The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-11
FLORIDA.


John g. Reardon is a candidate for mayor
Of Ocala.
The Ocala Lumber Company will shortly
erect &c. 900 saw-mill and dry house.
The Lake county Sunday school conven-
ton will be held at Tavares on Thursday.
j. B. Brinson's drug store in Madison was
attached by the sheriff last week for rent
due.
Orange county circuit court docket for this
term.
J. R McIrwin of North Gainesville has a
grove Of 1000 Japan persimmon trees in full
bearing.
The colored people of Leesburg have purl
chased lot and will soon erect schoo
house thereon.
Rev. A. Bonds of Live Oak has accepted
the pastorate of Salem Baptist church in
Taylor county.
The Florida Horticultural Society has ap-
Piled for three acres Of space at the worlds
fair on which to plaut an orange grove.
The Norris grove at Spring Garden is said
to be the largest bearing orange grove in
the state. 1t covers 800 acres of land in one
body.
James A. Lee. the orange hustler, has
now on band II, 900 boxes of oranges TO put
up ready for shipping in the vicinity Of
Leesburg.
K. 7. Bell of Bells Mill, some 1--WE or six
miles north of Lake City, had the safe in his
taken therefrom.
negroes in Madison county. His throat was
cut and skull crushed in. Bob Hires and
English Hires (coloredl have been arrested.
A grand rally and barbecue OF the Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial Union will be
held at Ocala on Nov. 26. Hon, l.. +. Iiv-
ington Of Georgia, Prof. Vincent of Kansas.
and State Lecturer Weeks will make adj
dresses. One hundred beeves will be bar
becued.
Tho Jacksonville postoffice has grown to
such Importance that the office of chief
clerk has been abolished and that Of super
intendent of mails has been created. This
officer will have charge of all incoming and
outgoing mails, and by order of the Post
master General, II. B. Potter of the rail-
way mail serv1ce has been appointed to the
office thus created
At jacksonville about 7:30 o'clock Mon
day night colOred man named Toby Nc,
Bride was run into and knocked down by a
train on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railroad near LaVi,la junction. and had
the fingers of both hands badly crushed.
he said that he came from Savannah hav-
Ing ridden as far as Callahan OIL the train
and walked the rest Of the way
Henry G. Klink, the champion boy
walker of the world, has returned to his
bis home in Pensacola. after series of sue
cessful exhibitions Of his wonderful skill as
pedestrian made at several points in the
SOUTH and west. Recently at New Orleans,
IN The presence of 10000 people, he accom-.
piished the unprecedented feat of walking
one-eighth Of mile In thirty-one seconds.
San Mateo Item: The dwelling house of
Elisha Bailey took fire on Sunday afternoon
last, and was barely saved from destruc-
Ion. The lire caught in the roof, probably
from spark out of the chimney, and when
discovered had got good start A portion
OF the roof, some twelve OF fifteen feet in
width, extending from the caves to the
Tioge ON one side, was burned out, and the
nre also communicated with the chamber
Deiow and ignited quantity Of clothing.
Nothing but the promptest action saved the
dwelling. The loss was considerable. and
there was no insurance.