The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-22

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G. s. GADSDEN, Superintendent
Mr.. DeLand of DeLand sold three groves
| last week, and is about to consummate
a number Of other sales in grove property.
The Jasper Ne,Cs says that town wants a
shoemaker, and that $500 Vorth of work.
more or less, is awaiting one to start of
| with.
| The ST. Augustine and South Beach Rail-
road Company carried 10000 passengers
during 1891 without accident or injury to
any one.
| At Ocala Wednesday C. w. White of
| Citra was elected president Of the Ocala and
Blue River Phosphate Company at its an
nual meeting.
| George Hawkins, the California nursery
man. is back to Florida TO see to the ship
ping Of the nursery stock bought in Florida
last spring and summer.
The ladies OF Orlando are raising funds
for Press Roper, whose property was de-
stroyed and wife killed in the cyclone near
| Oakland a short time since.
The LeConte pear trees of Volusia county
have their winter crops on. They ere now
nearly as large as an egg, about as large as
they will get, ripenlng in February.
Hon. A H. Steagal, located at DeLand
from Texas recently through Mr.. DeLand,
| is to build pleasant home on one of the
pieces Of properties he has purchased
| William Matthews colored) is in the
| county jail at Pensacola with a bullet
wound in one arm. the result OF q shooting
fracas day or two since at Millview.
| The Brooksville NetOs says the song Of the
red bird and the bloom Of the yellow Jas
mine fill the woods with melody aud per-
fume, harbingers Of the near approach Of
spring
DIR. Warren f. Anderson and c. G.
| YoDge, both of Pensacola, are mentioned
in connection with the vacancy in the state
| board of health occasionsd in the retirement
Of William K. Hyer.
There are Young men in Volusa county
to-day who started in the grove business ten
or twelve years past without 81, now selling
crops of oranges from which they get from
$500 to $500 every year.
DeLand Record: 1t is astonishing the
number OF letters coming to DeLand from
| various portions Of the north asking for
prices and terms on improved and unim-
proved lands around DeLand.
The horse owned by Mr.. Sherwood Of De-
Land ran away last Friday morning, throw
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood and son out,
seriously injuriug Mr. Sherwood. Mrs.
Sherwood and son escaped with slight in
iuries
The election of officers of the Brooksville
State Bank which was expected to come off
tuesday, was postponed until Feb. %. The
Brooksville bank has only beon organized a
little more than one year. but is said to be
doing an excellent business.
| DeLand Record: II the same ratio of
valuation in assessment Of the county pro-
perty for 1892 to 1891 is carried ont we are
going to see big increase In the aggre-
gate this year; but it is the present inten-
ton Of the county commissioners to reduce
No.. 800 -.
| county, under the present wise adminiStra-
ton of the county fathers. will not need the
money. Low assessments WILL to certeln
extent affect the school fund, but the
schools win be provided Tor
The grand lodge Of Mssons of the stateof
Florida resumed its session at Jacksonville
Wednesday, aud after the usual routine
business elected the following afIi vera;
Grand master, Angus Patterson of Madison
(re-electedl; deputy grand master, Marcus
Endel OF Gainesville; senior grand warden,
James w. Boyd of Barlow junior grand
warden, j. NJ billiard Of Pensacola; grand
treasurer, Hy Robinson OF Jacksonville RE-
elected; grand secretary, d. c. Dawkius of
jacksonville (re-elected); grand chaplain,
George Q. Leitner OF Fort White re-
elected.
The directory OF the.'Albion Phosphate
Mining and Chemical Company, consisting
# Argus Cameron, president: Alexander
Brown Of A. Brown & Sons, vice president;
Lawrason Riggs, H. j. Bowdoin, treasurer,
Julian Leroy White and Malcolm Sinclair
general managers, all Of Baltimore and
promisent :and wealthy capitalists, with
twenty others, visited the Piedmont and
Dunnellon mines Wednesday with a view
to inspecting their resources and the mods
OF working the same, with an eye toward
making a railroad connection for the
cheaper shipment Of their products.
Apalachicola Times: Last Wednesday the
city council let Washington square to the
board Of county commissioners The con-
tract stipulates that the county commission
ers will fence in the square and expend $500
per annum for the next ten years in improv-
ing the grounds for public park for the
free use of the citizens generally. Alters
ward the county agrees to keep the grounds
in good shape. The court house and jail are
TO be completed within two years, and the
grounds have been let for ninety years. At
the expiration Of ninety years the buildings
become the property of the city.
Among the distinguished visitors st the
opening of the Ponce de Leon at st. Angus
tine was Hon. William Woodall. mem>
her of parliament for HanIey. Staffordshire,
England. He is visiting this country IN
the interests of a literary work on which he
is engaged. He was once q member OF
Gladstone's cabinet. He spent seve al hours
at the Presbyterian nIanse, talking over
English affairs with hts fellow countryman,
Rev. S. d. Paine. to whom he extended
cordial invitation to visit him the coming
summer at his delightful country seat in
Bursem, Stsffordshire. lie left for New
York Monday night.
A shooting scrape occurred at Baldwin
, Wednesday in which Conductor b. +.
Vickery, of the Florida Central and PEN
insular railroad, was shot and negro
killed. While Conductor Vickery's train
was lying at Baldwin Deputy Sheriff Peter
son approached him and told him he had q
warrant to arrest a negro and asked him
Conductor Viokery) to loan him his pistol,
as bis was not in good working order. This
the conductor did and the deputy asked him
! TO go with him, at the same time giving
I him his pistol in return. The negro was
found in the telegraph Office and Deputy
Sheriff Peterson read the warrant Co HIN.
He refused 60 be arrested and ran out Of
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