The morning news., 1888-07-11
FLORIDA.

The water works well is now over 900
feet deep.
Work will be begun on the new hotel at
Tampa soon.
Lake Helen is moving to incorporate and
become a city.
Daytona has doubled in population within
the past twelve months.
A twelve room hotel or boarding house is
to be built at st. Cloud.
Sheriff Healy OF Volusia county would
not accept denomination.
Bids are being received for the erection OF
the new Presbyterian church.
A large shed or storehouse for the sugar
company is to be erected at st. Cloud.
The fat-woods are all under water and
will remain so until the rainy seasons are
over.
The First National bank Of Gainesville
has commenced to issue its crisp new
notes.
At Sanford movement is on foot to
she'll Sanford avenue its entire length, for
driving purposes.
Most of the property sold at the dein-
quent tax sales at Kissimmee last week was
bid III by the state.
Orange City will ship au immense crop OF
oranges next season. AT least 5000 boxes
will be shipped from that section.
The registration list of Daytona will
pre- ABLY exceed 500 names this year, and is
the largest town now in Volusia county >
There is some comment in st. August ne
upon the action of the erocers in effecting a
combination to maintain certain standard
of prices.
A. NJ. Hyer has about harvested his crop
of tobacco planted near Fort Meade. M.
Hyer's crop of four acres will yield him
about 81, 400.
DIR. Allyn has disposed of his homestead
property south of town TO D. j. r. Howes for
uniInproved lots three miles out from Min
neapolis MINI.
Key West wants TO be made an Internal
revenue district all by herself, and has sent
Col. MahonY TO Washington to engineer the
scheme through.
There are some very curious records in the
county clerks Office at st. Augustine,
among which are some deeds from Indian
chiefs TO Spaniards
w. s. Douglas is building the frame for
the l,GOOpound pile driver to be used in
piing across the head of Lake Kissimmee
for the Sugar Belt road.
The friends Of G. F. Parker announce
him as a candidate for county Judge for
Osceola county, subject to the action Of the
nominating convention.
The finance committee Of the city council
the city for $50, 900, to build system of
water works and sewerage.
Santa Armedo, a lad about l6 years old.
on wednesday, a week ago, caught a 1874
pound tarpon with hook and line, out in
the river opposite Fort Myers.
The Volusia county court house question
is at length decided. The county iecords.
in charge Of Clerk Faulkner. Deputy Clerk
Fits and Surveyor s. b. Wilson, arrived at
DeI>aGd Monday.
The democratic convention of Manatee
will be held on July 2S TO elect delegates to
the congressional convention, and also TO
the senatorial convention which will con
vene at Pine Level, Aug 2l.
Wednesday morning, when handling a
| l0O-pound block Of ice. Col. Austin OF
Brooksville let his hold relax and the corner
of tho block slipped and struck him in the
side, breaking one of his ribs.
The democratic county convention of De
Sofa will be held at Fort Ogden on Thurs
| day, Aug. .. The primaries will be held at
the different precincts on Aug 4, the same
day of the countyseat election.
| AT Sea Breeze the other day while Miss
Mamie Webb Of DeLand was in bath ing,
she was caught by the undertow, and but
! for the prompt assistance Of 4. G.. Kings
bury would have been drowned.
The county democratic convention to
nominate a candidate for the senate. two
representatives, and candI lates for the diff
ferent county offices, will meet at Orange
! City on Aug. 7.
| The city council Of Orange City has ex-
tended the time for tho collection Of city
/ taxes 10 July 81. after which time property
/ upon which taxes have not been paid viii
| bo advertised and sold at public sale
w Ii. Tawney has bought from Mr. Gal
braith twenty acres OF land of which four
acres are Ia grove. Ii is situated on tho
! boulevard, one and one-h1lf mil,s south Of
| DelAnd The co lsideration wa Sl 900.
| The two companies II the second regiment
Of artillery, United Statos army, recently
stationed a.; Wort Barrauca,, the regimentil
hea alqnarters left Saturday for Hintsyille,
Ala. where they will go into camp for the
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