The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-28
FLORIDA.

There is not vacant dwelling house in
Palatka.
Some of the pear trees around Lake City
are in bloom.
The contractors of Chipley have all the
work they can do.
Maj. John L. Miller died at his home at
Ellaville Wednesday morning.
The PalatKa public school has nearly 200
scholars enrolled upon its list.
Madison wants bank. A warehouse
will be established soon, probably.
Syrup-making has begun at Chipley. and
in about two weeks will be in full blast.
Columbia county farmers are determined
to hold their sea island cotton for 80 cents
per pound.
A great many quail are being trapped in
Column la county, much to the disgust of
the hunters.
The annual meeting of the Lake County
Sunday School Association occurs on Thurs
day, Nov. 81.
The Episcopalians of Montclair have COM
pleted their new church, with the exception
of furnishing it.
r. NJ. Alvarez has disposed of one-half in
terest of his stock of general merchandise
at Starke to A. Hidden.
Five cars passed through Tavares Wednes-
day containing dredge boat to be used In
dredging the canals near KisSimmee.
A movement is now on foot to secure
twenty acres of suitable ground in or near
Chlpley, TO be used as a county fair ground.
A flourishing cocoanut tree. one wear
old aud 4 feet high, is an attraction on the
premises of w. ID. Mendenhall at Bloom
field.
The firm of Forester & Wilson of Chin
ley has been dissolved, A M. Wilson re-
naming in business and j. d. Forester
retiring.
There is more cotton coming into Starke
than at any time before Both gins have
all they can do, and have beenrunning both
night and day.
A telegraph Office has been opened at
White Springs on the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad, and the line has been
finished to Lake City.
Lake City Citizen: The circus appears
to have fallen into a hole, as we learn that
the tent and other paraphernalia have been
attached by the sheriff.
The order issued for the commencement
OF the work on the fertilizer warehouses and
and wharf extensions at Fernandina has
been countermanded for the present.
A panther or some other large animal
entered the yard OF DR.. Higdon at West
Farm few nights ago, and killed eight
large hous "lIhln LNe mlDutes' Time.
Sheriff Galloway has his residence. on the
northwest corner of Sinclair avenue and
Maud street, at Tavares, nearly COM
pleted, aud will occupy it on the Nov. /.
The Keystone Tile and Brick Compauy's
property. at Sauble, caught fire the other
night and sustained damages TO the ext ,nt
Of $500. 1t came near being a s. 900 fire.
W. NJ. Woodward, the present post
master at Sumterville, win move 20 eos
burg about the first Of the month. He mas
been postmaster at SuInteryille for seven
years.
At Palatka, Friday, Jim Monroe went 10
| Ellen Myers for bis clothes, aud instead
| received a painful bullet wound Ia the arm
B0tu are o0lored The cause u the shooting
/ ia unknown.
The dwelling house ~ Nick McF0sshion
az = erke burned - the ground saturday
l night with all bis household goods. aud a
number 4 large orange troos. There Nas
I 20 Insurance.
a. ". Walters q suuitsrYille had the
( niisiortune ~ lose hA large barn a lew
days ag9, togethef sit6 lafgo qua ats II
egfn. hay, eale, St., bealae . complole