The morning news., 1889-05-04
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Ocala is to have q street railway.
The Ocala Banner has suspended publ
cation as a daily.
Work on tas new Presby terian church a.
Gainesville is progressing.
The doctors of Gainesville say that bust
ness in their line is very dull
Strawberry shipments from Gainesville
are almost a thing Of the past.
Hon. Charles Dougherty had an offer re-
Gently of 5000 for 100 acres of his unim-
proved land lying north of Daytona
Very extensive deposits Of brick clay
have recently been discovered at Welshton.
and plant to cost $4,000 Is being erected
there.
The store of James and Abner FAINT and
its contents, near Ocala, were destroyed
by fire Wednesday. There is no insurance.
The loss is $500.
The big prairie lying east of Clearwater
has been drained into Stevenson's creek,
and about 300 acres Of vegetable land has
been reclaimed.
The receipts at the custom house at
Tampa for April amounted to S21, 800 The
custom house receipts show a steady In
crease of business IN Tampa
J. L. Mott gathered seven quarts of
peaches from his place at Tangerine last
Sunday. This is early for this fruit, and
is far ahead of any state in the union.
Col. r. T. Patton has been appointed tax
agent of the South Florida railroad, of the
land department and of the Plant Invest
ment Company, in the state of Florida.
Gainesville Adrocdte: The numerous
purchases being made In this locality by
commission men is substantial evidence of
the fact that home market can be easily
established.
Tampa Tribune: A negro man repre-
sented the goddess Of liberty in the
'Humanist" procession on Tuesday. This
was about as appropriate as the procession,
and good deal bigger.
Owing to the fact T. at the OIivette had
her propeller somewhat injured on her last
trip over from Tampa, she is now lying up
at Port Tampa for repairs and the Mascotte
has taken her place temporarily.
The Orlando Gun Club has received an
invitation from the Merchants Gun Cub
of Savannah, Ca, to attend the clay pigeon
tournament to be held in this place, but
has not, as yet, decided to attend as a
body.
The vegetable crop in the neighborhood
of Ocoee, Oakland and Killarney gives evil
dence of great promise. A little rain is
much needed at present, as the late dry
westerly winds have absorbed much of the
surface moisture.
Gainesville Advocate: Tho eyes of the
fruit-growers are being opened to the fact
that they are paying an enormous price for
refrigerator privileges. 1t is probable that
next years crop will go to eastern markets
at much less rate.
The plans and specifications of the new
Methodist church at Tampa have arrived.
The building is to be of brick, and to cost
not less than $40, 900, and will seat 500 per-
sons. ]. A. Wood. the designer Of the big
hotel, is the architect.
President Bowen of the State Press Asso-
ciation has been notified of the meeting of
the Missouri State Press Association at
Nevada on June and 5, and extension OF
an invitation to the association of Florida
to send representative.
At Ocala Deputy Sheriff MoCaa, while
attempting to arrest a negro named Cotton,
who was attempting to escape, ordered him
to halt, but as he refused to stop McCaa
shot him through the back. At last ac-
counts the negro was living
DR.. A. f. Philips Of Sanford has been
nominated as a member Of the county
board OF health, aud his nomination in
dorsed by the county board. He will prob
ably be appointed by the governor, and
will soon receive bis commission.
r. s. Marvin OF Putnam county
has contract for $4,000 tons
of rock for the jetties at the
mouth of the st. Johns river. This rock
is being dellverad in Palatka at the rate of
about fifteen tons daily from Martin sta
ton, on the Florida Southern railway.
In the Baptist church at Oxford, the
pastor, Rev. Paul Willis, conducted meet
irgs for two weeks. which resulted in the
addition Of sixty seven names 10 his church.
forty-two by baptism, and tweuty-fv bt
letter. The meeting closed in the midst a
good interest on Wednesday morning
April "A.
Another wholesale establishment mas been
established anu started in Sanford. This
time it is in the drug line, and w. c. Yaser
q Co. are the gentlemen. This firm is oom-
posed Of W. C. Ysiser and Z. r. Whittier.
They recently bought out the stock of
Arthur Chairs and will continue the retail
drug trade in connection with tkeir whole
sale business.
The circuit court, which is now in SESSION
at DeLand, will adjourn to-morrow. At
this term Of the court there have besa tried
and convicted three murderers, two for
murder in the first degree, without recon-
mendation to mercy, and one for murder in
the second degree. As no appeal has been
taken in either of the cases, two OF those
convicted will hang, while one will go to
TO the penitentiary for life
The Florida horticultural Society began
its second annual session in the opera house
at Orlando Wednesday. At the appointed
hour promine L horticulturiss from all
parts of tle state were present, among
them A. H. Manville Of Denver, Putnam
county; Dudley w. Adams Of Tangerine,
Rev. Lyman Phelps of Ssnford, w. $.
Hart of Volusia comfy, William p. Neeld
Of Pinellas, George II. Wright OF Chuluota.
w. P. Moseley of Fairbanks has been
testing the practicability Of producing to-
bacco, and expresses hinTs9lf as thoroughly
convinced that tobacco growing in Allch ia
county on an exteosive scale would prove
very profitable. This seems TO be the judg
ment OF all who have taken the pains to in
vestigate. and II is probable that the acre
age of tobacco in Ahchua county will
be largely increased during the coming
season.
A marriage coremnny was performed at
Orlando Wednesday by Rev. j. q. Patton,
pastor OF the Presbyterian church, iu which
the combined ages of the contracting par
ties probably exceed ANYTHING of a similar