The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-13
GAME svILLR GLEANINGs.
An Interesting Budget CT News From
the City and County.

Ine Clty and county.
GAINEsvILLE. FLA, Feb. 12.-The last
two predictions Of cold have failed to ma
terialize in this part Of Florida and we
are having the most grateful showers and
bright summer.like weather this side Of the
line" The farmers are very busy, plants
have outgrown the cold and animate nature
waltzes TO the mocking birds trlll.
Real estate in Gainesville has taken on a
very decided upward turn, and there have
been large sales made within the last week
Among them are notably that of the Brown
mousse TO Col Watkins Of Rochelle for the
sum OF $4,000. The purchaser intends
putting on another story and otherwise inn
proving the property. The same gentle
man, with J Nj. Graham and Mr.. Phifer Of
Rochelle, have also purchased tho brick
property OF j. w. Williams, the price paid
being $1,000. Acting Mayor K. G. Pound
has bought the brick block Of l-story stores
owned by Gen. John Narnum paying there
Tor $4,000. Gen. Varnum will 90 to Denver,
Col, TO live. where he has resided tempo
rarlly for four years, engaged in min
ing and contracting. When he departs
another of the old landmarks of the repub-
lican regime In Florida will be gone. He
will be almost the last to remind us OF the
terrible days OF reconstruction. Dennis,
the two Gosses, Halliday and others are
dead, aud the others fallen into peaceful
pursuits and better ways. Two cigar fac
tories are preparing TO move here. Money
has been subscribed to build rock road TO
Newnan's lake, but the Savannah, Florida
and Western leaves us high and dry and taps
its main line at Fort White. Many hands
are at work on the line to the latter pla CO
and it will be in running order by the mid
summer nights.
Last night the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the state met. One hundred and
fifty delegates were present. The conven-
ton was organized after a sermon by Rev
A. b. Curry, and proceedings continued
by singing, winding up for the day
by an elovuent and appropriate temperance
address by Rev. s. ID. Pane of Sanford.
At p, m. the whole convention, including
the Gainesville contingent. proceeded to the
house OF DR.. j. Il. Post, where for two hours
the young people enjoyed social inter
course, which was now and then enlivened
with music and recitationH. Tho house was
elegantly decorated with flowers and ever
green's, the deft work OF the fairy fingers
of Miss Mabel Post, but they paid the pen
atty Of her perseverance,, for the palmettoes
sawed them and the hammer mashed the
pink nails as much as 1t did the heads of
the blue steel tacks The orange grove and
the oleander trees were brought into full
relief by the great lightwood kuot bontires
on either side Of the residence, which were
tDuhbhubil EbplbuA5ueu 1y a QTObu6f
black, the frogs greeted the coming spring
from their damp houses Ia the glen by
the way. and the merry laughter, gay
music and lovely costumes covering glad
hearts all went to make up typical south
ern scene which once viewed will always be
remembered
j The only thing to mar the fullest enjoy
ment OF this most joyous assemblage was
the Egyptian darkness of our streets.
/ blush TO have to say it. but sometimes
actual cautery is needed and II the people
| cannot get the penoils at home they
must needs procure them elsewhere. For
| two or years the gas company has
not been paid and last fall the gas was shut
Off and has never since been turned on. To
his credit be it said Acting Mayor Pound, at
his own expense had about half dozen or so
lamps lit last night, but The burners were 80
foul and the gas 30 poor that the bulls-eye
kerosene lamp In front Of a gentleman's g
carriage overcame and obliterated the
dingy light Of each gas lamp as he passed
10. To make things worse this Is only the
uncolored truth. Two years, 800, 900 spent
no water, engines and pipe rusting out, peo-
pie paying taxes and no service rendered,
bonds tied up, lawsuit on hand while the
credit and standing OF Gainesville is going
TO the demnition bow-wows and visitors
passing US by.
The farmers, some of them have been of
fered 81 70 per barrel for their cabbage.
and lettuce has been sold for as much as S5
per basket or at the rate Of IS per barrel
Strawberries are now putting on a wealth
Of bloom and young fruit, but no ship-
ments Of consequences will be made for two
weeks yet. The peach. pear and orange crop
will be large II not killed In March. Beets
are going to marksI and beans, cucumbers,
squashes and watermelons and cantaloups
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