled postage stamp by
the depot agent at Cleveland some months
ago will be the cause Of an expensive law
case in the District United States court at
Key West
Messrs. Swartengreen, Skipper and
| Wallace Fox, all Of New smyrna, went
down to the lagoon one day this week and
returned the next day with 1917 ducks as a
result of their shooting.
The Cannon Ball hotel, at the jackson.
vile, Tampa and Key West Lemon street
depot, at Palatka, is fast nearing compile.
ton, and will DO used as an eating house fer
passengers on that road.
At Titusville the machinery on & c
steamer Picolata has been removed from
the hull and will be placed in the new
lighter now being built MS n means of pr.
polling IL with a stern wheel.
Fred Graham, express messenger on the