The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-19

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menced work on the town jail last week.
Indications now point to the early begin
ming Of actual work upon the Jacksonville
postofiice building.
/ J. W. Emerson has been elected as q
member of the council at Lakeland, TO sue
coed W. r King.
( c. Rain of Osceola has refused $1,000 for
( bis place. 1t is said to contain valuable
phosphate deposits.
Work on the new block at Barlow, which
is being built for the county records, is
progressing rapidly.
W. II. Simmons was defeated for county
treasurer for DeSoto. Mr.. Whidden, his
| opponent, received 4l0, and MIR. Simmons
The first train over the extension of the
Osceola aud Lake Jesup railway came up
to the Bay street crossing at Oviedo last
| Monday.
1t was reported in Lake City LAST week
that Mr. Parnell, from the vicinity of
| White Springs, was killed ly a runaway
/ team, near the Pine Grove campmeeting,
! Sunday.
| j. II. A. Bruce, prominent and expert
| enced hotel manager, will take charge of
the fremont House at akeland on Dec. i.
IL is said and believed that Mr.. Bruce is
prospective buyer of this important hotel
property.
At Lane Park Messrs. Firth have above
ground a good many acres of beans. cukes
and tomatoes, the whole irrigated by pipes
and MIGRANTS. aud this subject of irrigation
is now attracting widespread attention as
necessary for the salvation Of both groves
and truck farms.
w. T. Warn, representing Valdosta
firm, was arrested at Lake City Thursday,
on ~ of Wit nv oU
renting the citizens committee, on a charge
of selling liquor illegally. Justice d'Ferro
bound him over in the sum of $500 to await
the action OF the grand jury.
Justice VanDorn of st. Augustine has re-
ceivsd letter from w. H Dennis Of New
York, asking him TO instruct Joseph Rivas
10 have his land ready for his water cress
plants by Dec |. Mr.. Dennis raised an
abundance of water cress last winter, and
kept every hotel and boarding house sup
pied.
A white convict, named Kelley, who had
Just served term st the Camps, attempted
to burglarize the store of T. f. Dicks, a
few nights ago ct Lake City, but was dis
covered by the night Waterman and taken
in charge On the way TO jail he made a
break for liberty. and is still at large, half
dozen pistol shots failing to bring him up.
The Volunteers of Fernandina had q
lively meeting Friday night, at which it
was decided to reorganize the company.
Capt. LeEils was elected permanent chair
man, 3. c. Ballantine permanent secretary,
aud committee of five, Messrs. Leggett,
Harrison, McGifin, Kelly and Lang were
appointed to draft a constitution aud by
laws and present at next meeting The
next meeting will be held next Friday night,
when an election of officers will be held.
Sumterville Times: II. T. Stanton of
Oxford traded horses one day last week
with one of Stripling's followers, and. much
to his regret, soon found that he had been
S lndled, SO he at once came to Sumtervjlle
and instituted suit before County Judge
Steele against the negro for the recovery Of
his animal, but the Striplingite was too
smart for friend Stanton. He had taken
himself and horse to parts unknown before
the sheriff reached his neighborhood.
M. w. LaRue writes from Winton, O.
to the Barlow NelcS as follows: "If read
able as matter of news, you may say that
/ have succeeded in organizing joint stock
company, with $50 600 capital. to work the
phosphate out of the land at Homeland
bridge on Peace river. The heavy ma
chinery has already been shipped for Bar
tow, and in a few days when other
appliances shall have been secured
and loaded will be followed by
myself, who am superintendent and general
manager, and will locate permanently in
Polk county, possibly at Barlow. NV fam
lily will not come with me yet for a season.
but expect they will all become constit-
uent elements of our population. The COM
pany, 1.-THE Homsland Mining g. Land
Co.," was organized under the genera,
statutes of Kentucky, at Newport OF that
state, and the stock subscribed in fifteen
minutes
Barlow NetcS: Some drummers, while
travelling in vehicle from Fort Meade to
Barlow, became excited over the subject of
pedestrian feats. When they reached the
nine mile post from this place, Arthur j.
Bankhead bet that he could go to Barlow
within one hour after the party arrived
Ten dollars was staked and after the race
set in another bet of IS was made between
Wilhouse aud Tarin. When the riding
party arrived and announced the
bet, our people became as much excited
as ii Sam Jones was coming
Some met at the Florida Southern depot
and some at the Orange Grove hotel, aud
some little boys went up the road to meet
the tramp. The sympathy of the ladie:
were decidedly in favor of the man that
pitched the gravel" but alas he was two
minutes behind and lest the bat. But mag
always rises superior in the breast
of brave and honorable men. They COM
muted the terms of the wager to an oyster
supper and cigars to be given in Tampa
that night.
Oviedo Chronicle; Thursday the first car
load Of oranges left Ovisdo for the season of
l890-9l, nearly four weeks behind the time
when the first car left last season. The car
was shipped by G. O. Swanson from Rev.
r. W. Lawton's packing house at Lake
Charm, he having purchased about 800
boxes of DR.. Vests fruit. The car went
out over the South Florida road, and is
consigned to a New York commission
house, Nelson Bros. commenced pick
ing for Mr.. Schneider last Tuesday,
and on Wednesday morning work began
in the packing house. The first lot of fruit
to be run through the sizer was about 100
boxes, purchased by Jelks g. Mccall of w.
C. Jacobs of Chuluota This lot will be
followed by three carloads to be put up for
Mr.. Schneider. A number of small lots
have also been shipped this week, and the
season is now fairly opened. There will,
however, be no rushing, as most of the
growers are waiting for buyers to come
along who will pay their price. The fruit
is now selling in Oviedo at from 81 rs to