The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-23
FLORIDA.

LSesburg does not owe cent. The town
Stree from debt.
Apalachicola's mills are busily engaged In
cutting lumber for export trade.
il IL rumored that another Single mill
VIII be erected at Apalachioola soon.
Winter Park has put down IL miles Of
srop clay sidewalks at a cost Of $1,000.
Sixty thousand dollars worth Of oranges
nave been shipped from the Eustis depctup
% date.
LiEeOak's Ladies' Village Improvement
Society intends TO have two parks laid out
And bsauttied.
z. O. Tiehenor Of Calhoun, KY, who
owns a large property in the Eustis section.
died there Thursday.
Mating & 6mitz OF New York purchased,
last week, 800 acres Of land ten miles south
west OF Quincy from Henry Moseiey.
@. W. Papot has sold his orange box head
factory at Ellaville 70 bis partners, Pierce &
hranhsm:, MIR. Papot Ia arranging 60 estab-
tish similar factory in Orlando.
Rev. 8. W. Young, late rector Of the Epis-
popal church OF Sanford, Is suffering from q
very severe sickness at the rectory in that
pfAce. and there Is but little hope Of q speedy
recovery.
mir. Potter, visitor TO Dade City, "a
years OF age, Is one OF eleven living brothers.
Not single death has occurred In the fam
lily for stxty-hve years. Mr.. Potter resides
at Bowling Green, KY.
The Monroe county republican executive
committee has issued call for a county
convention to meet on March 80 for the pur.
pose OF electing seven delegates to the state
convention In Tallahassee, April H. The
precincts Withhold their elections on March
Mary Ellen Maloney, q young colored
girl. daughter of Felicia BuIIman, died In
Key West on March IA from dose of Sure
Death rat poison, which she swallowed with
Intention OF suicide. On March 10 Mrs,
ktvina Soriano did the same thing at Key
West.
The jackson county republican conven-
sion met Saturday. placed Edward Living
ston In the chair and made h 81. Pagan
secretary, 1t Endorsed President Harrison, 3
MiEEell delegation to the state convention to
be held April Is at Tallahassee.
James johnson (colored), convicted Of
highway robbery In Pensacola last week.
was sentenced TO one year IN the state
prison. johnson asked Judge Maxwell
Why In the - don't you pass the death
sentence on meT' He repeated this twice.
each time having thirty days added to his
imprisonment
W. W. Edpot OF OrlanQo mas succeeded In
patentinR a machine that will greatly re-
duce the cost Of making orange boxes. Il
ss 20 made that twelve nails can be driven
at one stroke and a box be turned out so
quickly that the price will be reduced from
% 30 per 100 10 10 cents per 100. It is a
combination patent, part Of 1t being held by
a gentleman in New York.
Rev. n. A. Pattison, formerly LAWYER
In Jacksonville, but for several years past
IN the ministry OF the Methodist church
9khorthern branch) is desperately i'll at st.
L0ke's hospital He sustained q stroke of
paralysis about two years ago, which made
hin ap invalid, and yesterday another
which has rendered him speechless and i'm.
movable. Mr.. Pattison came here about
fifteen years ago from Illinois. He is a
member OF the grand army.
Juno Sun: A company has an applica-
fion for charter drawn up, the purpose
being to propagate and grow manatees. or
sea COWS, in the waters of Dade county.
The farm will be in Cards sound. lust
below Biscayne bay, and will embrace
about II, 900 acres of water, the bottom OF
which Is covered with the grass SO greedily
devoured by the manatee. This industry
will be very profitable. The animals when
full grown weigh from 1000 to 1.5OC
pounds, the flesh is superior to beef, and the
hides are equal 10 walrus for polishing
wheels and other purposes, when only
leather an inch or more in thickness viii
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