The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
About %, 900 feet of lumber per week are
now being brought down the Orange Belt
railroad from Drexel, to go into buildings
now In course OF construction in Clear
Water.
wv. Bynum has the contract to build
the new depotfor the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad at Live Oak. The site
selected is where the Coats cotton ware
house now stands, and the company is only
waiting for its removal to begin work.
Starke Telegraph: N. I. Thomas has
discovered gold on his farm, and is pre-
pairing to investigate to what an extent it
is there. He has had some Of it analysed.
and it proves to be pure gold. There is no
telling what fortunes lie underneath Brad
ford county's soil.
The 'city fathers" OF Mariana have
levied tax of mills on the dollar to create
a fund for the construction of an artesian
well. II, however, the town finds itself, after
due time, unable to bear the expense Of the
WELL this tax will revert to the general fund
and lessen future taxation.
Rev. D. o. Davies, D. D., who owns one
of the finest orange groves in the state,
located at Lisbon, Lake county, has re-
ceived a letter from Japan asking the re-
fusal of his entire crop of oranges. Five
acres of this grove will, it is estimated,
produce between 5000 and 1000 boxes of
fruit this year.
A meeting of the directors of the Green
Covo Springs Street Railroad Company was
| held Saturday. and it was decided to begin
work at once. Work will commence at the
Union depot and proceed down Spring street
to Magnolia avenue, thence north ward.
About /, 900 feet of iron and quantity of
crossties are said to be on the ground.
Green Cove Spring: An unfortunate
accident happened at Black Point Weines-
day. Morris Moon (colored), while assisting
in dressing beef for barbecue, was in
| formed that his house was on fire. He i'm
mediately started for home. In attempting
to Jump a log the horse stumbled, throwing
Moon to tho ground, fracturing his skull.
8. r. Rsntz of New River, Bradford
county, is now making preparations to mine
phosphate from his land. He can sell it at
! 81 per ton to his neighbors. Mr.. Rentz has
| used the phosphate on his crop this year.
and it has proved a wonderful success. He
says that it will pay him. He will erect
steam crushing machine to pulverize the
| phosphate.
The date Of the alliance barbecue at Eus-
It's has been fixed for Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The following grand array of speakers are
| announced for the occasion: Hon. Pat CAL
houn and Hon. l.. +. Livingston of Georgia
''Sockless," Jerry Simpson Of Kansas Hon.
| WukInsol Call, Hon. Samuel Pasco Hon
Robert Bullock, Hon. II. NJ Mallory and a
number of other distinguished gentlemen.
Capt. Jack Phares, Jr., says that if the
| Leesburg merchants will reopen the old
Lake Harris canal he will run q free excur-
sion every one or Swo weeks from Yalaha
and Bloomfield to Leesburg. In this con-
nec,ion 1t is learned that the Okahumpka
people are making an effort to open up Okla
humpka run to navigation. If they sue
coed, the free excursion could take in that
live and prosperous village.
The Melrose extension of the Western
railway is nearly completed into that town.
1t win be ready by tomorrow night, when
Melrose will be happy, and the improve
| ment this will be cannot be estimated by
outside parties The people are very en-
thusiastic and already the TO n hes taken
| fresh start. Several new houses are BEING.
| talked of by men who mean business: also
| two business houses are being discussed
This viii add greatly to the prosperous little
| place.
| On Saturday evening last, while walking
the Western railroad track at Green Cove
/ Springs, Ben Rivers discovered that the
trestle over Highland branch was on fire.
| de sent in an alarm TO the officials and re-
| mained to fight the fire as best be could
| The only water TO be obtained was from the
branch, and Rivers carried It steadily in his
hat for hours until assistapco arrived from