The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-30
FLORIDA.

TituSvllie has organized SlO,OOO electric
light company.
Wildwoods election for hog in or out Of
streets Friday resulted in favor Of hog in the
streets
C. l. ROwton announces himself for tax
assessor, subject TO the democratic primaries
OF Putnam unity.
B. J. Calhoun OF Pdlatka announces
himself a candidate for state senator, subject
to the democratic primaries.
Interest now centers in a contest between
/. Mason and Miss Rebecca Jones for the
postoflce at Bowling Green.
NJ Entenza and L. Sullies Of st. Angus
tine have gone to Portland, Oregon, with
$50, 900 cigars Of their own make to place in
that market
At PaIatka the brick masons are laying
the foundation Of the new brick bu ildin0
on the vacant lot near the dock at the foot
| Of Lemon street.
A carload Of lemons was sent from Lees
burg to Cincinnati over the Florida Southern
railway Monday. 1t was the first shipment
this season from Lake county.
One day last week w. C. Collins packed
45, 900 shingles at the Florida single mill,
in Apalachicola. This is the largest pack,
for one man, on record, so far as known.
Capt William NJ. Williams of Fruitland
offers himself as a candidate for the office
Y,
ject TO the action Of the democratic prima-
ries.
One Of the largest RATS ever brought to
Palatka was recently purchased by the
| Palatka Lumber and Manufacturing
Company. 1t consisted of l25, 900 feet OF
| cypress timber.
1t Is said that f. J. Baird of the Hague
saw-mill has seven miles of tramroad com-
pleted, and the rolling stock, consisting of
1 at L.
ready for operation.
| William Schmeahl of Barlow received
word from Germany few days ago that,
by the death Of an uncle, he had inherited
$3.50, 900. He left at once 10 put in his
claims, the bank advancing him means to
go.
The ladies of the Brooksville Methodist
church are working very hard to rebuild
their church, aud they wrote letters to sew
eral prominent men of means for help
Hon. John F. Dunn responded with $50
bill.
Mr.. Codington of Barlow is going to put
up a chemical laboratory in Summerlin
institute for the use of teachers and pupils
| He has authorized DR.. Yocum to draw on
him for any amount that may be necessary
TO fit it up.
The residence and lot OF Capt C. f.
Lartigue, on America street, near Lake
Lucerne. has been pu chased by G. w.
Coffey, livery stable man OK Orlando, the
price paid being e., 900. The property oon-
sists OF one and half acres of ground,
fronting on America street and running
through to Erstine street, with a fine grove
OF bearing orange trees upon it. The house
IS one of the most substant al and attractive
in the city, and contains eight rooms and
kitchen.
A few days ago Robt. Smith of Apalachi-
cola, living across the bay, was attracted to
a portion of his field where his children
we're playing. The children were shouting
and dancing around some object lying on
the ground. MIR. Smith walked down to
where the children were, aud was hor fled
TO find them playing around large rattle
snake coiled and ready TO strike. The chill
dren were just beyond the reach Of the
snake, unconscious of their danger The
snake was killed.
Daytona Messenger: The bureau OF
agriculture reports the honey crop at 95, 400
pounds in the state. OF this amount Volusia
is credited with 30, 900 pounds, considerably
more than one-half. The corn crop is re-
ported at ITO and sweet potatoes at 1l5
The rice crop is reported at 120 Such field
crops as are grown in this country are look
ing well and promise a good Weld The
honey crop is principally made from black
mangrove, which gave out ahead of the
|
estimate is about correct, while the quality
is very fine.
Daytona Messenger: Last week jackson
b~ught and brought home COW. Just as
the animal was being taken off the cars she
broke away and started over the bridge and
disappeared in the scrub ON the peninsula
The next day Fred Maley and Dan Dupont,
with Dams fine dog, went to look her IL D.
The dog found the COW and made a grab at
| hA- . - L.. r. - \ 4
Tho cow threw down her head and got one
horn under the dogs collar, lifted him off
the ground and away she went with him.
Dan said, ''Sic her, Tigel" but Fred told
him that the dog was as dead as a mackerel
She came home alone after two days trip
on the peninsula.
Miss May Carroll of Monticello met with a
serious loss on her return from New York.
She bad her trunks checked through to
Monticello. On reaching home she ascer-
tanned that one OF them had been robbed
of every particle of her Jewelry, except her
institute medals, diamond ring and
many other articles of value, to the extent
of $780, Miss CAROLS idea is that the
theft occurred while she was waiting at
Lake City. She reached there at o'clock
at night, and the baggage was placed on
the platform. Between 8 and 10 o'clock
Mr. Carroll went to the depot, and found
that the baggage bad not been placed in the
depot, but was still on the platform.
DeLand Record: AS an instance of sue
cessful farming in Y olusia county, we refer
TO Mitchell Jones, residi north of Del and
about four miles. He is not one of the ex-
, tenslve thirty or forty-mule farmers, but Is
q fair example of what can be done in a
small way by persons of limited means-in
fact, by poor Inen. He has only one horse
and no help but his son IA OF Is years old.
and he himself is we'll ON to CO. He tells us
I he has 200 bushels of corn, prospect for s
barrels Of syrup, good showing for / 900
bushels OF sweet potatoes, and hogs that
wlh at least, make 1,200 pounds Of pork
, These will foot up In cash value neerl y
) $1,000. There is no mistake, Florida is the
! poor mans paradise. And at the same
uIne rs has an orange grove coming on.
2 +. S. Goodrich Of DeLand who, has been
contesting Representative Bullock's seat in
q congress for nearly two years. and whose
. case ha3 recently been reported favorably
a by the election committee, has all along
r been the most prominent aspirant for the
q republican congressional nomination In the
Second district, but ON Thursday he tele-
I graphed from Washington his withdrawal
from the contest Tor the sake Of harmony.
/ His name was presented, however, along
3 with half dozen others, among them those
, OF h. N. Stripping. attorney for the Nortl :
cFu district Of Florida l1uhga G,yavroi.