The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-28
FLORIDA.

par, and the mayor might find himself be-
sieged with friends Of aspirants.
| FLORIDA
Orange pickers are in great demand in
! Orange county.
Thirty odd carloads Of oranges reached
Sanford Saturday morning for shipment
north
J. Fl. Brantley Of Altoona last week
picked from an S-year-old orange tree ! 800
! fine oranges.
Sponge is reported as being moro abund-
ant around Cedar Key than for years The
| spOngers are coming fortunes.
Mrs. L. ]. Lord has been appointed post
master at Tompkinsville. Citrus county,
vice f. n. Lampier, removed
A stroller on South beach, Key West,
| counted the carcasses of fifteen dogs and
one horse afioat near the shore.
1t is expected that 5000, 900 pounds of
sugar will be made at the st. Cloud mill,
near st. Augustine, this season.
Abrams T. A. & G. railroad, which was
| to have been finished to Kissimmse two
| years ago, will be sold on Jan. G.
A very staunch 2S2-ton schooner has been
| purchased by a trio of citizens at Cedar
| KEY for the snapper fishing business.
Mrs. Lucinda Gore, mother of Mahlon
at West Leroy, Mich, Nov. 10, aged rs
| years.
NJ. B. Floyd Of Quincy sold his crop OF
5000 pounds Of tobacco to NJ. Oppenheimer,
| ex-president Of the Tobacco company, for
80 cents pound.
Baron DeVilliers of Paris, France, went
| out Saturday, near Sanford, under Arthur
| Scdleman's guidance, and bagged eighty
seven snipe and six ducks.
Capt George b. Baker Of Plant City.
met with quite bad accident on Thursday
| evening, by the running away of his horse
| The bone Of his leftshoulder was broken
The Okeechobee Company has let the
| contract to A. A. Minis Of New Orleans TO
build them a stern wheel, steel hull steamer,
l6x50 feet, for use between Kissimmee and
the dredge boats
A handsome gold watch was presented to
| Col. w. d. Baliantine, master machinist of
| the Florida Central and Peninsular shops at
| Tallahassee, last week, by number Of en-
| ployes of the road
| J. w. Pearson, one Of Ocala's wide-awake
sand-shovelers, has made surprising dis
| covery-slve- rock-the quartz of which,
| Dr. X. X. Snowden, the chemist, says will
run 5000 to the ton.
A colony of Germans will probably come
| TO settle in the western part of Gadsden
county some time during the coming win
| ter They are coming from Herman, Mo-,
and Will plant grapes for wine.
a considerable percentage of the Column
| bla county farmers have not ginned their
| cotton for the market, and it is estimated
that the seasons business will be at least a
month or six weeks later than usual.
A. l.. Wilson of Quincy has received sew
eral gross of two-quart bottles and will fill
them with syrup. 1t is said that syrup put
up in this manner will keep longer and
retain its flavor much longer than il kept
| in barrels.
Key West Democrat: Notwithstanding
the fact that about 1 500 Cubans have left
the city during the present strike, yet they
are not missed. II the right kind could be
induced to leave we believe we could easily
spare them.
Frank Sorren of Orlando, while eating
an apple, was stung by bee on his tongue,
the bee being unobserved on the apple. Mr..
Sorrelps tongus swelled very rapidly, but
prompt measures being taken the swelling
was reduced.
John w. Vogt, young phosphate king,
was married Thursday morning at the
Hotel Dunnellon to Miss Maggie Vassar, a
niece Of the renowned brewer of POUCH
keepsie beer, and the founder of the female
college that has become SO famous.
JAS CARMEL of Ormond, has bought
about 2,5OO boxes OF oranges in the Paisley
neighborhood for future delivery The
price paid was 81 Is per box on the tree,
and the purchase includes the crop of
Messrs. Cole, Stokes, McEwen and Mrs.
Rogers.
The Fernandina NelUS says the Florida
Central and Peninsular companyIis making
arrangements to receive from the Georgia
Southern, the new road lately completed to
Lake City, large quantities of lumber and
naval stores which will find their outlet at
Fernandina.
John j. Hill, who is acting chief of police
of Fernandina, has fiji cd his application to
be elected to that posi- ton by the council
One other candidate b as also fled his an.
plication. An election will probably soon
determine the matter. Hill is the choice
Of the people.
j. I. Driggens of Moss Bluff has an or
ange tree "a years of age which Welded
twenJy-six boxes of oranges this year. for
which the owner received 81 box cash on
, the tree. The best part of the financial
yield is that the owner never spent a cent
for fertilizers.
Senior Munez. president of the Havana
Cigarmakers' Alliance, arrived in Key West
on Nov. IL. 1t was the opinion Of a large
number OF citizens says the Democrat, that
, his visit boded no good to Key West. The
Democrat says he is said to be connected
J Win the anarchists OF Havana.
The Novelty works (Yonge Bros. & Coz
of Ocala, manufacturers OF sash, doors and
! blinds, are to be enlarged. Ten thousand
dollars additional capital has been paid in
Their new location will be at the Florida
Central and Peninsular depot. Adjoining
their new building furniture factory is to
go up.
The case Of B. r. Cole, of Tampa. VS..
the Cora Van Tassel troupe, attachment
for board bill, set for Nov. 80, before Judge
Brockway, promises to be lively contest.
The advance agent of the troupe engaged
board with B. R. Cole, and the company,
after they reached here, went to another
hotel, hence the contest.
. Two Tallahassee dwellings were entered
by burglars last week, those of J. A. Ed
} mondson and Mrs. r. w. Williams The
/ latter lost $50 and two sets Of iewelry. Mr..
I Edmondson had a large sum of money
4 under his head and was awakened by feel
D ing hand making its way uader his pillow.
He made cutlery and the burglar fed.
/ A tornado passed through Washington
a county Wednesday night, about ten miles
I south of Chipley, killing Mr.. Peters child
Q and seriously injuring his wife. A Mr..
Sewel, living in its track had every house
, on his place blown down and several harrnIc