The morning news., 1889-05-07
FLORIDA


The farm outlook of Leon county is re-
ported good.
The Clay Guards of Green Cove Spring
are coming to life again.
Sanford's new military company will be
called the Gate City Rifles.
The first blackbsrries of the season were
selling on TIE streets of Gainesville Sa.ur-
day.
The Methodist Episcopal parsonage at
Quincy is going up in a hurry, and will
soon be completed.
The prospect for an orange crop at Mican-
opy is said b. old citizens to be the finest
ever seen in that section.
One thousand two hundred and eighty
six crates of beans were shipped from
Mcanopy Thursday morning.
The corner stone OF the new Meth
odist church at Micanopy will be laid near
the old church site tomorrow.
All the merchants of Sanford have agreed
to close their stores at o'clock p. IN.
during the summer season, except Satur-
DAYS.
Judge Msrshon AMI party of ladies and
gentlemen left Kissimmee last week to spend
several days fishing and hunting on Lake
Gentry.
1t is rumored at Quincy that the drug and
k6uoidl iLeE fHAlGlS9 III VAS tlbS w kLiltLll %.
Malone has beel sold to Joseph Albert of
Clajtadoochee
The contract for carrying the mail from
Fort NJ yerS and Naples, tvs times a week,
from July l, 1899, to June 80, 1892, may
nov b3 bid for.
The store of Wiley Hicks, Sr., at Medulla,
was entered last Saturday night and about
Sl35 in money stolen. NQthing else was
taken with the exception Of a pockstbook.
Dr. j. Y. Porter has finished his labors
in Sanford and has Jne to Jacksonville
He will continue his tour of ins pection Of
the State which was nterru oted By his hav-
Ing TO go to Sanford.
1t has been estimated by a competent en-
gineer that Gainesville can be thoroughly
drained, a crematorv built, ample fire Iro-
tection afforded, and an abundant supply
OF pure water obtained for sum not ex-
ceeding $4,000
The Gainesville district conference is in
session at Starke, presided over by Presid-
ing Elder Rev. W. s. Rich ardson. About
fifty delegates sre present, and fine con-
dition of the churen is Indicated by the re-
ports that have been handed in up to date.
A swarm of bees came near the Malone
drug storo at Quincy last Monday af err
noon and were settled on a snsll tree,
and a farmer passing climbed the trse and
pub tue DceS ilJO u udlI DuSUel IueASuT6 duU
handed them among the bystandsrs for in
spection.
Grand Island and Fort Mason are send
ing tomatoes forward to market at a lively
rate. Tuesday they shipped 9i3 crates, aud
next day l,06l, but "a few of these ship
ments contained beans and cabbages.
Capt. Ben DOwd SAYS Gley will continue TO
ship thousand crates daily for the next
ten days, and il it rains. they will ship
1900 per day.
A wagon load of groceries was left in
front of the residence Of Rev. Mr. Corr at
Gainesville OF Friday last The driver
icing interrogatet as to whence they clms
from, said that he was not authorized to
say. The presumption is thai the goods
reached the destination intended, and that
the friends Of Mr.. Corr thought they would
agreeably surprise him, which they did.
Frank Whittier and his wife, Anna, who
Left Gainesville for Liberia about a year
ago, are disguised with that country and
want to get back. They write 10 friends
that they have not seen a piece OF bacon
since they arrived there, that the Only me It
they have is bear aud monkey, that times
are hard, and that labor is paid for in ira Q.
They advise colored people to keep away
from Liberia.
Mrs. j. {. Williams went ont in Tampa
one day recently aud succeeded in raising
cash donations amounting to $lS) toward
building the COagregaLio ial church at st
Petersburg. Over $50 have been made o.
festivals, which 60 into the building fund
Mrs. Armour generously contributed 81 800
for the purpose. provided other friends i'll
raise $500, and Mrs Williams is certa My
making rapid strides t. ard il.
A regular meeting of the city council Of
Kssimmee was held My /. A pc ition,
signed BY 100 citizcns, wns presented, ask
lug for better fire proteatiol. Ths city tax
books were ordered clo.e May Is, and all
taxes not paid by that time the prope 'ty will
be advertised and sold for taxes. The
street tax has been changed from six DAYS
work or Sc to three days work or S..
Judge NJ. L. Me-shon wa elected as city
attorney. with a salary Of $780,
Last Friday afternoon man, suppo;ei 70
be one w. l.. King, went TO the residsnce
Of l.. b. Jenkins. near Kissimmee, no
one being at the house but Mrs. jenkins aud
her two children and a sick negro, and de-
manded something to eat, and ordered Mrs.
Jenkins to cook for him, and upon her re-
fusal he made an attack upon her and at
tempted to outrage her. Sine fought with
desperation, and finally succeeded ia max
ing her escape, but not until she had been
severely chokel and her hand badly bitten
by him. A crowd has beea hunting the
villain, but no news Of him. The citizens
offered reward of $3.50 for his capture,
and hs was arrested at Jacksonville 8 at
urday.
Monday night j. F. Oberry, who lives
across Shilgle Creek, near Kssimm6e,
heard disturbance among his hogs, aud
picked up club AMI rushed out to see what
was the matter, and was very much sur-
prised to find that large bear had caught
one Of his grown hogs Mr.. Oberry, upon
making the discovery, and not wishing TO
become a crushed berry, left his club and
made his way TO the house in quito hurry,
as he decided that he was wanted very
much there, aud did not care as much for
one hog as he first thought. Tuesday morn
ing he aud n number Of his neighbors, with
dogs, started on first class bear hunt. and
after an exciting chase the bear was killed,
and weighed about 800 pounds.
Capt. L. g. Reed Of Portland, Me-, a
young man aged 20 years, was drowned
last Friday afternoon, about ! O'Clock, ia
front Of his fathers place on Sanibel island.
Capt. Reed and young friend named
Ostrum were out in a sloop attending tO n
seine, and we're playing, jumping and push
Ing each other overheard. In their play
both went over together. when Ostrum
noticed something wrong with Capt Roed,
and made every effort q save his life, but
in vain. Mrs. Reed, mother Of the young