The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-07
FLORIDA.

James II. Myers has been appointed post
master at Montvorde
The Sumter County Farmers Alliance
will meet in Sumterville on Saturday, Nov
10.
The Gov. Stafford brings more oranges tc
Palatka than any other steamer on the
river.
The First Baptist church at Palma Sofa
have called Rev. g. II. johnson as its
pastor.
Seventy-one thousand dollars was col
lected in customs duty at the Key West
custom house during the month of October.
Stock-raising forms one of the chief in
dustries Of Sumter county. Many planters
have fine fat beeves and sheep for sale at
this time.
The Sumter county planters are making
up their syrup. The cane crop is splendid,
and the quality of syrup could not be i'm
proved upon.
Arrangements are being made for the es-
| tabiishment of q newspaper at Cresce +
City. The plant to be used is that formerly
used on the Seville Independent.
Reports from the vegetable hammocks
around Palmetto say that large crops will
he planted this year. and that work has
already commenced preparing for it.
The attendance at the Sumter countr pub
lie schools is larger than for any previous
years, and the teachers as a whole are more
efficient and are taking greater interest in
the schools than formerly.
Orange shipments from Manatee wharf
has been SO large of late that the steamer
Kissimmee has been unable to take them
away on her regular trips, and in conse-
quence made an extra trip Sunday.
The captain Of a schooner, now at South
T.. rnl ,,Nf
nam county health board to allow his vessel
to take on cargo of lumber at Satsuma,
Putnam county, but it was not granted.
There are better times ahead for the peo-
pie of Florida. The orange crop will bring
considerable money into the country, a ID
later on the planters will realize good
profit on the vegetables grown the coming
season.
Rev. L. H. Wilson, evangelist of the st.
Johns fla presbytery, after spending sew
eral days In Sumterville, left for other fields
last week. He preached several interesting
and logical sermons to good audiences dur
ing his stay.
The planters of Sumter county are in very
good condition. Many of them have raised
enough Of the substantials of life for home
consumption, and their orange crop will be
a surplus. They will have a large quantity
Of fine syrup to sell also.
Sumterville Times: About Oct. Is Sam
uel Woodland shipped forty-elght boxes of
oranges to II. Z. Schwitters, New York, and
after paying S25 II freight, 81 40 carriage
and 81 20 commission, received a draft for
s37 %, or not quite IS cents per box. Mr..
Woodland thinks there is something wrong
about this transaction, as the oranges were
of good quality and shipped in good condi-
ton. On the same date he shipped this lot
to Schwitters, he shipped sixteen boxes to
L. s. Plusky of Albany, Ga, and sold them
for S3l "A net, or nearly So per box. Note
the difference.
On Nov. g. the Cedar Keys correspondent
of tine News wrote as follows: The past
week has been an eventful one here First
Col. Jamison, a stranger. committed suicide
by cutting his throat. Then a man from
down the coast but well known here, came
up on business trip, returned to his home,
and day or two thereafter was reported
dead. Next, a newly made citizen of this
place was arrested aud put in Jail at Crystal
river. Cedar Keys enjoys perfect health and
the absent people are clamorous to he allowed
to return. This would be readily permitted,
but for the infected places en- route through
which they would be compelled to pass.
The Presbyterian pastor, Mr. Smith, came
in yesterday, and Mr.. j. e. Richards, agent
for the Eagle Pencil Company, accompanied
by his family, came in this morning. They
had all been forced to perform quarantine.
Others who propose returning, will come
by way of Tallahassee and St. Marks, thus
avoiding infected places. A shut down in
the fish business occurred again last week
on account of quarantine, but every thing
is open again via Callahan, and there is a
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