The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-07
FLORIDA.

The strawberry cabbage and lettuce crops in
and around Lawtey are looking well.
Polk countys delinquent tax list for 1891 &C
cupies over twenty-fou columns In the Barlow
Courier.
The phosphate shipments from Fernandina
during the present month will probably reach
10, 600 tons.
There is now on hand at Fernandina about
1000 tons phosphate and the prospects for dis
patch are reported good.
Much inquiry is being made for pine lands in
the Judson region in AlachuR county for turpen-
tine and other purposes.
There is a big demand for cotton seed at Jud-
son. The acreage of cotton in that locality
will be largely increased the coming season.
Good oranges we're selling upon the streets at
Gainesville Saturday for 65 cents per 100. That
is the lowest price they were ever sold In Gaines
vile.
Bishop Fitzgerald has appointed Rev. Rufus
Kite to supply the Hyde Park and Y Dor City
work, in the stead of Rev. Mr.. Bolton, trans
ferred to Apalachicola.
Three hundred and fifty packages of lettuce
were shipped by express from Gainesville SRtur-
day, seventy five packages to New York and the
remainder to Philadelphia.
Fernandina Mirror: Nearly every man was
smiling this morning by getting bis mail shortly
after II O'Clock. This new arrangement will be
good one for the SAVANNAH News.
g. w. Fish, who recently sold out his stock of
groceries aud general merchandise at Spring
Allen s. Co at DeLaud and put in a stock Of
general merchandise.
A. W. Parker of Brooklyn, N. Y, a member
of the Presbyterian church, will add 20 cents to
every dollar raised for the Methodist church in
Green Cove Springs on or before Feb. 9. He
will also donate the windows.
A large amount OF material has arrived for
John b. Stetson's water works work on which
has commenced at Lake Bell, northwest of De-
Land. This plant VIII water nearly 400 acres of
orange grove, and will cost in the neighborhood
| of $50, 600.
Up the st. Mary's everything in the vegetable
line was badly damaged by the recent freezes
but the warm weather Of the past few days
has revived the crops beyond the expectations
! of the respondent growers and they promise
not to be a total loss.
Crandsll & Miller have started a cigar factory
| in the building above Charles Dickinson's cabi-
net shop at DeLand. At present there are but
three men employed in the manufacture of
cigars, but Crandal & Miller expect TO enlarge
| their operations from time to time
A great many investors are looking over
| Tampa and some are buying the best business
lots. One man bought lots amounting to about
! $4,000 and is on still hunt after more prop
| erty. Some of the investors dress as if they
| were tramps, for fear somebody would suspect
/ their purpose.
The marriage of Miss Edda Davis of High
land, to +. L. Redding of Philadelphia was
annulled at Newburgy n. Y, last fall. He was
/ 80 years of age and she was l6 The
mother Of the girl refused then to give any
| information, except to say that Edda and Red
/ ding had been properly welded. A letter was
received the other day from a woman In Ply.
| mouth, Fla, stating that she was married to f.
| L, Redding on ey 81, 1888.
| Quincy Democrat: Horace Stevens a colored
lad only Il years old, has for some time past,
| been forging checks on James Mathison hav-
! ing them CaShed by different merchants and in
! some instances going 60 the bank aud getting
| them cashed. Finally our wide awake and
| popular cashier, George d. Munroe, after talk
| ing TO Mr.. Mathison regarding the overdrawing
| Of his bank account, ascertained that several