The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-03
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Circuit court for Osceola convenes at ks
| simmee next Monday.
The young men Of Sanford are organic
| ing military company.
| Gen. Walls of Aredondo has seventy-fv
acres of tomatoes in fine condition.
Z. Bean of Gainesville shipped 800
| quarts of strawberries to Boston Tuesday.
The farmers of Alachua county complain
| that the dry weather is injuring the crops
The probabilities are that there will be a
brick factory started in Monticello within q
few weeks.
| A house and contents, belonging to
| colored man, were destroyed by fire Monday
| night at Arredondo.
There are hundreds of pecan nut trees
around Monticello which will yield i'm
mense crops this year.
The new cigar factory at Palatka will be
in working order in few days, as soon as
the building is completed.
At Sanford there has been a rumor on
the streets to the effect that Postmaster Dr.
}. j. Harris is soon to be removed.
Mr.. Snedigar of Dakota has bought eighty
| acres on Lake Hancock, near Barlow and
will Immediately clear it for vegetables.
An incoming ira in at Gainesville on the
| Savannah, Florida and Western Tuesday
o
| The Gainesville Advocate is now printing
one of the best local pages in Florida. The
| MORNING NEWS Is INDEBTED to it for many
items.
The Florida Southern transferred to the
| Savannah, Florida and Western, at Gaines
vile, during the month of April, 2S,044
packages of vegetables.
DIR. William H. Ross of Pensacola has
been appointed by the state board of health,
assistant state health officer. DIR. Joseph
| Y. Porter holds first place.
The demand for lumber along the line Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, between Gainesville and the Suwan-
nee river, is very heavy, and the mills are
taxed to their full capacity.
A national salute of thirty-eight guns was
| fired by the East Florida Seminary Cadets
| of Gainesville at noon Tuesday, in COM
memoration Of the inauguration of George
| Washington as President 100 years ago.
A negro man was drowned Tuesday at
| Port Tampa by falling off pile driver
| which is making the addition to the wharf
| Every effort was made to rescue him, but
without avail. His body was recovered.
Several carloads of empty flour barrels
| have been received in Tallahassee recently
| from East Florida They are being brought
| in for use in packing and shipping the Lee
| Conte pear crop, which will und )ubtedlY
! be extra large this year.
At Villa City, the store of Dr. John Hood
was burned Tuesday morning about 4
o'clock. The stock was all destroyed, to
the value OF about $500. The building was
the property of the 10y brothers. There
was no insurance on either building or
| goods
d. S. Shine of Orlando received a tele-
gram Tuesday informing him that he had
| been appointed clerk of the circuit court by
Gov. Fleming. He will receive his commits
sion and enter upon his duties as soon as his
bond is approved by the county commits
sioners.
A citizen of East Gainesville, passing the
residence of Col. Nichols, saw a monster
snake OK strange species basking at full
length amongst the flowers. 1t was not
until he had hurled several brickhats at it
that he discovered it was the hose the
colonel .,sed to water his flowers.
w. Root through whose agency a car
load of provisions were sent from Chicago
to Gainesville during the late epidemic,
sent few days ago, a box of blankets and
cloaks to Rev. A. B. Curry, for distribution
among the poor of the community. Mr..
Curry has distributed them where they will
probably do the most good.
The finance committee of the Orange
Belt celebration at Sanford have made their
final report, which shows total collection to
be 1899 81; total disbursements 1865 IS,
leaving a balance of $33 6S on hand.
The committee acting under the advice OF
the committee of arrangements, have de-
clded TO turn this balance over to the board
of trade, to be used for the benefit of the
town.
The Shine Guards of Orlando are now
drilling nights, and are getting new recruits
every day. At the drill Monday night the
subject of the participation of the COMPANY
in the state and interstate drill to be held
at Macon, May 90, was discussed, and il
was the unanimous desire Of the company
to 90 to Macon on that occasion No
definite action was taken in the matter,
however.
Gen. Comstock, superintendent of the
southern river and harbor Improvement
districts, accompanied by Capt. 2. NJ.
Price, the engineer in charge Of the Pensa-
cola district NJ. II. Sullivan, Capt Alex
Grant and J. j. Sullivan, on Tues day made
an inspection Of the Improvement work now
going forward in Pensacola nay. Gen.
Comstock was much pleased wiJo what he
saw. He and Capt. Price left Wednesday
for Apalachicola on official business.
Tax Collector Henry c. Denton has re-
turned to Gainesville from an extended
tour through the eastern and southern por
tons OF Alachua county, having visited
Waldo, Melrose, Hawthorn, Island Grove,
Lake View, Micanopy and Windsor. He
collected during his six days absence
1856. Mr. Denton says be found the
orange growers at all the points visited
moro or less Respondent over the appear
snce of the California spider, and that the
orange trees are everywhere infested with
the insect.
The purchase bv II. NJ. Flagler OF the
property OF J. c. Thomas on Treasury
street, st. Augustine, has been the means
of three sales OF real estate in that city.
Mr.. Flagler paid $500 for the Thomas
property. Mr.. Thomas in turn purchased
for S3 800 house and lot of William Mick
Ter in Buena Esperanza. Mr. Mickler has
purchased lot so by l26 Of c. c. Bsasley
on Bridge street, and is clearing away pre-
paratory TO building a handsome residence,
to cost In the neighborhood of e., 900 Work
will begin on 1t Immediately.
Lou Herzog OF Barlow is a practical
joker. One OF the best he ever perpetrated