The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31
FLORIDA.

Branford will dispose of her delinquent
tax lands tomorrow.
W. s. M. Plnkham may succeed himself
as mayor of st. Augustine
The paving OF st. George street at st.
Augustine is nearly completed.
Watermelons are growing rapidly in st.
Johns county and will be In market in q
few weeks.
Capt. A. N. Pacetti is prominently spoken
OF as the nominee for alderman at large Of
st. Augustine.
Tho Catholic fair at Fernandina closed on
Tuesday night with satisfactory results,
netting over s400.
Robert Smith (colored) was arrested at
Lake City on Monday for the robbery of
the express agent, A. A. Ross on Jan. 49,
Auctioneer J. H. Coleman, Jr., sold about
600 watermelons at auction at Key West
last week, ranging in price from II cents to
81 each.
A new postoffice has been established on
the Banana river called Artesia, about
three or four miles south Of Cangveral post
office, with Col. j. H, Hogan as postmaster.
John Miller, baker of Leesburg, received
notice last week that the government had
allowed him a soldiers pension of 81
month and back pay amounting to $413 SO,
The Welaka and Evsrglade are the only
steamers now running on the st. Johns be-
tween Jacksonville and Sanford. The City
Of Jacksonville and Fred DeBary have gone
to New York for the summer.
Ralph Payne of st. Augustine, who is
now at Yale College. is making big repu-
tAtion for himsef both in his studies and
athletic sports. He is one of the Yale boat
crew, and his picture is in the New York
Herald of last Sunday.
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Gays that recently he caught 500 fish with
hook and line in half days fishing. He
caught sixty-two of these in flfty-two min
utes by the watch, and while it was not
very good day FOR fishing his companion
beat the above record all hollow.
J. Brady Bower Of Coquins was In Titus.
Vile for day or two the latter part of last
week, and spoke very eucouragingly about
the building of the Lake Jessup, Indian
River and Atlantic railroad. 1t is expected
that $50 600 In cash and land, as a bonus to
the company, will be raised without much
trouble.
Thursday was day Of mourning in San
ford over the death Of Gen. H. s. Sanford.
Memorial services were held in the opera
house and were largely attended. The
meeting was presided over by the Hon. j.
III. Parkham, acting mayor of the city,
with Maj. E. w. Peabody as secretary.
The religious part of the ceremony was
conducted by the Rev. Lyman Phelps, an
old associate, friend and co-worker Of the
deceased in all his grand schemes for the
good OF Sanford and of Florida.
On Tuesday night last Sanford Just es-
capped serious conhagration. Just before
retiring Mrs. H. r. Teasdale sent a negro
boy TO her wardrobe for some article she
wished. He carelessly dropped lighted
match, and, not noticing it, closed the
door. Soon the sitting odor Of something
burning" filled the house. In her reserch
for its origin, Mrs. Teasdale opened the
wardrobe door and the flames broke out
Her screams brought some of the neighbors
! to her assistance, and the flames were ex-
tinguished after some little damage had
been done.
st. Augustine Ne,cs: George Alba, who
| returned from trip through the Indian
river section on Monday, saws thai the pine
apple culture in the Eden section and there
abouts Is one of the best paying industries
in the state. Those who are engaged in the
cultivation fpines to any extent are be-
coming rich fast. A pineapple plantation
| is one Of the easiest things on earth to work.
| No labor is required after the slips are in
until harvest time. There are thousands of
acres of choice pineapple land on the east
coast, but the best is being secured. The
acreage in pines this year is double that of
| last year.
| While DR.. Wakefield of Jacksonville was
| driving on the Kings road on Thursday just
beyond LnVilla, the wind blew with ter.
rife fury and upset the doctors buggy in
the ditch by the roadside. The doctor
crawled out unhurt, Embarrassed his horse
and sought refuge from the rain in q
neighboring house. When the rain ceased
he went out with an old man to extricate
the buggy from its peculiar position. The
old man got on one side and the doctor or
the other. The old man let 60 suddenly
and all the weight fell upon the doctor, who
was badly strained, and has since been con.
fined to his house.
Yachting caps, white, black and Blue, al
| LaFar's sd.