The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
FLORIDA.

Orlando has five building and loan asso-
Citations.
James P. BeaIi is candidate for mayor
Of Palatka.
Duke Sc Courtney Of Ocala sold 600
chickens Monday.
The Florida peach crop promises to be
very good this year.
Okahumpka wants telegraph office
established at that place.
II is estimated that there are now about
100000 tourists in Florida.
More real estate is being sold in Tampa
than ever before in its history.
There have been sixty-four cases before
the mayor of Orlando so Tar this year.
Mulberries are now selling In the city
market at Orlando for 10 cents quart
A. ]. Knight has bought the Ross block,
on the corner of Franklin and Lafayette
streets, at Tampa.
George r. Davis, director general Of the
worlds Columbian exposition, arrived at
Jacksonville Wednesday.
On Monday of last week there we're more
tourists at Windsor Park than ever before.
Over 1000 were at the hotels.
Parties are now in Gainesville investiga
ting the opportunities for the establishment
OF machine shop and foundry.
The orange crop this year promises to b,
an exceedingly large one, aud groves ali
over the state are loaded with young fruit.
Owing to press Of business in DeLand.
Judge Broome ordered the opening of the
circuit court at Kissimmee last Tuesday,
postponed one week.
Jasper NeiUs: With the planning mill, he
barrel factory and the saw mill. Things viii
begin to hum. A loan and investment COM
pany is next in order.
Evangelists Waller and Tasker are still
whooping up things at Brooksville, and
| much good is said to have been done by
their gospel tent meetings.
The Papot Orange Box Manufacturing
Company is to be moved from OrlauR to
| Ellaville, aud run in connection with Bucki's
saw-milL Orders for 100000 boxes are
| now in hand
Four two-story brick buildings will soon
begin course Of erection at Tampa on La.
fayette street, between Franklin street and
| the bridge. A fifth building in the same
locality is probable.
An important land contest case is now
| pending in the United States land office in
Gainesville, between Carter H. Dame and
| William Nj. Lawrie, involving the owner
ship of much valuable land.
The following postmasters have been ap-
pointed for Florida: B. E. Ledoetter, Her
mitage, Gadsden county; Miss A. r. add,
| aSnPes.t WhkuIa county, mary j r VIA,
Winter Haven, Polk county.
Many young groves around Welaka Civ,
promise to fine crop. Among them is tha
OF DIR. Gentleman. This grove was pur-
chased eighteen months ago for about
$500, and $1,000 wonld not buy it now.
Mrs John Q. Tilghman dropped dead il
her dining room at Palatka Wednesday.
Mrs. Illghman was from Baltimore. Her
mother, Mrs. Della Moore, resides In Pc
mona; her brother, Prof. John w. Moore
Is at Portland, Ore. and her sister, Mrs
Della Howell-who, by the way, is sick a.
this time-resides in Palatka.
One who has Travelled, while hunting. owe,
almost every foot Of st. Johns county. saw
the popular ideas concerning snakes are ex.
ceedingly erroneous. After many Years ri
hunting quail his record is two rattlers ON,
five feet long and one two feet long. n,
says if man was offered 800 each Tor
rattlers found ia 81. Johns county the poor
fellow would starve to death.
Jasper Ne,os: One of the windy DAYS o
last week, w. w. Burke was plowing in hi
field, when hearing tree crack, he looked
up and saw one big enough for stock 10,
falling directly toward him. He hastilI
sprang aside and had, but Just cleared hi
tracks, when it fell directly where he hat
been standing the second before, smashini
his pillow and plowstook in the earth ant
holding his mare, which he was blowing
fast to the spot in spite of her frantic effort
to run away.