The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11
FLORIDA.

Three fire companies have been organized
at Ybor City.
The bonds of Tampa have been placed in
New York at o.
josiah T. Walls (colored) has seventy-five
acres a Arredondo in tomatoes.
| Capt. NJ |. Coke has been appointed by
| the county board of health, inspector for
| Putnam county.
The Ia upa Real Estate Association will
let the contract for five dwelling houses in
East Y Dor to-day.
The drought is general throughout Ala
chua county and the mplaint is loud that
more rain is needed.
The Congregational Sunday school of
Tampa has just put in new library of 100
volumes of choice books.
j. w. Park, VINO was wounded at 10 1g-
wood on the night of April IS by an I'M
known burglar, died Thursday.
d. E. Cooper will soon commence the
erection of dwelling for C)l. l.. A. Barnes
at the old Lewis plantation near Gaines
vile.
The granite columns of the big hotel at
Tampa are being raised. They are of red
Nova Scotia granite, and cost over $500
apiece
A c. Weurpel has been elected chief of
tie Tampa fire department, A. J. Harris
first asst ,tant, and NJ. Rodrigu z second
ass slant.
J. II. Aycock, near Plant City. has an
eighth Of an acre in strawberries, from
which he has sold $112 worth of berries,
and is still shipping.
There is not an empty dwelling house in
Ia upa and fifty houses ara now under con-
tract, and every 0 o of them rented in ad-
vance Of completion.
D. E. Cooper has contracted with Mai
Culwick and Mr.. F,ost for tue building Of
two dwelling houses about three miles
northeaSU of Gainesville.
Miss Mary Hayden, one of Tampa's most
est semed young ladies, after returning from
walk last Saturday eveaing dropped dead
just as she reached home.
There is but one case for murder to be
tried at this term of the circuit court at
Gainesville, that of Peter Jack sou, (coiored),
for the killing of coore1 woman.
The vegetable crop of Ma1atee is esti-
mated at $1,000 crates. 50 far tomatoes
sent from there have Melted S. so per crate
Egg plants, beans and cucumbers have
brought remuaerative prices.
The Sanford house at Sanford is closed for
the summer, and all along that part of
Commercial street it looks like Sunday
The hotei paid expenses last winter for the
III ~ OlHle SllC5 ~ udS De61 DullI.
Capt William Friend sailei from Sanford
Wednesday night for jackson Vile with a
cargo of palmet o boots for the fiber factory
in that city. He SAYS he is goin to make
t trip in less than five d avs, which is the
shortest I'll ne it has been sailed.
Justice Coke impanneed a jury at Pa
latka Wednesday, and went across the
river to hold an inquest on the body of the
drowned man, George Simmons, at Bird
Point. After hearing all the evidence, the
jury brought IN a verdict that the deceased
came to his death from accidental drown
ing.
A new hotel was opened at Titusville
Wednesday, which will be kept by Mrs. l..
H. Decker and II. .. Harley OF yet
named. There are fiftv-two rooms Mr.
Decker vacated the oil 1 Lund house, which
will he occupied by Mrs. Singleton, OF the
Titus house, which will be dem )!ished.
That old landmark will b. removed
The elect let lights at DeLand were shut
off by the city council on May l. Mr.
Kingsburv Claims tina. those who ad pri-
vate lights paid up promptly, while the city
is behind. Mr.. Kingsbury further states
that it will not pay him to run the pla &
for the length of four months, aud Will have
to snut down entirely. That means ice fac
tory and all.
uS vi dHEo Npuull bOilA u tuuCallOl
held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
The treasurer made his quarterly report
and pre- ented his books for examiaati N.
They were examined, found correct and
approved. The report showed paid and
elected warrants amounting TO $S,9S0.O6.
These were exami led with the Ii I, and
being found correct were filed. There were
some applications for new schools. which,
however, w-re laid over until the June
meeting.
At Tampa last Sunday Lloyd Anderson,
(colored), was drunk and dis1rderly on the
street ca, aud Capt. B)lls, the city mar
shall, attempted to arrest him when the
negro struck at him and jumped of the car
and started 20 run. Tle m rshal also LETT
the car and ran after him firing MS pis ol
into the ground for the pu pose 4 frglten-
iag him and causing him o. stop As tho
negro failed TO halt the marshal threw the
p.s oil at him, striking him on the shou der
with IL. The jar caused the pist ! 10 be dis
charged, and the load was lodged IA tho
neg o's shoulder maaing bal but not dan
gerOds wound.
Louis Phillips, the 3-year-old son Of A.
g. Phillips Of Palatka, got hold u a botto
Of d. Bulls ugh syrup Wedncsd ny I'd
drank tbs entire contents When found he
was fast aisle p With his head resting be-.
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