The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23
FLORIDA.

The young people of Port Richey have
organized an "Opossum Hunting Club"
Mrs. Victoria S ringer of the ST. Thomas
neighborhood, near Dade City, gave birth
to triplets a few days since.
F. w. Kettle, secretary of the Church
Year Publishing Company, will sood wed
Miss Rosi1a Patterson, of jacksonville.
Col. Wilder of Melbourne is talking of
Yacht contest, to take place soon, at which
he proposes to offer as prize an elegant
gold watch.
DR.. Hill, of Orange City, has return ed
| from Lake George, where he has just
Fl ished shipping his crop of oranges, 300
boxes, from his grove at that place.
The revival meeting held at Orange City
for twenty-five evenings IN succession closed
| on Wednesday, and Friday night Mr..
| Tasker commenced a nesting at DeLand.
The owners expec ed to get about SEQ
boxes from the Chippewa grove at Orange
City. That a mount has already been gatu-
cred, and at least that many more are on
the trees.
A few days ago while Mrs. Getchel of
kissimmee, WAS out for a short time, her
house was tered by some one and pocket
book containing about $40, and a five
pound pail of lard stolen.
At Green Cove Spring truck gardeners
preparing ground and planting seed The
warm weather throughout this month has
induced vegetation to bud out.
Some miscreaut took il upon himself n
few nights ago to cut dowl the small shade
trees in front of Col Bldger'S residence in
the eastern part of Ocala. A reward Of
five dollars is offered for the detection Of
the party or partie'.
Tle new board of health OF Volusa
county consists Of Dr.. Long of Enterprise,
Dr. Wallace Of Davtona, members IT the
old board who were re-appoiHted. DR.. Cowia
Of Smvr a, DR.. Marvin Of Orange City and
DR.. Gillen Of DeLand
A party Of tourists went OF from SAL
70 q last Saturiar to tIe Pine Cce7t Inn at
Paala, whore they will spend several DAVIS
hunting. Arthur Schlenan welt with
them guide taking his fae dogs They
viii have some ine sport.
While deer are not as numerous in Polk
county as they were a faw years ago, there
are pleoty left yet Mr.. Jewett and Joo
Cumbae killed SIX Of the q 'etfJoted an mails
one day last week on Grass creek, in the
northwestern portion Of the county.
The Indian River Netcs says: eve are
in iormed that Capt. Wilcox AMI party
started from New York Tuesday and will
be ut Melbourne this wees, BY the time
they reach here he iron will be on baud tJ
rush the construction Of the tram road.
Charley Dickers'n Of Port Richey made
narrow escaue from drowning a few days
ago. e tried TO cross the river against the
tide. When midway the girth broke and
the horse swan from him. Fortunately
some fishermen came to the rescue just in
time.
The Plant City Courier says that from
all accounts there is a large proportion Of
ora ges still remaining in that section for
shipment. The country roads are so very
bad in good many sections thst the haul
ing OF oranges TO town Is n difficult bust.
moss, aud hence there Is NJ push in the
market there at the present time.
There is much Dissatisfaction among the
people of Fort Myers over the action OF the
county commissioners in buying the Caloosa
hotel for a court house, and petition is
being circulated and receiving numerous
signature b have the contract annulled. A
majority ot tue cit Gems are in favor Of
bonding the county and bIildiug a good
court house and jail.
Three se's OF trucks arrived in Oviedo
few days ago for the Oviedo, Lake Charm
and Lake Jesup railway, and IL Is intended
% use them in building three cars there.
The cars, when completed, will weigh $500
pounds, and from their heavness IL is Judged
that II is the c0mpany's iltention TO use an
engine, forit would break up q mule TO pull
one Of these cars empty from the lake to
the Oviedo station, being up grade ell the
way.