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

Mr. Allen of Pine island was robbed of
$50 last week.
The wool seas)n will open in about two
or three weeks.
An effort is to be made to have Palatka
adopt the electric light
Ore hundred men are at work on the new
Presbyterian church. at st. Augustine.
The people of Pine Level celebrated the
Tooth anniversary of the United States.
Santori's new military company has a
promise Of twenty-five members to start
with.
At Starke s. ]. Temple gives 500 and
Richard & Pace give 400 acres Of land to
the new railroad.
Chattield Post G. a. R, of st. Augustine,
has donated 1921 50 to the Confederate
Soldiers Home at Austin, Texas.
The annual meeting Of the diocesan coun-
Gil of the Protestant Episcopal church of
Florida is in progress at Fernandina.
Porterville is the name Of new town to
be built near Cypress, Escambia county.
The place Is to be populated with Norweg
ians.
Mr.. Hartshorn of Gainesville, shipped 300
barrels of cabbage to Boston Wednesday
night. Cabbage was in demand in that
city on Tuesday at So per barrel.
issued by tho county judge of Orange
county for the month OF April. Ten of
these were whites and seven colored.
A few days since Mrs Scranton of Clear
Water Harbor hauled In within about an
hour twenty-seven trout and Spanish mack
erel from the head OF Munnerlyn's wharf.
The general health of Florida was never
better than now. All the towns in the state
are 50 clean that it is going to be hard
matter in awarding the Borden 81 900 prize
to tell which is the cleanest
A hail storm passed over Seville Thurs
day afternoon, doing considerable damage.
Some Of the stones were as large as hickory
nuts. Several trees were blown down
across the telegraph wires and the wires
were torn from about eighteen poles.
One of the handsomest and most perfect
exhibits that graced the Sc nj Tropical, was
the pulpit composed of various Florida
woods, which was constructed by Rev.
Enloe, pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Umatilla. Mr. Enloe is 20 years Of age.
There is a Ratchet at Oakland that was
found on an old Indian battle-ground near
Camp lizard, on the Withlaooochee river,
in this state, in 1856. Tue hatchet is small
and oddly shaped. The rust has eaten holes
| in the blade, which is evidence that il must
have been lost many years before it was
found.
Miss Fannie Birnbaum, sister Of A. H.
Birnbaum, former resident and merchant
at Orlando, and Charles Marks, commercial
agent for Messrs. Byck & Selig, wholesale
paper dealers, OF Savannah. Ga, were
united in marriage Thursday at Apopka,
tic ceremony taking place a. the residence
Of the brides sister, Mrs Levy.
| S. w. league of Lady Lake recently dis.
| posed Of the following pieces of property.
| An orange grove near Sligh's landing, on
| Lake Griffin, 10 DR., Thomas r. McI.ane OF
| Goderlck, Ontario. Canada, for s., OO0 and
| ITO acres, including cottage and ten acres
! OF Young grove, at Lady l. Ike, to Leslie B.
| Miller of Kentucky, for 81, 400. The prop.
erty belonged TO Mr.. league
A fire broke out in the pine scrub west Of
| Capt. Ba.con's grove, near Daytona, last
/ Sunday afternoon that for a time promised
/ 70 destroy the whole grove. There was a
| high west wind, and before the fire could
be stopped it got into the grove aud did
considerable damage 10 a number OF the
trees, burning Off the leaves aud young
fruit. The fire also got into the Hillman
grove and burned several treel