The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-15
FLORIDA.


marry the romance will be complete.
FLORIDA.
U. J. White Of Merrifeld has l,OOO acres
Of rice uuder cultivation.
Efforts are being made TO organize an
Odd Fellow lodge at Melrose
August Hopple has been commissioned as
presidential postmaster at Apalachicola.
A patent has been issued TO Charles Fl.
Curtis, Aston. for fruit sizer and grader.
Postofices have been established at
Havana, Gadsden county, and Drexel, Pasco
county.
E.J Baird has Just added an eighty
horse power engine to his saw-min az
Hague.
Star service has been discontinued from
| Blue Spring 70 Williston and from TGvares
I to Eustis.
Ben F. Blount has appointed D. W.
| Stanley Of Barlow to receive and for ward
exhibits to the Ocala exposition.
Henry NJ Flagler, B. Brewster, and
| Secretary Salter left St. Augustine on a
special Thursday for New York city.
The preliminary survey for a railroad be-
tween Rranford and D1nnellon is being
made. The line runs between Bronson aud
Albion.
Methodist Episcopal church will be laid at
Sanford to-day by the coloTed Masonic
grand lodge Of Florida.
At Gainesville 1.-THE corps of cadets. under
the commandalt, Lieur. Charles s. Ripley,
United States navy. is fast approaching per-
lection in military tactics.
The following pensions have been allowed
to Fioridians: Navy-Mary, widow of
Cupid Wilson, Palatka; Albert Samis,
Jacksonville; Fernando Miller, S;arke.
DR.. Phillips of Gainesville, who owns a
beautiful grove on Wauburg lake, has sold
his crop Of oranges for 81 35 per box, to be
delivered at the railroad depot in Micauopy.
Francis NJ. Neel, Holmes county Ephaly
Avirett, Havani, Gadsden county, and
Eugenia V. White. Drexel, Pasco county,
have been commissioned as fourth-class
postmasters.
The old boiler and machinery belonging
10 W. j. Epperson Of Bronson has been pur-
chased by Mcbride & Shugart. who will
take it to Apopka 10 be repaired, when it
will be put up at Chiehand.
Col. B. F. Livingston of Waldo has sold
his orange grove to a New York party for
5000. which is said to be only about one
fifth of its actual value. The people of
Waldo fail to understand why the colonel
made the sacrifice.
DR.. Inman of Winter Haven has the
champion cotton stalk of South Florida, il
not OF the state. 1t is over twelve feet high
and nearly fourteen feet wide, and is esti,
mated to have growing 1880 bolls. This
will be one of the exhibits from Polk county
at the Ocala exposition.
A very difficult piece of work was done
at the Tampa Machine works on Saturday
cutting and threading a piece of pipe
10 fY1nhaz IN a M To- To-
for the suction dredge at work in Old
Tampa bay. This is the lergest piece OF
work Of this character ever done in South
Florida.
Park Terrell, the former superintendent
Of the deaf and dumb asylum at ST. Angus
tine, has sold to Thomas White 148 acres OF
unimproved land near Mortified station, on
the st. Augustine and Palatka railroad,
for 1920. Lands in this vicinity are
rapidly increasing ia value, being suitable
for either vegetable or rice culture.
St Augustine Democrat: The cigar In
dustry is somewhat at standstill at pres
sent, owing to the Mckinley bill, which
increased the duty on tobacco to SO pei
pound. Before the passage of the bill tht
Genovar factory was receiving large order
which dropped off to a great extent after
its passage. The retail dealers are shy in
ordering, not knowing what the outcome Ii
to be.
ST. Augustine Democrat: There is nc
doubt but that the culture of rice is destined
TO become very profitable pursuit in Flor.
ida. Much of the land In st. Johns county
is specially adapted for it. Experiments
have been. made at Merrifield With the
greatest success, and prove conclusively
that it can, be raised in abundance. 1t is
also said that the rice will harden here be-
fore the arrival of the birds, giving us d
great advantage
The Ocala NeU Capitol SAYS that Judge
w. s. Bullock, who has a fine grove Of
lemors On Lake Weir, has decided that il
pays better to ship his fruit than to sell al
home. He found it hard work to dispose OF
his fruit at 81 so per box, some claiming
that they could buy them cheaper at the
north. 80 the judge decided to make g
shipment to a well-known house in New
York, and he received c5eck which shows
that this firm was glad to pay him 81 per
box, and asked for another carload at once
Judge Bullock will continue to ship here
after.
John Kelly, white drayman, living Oh
Pafafox wharf, at Pensacola, was moving
some furniture Tuesday, when his horse sud
denly started to run, and he was thrown
| from the dray. The wheels of the loaded
| dray passed over him, and when picked "
he was found to be severely injured. He
was carried to his home, where be was ut
tended by Dr. w. +. Fordham. Upor
examination it was found that his righ
ankle was dislocated and the elbow Joint o.
his right arm crushed. The unfortunat,
man is partially blind, which adds greatly
| to his troubles.