The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-17
FLORIDA.

Charlotte Harbor is 10 have an ice fac
tory.
Mr.. Tompkins has sold Ids homestead
near Dunnellon for 81 900.
The National Bank cleariug at Ocala
average over $1,000 per day
N. B. johnson has retired froa the tutor
ship of the Tavares public scno0 l.
Every house in Keuka is rent I'd but one,
and there are two parties after IL at.
A move is on foot to establis another
bank at Tampa, and there is plenty of capt.
tai to hack it.
An Orange Lake orange growee refused
SO per box for 1000 boxes OF very fine tan
| gerine oranges.
All the preliminary arrangements for
paving Lafayette street, at Tampa, have
been completed.
Work on the new dock extension at Fer
nandina is being pushed as rapidly ai' piling
can be obtained.
T. M. Parker of Whitney killed am otter
last Saturday, on Chittachatta creek, that
was Of pretty good size.
DR.. E. B. Given of Tampa died Saturday.
His body will be embalmed aud seIt TO
Louisville, KY, for interment.
A society, to be called the British Agri-
cultural Society, is about to be formed in
the English colony in Alachua county.
Messrs. Kinds & Buzzell of FernanHina
shipped about 700 barrels of squash last
summer from various plots Of ground in that
city.
Ninety bales of tobacco were received on
the Ohvetts Thursday evening, for Tampa
| manufacture, the duties on which were
$l,9ll 95,
The Florida Muck Land Company has
sold an undivided one-fourth interest III
muck land interest on the lakes west
| of Starke.
Two of the ten buildings for the fertilizer
works at Fernandina are now erected, and
the others will follow as rapidly as dock
room can be built.
NJ. V. Smith of Starke was robbed Mon
day night of 81, 500 He was on his way to
Olustse to send off his guano money. He
stopped with MIR. Das.
The term of court just held at Tavares
cost the state $543 80. This does not include
the expense to the county or the witnesses
feesln the railroad case.
1t is rumored at OcaIa that e. W. Agnew
scoeped in 81 100000 on his phosphate land
| purchasers while the accumulations of Mr.
Dunn will reach s., 600, 600
Friday was great day for the farmers
alliance OF Orange county, and the local
alliances of Oconee entertained about 1000
people royalty with good programme.
Two men from the vicinity of Fort Meade,
| O&YlS anu MCOTdFY, are SlluGnbeT-
ing the deer in the neighborhood of Char
lotte Harbor. They killed thirteen IN one
week lately.
The South Kissimmee colored church re-
Gently had series of sermons preached by
a woman. She was a good singer and would
, sing a verse or two at time along through
her sermons.
The st. Augustine and North Beach rail-
way is rapidly approaching completion,
| nd vufH nd fha-P ,.,fa
ttvenesS to st. Augustine both as winter
! and summer resort.
Two cigar manufacturers of Kew West
may build factories at Punta Gorda. A
number of cigarmakers arrived on the last
Morgan steamer from Key West aud went
to work in the factories there.
The jury in the Lang case at Orlando,
after being out about twenty mipuUes, re-
turned verdict of not guilty. This is the
second time that this case has been tried,
the first resulting in mistrial
d, Fl. A. Bagley of Denver, Col, has pur-
!, chased the Hills home place on Hisborough
bay. he will make this his permanent
residence, and will be valuable acquisi-
ton. The purchase price was So, 500.
DeLand NeioS: To DIR. Messimer and lady
are due the credit of raising tae biggest rose
in town. 1t is Of the La France variety,
Of pale pink hue, and but for its color
-
{ cabbage.
A railroad is projected to run from
t Palatka TO Homosassa, tapping the great
: phosphate beds of Marion and CT rus
/. counties 1t will run nearly parallel with
o the Ocala, Silver Springs aud Gulf road
= and the Palatka and Anclote railroad
: In the home of f. e. Rosignol, on Oab
street., Palatka, there has hung since 1878 a
!. portrait of Jefferson Davis. On the day OF
i the funeral of the dead chieftain the Dor.
a trait fell to the floor, but was Immediately
t replaced in its former position on the dining.
5 room wall.
g At the last meeting of the Starke Fruit
: Growers Association it was voted that 9
. cents per standard quart be adopted as the
y regular price to be paid to berry pickers for
the season of 1890. This should not be con
I strued as intended for first pickover, but fol
= the general crop.
D Mr.. Denham of Syracuse, n Y, is in
3 Tampa. Mr.. Denham IS the proprietor of q
dairy farm in Syracuse, and has purchased
! through Messrs. Salomonson q Fessenden a
- 160-acre tract for the purp lse of engaging
=, - in the same bushes, in Tampa. He will
: bring down 100 head of Holsteins for that
" purpose.
It At Tampa, Sunday, Ben Burney shot ant
le killed Jim Roach il Saulter's saloon. They
0 had a fight in which Roach came out first
1t best. Bystanders leased Bunny about it
s, which 50 nettled him that he walked to hi
Is room, armed himself with revolver, re
10 turned TO the saloon and shot Roach twice
It killing. him instantly. Both parties are
n colored
Last week telegram was received BY
= Deputy Sheriff Dyson of Palatka from tht
:. sheriff of Levy county stating that he had
. captured GOWN, the murderer of Police
81 man Turner. A deputy was Immediately
u dispatched to Bronson, county site of Levy
N and upon seeing the prisoner telegraphec
~ back that the accused was not Turner
~ murderer
r Fernandina Mirror The Lawuey peopl
s. certainly struck a good thing when the,
Il went into Strawberries, Five years ayC
Il the or IS receipts from that seasons croy
d were $15. Last year, with 175 acres il
ar berries, the net receipts, according TO tn,
m Lawtey Strawberry Growers AssocIatIonis
10 report, were $S2, 200. This year they hav,
e 225 acres planted, and the strawberry i
re still rampant upon their ba lner
< Wolves have been playing havoc with
cattle on the outskirts of San Pedro bay f1r
~ several months past, and at times they hav
It become 80 bold as to approach near enough
ID to farm houses for their bowling and bark
as ING to he heard The Dioa hOvs hava ~,