The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-15
FLORIDA.

g. L. Dudley, one Of Bartow's famous
Nimrods, killed huge wild cat last week
James Morris of st. Augustine has been
discharged from the police force for sleep
ing on duty.
William Rowland is travelling through
Orange county taking Photographic views
Of the scnool houses and scholars.
Several dimes we're picked up in front OF
Max Myersons store at Sanford Wednesday
morning as the old plank pavement was
being removed.
Between eight and ten barrels of shad
were caught Tuesday night by Sanford
fishermen, which were packed and shipped
Wednesday morning.
At a meeting of the board of directors OF
the Gainesville furniture factory, held
Tuesday, it was decided to send an exhibit
to the Ocala exposition.
The filing of deeds for record in the Re-
corder's office at Orlando has largely IN
creased within the past month, showing
large increase in the sale of lands.
The Seventy Regiment baud Of New
Y ork city desires to come to Ocala, and is
communicating with Secretary Clark Of the
exposition in regard to the matter
A car load Of oranges, in bulk, passed
through Sanford Wednesday from Long
wood. Several car loads of the GOLDEN
fruit, in regular order, also went to points
north.
The steamship Cherokee brought to Jack
sonvllle another consignment OF 2 D bales Of
tobacco stems from New York Wednesday.
These are t. be used for fertilizing o. ange
groves.
The Brooksyille graded school opened
Monday in new and we'll furnis ed
house with about seventy scholars. Prof,
and Mrs Warrener and Mr.. Adabo are the
teachers.
F. f. Cornish has just completed six
inch drainage well in Lake Helena which
carries of 2Sl barrels of water from the
lake per day. Seven more wells will be
sunk at once.
The session Of the Teachers Institute, to
be held in the public school building of
Gainesville on Feb. 81, % and %, promises
TO be the most pleasant and profitable ever
held in Alachua county.
Henry Busse, who has bsen quite promi-
nent in German circles during his brief resi-
dence at ST. Augustine, left Tuesday for
Savannah, where he is 20 take the position
Of assistant editor on the Georgia FamiIien
Journal.
Philip Miller, Marcus Endel and Judge
King have been appointed as a committee
by tA9 board Of trade Of Gainesville, %
raise $4,000 with which TO buy a lot for a
Apstls ~ - dlhp ecu Luhb the nOJel bndl
cost at least four times as much as the lot.
Levin Armwood, an old colored man OF
Enterprise, states that during the epidemic
the board Of health, or DR.. Posey, who
represented the board, used his team, aud
that he furnished fresh milk amounting in
value to 800, for which he has never been
paid one cent.
The Miner Lumber Compsny's establish
ment at McDavlds is going up rapidly. The
machinery comes from the Lane g. Bodley
Company, and consists OF "a doubie-rigged
saw aud all the latest labor-saying improve
ments. There is a planning mill and dry
house and full set Of conveyers.
Col. w. NJ. Rumery died at his residence
at Gainesville very suddenly Tuesday lie
arrived in the city few weeks ago from
his home at Newtonvile Conn. It has
been Mr.. Rumeiy's custom to spend his
winters in Florida. This year his visit was
delayed by severe attack of pneumonia.
At Pensacola, Tuesday, fire broke out in
one Of &. G. Yonges small tenement build
ings, occupied by a number Of negro fsmi-