The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-12
FLORIDA.

Strawberries are still shipped in large
quantities from Starke.
G. J. Peck has begun the erection of a
windmill tower on his premises.
Up to date G, 40 boxes of oranges have
been shipped from West DeLand station.
The next regular term of the United
States district court at Jacksonville will
convene April Is.
Capt K1ickmeyer reports the Franklin
Guards Of Apalachicola forty-two strong,
with fifteen recruits.
Mr.. Mccormick, bookkeeper for McRae
& Whitner of Sanford, feels happy at hav-
ing fallen heir to about $50. 900.
The Suwannee White Sulphur Springs
hotel and cottages have about as many
guests as they can accommodate.
j. II. Ahern has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the South Florida rail-
road, with headquarters at Tampa.
Valuable deposits of phosphate have been
discovered on the lands of James Y. Will
son, at Black creek, Duval county.
The Florida Sunday School Association
will hold its annual state convention at
Lake City from March to March 6, in
elusive.
Hon. E. R. Gunby has just received his
commission as collector of customs for the
Tampa district. The paper dates from
Jan. 90
Miss Ollie Thompson of Savannah is in
Gainesville for the purpose of organizing
dancing school and class in physical
training.
The hull of the new iron steamer to be
built by the Okeechobee Company has
arrived at Kissimmee, and is being put
| together.
The engine on the Clay Springs and
| Apopka railroad, which has been disabled for
| a few days past, is now in good running
order again.
The postoffice at Orange City was forcibly
entered by thieves and about $175 in casa,
| Sl25 in stamps, the postal note book and one
registered letter were stolen.
| A delegation of the Gate City Rifles of
| Sanford will attend the state and interstate
drill at the Sub-Tropical Exposition, but
will not contest for the prizes.
1t is reported that ull-grown panther
| inhabits the Ockolockonee river swamp
near Quincy, and this week hunt will be
organized TO capture or kill it.
Tampa has on exhibition the largest cas-
sava root probably i'll the state. 1t meas
ures ninety-seven inches in length and
twelve inches in circumference.
Mr.. Bloomquist of Tallahassee, has been in
Carrabelle for several days He purchased
the one acre lot formerly owned by W. A.
Rinower, paying $500 for the same.
Mrs. d. Q. Cole of Starke has a Florida
COW which has been giving milk for two
years and a half, Size still gives enough
milk to supply the family milk and butter.
A grass Tor broom sage fire on J. c.
Ardern's place, near Green Cove Springs,
on Wednesday DESTROYED considerable
fence, and nearly resulted in the loss of his
barn.
A new cabin, to be made of Apalachicola
cypress, will be put on the steamer Lotus,
at Apalachicola, in April. A new cabin
will make her one of the best steamers on
the river.
Two colored boys were fooling with
gun out on William Scarader'i place near
Tallahassee last Tues lay night, when the
gun went off accidentally, killing one of
them instantly.
7. A Phillips, assistant general manager
of the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
way, is in Cincinnati purchasing $4,000
worth of working machinery for the Talla-
hassee car shops.
The Methodist Episcopal Sabbath school
at Orange City is the recipient of a valu-
able addition to their library, consisting of
100 volumes of choice books, the gift of
Mrs. j. L. Roberts OF Bernardsville, N. J.
Visitors TO DeFuniak have arrived in
such numbers that there is not a vacant
cottage remaining in the town. The ma
jority are from the northwest, and will re-
main during the Chautauqua assembly.
which opens Feb. 20.
The entire property of the Naples COM
pany-lands. town lots, hotel, steamer,
etc.-was sold at public auction Jan. 30, by
order of the stockholders. 1t was bought
by w. N. Haldeman, proprietor of the
Louisville Cour'ier-Jowr1laI, for $50, 000
At Monticello, Monday, the Monticello
gun club lost match in the return shoot
with the Townsville gun club. There we're
thirteen shooters on each team. The score
stood 1917 to 214. The third ami decisive
match will be shoot in Townsville on
Thursday, Feb. "a.
The indications Of phosphate deposits in
Alachua county were strong enough TO in
duce a number of northern capitalists to
send men there to investigate the matter.
The result Of their inves igltions Is the
organization of a company, with ample
capital, to purchase and develop phosphate
lands in that and other counties In the