The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-12
FLORIDA.


The Tampa Phosphate Company have
nearly all their dredging machinery IN
place on their lighter.
The farmers of St Johns county, and
especially those interested In grapes and
peaches, report good crops this year.
Several thousands Of dollars have been
realized this spring from the sale of Peen-to
peaches from the orchards in the vicinity of
DeLand.
As the young fruit grows in sizs the fact
becomes more evident that big crop of
oranges will be gathered in Voulsia county
next winter.
Flo. ida has ,973 Sunday schools, IL 1858
teachers and 90, 495 scholars, showing an in
creese over 1890 of 1913 schools, 5 ,535 teachers
and 81. 901 scholars.
The Jacksonville Peass River Phosphate
Company has mined large quantity Of
phosphate and has orders enough to keep it
busy for some time to come.
There will be a grand celebration at
Dunedin on the Fourth OF July. Among
the numerous attractions the drawing card
will be an address by Senator Call.
thief entered the house of Georgo
Greene in New Augustine on Sunday night,
and got off with Mr.. Greeno's watch, val
ued at S125, 40 cents in change and one par
Of shoes.
The steamer Lotus No. 2, which was sold
at Wewahitchka three months ago, will
leave the Chattahoochee river Sept. for
Mobile. and will after that date ply the War
rior river.
The Columbia Phosphate Company now
have work progressing very satisfactorily at
their mines. The railroad to connect with
the Savannah, Florida and Western is
nearly completed.
being shipped north from up-river points
to be made up into mattresses and sold back
to US. The thought naturally occurs that
we ought to do all this right here.
Gainesville Sun: Everybody is anxious to
see dirt thrown on the Gainesville and Tai
lahassee railroad. There are now 400 men
at work on the road near Tallahassee. aud
like number should be employed here.
John Barr of Fernandina has gone over
to Jacksonville to bring back the steam
launch South End, which has just been
thoroughly overhauled. 1t is the intention
of her owners TO send out the little craft on
phosphate tour.
After serving the Florida Central and
last twenty-five years, Col. w. N. Thomp.
soa OF Fernandina has relluQuished the
doties OF that position, appointing A. E.
Mcnamara as his successor.
Tampa Tribune: We understand that in
less than twenty days there will be spur
built from some point on either the South
Florida CT Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad to Turkey Creek and the Alfalfa
river section to accommodate the phosphate
people.
Jacksonville Times Union: Nobody in
Jacksonville need have that tired feeling for
the want of fruit. There are in the markets
now Strawberries, blaokberries, huckleber-
ries, cantaloupes. watermel9ns, pineapples,
peaches, Kelsey plums bananas, sapadillos,
oranges, lines, lemons, oocoanuts aud
mangos.f
George Hulst of Palatka is exhibiting
samples of the Bidwell early peach, grown
on his place south of town. His trees are
just loaded with the fruit, which is doubt
less the finest peach grown to-day in the
state. Some of the trees he had to prop to
keep them from breaking down with fruit.
They are fine shipping peach.
Gainesville Sun: We learn that President
Mclean Of the Florida, Georgia and West
ern railroad has gone east in the interest OF
the road, and that he will be in Gainesville
in ten or fifteen days to arrange for putting
on large force OF men at this end of the
road. 1t is said that Mr.. Mclean has the
money, and that he intends to build the
road as speedily as possible.
1AkOAb LuhouO1li Vi mas 6A-
tended invitations to agents along the line
of the Florida Central and Peninsular to be
his guests on July 3 and f. A number have
| accepted of his hospitality, and they will
find that they have fallen into agreeable
hands. The letters he has received indicate
! that Fernandina will be througed with peo-
pie from oil parts of the state.
Orlando Record: 1t is a matter of regret
to the people of Orlando that the new city
charter. over which so much time was spent
in careful compilation, should have failed
to pass both houses. The bill went through
the House, but was, unfortunately, one
among the large number of bills that the
Senate failed to take action upon. There
were many important provisions in the new
| charter especially conducive to the city's
future welfare, but our people will now
have to rest content with the present one
in force for another tow years.
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