The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-16

Tallahassee's building boom goes on.

Tallahassee's building boom goes on.
The Florida Christian AdUoc cate will
not be moved from Sanford at pre- sent-if
at all.
The crop of oranges from the Norris
grove at Spring Garden will amount to
$1,000 boxes.
j. J. Krom of st. Augustine has received
a patent on a door check for the purpose of
holding door in any position.
A dozen carloads Of brick a week is the
rate at which the brick yard at Green Cove
Springs is already getting rid of its product
f. w Kettle. formerly on the Jackson
vile Nel0S- Herald staff, has been appointed
secretary and treasurer of The Church Year
Publishing Company.
The material for the tobacco factory at
DeFuniak, is being placed upon the ground
large acreage If tobabco will be planted
in that vicinity this season.
j. b Stetson has about 10000 boxes of
oranges to ship yet from his grove near De-
Land. He is afraid he has been swndled
out of those already shipped.
Mr. Heinssn of Kssimmee has set out
fifty orange and twenty lemon trees on his
lot at the curve Of the Sugar Ut road, and
$4,000 cabbage and 400 tomato plants
From one acre of land planted in toma-
toes, Palmer Walker Of Jefferson county
cleared last year $40, after deducting all
cost Of labor, fertilizers, and 81 for rent of
land.
George s. Terry, of jacksonville. has
secured the contract from Mr. Cotrer for
plastering the mammoth Pico Block at San
ford, and has under his charge several first
class workmen from metropolis.
The people of Pensacola were surprised
Friday to hear of the assignment OF 6.
Forchiemer to Lewis Bear. The Liabilities
are between sos, 900 aud $50. 900. The assets
are in the neighborhood of $4,000.
A negro woman named Josephine Evans.
living in a small building in Judge Es-
mohde's yard at Pensacola, committed sui
eide Saturday by shooting herself. The
ball entered the forehead above the right
eye.
Capt. Rose took the contract from Mr..
Disston to drain the water from the bitches
of the st. Cloud plantation. He started to
work on Dec. 2 and by tho morning Of Dec.
he had reduced the water feet and 4
inches.
There will be great many Irish potatoes
planted in Orange county this year for a
spring crop. Many barrels Of seed have
already been sold, ana more are ordered
and on their way. One man ordered ten
barrels Saturday.
Capt. Brack, who has been in the Kissim-
NEE section about twenty-ons years, said
last NJ lnday that he bad never SO IN 50 much
rain fall at tins season # the year before
More or less damage has been done TO the
crops in consequence
At Orange CITY, Robbins & Crenshav
paid Mr.. Wells : IS Der box for Mandlrius
on the tree, and Brown q Mcmahon, Phila-
delphia, sold them for ST 3j per box. They
were shipped over tho lightning express,
being seventeen days in transit.
Squire Hartor went out three miles east
Of Ocsa, Thursday, to hold an inquest on
the bNdy Of Adam Small, whodied Welnes-
day night from the effects II won ds re-
ceived Christmas day in Ocala at the hands
OF Crede Morris. Both were colOrei.
By tho results Of the election held last
Novem, or, not a single ono Of tho county
Offices of Hnlsborough county changes
hands at this term. here will perhG IS be
some changes in the board Of county com
missioners, but that is done by ap continent.
At the first meeting Of the direct r. Of
the fernando Cigar Manufacturing Com
pauy at BrOoksville, Jan. 1, Phil Kellogg
was elected president, Frank A. league wee
president, A. Church Groom general mana
ger, and p. w. Terry secretary and treas
urer.
a clear evidence Of the increase Of rr1p-
erty ia Hamilton county is seen in the above
HECIe'' treasurer hOOiTIS, lIuf years ago,
gave a $4,000 b nd, which was satisf ict1ry
10 the cJmptro le~ This year ne had 10
give one for $1,000, owing to the increase
Of taxable property.
While out hunting not long since, Frank
w ilks OF Tallahassee was attracted 10 "a
big hollow cypress log by the barking 4
his dog, Cutting into the log be found an
eight foot alligator that had taken I'D It's
winter quartz in there instead Of under
water, as is their custom.
The chances for the organization of
building and loan association at sanford are
very fair just now. About 600 shares have
been already subscribed for, and the proba-
bihtY Is that within the next few days a