The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-10
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
c. B. Capers died at Ocala few days
ago.
w. S. Bethel of Key West is a candidate
for state senator.
D. H. Bryan of Monticello is a candidate
for the legislature.
A large business block will be erected this
fall on Lemon street, Palatka.
Lee county's new court house will be
ready for the fall term of court
j. H. Pedrick of Dade City shipped the
first carload of melons Tuesday.
The receipts at the custom house at Tampa
have been 81 900 day so far this month.
jesse Lee was drowned near Fort Myers q
day or two ago by the capsizing of his skiff
The state and congressional democratic
committees will meet in Tallahassee to-day.
The acreage of cotton in Marion and
Sumter counties will be more than double
that of last season.
A young mems colored democratic club is
to be organized at Key West. A member
ship of 200 is expected.
Rev. Sanders (colored) was arrested at
Gainesville Saturday for using profane Ian
guage, and fined IS and costs.
The rock road from Gainesville TO Rocky
Point will cost about five thousand dollars.
Already nearly three thousand dollars has
been subscribed.
Col. Hiram Potter, who has been engaged
in the real estate business at Eustis, has
gone to Chattanooga, where it is said that
he will probably engage in business.
Judge Cessna, treasurer and business
manager of the Florida Alliance, says that
the alliance has been offered Sc, 600 ware
house at Savannah for the shipment of the
Florida alliance products.
Field crops are fine around Perry and re-
ports from different parts of the county
bring the same good news. Both the peach
and pear crops, however, will be short.
Huckleberries are also very scarce
T. ]. Faulkner has accepted call from
the Perry Baptist church to file the pas
torate of the church until regular pastor
is secured. On account of failing health
Rev. j. W. Faulkner resigned from the
care of the church.
DR.. A. K. Gilmore of Bath, Me-. one of
the leading dentists of that state, died at his
winter home near Mandarin, Fla, last Sat
urday morning. Hr had been ill for several
weeks with what appeared to be a stubborn
type of malarial fever.
One of the scatfolds on the new addition
to the Tampa Bay hotel, on which Gilmore
Webb was working, gave away Saturday
throwing him to the ground, covering him
with brick and timber, fracturing his col
lar bone and otherwise injuring him
The woman upon whom DIR. Turnbull
operated some weeks ago, removing the en-.
tire breast, which contained large tumor
was in Monticello again last week. The
operation has proven a success and she is il
better health than she has been for years.
Will S. Fry returned to Palatka from
Kerr City Saturday bringing with him 8
gopher snake seven feet long and kine
snake six feet six inches long. He will ado
these monsters to his collection. Durins
the past week Mr.. Fry and his brother
Matt Fry, have handled 112 snakes.
The Fernandina Volunteers held meet
ing Friday, and after discussing the subiec
of withdrawing from the state militia and
forming an independent company, decided
to withdraw after July 8. Capt. William
LeFils will visit Gov. Fleming at ITALIA
hassee for conference regarding the pro.
posed withdrawal
Charles Eddy, who he's been operating :
saw-mill at Dallas, in Marion county or
the line of the Florida Central and Peninsu
lar railroad for number of years until Tho
timber was exhausted, has moved his mil
TO Brooklyn, in Bradford county. on Oh,
line of the Georgia Southern and Florid,
road, eighteen miles from. Palatka
Mr.. Wilder of Anthony was in Ocala last
week, ana In company with Dr. T. D
Crawford, who is interested with Mr.
Wilder in the big eIghty-acre melon patch
called at the Banner job Office where ar,
being printed 10000 tags, containing tn,
name, variety and guarantee, one Of which
will adorn each melon. They were K
begin shipping yesterday.
c. L. Seely sold on Wednesday last
block 81, Crescent City, the property of |.
+. Willis, for $4,000. The purchaser wa
N. II. Reed, a retired manufacturer OF
New York city. On this block is one O
the handsomest groves IN Putnam county
charmingly located on high bluff over
looking the waters of Lake Crescent. Mr.
Reed intends identifying his new propert,
by building boat house, improving tn,
residence, laying Off the grounds and here
after VIII spend about eight months of tn
year in his new home.
Live Oak Banner: One of the live Oal
boys OF 1871 relates how the bows amnse,
themselves away back there. There we
only one young lady in our CITY at thu
Time, ana consequently it was only oeca
slonally that the young men, who wer
rather numerous, could enjoy the society q
young ladies. To make it fair for al
ana TO secure a little amusement tn