The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-06
FLORIDA.

Trenton and Jonesville, both in Alachua
county, refuse mail from Gainesville.
V. B. Webster of Fort Meade has just
sold 5000 budded orange plants. They
are to be shipped to California.
Lake City shipped nearly one-half of tho
total sea island C ton receipts at Savannah
for the week ending Saturday, Sept %.
NJ w Fuller of Barlow has sold 49, .
worth of turnips, and had all he wished for
his own use, from a 10cents package of
seed
Palatka is now nearly ready to receive
freights from the outside world. All trans
portation lines have been reopened per-
manently.
The once famous Marks team was sold
at Barlow Monday last for $3.50, at public
cutlery, Dock Hyer Of Orlando being the
purchaser.
The sugar cane crop of Columbia county,
as a rule, is better than for many years,
though some damage was reported from the
wind Of Saturday, Sept. s.
A large amount of freight is said to have
arrived at Tavares for Orange county, no
less than fifty-two cars having arrived there
on Tuesday and the day before.
The buildings for the Lake City institute
have been completed and handsomely and
comfortably furnished. The opening has
been postponed to Monday, Oct. s.
Win Matheson rented house mile east
Of Gainesville for occupancy by his sister,
Mrs Young. A. J. DaCosta, who is located
about quarter of a mile from the house
in question, said it should not he occupied
by the lady, and shotguns were freely
talked of.
Robert Carson, son of Rev. S. W. Carson
of Keystone, killed large bear near Reedy
lake. few days since Young Carson, a
boy as yet, is a crack shot, and has killed u
great many deer and other game, and he
has been known to shoot birds on the wing
with a rifle.
At Palatka, T. H Brown has commenced
work on the bridge, and one pile driver is
being used on the work at present, but in a
short while another will be brought into
use The work is to be pushed right ahead
with as much rapidity as possible. The
draw" is to be put in on the Palatka end
of the bridge.
AT Palatka, Water street, from the Flor
ida Southern depot to the end OF Martin
Griffin q Co.'S hardware store, is to be
paved with flint rock and limestone, the
work to begin on same next week. For
this great Improvement, the Florida South
ern deserves all the credit, as the entire ex-
pense falls upon the company.
st. Augustine News: Monday night
dDDul . u ClOCh u crowd was cuT1OuSIV
excited over the strange noises emanating
from the residence of the Misses Peck, on
the corner of Treasury aud st. George
street This old house, long years ago,
served as the treasury building for the
Spanish government in Florida. 1t was
terward inhabited by descendants of
Spaniards, and was purchased by DR.. Peck,
who has recently deceased. DIR. Peck lived
in the house many years. At
present the house is deserted. The
family having gone, colored man stays
around the place and keeps things in order.
The first man to hear the noise describes it
as being like burglars trying to effect an
entrance with cold chisel in a safe. He,
however, went down the street, reported it
to some of his friends, who knew nothing
of the historical associations Of the build
ing, and they described is as being similar
to man weighing coin in scales, the click
Of the scales and clink of the coin being
very realistic. After awhile a consider
able knot of silent listeners had CON
gregated around the corner listening
to the strange noises. Finally the matter
was reported to the police. and they, with
some Of the Drawer of the spectators en-
tered the house and made diligent search
in all the rooms. They discovered nothing,
and came out again, when the ghost-hke
noises were resumed. All sorts of ghost
stories were related by the spectators and
their imaginations were considerably
worked up. Probably the old Spanish
treasurer has returned to count the treasure
which tradition says is buried at or near
this sDOt