The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-10

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netted him $50.
! G. G. Gibbs of Tallahassee shipped twenty
barrels of LIE Conte pears from five trees,
and they Melted him $50
The building boom in Tallahassee still
continues A number OF new residences
will soon be added to the list.
NJ. Lively of Tallahassee received $40
net from shipment Of three barrels of lie
Conte pears-S6 662S per barrel.
| White oak baskets, for cotton picking, are
coming into the market at Tallahassee by
the wagon load and selling rapidly.
Leon county has made heavy crops this
year, and the farmers are nearly all in a
! position to go it next year on cash basis.
DIR. A B. Hawkins OF Tallahassee re-
| ceived, a few weeks since, over $4,000 for
a portion of his wild lands in South Florida
The Barlow rifles attended church at the
Baptist church last Sunday and listened to
an excellent sermon by Rev. w. b. Dye,
| the pastor.
Mrs. Georgia K Mead has been appointed
postmaster at Limona, Hillsborough county,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of ]. g. Knapp.
Joe HUMPHREYS left Barlow last week for
Braidentown. Manatee county, with q
printing outfit. He expects to issue the
Manatee River Journal about Aug 16.
The store next the First national bank
at Gainesville is being fitted up for drug
store and when completed DR.. s. B. Gid
dings will move his stock of drugs IN there
Caesar Green's son, who is about 16 years
old, was thrown from the back OF q horse
at Monticello last Saturday, and got his
arm broken in two places between the wrist
and elbow.
Chris Codrington one-year apprentice
in the DeLand Ne,Os office gets up 10000
ems per day, and his proof is frst-rate.
This Is good type setting for veteran
compositor.
Fred Williams of Jacksonville, who re-
Gently had two large LIE Conte pear orchards
set out near Tallahassee has located there
permanently, and is now opening up stock
of merchandise.
Abel Lawson, son of Mr. and Mrs A. w.
Lawson of Sanford, while jumping from
depot Wednesday, fell in such manner as
to get his right foot caught under the
wheels, cutting it entirely off.
The pineapple crop in Orange county this
year is the finest ever known In that section.
both as to quantity and quality. 1t is no
unusual sight to see six, seven and eight
pound apples. They are also ofssthe most de-
licious flavor. Mrs. j. NJ. Wilson has real
lied we'll from her pinery this season.
A deal is pending between one of San
ford's real estate agents and syndicate in
Philadelphia for a large lot on certain
avenue at Sanford If this sale is made,
and the probabilities now are that it will,
before December next there will be erected
in Sanford one Of the largest brick build
ings, for wholesale commercial business In
South Florida
A member of the colored board of trustees
of Orlando, named g. e. Edwards, having
been charged with demanding $12 from an
applicant for leadership, in order to Sc
cure the influence o. the said thrifty and
with-an-eye-to business trustee, was tried
by the county school board Tuesday and
found guilty by the unanimous voice of the
board. He was removed.
In the democratic convention of Volusia
county at Orange City, Tuesday, A. L.
Wellman of DeLand and H. H. Robinson
of Port Orange were nominated for the
lower house of the Legislature Samuel
Lowrie was put up for county Judge, II. j.
Faulkner for county clerk and @. D. Bryan
for sheriff. The balance of the ticket is as
follows: Treasurer, C. 2. Wilcox assessor,
p. L. jenkins; collector Ben Marshall; sur
veyor, s. B. Wilson; superintendent of
schools, J. N. Jenkins
The following civil appointments have
been made by the governor during the
week: j. S. Montgomery to be member of
board of health in and for Orange county !;
George E. WEIGH to be member q board of
health in and for Putnam county; 7. NJ.
Ellis to be county commissioner in and for
Washington county; John G.. Beck, Jr., to
be notary public in and for the state at
large; II. l.. Mitchell, judge of the sixth
circuit, to be associate justice Of the su-
preme court of Florida.
The democratic convention of Hamilton
county met at Jasper Tuesday, and selected
the following delegation to represent Ham
ilton in the Orlando convention: I. A.
Jennings, w. w. McAlpin, F. NJ. Smith,
e. J. Baker, j. L. Parish, 8. S. Sharp, j. J.
Jelks, George J. Graham and o. K. Pax
ton. The issue before the convention was
Blackwell and anti Blackwell, and resulted
in the selection of a unanimous anti Black
well delegation. The delegation goes unin-
structed and without any special choice
but some Of them favor Bullock.
DIR. Richmond has been among the coun-
ties of South Florida this week in the inter
est of the Florida immigration association.
He was greeted in most appreciative man
ner BY the live people of Pasco and Hills
borough counties, appearing before the
board Of commissioners at Dade City on
Monday and at Tampa on Tuesday. Both
boards passed an order to pay the assess
ment of the association without a dissent
ing vote. Baker comes to the front with
wa. Iuub AOi bcl doSoSSueub. DU. JOnn
county has also sent in her funds aud Osce-
ola, not to be found in the rear rank, fell
into line.
The Washington ID. c. Post of Wednes-
day contained the following: - A. Jones
is in the city as the representative of the
Tampa board Of trade. He has brought
with him several boxes of fine Havana
cigars made in Tampa, to present to the
Florida delegation, in appreciation Of their
efforts to secure an appropriation of $50, 900
for the harbor Of Tampa, and to settle at
this session the Fort Brooke military reser-
walton in that city. Mr.. Jones
has obtained the unanimous and
! combined Endorsement, and the
official seals of the chambers Of COM
merce of Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville,
Louisville, Indianapolis, ST. Louis Chicago
ana Cincinnati, praying congress to give
Tampa a proper recognition looking for
ward to the turning of 800, 100000 worth of
the South American commerce in exports
and imports, consumed and made in tho
south and west, over this route via Tampa,
direct to the vest instead of going around
by New York. He claims that this will
save the people of the south and west over
S12, 900, 900 yearly, from heavy insurance
and loss by "A long voyage aud by cheaper
rates of freight, and by saving of nearly
200 hours in time over New York and the
Atlantic seaboard route. Mr.. Jones says
that the object of the exposition on the
Fort Brooke reservation at Tampa is to en-
courage South American exhibits with
western manufacturers and build nm friand lv