The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-11
FLORIDA.

The Peen- To peach crop at Tarpon Springs
promises to be very large.
The Odd Fellows Of Jacksonville have
Just completed a new and handsome build
ing.
The new bell for the Presbyterian church,
which was given by John f. Dunn, will
arrive this week.
The Putnam county criminal court will
try one case to-day, that of ex-Tax Assessor
Timmons, for neglect of duty.
Mr.. Plant has established weekly steam
boat line from Tampa to Fort Myers, touch
ing St James and Puuta Rassa.
The medical examiners of tie sixth dis>
trict viii convene In Tampa on April %
and will examine practitioners who have no
certificate.
Fifty uniforms for Fort King Lodge No.
6, K. of P, uniform rank, have arrived at
Ocala. The lodge has decided to attend the
conclave which meets in Jacksonville in a
body.
Cedar Key is sndeavoring to wrest the
sponge industry from Tarpon Springs by
odeclnS the Anclote and Rock Island
Sponge Company great inducements to
locate there.
T. Brigham Bishop has bought in the
Silver Springs property, which mas been in
litigation for the past two aud half years.
the mortgage.
The Sterling Phosphate Company with a
capital stock of $500, 900, have lately pur-
chased 1,720 acres of phosphate lad on
Gamble creek, in the eastern part of Mana
tee county, which they propose to develop
at an early date.
The town election at Tavares passed off
quietly and with the following result: For
mayor, George w. Terry; for aldermen,
4 TOW. md &
and treasurer, J. II. Vanderhaven; for
assessor, D. w. Johnstoue; for marshal and
| collector, J. W. Northup. There being no
| opposition, light vote was polled.
The Citrus county Hard Rock Phosphate
Company consumated THURSDAY, at a meet
Ing Of the directors, in its office at Floral
City, sale of the lands and entire interest
of The company. to New York company,
for the round sum Of 100000. Interest at
the rate of per cent. from date OF sale
will be paid monthly in advance, till the
time OF the last pa ~ ent two years hence.
Messrs Love 81 Clarke, brokers Of
New York city who promised through e.
o. Locke TO raise the money 1866, 600 neces-
sarY TO build the city hall at Key West,
now in the course Of construction By con-
tractors Russell and Harvey, have failed to
render the loan, assigning as the cause that
those who promised to loan it refused to do
mortgage on the building aad ground and
lent for period of ten years. at 5 per cent
interest, with the right to the commission
ers OF paying the principal at any time
within the period. Their refusal to render
the loan neoessitated some acton on the COM
missioneFs' part TO try and borrow the re-
| qutred amount from the capitalists of the
island, and at their last regular meeting
the finance committee, T. D. Cash,
chairman, who had the matter in hand, re-
ported that they approached every person
whom they thought could afford TO lend
either part or the whole Of the SOS 900, and
| that they were unable TO raise the same or
any part of it from any person or persons.
The question was then discussed and as the
first FMS allment of SIC, 900 was due to the
! contractors, who were borrowing money at
per cent. month TO meet their demands,
to be charged to the city, since the INSTALL
ment was not paid, il was referred back to
the finance committee to make further
efforts in raising TIE money. Mr. Lowe and
Mr.. feelings, the other members of the
! committee, said that they would have no
trouble in raisiug the amount were it not
for the abuse Of the Equator Democrat
toward thoss who were able to loan it.
! The Florida State Teachers Association
met at Tampa yesterday in annual session
| The officers of the association are as follows:
! President, W. T. Yocum; vice president, J.
! M. stewart or Marianna; recording sec
rectary, George Stuart of Anthony; CORES.
ponding secretary, w. B. Griffin Of Montl-
cello; treasurer, Mrs. L. B. Mathes of
! Tampa. Following is the programme for
the four days session: Tuesday night.
March 10, s o'clock, reception of associl-
ton at Y. NJ. c. A. hall: Music ny the
choir; Address Of welcome, Col W. A.
| Carter; instrumental music, Miss Ada
strachan; Response to address, ". F. Yo-
cum; song by choir; Address, VIM. n