The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-16
FLORIDA

The plant of the Apopka Advertiser is to
be moved to st. Petersburg.
A new passenger steamer is being built at
Crescent City to run between that place and
jacksonville.
1t is reported that the first carload of Or
anges will be shipped from Manatee county
about Sept. 20.
The aerial ladder and truck ordered by
Chief Tsliaferro for the Tampa fire depar t.
ment has been shipped.
Palatka can soon boast of being a city Of
churches. She now has ten religious or
CARNATIONS that are provided with COM
Portable buildings and still the ground is
being broken for another new building.
"Buster" Albury, Key West boy, but
who is at present residing in Tampa, AS a
base ball pitcher is the equal OF profess
sional. He throws the various curves with
a science that never fails to puzzle the bats
| man.
Levy Times Democrat: Tom Brooks is
going TO start a saw-mi. He has sold a
royalty o. bis phosphate, and is one OF the
wealthiest and most independent men in the
state. His neighbors say the phosphate
can't be hauled of OF his land in 200 years.
Charles Msnter, the stranger who recently
committed suicide in Tampa, was we'll
known In Macon, Ga. having been engaged
in the construction of the Macon and Bir-
| mingham and the Macon and Atlantic rail-
roads. Domestic trouble is believed to be
the cause.
III. Fl. Hagar, who for some time has been
employed in the machine shops of James II.
Wells of Tampa, left Saturday afternoon
for the Alfalfa where he will take charge OF
the plant OF the Alfalfa River Phosphate
Company. Mr.. Hagar is an old engineer
and thorough machinist. Some years ago
he lost both legs in a railway accident.
Harold Weston, president of the Harold
Weston Company, Wholesale lum Der deal
ers. Boston. il in Fernandina perfecting ar.
engagements for shipping lumber through
the port of Fernsndina. The gentlemen OF
this company have recently purchased tive
valuable saw-mill plants in Florida-one at
Lake City and the other at White Springs
Some weeks ago James Kicklighter, who
resides in the Hurran settlement, in Hills
borough. lost an, Endorsed check for quite q
large sum OF money, besides other papers of
considerable value. He supposed that they
were lost for good. but upon coming to
Tampa the other day was agreeably.s IT.
prised to have the lost check and papers re.
stored to him by s. B. Crosby, who had
found them only few hours previous tC
his arrival
John Upton of Bald win arrived in Jack.
sonville Monday with the horse of Sylvester
oLarke, stolen Dy the negro Lovett, VINO
shot March Scroggins in Riverside last Fri
day. Lovett had ridden the horse from
there to Baldwin, when he was captured by
Deputy Sheriff Peterseron, who brought
him to town, and left the horse with Mr.
Upton. Lovett is held TO await the result
of the injuries TO Scroggins and also on the
charge Of horse stealing.
The sherif's sale OF the property of the
Kingsbury Manufacturing Company at
DeLand took place Monday. The real es-
tate. including the ice factory, electric
light plant, carriage repository, etc., was
bid in by E. o. Painter for $3.50, sub.
ject to mortgages and executions aggregat.
ing about $2S,0 COO This sale took place al
the court house door. The sale of the per.
sonal property Of the compauy-horses,
wagons, carriages, tools, stock. etc.-took
place at West DeLand. This sale was tc
satisfy the claims of local creditors, az
gregating about $1,000.
DR.. LOOMS informs the Fernandina NeDs
that new company will erect a palmetto
brush and brush fiber factory at Fernan.
dinB, under lice So from the Palm Fbsr
Company, chartered in West Virginia,
which controls the patents for fiber prOduc-
ton. The new company will embrace the
members Of the Loomis Manufacturing
Company but will be separate concern,