The morning news., 1891-11-05
FLORIDA.


The uniforms for the Tampa Rifles have
arrived.
Ocala has physician to every 800 inhab-
itants, and dentist to every 1000
The Jacksonville street railway has been
given the right to use electricity as a
motor.
NJ. l.. Payne has resigned as one of the
editors of the alliance department Of the
Banner.
J. H. Mooney took the gold medal at the
regular monthly contest Of the Orlando
Gun Club Tuesday,
Walter N. Hurt OF Wiuona. Miss, has
purchased an interest i'll the Baptist Wit
| ness Publishing Company.
| The T. J. Adams property on Lake Vir-
| ginia near Orlando has changed hsnls. j.
| \. Raleigh is the purchaser.
| The Lake City cotton buyers have bought
50 far more than 100 bales Of cotton, The
value of which exceeds $4,000.
The Leesburg Commercial and Leesbur-
ger have consolidated aud is now owned by
the East and South Publishing Company.
On Thursday, Oct. 80, twenty five wagons
loaded with cotton stood at Baya's cotton
office, at Ocala, at one time, awaiting their
turn.
d. S. Williams has resigned his position
as money order clerk in the postoffice at
Ocala, and the same is now filed by Robert
Munroe.
Although prices are so low on cotton, an
Ocala buyer paid two-horse farmer over
S40O a few days ago, and did not clean up
his crop, either.
Henry Ii. Flagler Will arrive at St
Augustine about Nov. 10. During his stay
of two weeks he will be the guest Of Dr..
Andrew Anderson.
Crauston Bros at Newnansville have
finished five of the dwellings for their hands
In the new turpentine works at that place
and their store is also completed.
J. B. Carlisle has sold the Steel house and
: grounds at Ocala TO B. DuPree Hodge FOR
s6,5O0. F. A. league has sold his beautiful
: Fort King lot, size l24x224, to DR.. Frederick
! for 50, 600 cash.
3 AT Hawthorne Friday morning whils
e Prices gin was running, match was strucl
\ | by one of the gins and in a moment fire wa:
D all over toe house. But by hard work
} plenty of water being close at hand the fire
Z was put out.
Ocala Capitol: 1t occurs to a CdpitO
subscriber that the old-time custom o
\ blowing the horn as a signal for the meet
iugs of our secret orders could be dispensed
with, now that Ocala is getting to be q city
of magnitude.
Assessor A. B. Browns books place tn,
|
Q about 81 100000. The exact figures are a
: follows: For 1891, railroad aud telegraph
@ $5S7, $50; real, 1914 SIS; personal, SAP 359-
. total, g.. .971 l64; for 1890, total, 81, ,767 444-
Q a gain of $204, 800.
}, At Gainesville night or two ago, twt
s young men were invited TO Sat cake witt
= two Of their lady friends aud found in eat
't ing it that the young ladies being of
q JOKING turn of mind, had put soap in tn
u cake so that the young men were unable t
/ appreciate the evenings entertainments.
= James Blake, at the packing house Of Z
Leybourne. at Gainesville, on Saturda
night timed himself in packing the frui
q and made the following record: LOS
II oranges, packing in the 176 size boxes, il
. forty minutes This means six boxes il
= forty minutes, or nina boxes an hour Mr
= Blake says he can keep up at this rate al
u day.
: The Army and NdUy Register Of Wash
= ington, d. c., reports that Company F O
y the Fifth United States Infantry, Capt
n Borden, will take station in ST. Franci
a barracks in st. Augustine as soon as th
:, new quarters are ready for its occupanc
~ of them. The command is now enjoyinl
4 the only decent season of the Texas wear q
= Fort Sam Houston.
Y Col John B. Dell has purchased from G
i w. Ferril the property ON the east side o
B. che square at Gainesville. now occupied b
is MIR. White. Col Dell will remove the frau1
|. building on the lot ana erect fine brio
:. block. The east side of the square is rapid
|. coming TO the front. G. X. Broome is ere
!. pairing to build handsome brick block ad
l. joining the proposed block of Col Dell's