The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13


The annual convention Of the Young PEP
pies Society Of Christian EndeavOr for the
state met at Winter PARK Thursday and
Friday. 1t was largely attended and very
successful.
Mary Alice Carroll. daughter of Edward
Carroll of the Florida Southern, died at
Palatka Monday mig I, aged IS months
Tue body will De take1 to Fort Gates for
interment.
In the last issue OF the Tavares Herald
| is published the names of all the men and
women, together with the date of union,
married nee La county was formed, in
1889. There are 343.
| Edward F. Joyce of st. Augustine the
/ successful arte ian we'll borer has arrived
/ at Ucala with two skilled men, and will at
once begin work on the new twelve-inch ar
tssian well, which is to supply the water
works
j. B. Douglas, merchant Of Summarized,
marketed off Of his yonng grove. 3j7 boxes
Of oranges, for which ne received 1890
clear Of all expenses, taking out cost of pick
Ing, packing, boxing, freight, and com
mission.
The land planted in garden peas in the
vicinity Of Lake City will average 200 or
more acres, but owing to the prolonged
drought 1t Is now estim ted by truckers
that, unless they are specify blessed with
rain, the entire crop will not yield one
| third.
1t very seldom happens that bees will
make their honey and comb in the open
air, but such a case has been found in the
orange grove of w. L. Dolive, southeast of
ORLANDO, where a swarm of bees have made
large piece of honey on the limb of one of
his orange trees.
Mrs. w. Z. Goodwin of Sanford lost pet
canary Saturday. The bird had been in
Mrs. Godwin's possession for fourteen years.
but for the past year had not warbled
note, until Saturday, when to the surprise
OF all, 1t sang for few moments and was
quite lively, then fell from its perch and
died in a moment
Col. John NJ. Martin, who owns a large
tract OF fine land 10 the east of Martin sta
| ton, in Marion county, has been induced
by the interest centering in phosphate la ads
to make careful examination of his tract.
and greatly to his satisfaction finds, in
sinking fourteen foot shaft and drilling
seven feet more, a solid deposit of phosphate,
which analyses 10 per cent.
The sparring match at Kupfriau's park at
Pensacola. Sunday, between Guillebeau of
New Orleans, and Adams, the marine, was
one-sided game. The former knocked the
latter out in two rounds. Adams knew
practically nothing of the art of boxing,
and he got a terrible pummeling in the
short stay he made bsfore his more expe-
rlenced opponent There were about 200
spectators Of the event.
The Pierce & Tory Investment Com
pany have at their offices in this city several
specimens of clay which they have lust
discovered near their East ApJpka mills.
The clay is black in color, and when su =
dried becomes very hard and shiny, very
closely resembling old Indian pottery. The
company have not tested tue clay as yet,
but from present appearances it looks as if
it will make splendid brick, and the de-
posit Is said to be a very large one.
Saturday evening as an exposition car
was going to Ocala filled with people. a
negro named Prince Graham, created
disturbance, and when Detective Rhodes
asked him to behave himself, got mad,
drew knife on the detective, aud slashed
him across the breast, cutting his coat and
vest. To protect himself, Mr.. Rhodes drew
tbs revolver, and shot Graham in the thigh
of his right leg, which etfectually cooled his
beligent ardor. The negro was lodged in
jail, and the ball extracted, while Mr..
Rhodes gave bail.
The destructive fire that desolated the
homo Of Mrs. James Owens, near Spar,
originated from defect in fine
chimney. The fire spread 50 rapidly
that the occupants scarcely escaped
with tnelr clothes. The furniture was
total loss, on which there was
no insurance, while thirty full gro vn and
heavily bearing orange trees that sur
rounded the house were killed to the ground.
The burnt-out family of Mrs. Owens found
shelter with their neignbor, S. G. Quarter
man. Loss, $4,000.
j. t. Beeks of Orlando has under consid-
GRAFTON the planting of one or more acres of
rich hummuck land surrounding his resi-
dence in Orlando, in roses. Having inves-
tlgated this business for some time, he feels
pretty confident that the cut flower bust
ness can be made profitable on some oils in
South Florida, paying, in that section of
the state, from 1000 to IS, 900 an acre, with
proper care and ma agement. In addition
to the sale of buds, the more advanced
blooms of certain varieties can be sold for
the manufacture of ottar of roses.
Pensacola NelCS: Assessor George Reese
is just in receipt of a book from the state
commissioner of agriculture, upon w hich is
required to be entered by the assessor a
detailed statement of the number of acres
| planted, and the value of each and every
kind of field crop, vegetable and fruit.
raised by any person in Escambia county.
| This is required under an act of the last
| legislature The assessor is allowed $50 Der
annum for the work, and the cou lty con-
mlssloners are not permitted to allow him
pay for making up the tax books r the
county until this work is DONE As the
| assessor had already completed large Dor
ton OF his work before the arrival of this
book, he will necessarily be compelled to
go back 10 those who have returned their
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