The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-01
FLORIDA.


The season for the shooting of marsh hens
has begun.
Every carpenter and builder in Tallahas
see is busy.
The building boom in Tallahassee con-
tinues to grow.
Watermelons and snap beans were in the
Tallahassee market last week.
DIR. Thomas o. Summers OF Jacksonville
is going to remove to Illinois to 1--we
The First National Bank of Tallahassee
will open its doors for business to-day.
The Shell road at st. Augustine will be
known hereafter as San Marco avenue.
The sweet potato crop of Jefferson county
will be short on account of so much dry
weather.
The colored people of Monticello have
organized a brass band, and ordered a full
set of instruments
Mamie E., wife of DIR. H. s. Allyn, editor
of the New Smyrna Breeze, died last Fri
day, aged 10 years.
Peach trees are in bloom in the Talla-
hassee country. Second crop LeConte pears
are as large as hen eggs
A colored woman died on r. Turnbulrs
plantation, near Monticello, last Saturday
night, who is said to have been over JOG
years old.
A tailor of st. Augustine. named Bal
singer, is charged with passing two check.
to which he forged the name of his EN-.
ployer. He has fled.
The State Savings Bank of Tallahassee
Edward Lewis, president; w. C. Lewis
vice president, and c.. j. NJ. Shine, cashier.
| will commence business to-day.
Information of or from A. T., c. Warnel
| OF Jacksonville is anxiously desired by hi.
friends. Mr. Warnell left his home or
Sept. Is, and has not been heard of since.
K. G.. Raffety has sold his five acres on
Lake Keuka for $4,000 As the improve.
ments are not worth 500. this sale proves
that land nicely situated remains firm il
price.
The American steamship Blackstone was
libelled at Pensacola Tuesday bv Msssrs,
Creary q McClintock for S473 due for re.
pairs, etc. The vessel will probably give
bond or settle and proceed.
Lawtey's first graded school was organ
| lied Monday, with Miss Amelia McCullev
or the Cleveland (Tenn.) Centenary college
| as principal, and Miss Mollie Cone of the
Florida Normal school White Springs) as
assistant.
Mr.. Chambers, with the Butfum loan
| and Trust Company of Ocala, who owns 0
very fine nursery near Stanton, has made
sale OF $1,000 orange trees to T. Walker e,
Son of Orlando, who will ship them &c
California.
The following changes have been made in
Florida postmasters: Miss Kate Dunbar
appointed at Boulogne, Nassau county. vice
A. J. Toslingers, resigned; Richard Puddy
at Kingsley, Clay county, vice William q
Laid, resigned.
Work upon the new depot at Orlando is
progressing finely, the brick work on the
first story of the expl Jss department and
the ladies' and gents waiting-rooms being
nearly completed.
Milton F. Hood, proprietor Of the Flor.
ada Baptist Witness and the Marion Free
Press, has purchased a lot 3OxlOO feet. OF
the trustees of the Methodist church. adj
joining the new building at Ocala, and con
tanning the old building, for 81, 900 cash.
The Town Improvement Company Of
ternandinL is having estimates made For
the entire rebuilding of the wharves from
Center to Broome street, inclusive. The
pilinI to be used is creosoted pal e5to
and the wharves are to be put in first-class
| condition.
Miss Minnie Sanderson, while riding ont
from ternandina one day Last week, LOST