The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-14
FLORIDA.

A steam laundry will be established in Bar
tow at an early date.
Grasshoppers are attacking the tomato
plants around Barlow.
Buyers at Quincy are bidding % cents all
around for the tobacco crops.
j. ". Bel has received the appointment as
postmaster Of the Fort White office.
The orange, lemon and lime trees are put
ting on a rapid growth in Lee county.
The county commissioners awarded the
contract for the building Of Lee county 5
court house, Monday. TO NJ. S Gonzales and
j. A. Wilson for 8 $50.
J. p. Terry, of Fort White, will gather this
year at least 800 boxes Of oranges Tor snip
ment from q five acre grove, which Is an IN
crease over last years crop.
Florida opera house managers have formed
a circuit embracing the following towns: st.
Augustine, Palatka. Sanford, Orlando,
Tampa, Ocala and Gainesville.
W. II. Howell, of Orange county, has
realized $40 fNm an eighth Of an acre Of tur-
nips. The average height OF the punches
from tip to tip was % inches and many Of the
turntps themselves measured IA inches IN CIR
conference.
and others had thirteen teams hauling pine
straw on New York avenue on Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t Is proposed to finish this
road clear 10 Beresford, thus making an eX-
cellent drive.
NJ. NJ. Nelson, of Tampa, has been notified
by letter from his attorney, Col sam y. Fin
ley, to the effect that the Secretary of the In
terror has granted new hearing in the TT.
Brooke military reservation matter to be
argued on Dec. 1, at Washington.
Fort Meade Pebble J. A. Simmons, gen
eral manager OF the Belle Phosphate Com
pany, left last Friday for New York, where he
goes on important business connected with
the company. While away he will probably
make arrangements for the building of rail
road from the plant into Fort Meade.
George NJ. Roberts, a white man about 80
sy,Fn a1afv To, no hrfa1
and gives his address at 7t5 M street, North
west, Washington, d. c., is locked in a cell at
the police station at Pensacola, charged with
stealing lot of clothing from various mer
chants in the city.
number Of ladies met at the residence Of
Mrs w. @. Barclay on Thursday afternoon
and organized q Ladies' Aid Society, for the
heneht Of the Methodist church OF Fort
White Mrs. j. w Newman was elected pres
ident; Mrs, j. r.. Lites vice-p president; Mrs,
w. @. Barclay, treasurer and Miss Mary
MOseley secretary Meetings are to lie held
every Thursday afternoon.
At Eustis on the Sth inst, the comedy OF
The Two Professors by Charles B. Hill. sen
Tor editor of the Eustis Lake Region, was put
on the boards at Clifford opera house the
cast being entirely local. This comedy is alb
solutely original in every detail. and while il
has no plot il has a series OF laughable situa-
tons. The scenery. especially produced for
this play was also the work of the author OF
the comedy, and great many properties
were necessary TO carry IL out, which were
promptly supplied under the able stage man
agcment of Joseph White.
Oviedo Chronicle; A delegation of Hol-
ianders and lcelanders recently made q visit
TO this county for the purpose Of spying out
the land They visited the reclaimed muck
land on Lake ApOpka. and were much
pleased with its richness. They represent
about 100 others now engaged in farming in
Illinois. They took their departure with good
impressions Of their visit. leaving one of their
number who is TO fully investigate the pros
poets for vegetable growing. There a re
many acres OF fine muck land in the OviedO
section to which their attention has already
been called, and 1t is probable that u move
viii be made TO secure these choice spots.