The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-06
FLORIDA.

The past crop of oranges brought into De-
Land not less than S3jO000.
J.B. Stetson left 1927, 900 in DeLand to
pay running expenses of his grove interest.
The watermelon crop of Volusa county
will be late coming in and exceedingly slim
at that.
The drought caused at leest one-half Of
the young oranges to fall from the tree IN
VOiuaia Couny.
The DeLand Record says that as pay
ing industry the orange nursery business in
Florida is about played out.
Orange trees at DeLand that did moi
bloom in the spring are now making an
effort toward that direction.
Juno Sltn: The estimated crop this season
on our keys is $50, 900 bushel crates OF pines
and 100 900 crates Of other products.
The Florida Fruit Growers Union meets
In Orlando May 10. 1t has for its object
the bringing about of the sale Of fruit on
the trees.
AT San Antonio one day last week Row.
ley STANDBY killed twenty-eight young
alligators and little later killed the old
mother gator also.
The official head OF Mark White, the COL
ored clerk in the Office OF Collector Of Gus
toms j. r. Mizell at Pensacola, has been
decapitated by order of the collector.
Tampa Tribune: The Cuban and Spanish
anarchists of Ybor City held q mass meet
Ing May l. The people Of Tampa would be
surprised il they knew how many of these
gentry there are among US.
Mayor Dore Of DeLand lost valuable
horse last week. During the night it got
tangled in rope in its stable, and the next
morning IL was discovered that its n eek had
been broken in the attempt to extricate
itself.
The diocesan council Of Florida is now In
session at Jacksonville. All the Episcopal
churches in the state are represented, and
the delegates are very fine body of men,
intelligent ia appearance and cultured in
manner.
Fernandina NejUs: It may surprise some
to know that Fernandina has higher ele-
yation than any point between Maine and
Texas. According to the government sur
vey the elevation of Amelia Island is &c
feet above sea level.
The republicans of DeLand have nomi-
mated as their ticket: j. e. -Bigelow for
mayor. w. A. Allen for treasurer, Archie
Wood for clerk, George Austin for marshal
For aldermen, L. E.,Spencer, J. L. Lynch
and Ralph Hargreaves were nominated.
l.. F. Tilden of Oakland has in f1fteer
acres of tomatoes and ~ Of cabbage, Of
which he has shipped 2t5 barrels, getting
% I'd lOE bueLu pSF Ddrrel, ana q on per
crate for tomatoes. For ew sent very
early in the season he got as high as IS per
crate,
OF the S62, 800 on the Volusia county tar
books of 1891 to be collected for state
county and school purposes, Collector Smith
got it all in with the exception of about
$4,000. OF this amount about $4,000 wa
for the state, S23, 900 for the schools, and
the balance for county purposes. This tota
will probably be reduced this year about 2;
per cent.
| The meeting OF the state horticultural so
| ciety, at Ormond, is grand success Tn,
attendance of members is 2S4, and there arr
| many visitors not members. Wednesday
| morning reports were read on peaches fol
| different sections of the state. In the aft.
ernoon oranges and citrus fruits were dis
cussed. AN interesting display Of labo
saving machines was made.
E. A. Richards of Orlando, without am
| solicitation on his part, has received a DOM
mission from the Grand Royal Arch Chap.
ter Of the province of New Brunswick a!
grand representative OF that grand chap
ter, to the Grand Chapter of Royal Arol
Masons OF Florida, with full power and au
thority TO do and perform all such acts If
capitular Masonry. as may come within tn
| province OF representative of a sister CRANE
chapter for the Advancement Of the Roya
Arch craft.