The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The Umatilla Star has removed to Haw
thorne.
There are twelve cigar factories in Gads-
den county.
Chaluota's new Baptist church was dedi-
Gated last Sunday.
The Tavares school now has an attend
ance of thirty-three scholars.
The car works at Green Cove are rushing
things-flling an order for 200 cars.
Judge James 7. Wilson, one OF Polk
county's pioneers died at Barlow last week.
The Leesburg factory has received an
order from New York for $50 gallons of
wine.
Raymond Dodd, aged 16 years, son of the
editor Of the Lake City Reporter, died last
week.
The improvements on the Presbyterian
parsonage at Monticello are nearly COM
pleted.
Charles F. Parker of Gabrielle has al
ready sold about 8 900 boxes of oranges this
season.
Col. J. ]. Smith, proprietor of the San
ford house, at Sanford, will open that hos
telry Nov. 15
Fort Myers Press; The buildings on the
sub-experImental station look quite impos-
ing from town.
A party of ten from Shelby. n c., ar
rived in Starke last Wednesday. They will
locate near that place.
An order has been issued from the United
States court for the sale of the Tavares,
Apopka and Gulf road.
Maj. Martin has accepted the position of
travelling agent for the East Tennessee, with
headquarters In Ocala.
The people Of Umatilla propose to give
the county Sunday school association a
| royal welcome on Nov. IA.
At Green Cove last week Richard Vickers
pleaded guilty to stealing money from the
dead body of Joseph Tillman.
The orange crop of the county is begin
| ming to come into he Lake City market.
and sells at 81 to 81 so per 100.
Ground was broken for the new hotel at
| Orange City last Monday, but the work has
| not been pushed very much since then.
Lightning struck the unoccupied store
building OF S. M. Owens g. Co., at Seneca,
last week, considerably damaging the build
| ing.
The Fort Mason alliance receives weather
reports by telegraph, and the signals are
displayed from flagstaff above the post
office
Among the names of the fourth class at
the Annapolis naval academy appears that
| Of 4. A. French. son of Gen. French Of
Winter Park.
| j. r. Cunningham, whose grove over
| looks Lake Harris, has sold his crop of
oranges for 81 rs per box, delivered at the
| depot at Eldorado
| TheLake City Improvement Association
filed formal articles of incorporation
Wednesday last. The capital stock Of the
association is 100000.
1 10
| steamer GaZelle, commanded by A. j
Phares, Jr., has resumed her trips on Lake
Harris after being laid up several weeks for
| T. Walker & Sons of Orlando have pur-
chased A, 0ap orange trees from Mr.. Cham
beers sefssthes Butfum Loan and Trust
Company Of Ocala, which they will ship to
| California.
The cottages that are being erected at
| st Augustine for the Countess de Montioy
are nearly completed. The lot on which
they are being built is the one on which the
| doubloons ere found.
| John c. Jones went to New York last
| week to complete the sale of some valuable
| phosphate lands which he owns in DeSoto
county. 1t is understood that he has made
a very advantageous sale.
The work on the coal dock at Pensacola
is beng pushed on double time. The gangs
of the day are replaced by new m On at
night, and the Sabbath now causes the
only interruption of the work.
George Starrat Meddaugh, son of James
E. and Frances A. Meddaugh, born Nov. 4.
1856, was the first child born in the new
city of Fernaudins. He died Aug. 9. 1869
and is buried at Old Town Cemetery.
Holmes Erwin has an extensive VINEYARD
at his home in Sisco, Putnam county. and
has been turning its product into a fine
grade of Wines which have already gained
an excellent reputation outside the state.
John Barnes and his brothers Thomas
and Samuel of Leconto, Citrus county.
have been arrested on a charge of burning
neighbours house. Detective Rhodes of
| Brooksville made the arrest at Dunnelan.
The number of cases in the municipal
court at Fernandina during October has
been So, 80 men and women 81 colored
and 10 white. Total amount of costs and
fines collected during the month, S1SS 90.
Part of the machinery for the new oyster
canning factory at Fernanuina has arrived
and is icing put in position, and the balance
is ordered. The factory will give employ
ment to about $50 people, all It'd, when in
full operation.
The trial of the murierers of Deputy
Sheriff Seth Taylor ended at Orlando Sat
urday. The Jury dehberatel three hours
and returned a verdict of guilty, recon-