The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
FLORIDA


Strawberries are quoted at 10 cents a
quart az Macclenny.
At Macclenny farmers say that the crops
need rain quite badly.
Miss Lena johnson has taken possession
Of the pos5ofiice at Melbourne.
Roasting-ears nave made their appear
ance il the Tallahassee market.
At ITALIA as ee Senator E. P. Dismnkes
has entirely recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
The fruit OF the numerous loquat trees in
aud abou. Tall hassee are muca larger and
finer this year than usual.
The ST. Augustine Improvement Com
pany bought the Witham estate Monday at
the courC house sale, in that city, for a
little over $500.
Some of the enternrising citizens o.
Apopka are making strenuous efforts to
secure the building Of S2). 900 winter hotel
on Dream Lake.
Miss f. Haz lti'e purchased the San
Salv dor hotel at st. A lgu stile day or
two ago. but in less t1an two hours resold
it at profit Of 500.
The iron on the Apopka and Clay Springs
railroad Is now all down. The locomotive
arrived at Orlando Wedne>daY and the
road will soon be in active ope alton.
Dr.. G Kenworthy. city health officer
OF Jac1so vile. reports all garbage a I'd
dumping grounds covered up, never to be
used again. The cremator now takes
charge Of the refuse of the city,
Daytona Journal: A motion was male
for new trial for negro Hammond the
aiiida IL alleging Insanity and further
evidence. No more deserving fruit for the
gallows ever existed, and tie insanity dodge
il altogether too tTansD rent
Three years ago r j. Jones of Cincinnati,
o., had James CARMEL OF Ormo,d clear up
and Diant a fve-acre grove in the famous
Halifax hammock. The past season Mr..
CARMEL sold quito lumber of boxes of
oranges for So 25 net per box.
He ~ Hail coloredD refused to appear
before the grand jury at Cal esville. Thurs
day, without Suopoe Ia, whereupon s a.e's
att rney Wigg sent an Officer with an
attach nent after him. He was brought
before Judge Finley, n 1d sentsnc ID to pay
fine OF So and cost Of attachment.
Mrs. Hslford and her daughter, Miss
Jeanette Halgord, left Orlando wednesday
for Al nta, Ga, at which place they W III
remain ab ut two week, thence going to
indianapolis, | d., where they stay fJr a
week or te days, and will then go to Wash.
ingt m, d C, from which place thoy will
q To Old Point Comfort to spend the sum
mer, returning to Orlando in the fall.
T. F. Higgins Of Orlando has the names
OF seventy-live orange growers, represent
ing 30 900 b xes OF fruit, who W mt the
EAs man ventilated fruit car, to DO ado1 ed
by the railroad CO nnanies for next wi ter ;
crop. The Orange Gro wers Union decid d
that this style t cars is what they want
and will u ge the several lines of trans
por.ation to get a supply for tho coming
Seaso ,. --.
The following are the salaries OF the off,
GERS If X ssmmes as pas 9 / y the former
council for this year: Mayor, 5000; clerk
and assessor, S72); IN arshnl, 500 au1 81 / !
a. cases Of c'nvlci)n; police, $500; roul-
cline VI fIr eac attendance and One OF
monthly meetings, 81 for each meeting and
iine Of 81 for e'cI Il ne absent; treasurer,
$50; surveyor, 81 cent, al hour when at
work; city p y,ic,an, 81 81 visit;
SC venger. tiSl
Dr.. Post Of Paradise who has for some years
devoted much a 10 ion 70 insects On plants
and orange trees, ssys he does not npprc
bend any great ditilc lily IL getting ril IT
the nso't which Il NV infes,ing orau &c
! lees, that IL ls nothing more or less than
the common rlalt louso 50 fro1uAn y
! founl on pllnts hot hoisos. Tho gtou u
| 10 sometime aast has boon too dry - the
| surface roots tJgrcw, causing the trees b.
stand stll rgl b ck. aud 10 Ia this
| unheol ny condition tho Insect appears. On
ace Junt OF excessive rains m the winter the
s1l was bloac I'D ~ all potash, aud this Il
what tie troos mu / OF. AMI Il they go5
! Il, the Insects wili depart aud tho trees hold