The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
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G. H. Mente, an old citizen of Ocala, died
Monday.
There are SS1 pupils attending the ocala
high school.
st. Augustine is reaching out for the let
| ter carrier system.
The orange groves around DeLand are
| preparing TO bloom.
An order from Michigan for %, 200 cigars
was received Monday by the Ell Destino
factory at Fernandina.
Ira j. Carter, brother Of 8. N. and L. R
Carter, died suddenly at Jcdson, Fla, Of a
congestive chill Monday.
The annual convention of the Putnam
County Sunday School Association will be
held in Palatka on Feb. l6 and II.
j. B. Coarsey, a merchant of Bronson, has
shipped this season fifty-eight bales Of lint
cotton, 104,0 S9 pounds seed cotton and $50
crates oranges.
The temperance people want the right to
election. Palatka is the only place In the
county where the 'pizen" Is sold.
A telegram was received at jacksonville
late Thursday afternoon by DIR. Sollacs
Mitchell, summoning him to Fsrnandina to
attend Pierre Lorillard, who was reported
dangerously Ill on his yacht In the harbor
there.
From Nov. to Jan. 80 there were shipped
from Bronson 8, 104 boxes of oranges, and
since the season opened ga bales of cotton
have been shipped. Perhaps 800 more bales
viii go forward by the end Of the shipping
season.
John o. Mathews of Citra has sold his
100 acre orange grove on Orange lake to
Charles W. White for $1S4, GEO. This is the
third large sale Of productive groves on the
lake this season, and second ia Importance
to the purchase of the James A. Harris
| grove by Colgate, Hay aud others.
The annual financial report of the Volusia
| County bank of De Land shows it to be in a
prosperous and solid condition. The direct
ors declared a dividend OF per cent. The
hank has a cash deposit of over $3.50, 1000.
The officers for the ensuing year are II. B.
Clough, president; j. B. CIough, cashier /;
Arthur Hamlin, secretary.
Fire caught in the dead grass of the field
of r. M. Price, in Putnam county, on
Saturday last. and caused heavy damages
by burning greater part of the fence of q
twenty-acre field, a barn, house from
which the family had just moved, 1000 seed
cane, three large barrels of new syrup
and large amount Of fodder were de-
strsyed.
w. j. Vinegar, the Palatka banker. has
| purchased the entire Diston possessions in
most OF which are situated in the Hat woods
between the pine ridge and the coast. It is
| heavily timbered, and Is rich In cypress
timber alone. The consideration was $751;
900. The deed for these lands has been filed
| for record.
The City hotel, formerly the Campbell
house. the three-story hotel building at
Orange City, was sold under sale of fore
! closure in front of the court house at De-
Land, on Monday, by Special Master w. r.
Fits 1t was knocked down to Hugh H.
DEFY arnan, Jr., for 81, 4S5 65. The fore
closure was to satisfy mortgage given by
the former proprietors, Campbell & Chase,
to L. p. Harper of Suffolk, Va.
The tabulation of the population of Flor
ida by counties has been completed, with
the following result: Alachua, q, 1884; BaK-
er, 3,3SS; Bradford, 1915; Brevard, 3,401
Calhoun, 1,6Sl; Citrus, 2,3s4; Clay, 5,154;
Duyal, $3.50; Eseambla 90, 1855; Franklin,
3,SoS; Gadsden, 1894; Hamil on, S.5O7'
! fernando, 2,476; HilIsborough. 1881:
Holmes, 1896; jackson, 1854; Jefferson,
Is, 757; Lafayette, 1888; Lake. 2.OS4; Lee
1,414; leon, 1859; Levy, 6,5S6; Liberty,
1,452; Madison. 14,3l6; Manatee, ASS,
Marion, 20, 7e6; Monroe, 1886 Nassau,
1924; Orange, 10, 5S4; Osceola, 3. 1888; Pasco
1910; Polk, 1905; Putnam, II, 1876: st
Johns, S712; Santa Rosa, 1885, Sumter
5,36S; Suwnnnee, 1854; TAYLOR, 2,l22
Volusia, S,467; Wakulla, 3,l17; Walton
4.s16; Washington, 6, 426. Total for state
39l, 422.
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