The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-11
FLORIDA.

X. M, Avery, grocer at fenSacoia, has
assigned.
Mr.. Brown has been elected mayor Of
Gainesville.
DR.. B. W. Taylor died at Monticello
last Sunday.
The postoflce at Eden was robbed last
week. The safe was broken open and S75
stolen.
A colored man was run over and instant
ly killed by the switching engine at Waldo
last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. E. Bacon Of Orlando has re-
ceived the insurance on the life OF her bus
baud, s2,1o5 80.
Alachua county colored people are pre-
pairing large number Of exhibits for the
Raleigh exposition.
Several new whar7es are being built at
Eden getting ready TO: big shipments Of
pineapples next year.
There is at present quite a boom at Jupi-
ter-new buildings, government wharf,
grocery stores and restaurant, which is
long-telt want.
The AmbIer railroad has been completed
to the phosphate mines near Dunnellon-a
distance of about thirty-two miles, includ-
ing the old log road.
The Dunnellon Phosphate Company has
shipped its fourteenth cargo Of phosphate,
and yet not two acres Of its 800 acres
have been worked over.
In the voting contest for the most popular
man in Polk county, which closed Monday,
III votes were cast and j. w. Farnwell re-
ceived it by majority of So.
This government telegraph Office, burned
down q short time ago at Niece. is ready
again for bushes. it having received a new
supply of material from Washington.
Quincy Is to have another cigar factory,
to he uiit by the Owl company and ready
for business by Oct. /. This company will
then have nearly 500 persons in its employ.
Capt. VIM. Smith sold four acres of
Lemon City, Dade county, land last week
for $780, THIS land is unimproved and
could have been purchased year ago for
$50.
| It is said that James Paine of st. Lucie
Indian river, has Sold his property TO Loril-
lard of New York. He (Lorillard) intends
to put up an expensive club house for winter
sports.
The county commissioners and Repre-
sentative w. c. Green OF Marion county
have signed the contract for building a new
court house. Work will begin in about
twenty days.
Ccmmissary Sergeant Olsen. who at
tempted suicide at the st. Augustine bar
racks last Saturday. is improving rapidly.
He will probably be transferred TO another
post after his recovery.
According to the report Of the county
board Of health there were fifteen deaths in
Tampa and vicinity with an estimated pop
ulation of 10000, for the month Of August.
Eleven white and four colored.
Capt Sharp of Old Town, q suburb of
Fernandina, who pens up his catch OF terra
lOat
worth last Friday night, thief having
stolen all he had except nineteen.
A dancing contest for purse Of e25 took
place at Jacksonville Tuesday night between
Bob Allen of Savannah and Richard Nat
tel, two colored uen. The latter won, and
he now claims the colored championship of
the state.
Three new postoGices have been estab-
lished on Indian river in the last few days,
viz; Grant, Brevard county, Nelson, post
master; Gomez, Dade county, Billiard, post
master; Hobo Sound, Dade county,
Armour, postmaster.
Blaine's theory for reciprocity is doing
something for Jacksonville, as it has
greatly increased the lumber trade between
that city and San Domingo. The mills of
Cashen, Clark and Hunter are now loading
cargoes for that country.
All of the insurance adjusters have left
Jacksonville. The last contingent of ten
left the Duval Wednesday night after
having adjusted $500 board bill with Pro-
prtetor Peck. At one time there were
twenty-five insurance men in Jacksonville.
Over 1900 tons Of steel rails have been
brought to Fernandna within the last
week. The Mallory steamer last Tuesday
brought in 250 tons for the Ocala and
Anthony railroad; 300 tons have since been
received for the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular, and 100 tons for tho Orange Belt
road.
George Galloway, the manager OF the cell
DRAFTED Starke orange grove on Lake Beres-
ford, reports that the Starke grove has
crop of fruit on it that is simply immense.
He is now putting props under the branches
OF the trees to save the trees from destruc-
ton. He thinks there will be at least 5000
boxes of fruit gathered this season.
1t is said that Ed Lewis, owner of the land
and carshop building now used by the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular at Tallahassee,
has disposed Of the property to another rail-
road company. Mr.. Lewis was also owner
of portion of the machinery in the build
ing, but the principal part of it is the prop
erEy of the Florida Central and Peninsular.
The hunting grounds on Tiger Island,
near Ferneudina, are getting to be danger
since John Manno came suddenly upon a
large rettler. He had hardly dispatched it
and taken a step forward when he came
near putting his foot on another. This he
also killed with his gun. One of them was
nearly five feet long and measured five
inches in circumference near the middle.
Fernandina NeloS: Our colored citizens
are showing their faith in Fernandina by
their works. Three parsonages have lately
been built by them. as well as improves
ments made in several OF the churches.
Work is also being pushed on the new
church building at the corner OF Ash and
Eighth streets. In addition to these, the
frame for j. ID. loves new tel-room house
is up, and Dan Baxter Is building house
at the corner of Centre aud Eleventh streets.
Two or three dwelling houses have recently
been put up by other parties.
Irwin g. Lovejoy has left Ocala and has
left the Knights of Pythias in the luroh for
about $500, J. W. Pearson for 500. and
other parties about $500 more. II. C.
Groves, who Is collector for the Knights Of
Pythias, was absent from Ocala a month
and Loveioy acted in his place. He is said
to be in New Orleans, and there is talk Of
bringing BIN back for fraud and breach Of
trust. Loyejoy is a young man, % or 50
years old, fine looking, intelligent aud Of
good address, well liked and much thought
of. be came from the north last July a
year ago. started in as an optician, and then
worked year for Weihe, the jeweler, when
he started into the real es tate business.
Orlando Record: VIM. NJ. Rowell of
Fort Meade, patentee of the famous "light~
ming budding machine, accompanied by
his brother John, pa sed through the city