The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-20

cuippluR large QuhatlLcS OA kioch euA -
/ to the northern markets.
Rev. Ct aries u. Sturges, the Episcopalif
minister Il Fernandina, visits LaTtey once
q month TO hold services.
The public library at Lawtey opened
! Monday, with Eliot Todd as librarian aId
about COO books on its shelves.
T. Ruff Of Mascot has just shipped n
an order a carload Of oranges in bulk Co.
COO TO parties at Columbus, o.
1 joan n c. Stockton will be appointed
administrator Of the estate Of the lats Capt.
A exandsr Wallace Of Jacksonville.
Capt j. S. Stone was in Apalachicola
one day this week, and reported that tie
| river had overfiowed the entire country
above.
George H. Ruge has purchased tie
Webster property adjoining his residence
in the West Ed, ami has torn the old
house away.
A freight train of forty three cars came
into Sanford Sunday morning from the
south, nearly all Of which we're loaded
with oranges.
J. C. Greedy of Jacksonville has purchased
FOR SIS, 900 the house on Church street, be-
| tween First and Hawk streets, owned by Il
widow lady named Howard.
Oranges around DeLand are bringing a
| very good price-abOut 81 p per box Oh
the trees Some of the growers are waiting
for 81 50, and feel confident OF getting it.
Sterrett Tate and DR. Mclean Of Pensa-
cola have been ia Apalschicola for the puF-
| pose of securing a mill site, aud if they can
| secure such a location, they will build 4
! mill there at once.
Mr. Pierce of Barlow was in Charlotte
Harbor last week inspecting the Peoples
hotel property, with a viee Of purchasing
it He is well pleased with the place AID
will probably buy.
Mr.. Beekman Of Crescent City had his
house robbed about ten days ago Of all tne
linen and several other valuable articles.
This is the third time that he has had bis
home broken into by robbers.
The Rev. Mr.. Trice is back at Apalachi-
cola from a trip to Middle Florida. lie
brought back with him SlSG in cash, which
he turned over 10 the proper parties, to be
used in rebuilding the church at Carrabelle.
The new court house at DeLand is pro-
crossing nicely. The rafters aud beams ars
nearly ell in their places, and the tin will
soon be put on the roof Ground was
broken for the new Jail the first Of the
week
Engine No. II of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West road burst her boiler at De-
Land Junction Wednesday. Sac had just
been taken out of the shops at Palatka, and
was on her way to Sanford. No one was
injured.
The electric fluid was turned on at De
Land last Thursday night. Many new
lamps have been put w and others raised,
the highest being that opposite Stetson
University. IL is on a hill and a seventy
foot pole.
A subscription has been raised at Altoona
70 defray the expense Of opening a new
Of ba
near James F. Doohin's store, through I'll
property Of Clinton Johnson. to the Mario IA
county line
The Segree boys and Alec knight brought
into Apalachicola Tuesday forty -six tubs Of
mullet, caught near Sand Island. These
fish, together with about the tubs more,
which, by the way. they had to throw over
beard for want OF room in their boat, were
caught at one haul.
One day last week 200 -four barrels full
Of fish were taken at Pickett's fishery, near
Apalachicola, by A. J. Murats crew In one
haul OF the seine. Mr.. Murau says his fish
cry has been very successful this season,
the crew having taken more fish up to
Saturday night than the entire Of last sea-
son
I. II. Vaughan (colored), of Pittsburg,
Pa, and porter on one of the Pullman
cars, Is now in the Jail at jacksonville.
charged with having robbed gentleman
who was on his way TO Kissimmee of $140
on the fast northern mail train yesterday.
Chief Phillips found Sal so in Vaughan's
pocket when arrested.
A very light vote was polled at Ilawtey
last Friday on the wet or dry election,
as the people generally regarded it as
farce. The legislature provided a canvass
Ing board OF three men, of whom the super
VISOR OF registration was to be one, and
then turned round and legislated that func-
tionary out of existence. SO there is no
legal canvassing b GARD. Starke went heav-
lily wet. Lawtey ga We dry majority.
l.. B. Plumer, w. S. Jordan, II. j. Nc
Call and K. ii. Marks, directors, give motto c
| that they have formed a company for the
| purpose OF constructing, maintaining aud
| operating railroad from the Georgia and
| Florida line near Belleville south Through
Madison and Taylor or Lafayette counties
| to deep water on the Gulf coast of Lafay-
cite or Levy county, being about ninety
| miles in length. The name of the company
will be the Tobacco Belt Railroad Com
pany. It's capital stock will be $3.50 900,
divided into shares of 800 each. Its princi-
pal place of business will be in Madison.
The frame of the Methodist church al
Lawtey Is all up except the steeple, anC
work is going ON in lively fashion, The
building committee state that they saved
$1,000 by not erecting the church last year
as was contemplated. They have learned
where and how to buy cheap. They saved
500 on window and door frames and door.
by purchasing in Charleston instead of Or
lando, and incredible as it may seem, $16s
on sash by buying in Jacksonville, ILL., in
stead OF st. Louis. But st. Louis sold glas,
cheaper than Chicago A northern con
tractor also underbid all the Florida con-
tractors by $3.50. Col. V. j. Shipman will
have memorial window in the ne church
in honor of his deceased wife.