The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-01
FLORIDA.

The two steamboats, for The Halifax are
expected to arrive about Nov. Is.
The Brevard county democratic conven-
ito will be held at Rockledge Oct. 10.
The Leesburg ice factory now runs on
half time, having suspended night work.
The st. Clair and Seneca base ball clubs
viii play IA match game of base ball at
Eustis Oct. 10.
Leesburg's volunteer quarantine guard
| now numbers nearly 100 men, and every en-
trance to the city is guarded day and night.
There will DO at least $4,000 boxes of
oranges shipped from around Orange City
the coming season. The growers are al
ready preparing to ship.
Volusia county has fifty-two pensioners
who draw 81. 0S3 %. There are 95S others
| in the state who draw $50 $50 70. These
claims are paid quarterly.
The city fathers propose to keep Lessburg
in good sanitary condition. All she com
mittees appointed for this purpose are doing
their work faithfully and we'll
| The Methodist church at Leesburg has in
augurated a series of prayer meetings,
where petitions will ascend for speedy re-
| lief for our sorrowing and suffering sister
| cities.
William Reeve, a quiet old gentleman,
we'll known in Eustis, and having a room
| in the McCulloch block, was found dead in
his grove at Lanier's last Tuesday morning
Heart disease was the Cause.
The democratic rally at Umatilla which
was announced for next Saturday, is in
definitely postponed. 1t is not deemed ad-
visable by our health boards to hold large
gatherings at the present time.
On account of the inability of some of
the teachers TO reach Eustis in time, owing
to the complicated and stringent quara ltine
regulations that now prevail, the opening
of the public schools has been postponed to
Oct. Is.
F. A. Boothby has on his place at Belle
view lemon tree that is quite a curiosity
1t was set out about one year ago, a mere
switch, and now has on it well developed
lemon over two inches in length and several
blossoms.
Within the last month over $50 bales of
cotton have been shipped from Chipley.
Last year there we l. 100 bales shipped
during tue entire season, and it is evident
that it will be double, if not triple that
amount this year.
The following is the ticket nominated by
the Volusia county republican convention:
For the Senate, Bielby; House, A Hawley
OF Smyrna and Greene of Daytona; county
judge, Isa7c Stone of Gienwood; clerk, At
kinson of Enterprise; sheriff, w. K. FUR
ner of Daytona.
Leesburg's quarantine guard is accom-
plishing good in more ways than one. Fri
day night last Jacob H. Pincus, who was
stationed on road east of town, arrested
negro named John jenkins, who, on in
vestigation. proved to be a man wanted at
Daytona for having made deadly assault
on the marshal of that town. Perkins had
the Winchester rifle with which he made
the assault.
Mr.. Rerdell, the junior member of tho
board of health Of Orange county, has de-
cided to remain on the board until declared
by the courts as not being entitled to act as
such. He has caused his attorney to in
vestigate the law bearing on the subject,
and they find he is the legal member, and
will contest his right to remain. Mr.. Rer-
dell does not wish to retain the place know
ing its responsibility and hard, unpaid work,
but deems it his duty, in view of the in
dorsement of the citizens, to remain on the
board.
A citizens meeting was held at the De-
Yarman house at Orange City, Wednesday
evening, to discuss the advisability of a
more rigid quarantine at that place. A
resolution was passed asking for a stronger
local quarantine; also that parties arriving
in the city to remain apy length of time
who have passed through such districts or
from points north of Palatka to be detained
At uuhI dutlue III ledSL lOuTIeeu uuJS, anu
that the county board of health be re-
quested to furnish quarantine station for
this purpose.
The resident correspondent at Jackson
vile of the New York World, S. A. Adams,
received the following telegram, Friday,
from the managing editor: New York,
Sept. 2S.-I enclose by mail to-day check
for $50 to be handed by you TO the family
of the late NJ. r. Bowden of Jacksonville
The New York Press Club is arranging for
grand b nefit entertainment, the proceeds
to be devoted 10 the aid Of the newspaper
men in the yellow fever sectors of the
south John A. Cockerill." The World has
already sent 800 in aid of the pucky tele-
graph operators, and is certainly appreciat-
i've Of disinterested and self-sacrificing
efforts in every direction.