The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-31
FLORIDA.

Milton has three base ball clubs.
The tobacco crops about Tallahassee are
doing finely.
Circuit Court convenes at DeFuniak on
Monday, April so.
Plant City is as clean as a new pin and
shows clean bill of health.
NJ J. Sans, of Courtney, has begun to
ship beans from his second crop.
the sale of lands for delinquent taxes at
DeFuniak begins Monday at II o'clock
The Methodist church of Orlando has
been very much improved, inside and out
IL is rumored that Palatka will have two
new hotels in time for next seasons bust
ness.
Tue salaried officers of Tampa are no
longer paid in scrip, much to their gratif-
cation.
1t is reported that all the Sunday trains
on the Florida Southern will be discontin-
ued soon.
Lozano, Pendas g. Co., of Tampa, have
employed about ten additional cigar makers
since Monday.
Three weeks ago John Diedrich planted
an orange tree about feet high, and now it
is full of blooms.
There is considerable movement in real
estate in PalatlIa and prices are firm. There
is good outlook for the future.
There will be meeting at DeFuniak to-
day of the directors aud committees of the
West Florida Fair Ass )ciation.
There is a good prospect of a large saw
mill, possibly two. near Lake Stanley. One
of them will bring thirty families.
Rev. A. T. Clarke, of Leesburg, has nc
cepted the call extended by the Union Con
gregational church and society of Tavares.
II 10 NoI tIot 81,
next season from Col. Hazards grove.
near Eustis, will be between 1000 and 5000
boxes
The bond of Perry G. Wall, Jr., Treas
urer of the Tampa Hotel Company, for $50,
600 has been accepted by the directors of the
company.
Returns from 122 boxes of Putnam coun-
ty oranges have been received, showing net
proceeds of $466. Ten of the boxes were
tangerines.
Real estate is evidently going up in Ybor
City. Eight and nine hundred dollars is
asked new for lots which six months ago
were thought high at 800.
Capt. W. A. Shaw has recovered suf-
ficiently TO again resume command of his
steamer, the City of Jacksonville, of which
he takes charge ON Sunday.
The Baptists of Turkey Creek, Hills
borough county, are going to build a new
house of worship. Elder Walden leads the
list with 500 subscription.
Writ & Dunlope, furniture dealers of
Barlow, have dissolved partnership, NJ. NJ
Dunlope retiring, and J. L. Writ the
senior, continuing the business.
The time has arrived when the interests
of large section Of country of which
Tavares is the center demand the erection
| of n 200-room hotel at TavareS.
| Lieut.. Harmony, recent arrival at the
Pensacola Navy Yard, is second in com
mand of the marines at that place, vice
! Lieut.. Tillet ordered elsewhere.
| At Palatka Wednesday some one near the
ice factory fired pistol or gun. the bullet
from which passed over Lucas wharf,
narrowly missing two persons standing
! thereon.
An additional prizo has been added to the
already large list TO be voted for at the Cath
Ole fair, at Sanford, the new one being a
| 500 safe, 70 go 10 the most popular mer-
chant in that city.
! G. II Spencer, druggist, Of New York
city, has purchased a house and two lots in
Bravo Park, New Augustine, for s., $500
| W. ii. Dodge has also purchased a house
and lot in the same place for 81 500
Santos Benites who was superintendent
of Ybors factory at Tampa last year, and
| who has been indicted by the grand Jury
made $4,000 recently in three days.
the result Of a land speculation in South
| America.
Through the instrumentaIftv of w. l..
Jewell, who obtained the necessary contri-
buttons from friends in sand out of the
church, the Baptist's OF Barlow are at last
the possessors Of handsome silver com
munion set.
Maj. N. r. Gruelle, Of Gainesville, re-
ceived intelligence Wednesday from the
! Isle Of Wight announcing the death on
March -, of Leonard Dozier, formerly a
Gulf railroad.
Ex.United States Senator S. b. Conover,
| who is now a resident Of Eustis, Is the for