The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-17
FLOIiIDA.


FLORIDA.
J. ". Lee has been appointed post master
/ Of Fort Mason, Lake county.
The Gainesville furniture factory, which
| has been idle for some time, has resu Incl
! business.
Charles Whitney, a prominent and es-
/ teemed citizen of Orange Lake, died Tues
day. He leaves family.
Projected railroads and deals in phos-
| phate lands are keeping land attorneys and
surveyors busy in Alachua county.
| There was a severe rain and hail storm at
| NewnansviIle on Saturday afternoon. The
| ground was completely covered with hal.
Hugh G. McFarlane, an attorney resid-
| ing at Tampa, has received n fee of $40 900
| for closing up an estate claim at Key West
The military band will begin concerts at
the barracks at st. Augustine this week,
| and every other day there will be dress
parade.
There will probably be no special term Of
court in Bradford county this spring, as
there is very little business before tine cir
| cult court.
| Col. V. j. Shipmsn and his associates will
shortly establish kaolin pottery on the
land which they bought Of the Omweg Bros.
| at Bloomfield.
| The Prospect Phosphate Company, whose
properly is located on the Withlacoochee
river, in Citrus county, have sold their mine
for $4,000 cash
+. A. McAlhster, clerk of the criminal
court Of records Of Escambia county, died
at his residence on East Gregory street, at
Pensacola, Thursday.
The highest offer for the Nassau county
bonds so far made is 961S cents on the dol
| lar. and this bid comes from the First Ma
tional Bank of Fernandina.
The annual migration Of yellow butter
flies has beguu. Tuesday clouds Of them
were moving steadily north ward along the
west shore of the Halifax river.
The amount of business done by the mer-
chants Of DeLand is surprising. One store
one day took in Sl,S0O in cash over its
counters; another $1,000. This was in the
winter season.
The town council of Tavares has passed
an ordinance providing for the lighting of
certain streets and avenues of Tavares
the citizens having donated the lamps for
this purpose.
DIR. William Simpson, an old and promi-
nent citizen of Crawford, died Of congo stion
OF the brain Thursday night. He was orig
inally from Missouri. He was buried by
the Masonic lodge.
i. J. Highsmith and E. J. Merrieles OF
Lake county have leased the right to inins
phosphate rock from forty acre tract on
the Wlthlacoochee river, and will begin
operations at once.
The LaFayet county alliance has passed
resolution requesting the legislature to
memorabilia congress to establish a mail
route from Madison to Horse Shoe Bay in
Lafayette via Cooks Hammock
A number Of men have recently purchased
lots in the town Of Hagan, in Columbia
county, and it is probable that several new
business houses will be built there this fall.
A saw-nill is in operation. Crops in the
vicinity are looking very we'll.
The demand for lumber in Tampa is
greater than ever before. The local mills
with q capacity of 40 600 feet daily. cannot
begin to supply the demand. There is not
day but several carl loads are received from
the mills along the line of the railroads.
Mrs Tallulah 81. Weller, daughter OF
Col. A. II. Helvenston of Sumteryille,
whose husband was killed last year while
attempting to arrest a moonshiner in West
Florida. has obtained Judgment against the
Mutual Accident Association for IS 500.
Sumterville came near having a firo
Tuesday morning, caused by the roof OF
James Letters kitchen catching from the
stove pipe. Had IL not been discovered by
{. l.. Koouce. the fire would soon have been
beyond control, and, as the kitchen Joins
the dwelling house. both would doubtless
have been consumed.
J. C. Davis of Temples, Bradford county.
Is past II years DID, Hs is a hale and hearty
old gentleman and as spry as q boy of II.
He has made by himself as good a crop of
corn and oats as is seen in any part of the
county. Mr.. Davis is deaf and dumb, which
necessarily throws him great deal to him
self, but he improves his time admirably in
bis garden.
Clear Water Harbor Times: Contractor
| Drew is under obligation for the coossruc-
| ton OF a $4,000 residence for j. r. Davey,
| and his orders TOR the material are already
being filed. The building will command a
magnificent view of the bay and gulf,
| standing among the orange trees ana under
| the liveoaks on the bluff conveyed by Capt.
| Pierce to DR.. Young.
j. f. Satterlee, special agent Of the gen.
| eral land Office at Gainesville, has lust re-
turned from a trip to Hamilton county.
where he claims to have made the discovery
that all the government lands in that
county were sold by sharks for taxes and
have since been reSold TO turpentine oper-
ators. He thinks a big sensation will grow
out Of the transaction.
Sumterville Times: Mrs. d. c. Thomp-
| son of Warneli on Tuesday morning, while
arranging her bedroom, was sprinkliug the
bed with flea powder, and inhaled some of
the powder, from the effects of which she
Caue near gong INTO COMMISSIONS ana per-
haps losing her life. As soon as she disoov-
cred she was poisoned she called for help.
and while she was still conscious succeeded
in getting some of the neighbors to her as
sistance, who at once began using such
remedies as were at hand, while William H.
Tompkins came to town for Or. Coleman
who went at once and found her in a seri-
GUS condition. He soon gave her relief, and
we are glad to learn she has fully recov-
| cred
Pensacola NelUs: Fire from the garbage
piles communicated with the timber ia the
y swamp west OF Barcelona street Thursday
and the blaze directly assumed alarming
proportions. An alarm was turned in, and
the fire department went to the scene. The
fire 10 short time gained such headway
that the houses on the east side of the
swamp were in danger of catching. and the
swamp itself was burning from Chase stree,
on the north TO Romano street on the south.
and west from Barcelona to Coyle street
Every inch Of hose in the department. was
playing on the flames at one time, and be-
sides the trucks the steamer had 20 be en-
gagged. The fire was eventually gotten under
control, aud danger from IL 70 buildings re-
duced 70 g minimum.
1Ayares Herald, On Monday evening last
As party OF colored people were passing
up the Florida &c atrial aud Peninsular rall-
road track near the canal bridge they were
| fired NDon from Cha garuk nIarggfHa "a q