The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-04

7 Notwithstanding there have been refresh
I ing rains in various PARTS of Alachua codn-
i " lately, it Is said that there has been no
( rain In Franklin for some time
The primary contest at Silver Springs for
/ Justice Of the peace, resulted in the nOmina-
/ lion Of Louis CasIninsh coloredl, over
( Capt. Couns. The vote stood q TO 20.
II i, said that nearly all the grocery men
| in Bar'ow got out OF meat last week, and
! the fortunate few who had any at once
raised the price to l7Jl cents per pound.
Mayor Lihenthal of Sanford has his
/ guards 80 arranged along the lake shore
that it is almost impossible for one to land at
any Of the local wharves without being de-
tected.
B. W Hammond of Interlachen has made
an assignment of his stock of goods 10 dir.
s ringfeilow OF Hawthorne. Mr.. Ham-
mond was one who could not say mo" when
asked for credit
Col II. f. Dutton has telegraphed his
banking house at Gainesville to advance to
the city and county authorities all the
money they need to carry out sanitary and
quarantine regulations
Ocala Banner: If there is any spot in
Ocala that needs the attention Of orr he 18th
officer, It is the court room. 1t is positively
filthy. Its oiors are so rank and foul that
they smell to high heaven.
Il is a singular freak that every section
Of Levy county is having abundant rains,
while in small scope Immediately around
Bronson there has been no rain of any con-
sequence for more than six weeks.
Tho handsome two-story building of the
Lake City institute is rapidly nearing com
petiOi. Ii occ pies the attractive lot next
the Baptist church, on Lake De Soto, and
will be ready by the date Of opening.
The milling firm of Meredith 81 Strickland
of Bronson has been dissolved, with tho
mutual consent of the parties, j. F. Mere
dith having purchased the interest of Mr.
Strickland and will continue the business
alone.
While the residence of Hon. w. p. Head,
of Plant City, was being fumigated last
Thursday, it caught fire and was burned
with its contents. The loss is a heavy o e,
as it was valuable house and well fur
nished.
The members of the Methodist Episcopal
| church at Orange City, have just COM
pieted bell tower, into which they will
ut bell this fall. The church is to he
reFainted, replastered, papered and
carpeted.
The colored people of Leesburg have re-
solved to boycott the patrons of the Chinese
laundry in that town, which includes three
grocery stores. the proprietors OF which are
said to be having taeir washing done by the
celestials.
James Scott of Orange City, month or
50 ago, received some fine Berkshire pics
from "a breeding farm in Kentucky. Thes
pIgs nave grown so rapidly that the pens in
which they where first placed have been on
larged the third time.
j. S. Cureton, having moved to Center
Hill, outside of Lake county, has rendered
lis resignation as a me nOer of the board Of
pu lie instruction. With the resignation
of J. r. Money Of Pittman this leaves two
vacancies in the board.
viii Smith shot and killed Jim Bailey at
Silver Springs Wednesday of last week
Bailey was bad cltiZen AID had Smith
who IS but mere yonth, ia mental dread
As Smith made no effort to escape, he is in
charge of Sheriff Williams
Dr. Chapman Of Lakeland has sent to the
Cincinnati exposition sample of white
corn, which was grown on pine land that
has been in cultivation for tH enty five year
1t was grown IN an orange grove, and
| yielded eighteen bushels to the acre.
A club has BEEN formed in Lakeland, to
! be known as Our Club the object of
which is to reduce to ranks all persons ga -
| ing titles. So ali our titled citizens who
may JON will hereafter he kno vn as plain
"MisUers," Instead of captain, colonel, ETC
Saturday, lightning struck tree hard hy
the camp OF Quarantine Guards Tinsls? and
LeClare, on Hatchet creek, near Gaines
vile. The boys were considerably stlnne
for time, but pulled themselves together
and are all right, and still watching for
microbes.
The citizens of Gceenville, Madi son
county, are endeavoring to build churc s..
for the Baptist denomination. Col. G. >.
HARDY generously gave an acre lot and 500
as = starter As a result they have hand
some purse made up, and the contract was
let Oh Wednesday lat.
| The sanitary inspector Of Gainesville
| complains that great many of the citizels
are allowing their premi 'es to be-
| CONS in condi ion that is CreIuiicia
| to the city's health. Tho MAYOR has acc.d d.
| iugly issued proclamation giving warning
| that no viii fully enforce the penalty
Col c s. Hardy OF Madison has realiz ID
| an average of 81 net per tree from his
| LcConte pear grove. Joel Granting has a
/ plat of ground 24x30 yards in dimensio IS
! devoted to tais fruit, from which he has
reqlized more than $50 net the present year.
| Only four of his trees had borne previous TO
| this year
Tampa Tribune: One of the operations
| gone throu I'll with in funi eating letter is
TO pu Gu It full of S rail holes. A young
| friend of ours received a letter from New
of his best girl, and tao picture was RUNE
by bei X puncturod in half dozen differ.
en-, plac-s.
On Saturday afternoon twenty-five loaded
| freight cars came into Gainesville on the
Savannah, Florida aud " eatern rail way with
freight for South Florida towns. The con-
| centration OF the business Oh single road
| enables observers t. erceive the mag itu!l
of the ade transacted in the southern sec
ton of the road.
A Young man named Ebert Gibbs was
drowned in Terrcela bay last Thnr5dAy He
was wading a d fishing with cast ct, and
in trying to cross a channel In which the
current was very swift, got over his pth
and drowned before a friend w1o was
closer in shore could reach him. He came
originally, from Battle Creek. Mich.
The hardware firm of McCle Ian g. Ellis
Of Gainesville, because of the stress Of the
times, has boon compelled to make IN assign.
ment. Thor liabilities arc about s2,G0O.
| Their assets are estimated at SG 800 X BORT
| Mcclellan, of the finn. says that as sonu a,
the business Of the firm is wound mp. he will
establish furniture and undertaking estab-
lishment.
Fort Meade had a mass meeting ION her
own hook" last Satn: lay. At least nO
melt on was made Of il in the county
papers, and nothing was heard OF it n the
lakeland end of the county. The object
| saatus tn haVa bepn tho nomination OF n