The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-16
FLORIDA.

Wild ducks are plentiful on the river at
| Cocoa.
The Japan plum trees around Monticello
are hea vily fruited.
Grasshoppers are doing considerable dam
| age to tomatoes at Minneola.
The South Florida railroad will put on
the regular winter schedule to-day.
The work of putting in Tallahassee's
water works will begin about Dec. l.
White frocks, straw hats and sun shades
are still necessary on the Indian river.
John w. Garwood mas received the new
fixtures for the postoffice at Monticello.
1t is reported that Editor Coon of the
LAKE Helen Life has rented billiard room.
The Clermont Base Ball Club plays
against Dade City club at Oakland on
Nov. 10.
At meeting of the Gem City Guards Of
Palatka, last Monday, Hon. +. w. Davis
was elected captain.
Brevard county has appropriated 1880
for an exhibit at the Sub Tropical exposi-
sltion at Jacksonville.
Mamie Lopez killed rattlesnake on An
astasia island on Monday, which had thir
teen rattles and a button.
The members and their friends of Joe
Hooker post Of Daytona will enjoy clam
bake at their next meeting.
Z. Fl. Newell, formerly of the Inn at
Port Tampa, has taken charge of the Ton
Y-Watna hotel at Clay Springs.
Statistics gathered by the state board o :
agriculture show that Florida has pro
duced this year the best all round!crops of
any year since 1879.
A process kettle of from 900 to Zoo
one-pound cans capacity has arrived at
Fernandina from Apalachicola for the new
oyster canning factory.
A. G. Kingsbury of DeLand tried his
electric light plant yesterday, and found
everything in working order. 1t is one of
the best plants in Florida.
The first annual convention of the Marion
County Sunday School Association will
meet in convention at Ocala on Monday
| and Tuesday, Dec. and 3.
Judge Schuyler is overhauling all the ad-
ministration papers that have been recorded
| in Nassau county for the past ten years.
Hardly any nave been closed up.
| Mrs j. s. Bell of Edgar is the owner of
the Oldest laying hen on the Indian river.
She is 13 year old and known as sold
Duck" She lays about three eggs a week.
The firm of ID atthews g. Thompson of
Daytona has been dissolved, Graham
Thompson retiring. The business will be
continued by G. II. Matthews at the old
stand.
The commissioners of Volusia county
have let the contract for the Jail building
to Clark q O'Neal for $2, 700, and the cages
to Pauly s. Co. for S5,S75. Total cost
Ss,T75
A young couple whose wedding recently
occurred in Palatka, are taking their we'd
ding journey by driving in a buggy through
some Of the most interesting portions of
Florida.
Samuel Martin has on his lot at Month
cello watermelons of all sizes, from the very
smallest to large, ripe ones. He will proba-
bly, have ripe watermelon for his Christ
mas dinner. -
From all that can be learned, the season
at Daytona aud i'll the Halifax country
promises to be the most lively, both in
BUSINESS Rnd socially, of any in the history
of that section.
One of the curiosities of Clearwater
harbor, says the Apopka Advertiser is a
sulphur spring of delicious drinking water
bubbiing up tnrough the mass of salt water
from the briny deep.
The st. Johns County Bank, through it,
real estate manager. c. F. Hopkins, Jr., has
just sold the Greene properly on Marine
street, st. Augustine, TO Capt. William
Young OF Iocoi. Consideration. $4,000
sA& Jacksonville, Thursday, Sykes Will.
Jams (eoloredl charged with committing
rape at Pablo last June upon Lula Rev,
holds, colored girl 10 years old, was con.
victed and recommended to the mercy Of
the court.
Joseph Coulson, Jr., who has been resid
ing in Fernandina about nine months II
consequence of his connection with tn,
jetties as inspector, will leave to-day for
savannah, where his headquarters will be
for some time.
Orlando Record: In a case of a child being
treated by DIR. r. ID. Dickinson for tape
worm, the doctor informs us that the lare,
number of one hundred and fifty Joints 81
the worm have been secured, and he is moi
satisfied that he has yet obtained it all.
} Mr.. and Mrs. $. Harry Peck arrived al
Cocoa last Friday on the steamer ST. Lucie
and will be the guests Of Prof. and Mrs. w
II. Peck during the next two or thrse
weeks. They will spend the winter mont hs
in Savannah after leaving the India
river.
AT Pensacola, Wednesday, a piece oil
property on Palafox street, above Inteuden
cia, was considered by its owner, who ha,
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