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

Business is booming at Monticello.
Maj. Simkins is putting about 200 acre,
in oats.
1t is reported that Milton is to have a new
bakery.
The municipal election at Tavares occurs
on Monday next.
The 50-room hotel at Melrose is about
ready for guests.
Tho small boys of Monticello have com
menced flying kites.
Strawberries will soon be ripe in the
Tallahassee country.
United States court will convene in ITALIA
hassee next Monday.
George Mark Cline, prominent citizen
Of Lake City. died Thursday.
Monticello nurserymen continue to ship
large quantities of pear trees.
meeting Of tobacco growers will be
held a. Tallahassee, February 6.
The Florida legislature will meet in extra
session at Tallahassee next Tuesday.
Gainesvilles board of trade is at the back
of movement to build a new hotel
The farmers Of the Tallahassee country
are all busy planting their regular crops.
The schools of jefferson county are all in
ficurlshing condition, and especially JEFF
ferson academy.
j. A. StalH orth, a merchant Of Milton,
made an assignment to J. A. Harrison last
Monday morning
The largest cargo of fence wire ever re
celved in Leesburg arrived last week. 1t
consisted of $1,000 pounds.
Henry Holland, ex-sheriff of Duval
county, Is now purser Of tue elegant steamer
DeBary, Of the DeBary line.
Near Wilcox, Thursday, c. w. Jacocks
and Miss Sarah Nolan were married. Mr.
Jacocks is treasurer of Orange county.
The grounds around the Presbyterian
church at Orlando are being made attract
i've by The setting out Of beau tiful shade
trees.
w. T. Jackson of the st. Nicholas hotel
at Gainesville mas made an assignment TO j.
w. Williams and will go out Of the hotel
business
A. J. Hamilton OF Aucila had COW
killed last fall, and he recently discovered
VINO was the perpetrator. 1t cost the
colored man SEQ
The Furniture Factory Company Of
Gainesville is making arrangements 20 have
an exhibit Of its make of furniture at the
Ocala exposition.
The governor has appointed w. H. Bryan
Of Aston treasurer Of Lake county. The
appolntee Will have to make new bond in
the sum Of $50, 900.
The iron for the railroad from Oviedo to
Lake Jessup WAS shipped las. Saturday from
Philadelphia, aud on its arrival track lay
ing will be pushed to completion.
The fact that the distribution Of papers
at Starke containing reports Of yellow fever
at Gainesville is still persisted in Is making
the people Of the latter city feel quite ugly.
Manager Campbell is greatly encouraged
at the rate space is being taken at the
Ocala exposition, and feels confident that
within ten days the whole building will be
filed.
There Is a gentleman in Orlando with
capital, and large experience in the man
ufacture Of cigars, who will open q factory
in Orlando at once, If the proper encour-
agement is given.
The cold wave reached Gambler Wednes-
day night, and the mercury fell Ia So. Ice
formed in exposed places, but there was no
damage to crops. The tenderest growth is
not injured on oranges and lemons. The
large amount Of rain that has fallen in the
past month has caused the waters in The
lakes TO rise very rapidly.
G. d. Owens, general traffic manager of
the Plant system, passed through Sanford
Thursday on bis way to Port Tampa, where