The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-10
FLORIDA.

There will be nearly, if not quite l. 900
acres in winter vegetables this season in Lee
county.
The Carpenter house of Barlow and an
acre lot has bssn sold to Capt. J. A. Armis-
tead for $l0.500.
Bradford County Telegraph: Grading
On the s., l.. and s. railrc ad is Ee1Tly c,m-
pleted and the iron will be laid in a very
short time.
Mr.. Lloyd has prepared the necessary
papers for the reOrganlZing OK the Manates
cigar factory, and wheu in shape from the
collector, the factory will be ready for bust
ness.
The teacher convention. which will be
held at Jacksonville during the first Of jan
uary. will, perhaps. be the largest ever held
in the south, over 1000 teachers being ex-
pected here.
Alachua gazette: The citizens of Gaines
vile have called meeting for Nov. 20
devise ways and means for building a line
of road from here TO Sampson City or some
other eligible point on the Georgia Southern
and Florida.
At Clermont, Saturday, A. R. Gano
started the box and orate-making depart
meDt of his large saw-mil. This mill gives
employment to ten men in addition to the
large number employed at the mill in other
departments.
Key West Advertiser: A number of our
Cuban citizens have organized themselves
for the purpose Of encouraging taste for
the fine arts, particularly in painting and
| sculpture, and have named the organization
! the Association of Cuban Artists.
At Orlando Saturday the jury in the case
| Of Peter Buchan vs.. tae Orange Belt rail
| way, for Injuries received at St. Petersburg
on July 4, 1880, brought In verdict for the
plaintiff for 81, lbs. The case had been be-
fore the court since Tuesday, over forty
witnesses being examined.
Postmaster Howard of DeLand has de-
cided not 10 move the postottice to the Bond
building, now in course Of contraction. as
talked OF. This knocks out the new opera
house aud is quite disappointment all
| around, except 70 fow who wanted the
! postoftice 70 remain where it now is
| The Florida gentleman who was overcome
| by gas In hotel at New York day or two
ago is. presumably, h. Seagrave Adams OF
| Sanford, a well known attorney who has
bad business ia New York for the past TWO
or three months. He was in South Floridt
about Oct. 8, for few days, but returned
70 New York subsequently,.
The following notice has just been issued
by the state directory Of the worlds fair
"a meeting OF the board of directors of the
worlds fair for Florida will be held at the
Everett house, Jacksonville, at 10 a. IN. OF
Wednesday, Nov. 20. Citizens of. the state
are requested to submit any suggestions ii
writing or otherwise on that day. II sen
by mail, address to the care Of the Everett
house. The press OF the state Is respectful,
requested to copy this notice. w. o
ChipleY, president; George w. Wilson
secretary"
The forest fire in Suwannee county wa
very destructive. 1t extended in length
distance of sixteen or twenty miles, possibl
more, and destroyed one-half of the tenci1
around Eddie CANDLES plantation an
almost the whole Of Rev. john Dixon's tut
peutine farm. Helm was necessary, an
faithfully did the neighhors labor to say
Mr.. Candles residence and corn crib job
D. Ross. an ex-county commissioner, Wi
one Of the sufferer, losing some of h
fencing. There were many other loser
and the damage done would have bee
much greater but for the herculean effor
put forth by the farmers. Some OF the o.
landmarks Of Suwannes county were dt
stroyed, and the ia ling Of trees reminde
one Of q dreadful storm or tornado.