The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-12
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
Over 200 packages Of lettuce wsreishipped by
express from Gainesville Thursday.
z. G. Crown of Rocky Point, Thursday made
the first shipment of cabbage from that locality.
At Sanford. on Monday last Maj. w. A. Cook
sold out the Sanford Journal 20 Or. J. J. Harris.
G. F. Caldwell, proprietor Of the Caldwell
house at Geneva, died Monday, of congestion Of
the stomach.
The Callahan Brick Company's property was
sold in front of the court house door Tuesday
at noon. Mahoney 6 Micker Of Callahan were
the purchasers.
Ocala has accepted the proposition of the
Florida Monolithic Sewer Company, a local
company, TO build sewer across Ooklawaha
avenue to cost 3. 800.
The case of the state va ]. D. Richards and
r. D. Stanley was called before Judge r. p.
Mcdaniel at Braidentown last week. The Jury
brought In a verdict Of not guilty.
L. B. Skinner of Tampa has sold his next
years orange crop TO W. r. Fuller Jr., for 90
cents box on the trees. Mr. Fuller is indulg-
ing in the purchase of orange futures.
The property of Mrs Marie L. Scott on Clear
Lake was sold at the Dade City court house
Monday to satisfy the mortgage held by Dr.
Moody, who bought the property for S45O
Browns grove, several miles below Palatka
on the river. has produced 1900 boxes of
oranges this season. In the packing house in
this grove the sizing, polishing wrapping aud
packing are all done by machinery.
One day recently a merchant of Madison pur-
chased SlDU worth OF none-Curet bacon from
one farmer, another purchased S105 worth from
three others, and number Of smaller sales ag-
gregating half as much more were made.
Mr.. Hartshorn OF Gainesville. who has been
shipping strawberries to Boston for several
weeks past has been receiving very satisfactory
prices-S1 so per quart. The berries shipped
were grown by James Quinn Of North Gaines
Vile
John Hollowell of Jouesville. who has been con-
fined TO his beu for the past three weeks died
Thursday morning. in the 10Th year OF his age
He had been citizen of Alachua county for the
past ten years, having removed there from
Georgia.
NJ, Lovengreen, the furniture dealer at Tampa.
has sold his property at the corner of Polk and
Franklin streets to the Tampa Real Estate and
Loan Association for Si2,500 Only few years
ago Mr.. Lovengreen purchased the property
for less than $4,000
S. P. Brewer, who recently moved from the
state of Texas to Madison, owns the patent
right to the state Of Florida for concrete tomb
stones, which he has begun the manufacture OF
there, and proposes to make that his head
quarters for the sale thereof.
The case Of John Prag against the city Of
Orlando, wherein judgment of over $500 was
rendered against the city for destroying certain
animals. etc, which had been condemned as a
nuisance, has Just been reversed by the supreme
court and remanded. This will probably end
the case.
Fernan dina Neics: The Creosote Lumber and
Construction Company has a contract to
creosote 800 piling tor the South Bound extern
sion They will be used for building bridges
over the Little Ogeechee and Ricehoro rivers
The company has just finished creosotng
thirty-seven logs for tue Southern Bell Tee-
phone Com any of Atlanta, not one of which is
less than ninety Get in length and nearly two
feet IN diameter at tue butt These we're cut in
the vicinity of the St Mary's river
DR.. Boatright of Madison had rather pecu-
liar call Tuesday morning. While in his Office a
young white tramp with his arm in a Slug
entered barred his arm and stated that IL had
hear hurua1 Jpbf
had been thrown at him and which burst on
his arm He requested the doctor TO give him
a Certificate, but the doctor was too willy TO be
taken in Ia sue manner, as he believed the
boy had purposely burned himself in order to
be better able TO beat his way through the
world.
Sanford presents a very clean appearance
financially and otherwise, IL has no bonded in
debtedness, and owes less than IS, 900 No other
city in the state Of Its population can show such
a cord. The present board Of aldermen pro-
poses to balance the books by the end OF the
coming year, The city council is composed Of
W T Wood, chairman; f. r. Robinson, J. N.
Whitner. T. NJ McRea, T. j. Appleyard A. s.
Loveioy and X. Derby, Sr., the very best bust
ness men of the city, all of whom have the full
confidence OF the taxpayers.
AT Plant City, Thursday morning, at o'clock
| Night Waterman Calhoun attempted to arrest
a short, very black negro The negro obiecte 4
| to being arrested, saying at was all right
| and would prove it by Identifying himself salts
! fIctorily II the waJchman would 20 forward
with lin to freight engine standing down the
| track short distance. Calhoun turn ID about
| To 20 with the n gro. As he did so the negro
ieve ell his Winchester rifle at the Waterman and
I fired The shot took effect in the watcnman's
| left arm Just b low the shoulder shatterinR IL
/ The culprit He'd, but was run down, captured
and fully identified.
Tampa Tines: Capt. Phil Thompson. who
| commanded one Of Capt. IN Miller's deep sea
] fishing snacKs, reports that on his last cruise