The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-27

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Jan. u, 1892"
FLORIDA.
There are $50 milessof seacoast In Dade
county.
The Ormond Episcopal church is in course
Juno will soon have jail-the first in
Dade county.
Two manatees have recently been
captured near Jupiter.
San Mateo shipped 1894 boxes of oranges
to the market last week.
The Ocala Lumber Compauy's planning
mill is oVerrun with orders.
The farmers are busy blowing and max
ing seed beds for the spring crops.
Stephen johnson killed six offers last
week in three days in De Soto county.
The postoffice at Orange Mills was robbed
last Saturday, it is supposed by tramps.
Picking, packing and shipping oranges is
now in full blast In the east coast counties. ,
The farmers say that the cabbage crop has
not been materially injured by the recent
cold weather.
Capt j. G. Wright and Ben II. Bradley
of Barlow in five hunts this season have
bagged 305 quails.
win o. Koehnle, secretary of the Florida
Base Ball League, has secured in Ocala on
subscription over $500 to date.
Capt John B. Johnston was elected MAYOR
in the municipal election at DAde City,
Monday, by an overwhelming majority.
There is in Tampa an organization of
ladies who have taken up the condition of
the starving Russians, and will aid them.
A Philadelphia commission house sends
San MAteo grower two postage stamps as
net proceeds for over 100 boxes OF oranges.
A thief entered the dwelling OF w. II .
Tawney at DeLand, a few nights since and
carried off "a watch valued at 500 and IS in
money.
Norvin Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, is one of the
directors OF the Ocala and Silver Springs
Company.
has made over her property on Palatka
Heights to the creditors Of the First National
Bank of Palatka.
Larne r. Eley, formerly OF San Mateo,
has recently been elected mayor of Mel
bourne. where he is doing q thriving busl-
ness in real estate.
WIN Harris of Ocala has just completed a
contract Of picking and packing 1850 boxes
OF oranges for Valentine FAINT Of Fantville
and $50 boxes for Julian Robinson OF Bitch
ton.
The foundation Of the new court house at
Orlando has been completed also the vaults
and the inner walls of the offices on the
ground floor. Workmen are now engaged
in laying the outer brick walls upon the
brown stone foundation.
Navvo hno haap raoo{~ad Craeoo,e VIA
OF the death from the grip of Edward Gil
bert and his estimable wife, at their home
In Georgetown, Conn. They will be greatly
missed, as they have been we'll known at
Crescent City for many years.
Mrs. President Harrison has written TO
Mrs John g. Christopher OF Jacksonville.
inviting her to represent Mrs. Harrison at
the jackson historic costume reception to
be given at the Ponce de Leon hotel, st.
Augustine, on the evening of Fob. 4.
The orange groves at Crescent City,
chased by Z. e. Wright Of New Jersey for
q, 200. Mr.. Wright has sold his winter
homes in DeLand and Mandarin and will
make Crescent City his winter home.
Manning Waters, with his two sons, JEFF
and Thomas, who was stabbed in the riot
| az Perry the last day OF last year, passed
through Mayo day or two ago on their re-
turn home TO Hatch Pond. Thomas is
speedily recovering from his wound.
At meeting of the city council OF Pa
latka Tuesday night, bidslfor lighting the
city were opened and that of G.. Lopez
Bailey, receiver of the Palatka Gas and
Construction Company. for sixty-five
lights at $27 so per light for one year, was
accepted.
At Jacksonville Sunday night, Frank
Land, who lives at 610 West Duval street
heard noise in his chicken coop, and get.
ting his gun he went to investigate. On
approaching the coop he saw figure run
ming in the darkness, and taking aim, he
fred twice. The flying figure, which was q
darby, evidently was hit for he dropped his
booty, a bag of chickens, and ran through
the fence. The man was not hurt very
badly for he managed to get away.
The Florida Press Association convened
in annual session in the board OF trade room
at Jacksonville Monday night. The follow
ing members were present: Mahlon Gore,
president, Orlando, Reporter; G. b. Peudle-
ton, vice president. Key West. Equator
Democrat; Tom Harris. Ocala. Nel0 Cgpl-
toll; Guy l. Metcalf, Juno, Tropical Sun
! c. E. Merrill, Jacksonville, Fiorida Stand
ard; Louis J Brumby, Monticello, Consti-
tuition; T. 7. Stockton, Jacksonville. F1ori-
do Times Union; J. Irving Crabbe,
| Orlando, Record; T. r. Moore, Fernandlna.
! Florida Mirror: p w. Corr. Gaines
vile. HomeSeeker and the Gazette; w. D.
Randall, Green Cove Springs, Spring; L. H.
Eldridge, DeLand, AeDs; J. M. Barco,
! DeLand, Agriculturtst, S. A. Adams,
Florida correspondent, and A. NJ. William,
son, Floral City, Phosphate Field In the
absence Of the secretary and treasurer Louis
J. Brumby as elected TO fill that Office
pro tenn. The reading OF the minutes OF
the last meeting was dispensed with, and
| the collection of annual dues was
| taken up With successful results
| President Gore then delivered his annual
address. The address was warmly ap-
! plauded, and was received and ordered