The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-10
FLORIDA


| Dec. IA, four days before the county's great
| tussle.
About s., 400 was paid out Saturday to
the hands working on the Orlando and
| Oakland railroad.
| 1t is reported that Col. Walter Gwynn Of
| Oviedo has recently discovered rich phos-
phate beds on the Alfalfa river.
DeLand will mark the completion OF the
court house, which the town win present to
the county, by a big celebration.
ID. Williams built the house now owned
and occu pied by Mrs. Partridge. This is
the Oldest residence In Monticello.
| The circulation of "wet" petition has
bsen started in DsLand calling for another
election on the ever present question.
| Rumor says some one tried to break into
the First National Bank at Gainesville, last
| Thursday night, about IL or IL o'clock.
The Orange county Sunday school con-
vention win be held at Sanford Jan. 81 and
%, Tuesday aud Wednesday, commencing
| at 10 a. m.
The total expenses of the last term of
court held at Monticello, were larger than
those of any previous court. They
amounted to s2,7S2 80.
| In the death of d. Williams Jefferson
county loses her Oldest citizen. He was
born in the state Of Maryland in 1904 and
moved to Florida in 1924.
Last Wednesday Fenton & Brown of
Quincy purchased Is, 900 pounds OF tobacco.
This is the largest purchase OF the weed
ever made in Gadsden county.
The bSlki of oranges at Micanopy and
vicinity have been sold at from 81 10 to
81 IS per box on the tree. A few lots have
been sold as high as 81 so on the trees.
Joseph Townsend of Madison slaughtered
three hogs recently, the weights of which
were 27S, 24S, and 2S4 pounds respectively:
when aggregated they amounted to 730
pounds.
There was another jail delivery at Madi.
son Monday night. and five prisoners, led
by London Graham, escaped, leaving six
others behind, who could have gone too,
had they been SO disposed.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
shipped from Gainesville 9,145 boxes of
oranges north, Thursday. This makes a
total 80 far this season Of nearly 1893, 900
boxes shipped by this line alone.
A fire OF incendiary origin occurred near
Madison about O'Clock Tuesday morning,
whereby Terrell Peacock (coloredl lost his
crop of corn, folder, etc., made this year.
and the building in which it was stored.
The funeral services of the late Miss Lii
ian Everett, who was drowned on Wednes-
day evening last in Lake Bertha, were
attended Saturday from the residence Of
herparents. about two miles east of Orlando
At Quincy, on account of the death of
Hon. P. b. Stockton, the attachment case
of Pollock 81 Co. OF Mobile against T. S.
Stearns, assignee of G.. r. Murray 81 Co.,
was put off until the spring term of the
circuit court.
D. P. Woods, who has recently been COM
missioned postmaster at Perry, was in
Perry last week making preparations to
take charge Of the Office. Mr.. Faulkner,
the retiring postmaster, has served in that
office for sixteen years.
j. j. Barr, an extensive orange grower of
Mlcanopy, has sold his crop at 81 IS per
box, and it is also said he has a CONTRACT
running through the season for all the
oranges he may deliver at the depot ready
for shipment at the same price.
In response to a call from the chairman of
the Orlando Democratic Executive Conn
mittee about 100 voters assembled at the
court house. j. I. Beeks was called to the
chair, and upon motion the present COM
mittee was reelected to serve for the ensuing
year.
The merchants of Orlando have arranged
for free excursion all along the line Of
the Tampa, Orlando and Apopka railroad,
connecting roads making special rates to
Orlando on Dec. 20 and 81 for the benefit of
persons desiring to purchase Christmas
goods.
Considerable excitement prevailed about
the docks at Palatka Friday, occasioned by
the burning OF q lighter which was tied up
at the railroad bridge on the other side OF
the river. Only by hard work was the long
structure that spans the river at that point
saved.
Dave Taylor (coloredD from Alabama, was
| arrested and jailed in default of a $500
bond Thursday, charged with having at
temped to commit a rape upon Mrs Ale
thea Rudd, a white woman living on the T.
l. Ward plantation. three miles south of
| Quincy
Perry Banner: w. P. johnson sold about
700 acres of Taylor county soil last Monday
| to the highest and best bidders, and the en-
| tire lot went for about $780, 1t was not on
account of the interiority of the land that
the price was SO small, but because there is
more land than men and money in that
county.
| The mortgage for the Tallahassee Rail
way Company has been recorded in the
| office OF the clerk of the circuit court at
Tallahassee and placed on file with the sec
rotary of state. This mortgage is for $50 900,
and is given for the purpose of issuing
bonds. The City Safe and Trust Deposit
Company of Philadelphia are the trustees,
and the bonds will be put on sale on Dec.
9sin denominations of $500 and $1,000.
The citizens of Lacross have been terribly
stirred up since the burglary committed at
J. K. Sloan's, in that place, on Nov. 25
The thieves were very bold in their work.
if all reports are true, for they went into
the room where Mrs. Sloan was sleeping,
her husband being absent en- business, and
| opened one trunk and took some money.
and another they carried to an old mill
about 200 yards away and broke it open and
| took the most valuable contents.
At st. Augustine the proposed ordinance
to license drays, carriages, omnibuses, and
any vehicle kept for hire, is occasioning
some stir among the owners of such convey
ances. The draymen seem to be willing to
pay license, as they will then be given
protection against itinerant draymen, who
| interfere greatly with those who make it a
regular business, the liverymen, however,
say they already pay a license for their
business, and an additional tax would be
unjust.
At Pensacola on Friday last two sailors
| boarded vessel In the bay and at once set
about the removal of the baggage of some
one of the ships crew, whom, it is pre-
sumed, they had previously obtained pos
session Of. The captain Of the vessel pro-
tested, whereupon the runners assaulted
and beat him, then took the baggage they
were after and made off to the shore with
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