The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-13

The spire Of the new Methodist church at
Tampa was finished and the plate put on
Saturday.
Punta Gorda is 10 have a $4,000 ice fac
tory with a capacity Of making thirty tons
Of ice per day.
The third annual state convention Of the
| Z ion Of Christian Endsayor will be held at
| Orlando Jan. IA to 10.
r, W. Gillian last week bought the jas.
Lambright place, containing IS acres, east
| Of Wildwood, for $500.
Sam Jones commenced his series Of meet
ings at Tampa Saturday ia the tabernacle
built especially for him.
Sixteen dollars per box e. the price Judge
Means Of EvinstOn rea.iZs1 from his first
shipment Of tangerines this season.
Tampa NetUs. We would suggest to
State Health Officer Porter that he change
the name Of his yacht from Missoe to Mi
crobe.
Rev. Geo. W. Robey of Tampa has been
called to the past rat OF the Baptist church
at Lakeland and Will preacl there on {! Q
first and third Sundays Of each moath.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at PembertOn
Sunday afternoon. in which joan Rose
lcoloredJ shot and killed two negroes and
seriously wounded three others. The ex-
element is running high.
Seventeen full cars and a number Of
broken lots OF oranges were sent of from
Oviedo and Gee Hammock during the past
week amounting 70 about six thousand
boxes for the week. The total shipments
TO date foot up sc, 500 boxes.
The first bale OF cot ton that was ever
seen In Oviedo was brought in Wednesday
over the South Florida railroad aud tput
of at Jelks & McCalps platform. A num-
Der of persons who noticed it said 1t was
the first bale they had ever seen.
Capt. Ennis of the Fourth artillery, now at
st. Augustine. has gone to Columbus, Ca,
to open a recruiting Office. He will be- as
sisted by one sergeant, two corporals and
three privates. who will report 70 Capt.
Ennis this week. They will be away about
two months.
A few Of the prohibitionists Of Jackson
vile met Friday and perfected the tempo
rary organization of a club for Duval
county. Committees were appointed upon
permanent organization, plan of work. etc,
also one upon getting the prohibition move
ment started among the colored people.
The fishing smack Isabel, Capt. Moses
Fish, belonging to Warren g. Co., arrived
at Pensacola Thursday with a hail Of 1000
snappers. The fish we're caught by seven
men In two days time, twelve hours TO the
day, and were worth $500. The catch is
said TO have been the largest ever tlken
on the gulf grounds in similar period OF
time.
The Homeland bridge across Peace river
has been considerably strengthened In order
to stand the strain Of the passage of heavy
machinery, recently arrived from Cincin-
natl, o., for the phosphate mill which is
being erected on tue river bank at tho
back OF the Whitaker property at Fort
Meade. The mill is expected to be in oper-
alton shortly.
The suit between j. w. Splitter & Sons
and Venancia Sanchez, which has been
pending In the circuit court at st. Angus
tine for some time past, has at last been de-
cided in Mr. Sanchez's favor. TIE suit was
in reference to a lease on the store which
Splitter q Sons now occupy. The decision
will not interfere With the firms business, as
they will continue as heretofore at their old
stand.
The printed deed Of the Florida Town I'M
provement Company to the Fernandina
Development Company, conveying all the
unfmproved property of the former to the
latter, was completed Friday and immedi-
ately forwarded to New York for execu-
ton. The deed consists of eight pages of
legal cap, the descriptions, ETC., being
printed In long primer type and Containing
nearly 10000 "ems" Of composition.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph: The request of
Florida, for information about his brother,
W. r. Dicks, who formerly lived In this
city. has been promptly answered. Satur-
day ]. II. Griffin appeared at the CITY
hall and stated that he was son-in-law Of
the w. r. Dicks referred TO and that he had
died in Macon last year. He will write to
the address given by John II. Dicks.