The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
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! lachicola are gradually growing better.
The cypress mill at Apelachicola shut
down last Saturday Tor few DAYS, 70 make
repairs.
Rev. J. c. Porter VIII commence series
OF meetings at the Baptist church, OF Bar
tow, next Sunday
/ Leon county truckers are planting
"A greatly increased acreage in Irl0h
potatoes this year.
A company Of capitalists will soon begin
! lmttiug out several large LeConte pear
/ orchards near Tallahassee,
! Transactions in real estate are daily i'm
! proving at Sanford, and the outlook is good
for 4 large number Of sales in u very short
while.
Complaint has been made against the
! Tortugas light house keeper for selling gov
ernleut oil to the Spanish snacks IN that
vicinity.
The Dora Matthias cleared from Apalachi-
| cola Thuisday fer New York. In addition
/ to a LOAF OF lumber, she took 800 cases OF
oysters, put up by the new factory
| 4 few days ago the saw being run by w.
/ f. Montgomery, at the cypress mill at
Apala, nicola, few all to smlthereens, but
! fortunately hurt no one.
The shipment Of oranges from the San
| ford section has almost ceased, but Few
| boxes leaving daily. 4 little later the bust
ness will improve, as several growers are
! holding their fruit.
! DR.. Morgan while at Lake Aropka Tues
day, shot an alligator that measured ten
and one-half feet long. The "'gator" was
| lying in Il bed with her young, two Of which
the doctor captured.
J. T. Pace will administer on the estate
of the late NJ. j. Doyle, of Sanford, and as
soon as possible Will again open tho dry
goods emporium Of The latter for the pur-
| pose Of closing out the extensive stock
Mr. Motley, Of Orlando, will, in a short
| time begin the erection OF four brick store
rooms on Main street. Bartow, between
| Reeds and Look & SCOTS. This will fill up
the entire block and make eight stores on 1t.
| CIV Candy. of Polk county, sent rarity
| TO the Sub-Tropical in the way of sugar
cane. There are fifteen stalks all from one
| root, each ono fully developed and matured,
I and unusually tall. The cane was Of the
! second years growth.
| The heirs of the late Col Robert II. Gam
| bic, OF Tallahassee, have received through
| George Greenhow, agent for the New York
| Equitable Insurance Company, check FOR
| $1,000, the premium paid by that company
on the life OF Col Gamble.
w. II. Boteman, of Punta Gorda, has
made novelty in the shape of a potato
! alligator for the ladies' department at the
! Sub Tropical Exposition at jacksonville,
| He took a sweet potato, and with lone or
! two twists of his skillful fist he turned 1t
into frst-class alligator.
At Starkc Tuesday night William Mitch
| ell. a hard working. industrious citizen,
who worked at the Florida Railway and
Navigation depot, was robbed OF $3.50 and
a silver watch. The thieves entered his
room about : o'clock They were evident
| ly well acquainted with the premises. The
| stolen property will perhaps be recoved as
| parties are suspected.
AT Ocala Wednesday afternoon, the
| burning OF Robinson, Burnett 81 Co. IS
cotton and saw mill created excitement.
The wind was blowing at the time briskly
from the north. The mill was occupied by
b. Arentz as a fertilizer mandatory and
was valued at from 81, 900 to So, 00O there
was no insurance. BY hard work the Ocala
planning mills barn was saved The origin
Of the fire is a mystery. The heat was so
great that the fire engine could not get near
enough to be of any service.
The steamer VictOrine, Capt. w c. Nor
ton, plying the waters between Palatka and
Crescent City. brought in eighty-six boxes
of oranges from various places on Lake
Crescent Tuesday to be shipped TO Northern
| martS. Monday she had aboard LOG boxes
Of oranges, also twenty-five barrels of fine
sweet potatoes and two barrels Of boets from
| the large Vegetable farm of Mcs,rS. Will
Jams a Hubbard, of the famous Haw creek
region. An immense amount of truck will
be shipped from that and neighbOrng farms.
The season IS Just opening, and it is esti-
mated that Messrs. Williams & Hubbard
alone viii ship from 5000 to 5000 crates of
cabbages, turnips, beets, potatoes, etc, dur
ing the next few months.
Barlow Adrdncc- Courier: Last Friday
afternoon charming young lady from
Georgia Involuntary proved herself an
excellent horsewoman She had Just
mounted when her horse took fright and
dashed wildly from W. II. Pearce's residence
east on Main street, alarming everybody ON
the route, who expected to see the young
lady un,eatod i'll the many sudden curves
made by tho animal to avoid
those who would have stopped him. But
she hravely retained her presence of mind
until they reached the stable of Swearengen
Bros, whore Mr. Barlow Swearcngen, with
characteristic nerve and galantry, graSped
he bride of the excited animal with his
left hand, and at the same moment rescued
the young lady with his right, lifting her
gently TO the ground as quietly as if she had
stopped for that purpose, and undoubtedly
preventing a serious accident.