The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-11

of land yesterday, lying in HernandC
county, for $500.
Fernandiua has about 5000 population
but no temperance organization or Young
Mems Christian Association.
The Lee county commissioners met Mon
day. Among other things they did was q
insure the jail building for $1,000.
The steamer Sadie has been repaiuteC
and fixed up in fi1e shape at Fort Myer:
and will leave shortly for Manatee river.
The shiDgle mill of Fairhead, Strawn &
Co, which has recently been removed from
GAINESVILLE to Ba7ard, is now again nearly
in running order.
f. NJ. Beidelnan has the contract for q
factory soon to be built By ths Owl Cigar
Company Of Quincy, and the work will be
commenced at once.
Rev. f. J. Holmes. presiding elder, will
be at Charlotte Hsrbor tomorrow and Law
| the corner ssOue of the Methodist Episcopal
church South at 3 p. IN.
J few months ago a majority of the
| voters of De Soto county decided not to
| have Intoxicating drinks sold in De Soto.
| They are still sold. however.
The Charlotte Harbor Phosphate Ad-
Udace Courier and the Quincy Herald are
printing local pages that are not beaten by
any weekly paper in the state
w. J. Albritton, one OF Manauee county's
Oldest and most respected citizens. died at
his home, near Pine Level, on Monday, Nov
3. He was buried with Masonic honOrs We'd
nesday.
An agent for the Florida Central and
Peninsular railway was in Arcadia this
week hiring hands TO work on an extension
OF that road from Plant City to Charlotte
Harbor
win Smith Ccolored) is suspected Of being
the murderer of negro boy found dead
near Port Tampa Friday. He is thu same
negro who burglarized Mr.. Lovenbreen's
stable recently.
The Amelia River Packing Company's
thirty-five ton schooner Clinton Harry
Lynch. commodore, will go down to Sister
Islands, in Nassau sound, this week to
gather oysters.
A white man who during the past four
months has been confined In Jail at Quincy,
awaiting the opening of circuit court,
charged with stealing a gold watch, died
last wednesday morning.
The Bell River Packing Company COM
menced canning oysters Thursday. Mr..
Meyers expects prosperous season. The
company will expend about $40, 900 for help
during the present season.
j. l.. Wallace has just made the transfer
OF his place in the northwestern part of
Orlando, consisting of house and seven
acres in grove, to r. G. Bohlcke of Missouri.
The consideration was $1,000
Col. A. B. Sibley is fast pushing the finish
ing work on Hotel Becca Grande, at Char
lotte Harbor, to close. He will leave on
OF about Nov. Is to purchase furniture.
The hotel will be opened by Dec. l.
II. Fenton handed Cornelius Woodbury.
OF Gadsden county check for 81, 500 a few
days ago, In payment for his crop of to-
bacco. He said the crop had been handled
better than any crop he had seen this year.
Mauatee county claims the youngest
school teacher on record, Master A. b.
Hendry, aged IA, principal of the Antisrch
school. He has five months term, and is
teaching one of the best schools that has
ever been taught in that section of country.
Lqst Monday morning T. j. Drake, who
liFesstweive miles south of Quincy, killed
Rnseagle which measured five feet and four
inches between the tips of its wings. He
also killed three wild turkeys the same
morning. All this was done before break
fast.
Madison Recorder: Hon. A. Paterson
arrived at home from his trip to Europe
last Friday. He went on some important
business, aud we are glad to know he was
successful BY his trip certain gentleman
of $50, 000
Mrs. E. w. Halford and Miss Jeanette
Haltord left Washington Saturday for tho
south. They will visit Atlanta on tho way
to Orlando, Fla, where Mrs. Halford will
spend the winter. Miss Haliord will return
to Washington in q month to spend the
season with her father.
Jim Thomas, negro, while playing pool
in jeff Everett's beer saloon, near the phos-
phate works of Arcadia, was shot and il.
atautly killed by some unknown party
Wednesday night The shot was fired bv
some party on the outside of the building.
A number of negroes have been arrested
A party of prospectors have been spend
ing some time In the western part of Gads-
den county looking for phosphate, and have
found some rich deposits Offers have been
made for some of the lands looked over.
but the ownars do not care TO sell Just now,
as property Ia Gadsden is rapidly growing
in value.
At Tampa Saturday night Deputy Sheriff
j. K. Martin arrested two men. named Bob
Wilcox aud III. N. Brophy alias RYAN, on a
telegram received from the authorities Of
Americas, Ca, for murder. They had all
arrangements made to go TO Cuba last night.
They are in Jail awaiting requisition papers
from Georgia.
The old dredge boat of the Lake Okeecho-
bee Company, with which Capt J. f.
Menge has cut miles of canal. lies sunk in
two feet of water 10 Lake Hickpochee con-
demned. A new dredgs will be sent down
from KiSsimmee in a short time, and then
operations will be resumed in Lake Okee.
chobee region.
Fort Myers Press T. r. Eyre picked q
few boxes of Sicily and Villa Francha lem
ons from j. u. Raleigh's grove, few miles
from this city, for shipment. The trees are
about two years old, and Mr.. Eyre has
lemons on his trees which were budded from
Mr.. Raleigh's. Lee county for the lemon
industry. Mr. Raleigh will have at least
300 boxes for shipment next season.
Oviedo Chronicle: Old newspapers are
in great demand, aud our orange growers
have been sending off to Savannah, Macon,
Orlando and other places for them. They
are using them TO wrap around the stocks
of young budded orange trees to protect
them from freeze, as this mode of pro-
lection was found TO work successfully last
spring, when young trees suffered severely
from the cold
At Interlachen on Thursday night the
city ball and Jail were burned to the
ground. There was no insurance, and the
loss will be about $500. The hall had lust
been cleaned up and some new furniture
put in, and the citizens of Interlachen felt a
great pride in their public building. 1t is
believed that the fire was or incendiary
origin, and everything is being done t.
catch the firebug.