The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09

At Quincy suit in Chancery has been
| filled by Louis A. Fraleigh ct al. against R.
c. Stearns and Mary A. Fraleigh to obtain
possession Of certain property in Quincy.
Judge King of Fort Ogden is ON trip to
Mobile, Ala, the principal object Of his
mission being to purchase goods and fixtures
for the new alliance store at Fort Ogden.
| Meacham, the newly appointed negro
postmaster, took charge of the Punta Gorda
postoff1ce on Friday last. Isaac Trabue
and couple OF negroes went on Meacham's
bond.
| Contractor Moore has begun his work OH
the Cedar Key harbor. The unexpended
| appropriation, amounting to 81, 500, will be
used in widening and otherwise improving
the cut.
The democratic voters of the several pre-
cincts of Sumter meet at their places of
voting on the first Saturday in October
next for the purpose of voting for nomina-
ton of the men to fill the different offices
Maj. NJ. T. Singleton, manager of the
Peace River Phosphate Company, and j.
WOtitzky of Punta Gorda, have formed a
copartnership to conduct a general mer-
chandise business in Arcadia and Punta
| Gorda.
Since Monday, s23, ia AZ has been paid
TO the depositors of the Florida Savings
Bank Of jacksonville as a 20 per cent divi-
dend Three hundred and fifty-fve claim
ants have presented their books and received
their money.
R. E. B. Buford has recently returned to
| Sumterville from Washington, where he
has held a government clerkship in the
| postoffice department for some years. He
has homestead claim near Webster, which
he will improve.
A good flow of water was obtained ct
| nf ~ eat af ha
terry, on the west Of New Augustine. Pipes
viii be run so that the different lots can be
| well watered and the flowers and grass
kept fresh during the hot months.
The prospect for corn in Sumter county is
generally quite good. In some localities
the bud worm has done considerable dam
age, but other places have not been Sc
riously infested, and IL is thought that the
present rainy weather will prevent further
injury by them.
s. s. Tolen, living in the southern portion
Of Columbia county, has eighty acres
planted In watermelons. He says that they
are doing remarkably we'll, and that he
| will be able TO ship at least 5000 melons,
averaging twenty-five pounds each, in
about ten days or two weeks.
James TomberIin, living four miles south
| of Plant City, lost his dwelling, kitchen,
and all his outhouses by fire last Saturday
| time, and consequently nothing was saved
except the clothes they had on. The loss is
estimated at $1,000, and there is no in
surance.
| A pass issued Wednesday to q bridal
party over the Jacksonville, ST. Augustine
and Halifax railroad, gotten up especially
for the occasion, read as follows: what
fools these mortals be-" then the words:
pass Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Waite from st.
Augustine TO perpetual bliss. Not good
after divorce"
A new phosphate company is being or
RaDized at Fort Ogden, which will operate
at that place. They have purchased the
property of II. A. Ware on Peace river and
intend putting in large plant at once.
They are buying all the adjacent lands Dor
| derfng on the river and will commence
operations Immediately.
E. E. deMedicis of st. Augustine has q
silver dollar nailed to the step in front of
his store. A country man spied 1t the
other day and did his best TO push it off
with his foot, thinking somebody had
dropped it. Mr.. deMedicis watched his
| attempts for long time and then showed
| him thet it was nailed to the floor.
At Fort Meade Lightsey & Lewis are
/ breaking another twenty acres of land for
ID. ID. Brooks which, when planted in
| orange trees, will make the grove 105 acres
solidly planted in trees and the largest grove
in that district r. R. Tray is replacing
trees in the grove OF William Beddoes, on
the two-acre lot in Mitchell addition.
Pensacola Nelos: 1t is rumored in the city
that E. F. Skinner, on bis way to Europe,
stopped off at Washington and filed his
papers as an applicant for the Office of col
lector of this port. Mr.. Skinner is a prom
| inent republican and business man in Es-
Gambia county, having been chairman of
the republican county executive committee,
and at one time the republican
candidate for congress from this
district. 1t Is thought by local
republicans that the appointment of j. r.
Mizell will not be confirmed, and the rumor
OF Mr.. Skinmer's candidacy has created
| considerable excitement among them.