The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-02
FLORIDA.
A pension has been granted to S. w.
Pritchard of st. Augustine.

A pension has been granted to S. w.
Pritchard of st. Augustine.
The famous oarsmen, Albert H. Hamm
and j. G. Gaudaur, arrived at Tampa
Thursday.
The fiber factory at Fernandina has
orders ahead for 125 tons. The largest
order is ninety tons.
With the coming week the State Horti-
cultural Society opens its exhibit at the ex-
position grounds at Ocala.
w. r. Larkins is arranging for the cree
ton of the most costly residence that has
yet gone up in clear water.
W. Fl. H. Gleason has been appointed
postmaster at Eau Gallie, Bregard county,
vice Fl. r. Olmstead. removed.
J. a. Jewell and 5. c. Chamberlin.
special agents of the treasury department,
are at Fernandina examining the custom
house.
The Florida Sunday School Association
will hold its annual state convention at
Lake City from March 4th to the 9th, in
elusive.
The beautiful home of DR.. James Burns,
short distance east of Spar, in Putnam
county. was burned to the ground Thurs
day night. Nothing was saved.
A saltwater reservoir, to be used in case
of fire, is now being dug at the end of the
Fernandina fiber factory. 1t is 5Ox1S feet
and feet deep. Specimens of zinc, iron
and copper ore have been cast up in the
digging, but no phosphate.
About $3.50 was subscribed Thursday
toward the fund to defray the expenses of
the committee who will represent Palatka's
| interests ut Washington in the matter of
deepening the channel and improving the
waterway at Orange Flats.
DIR. J. NJ Ferrabee was knocked down
and run over by an OK team on the Arcadia
bridge Saturday afternoon. The wagon,
heavily loaded with oranges, passed over
both arms. The doctors face was consid-
erabiY bruised, but none of his injuries are
| serious.
Messrs. Ref Bros. of Fort Meade have
shipped over 6,000 boxes of oranges this
season. The oranges are of their own pack
ing, have their own brand. were bought
! outright from the grove, sold only to the
| firms own customers-not one box being
sent to commission honses.
The new pastor of the Methodist church
at Apopka, Rev. +. NJ Moore. was ''se-
verely pounded" Monday night by members
of his church and congregation, who gath
cred at his attractive residence in East End
at an early hour, and were cordially well
coined by Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
The interest exhibited at Fort Meade
|
owners and non-residents, has in no
wise abated, but is rather on the in.
crease. There are in Fort Meade and CON
tiguous to the town several very large de-
posts of exceeding rich phosphate.
The new residence of c. Mckenzie
| Oerting. at the corner of La Rua and Flor.
! ida Blanca streets, now nearing completion,
will be one of the most elegant and COM
Portable in Pensacola. 1t contains about
fifteen rooms, and. the inside work is all of
J the best yellow pine, with hard oil finish.
Dade City, which but two years ago was g
| hamlet with only a few people, now has q
| population of 600, large and commodious
MOTEL, bank, an enterprising journal, the
| Democrat; ten stores, which supply the PEG
| pie with all they need; market, and last
but not least, it boasts of one Of the best
schools In the south.
A. B. Torrey's saw-mill, which was To-
Gated just west of Crescent City, was de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday night. Lumber
to the value of $500, all ready for delivery
was consumed. There was no insurance
Mr.. Torrey has leased A. B. Philips float
ing saw-mill on Lake Crescent, where he
will continue business until he can rebuild
At Plant City, Tuesday night about s
O'Clock, Frank Cox, a colored brakeman on