The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-14
FLORIDA.

The primaries for the city election at Tampa
will be held early in July.
The Arcadia Phosphate Company is ship
ping on an average 100 tons of phosphate rock
daily.
Several prospecting parties are on Manatee
river with the view Of Investing in the rich
hummOck land along its banks.
The Arcadia Phosphate Company shipped
l02 cars OF pebble phosphate to vessels load
ing at Punta Gorda last week
Judge c. G. Butt has sold his interest in
the southern fertilizer works at Orlando to A.
MacCallum, who Is now sole proprietor.
Rev. Mr.. Patterson of the Methodist Episco-
pal church south, L.eached at the Presby-
terrain church, Braidentown, Sunday evening.
Advertisements will be made this week for
bids for building at Braidentown the new
court house by DR. c, w. Ballard chairman Of
the building committee
Erasmus Hart son Of John Hart, living
about twenty miles from Oviedo was kicked
IN the abdomen by horse on May % and died
from the effects on Wednesday of last week
A colored man living at Pebbledale in Polk
county, Whlle chopplng wood one day last
week accidently missed the wood and came
down on his foot with the AK, cutting IL nearly
In two. The main artery of the foot was also
severed ana the man came very near bleeding
to death,
Fishing is better in the Manatee river than
II has been before In years. Paul Duckwall
made quite shark haul from Fullers wharf
Saturday, In less than twenty minutes he sue
ceeded IN landing six measuring over eight
feet each. n. Fuller is anticipating erecting
fertilizer factory here soon, using shark
flesh as the chief ingredient.
county medical association has been or
ganized by the medical profession of Manatee
county. The first election OF officers resulted
as follows: j. b. Leffingmel, NJ. D., presi-
dent j. G. Peiote, M. D., vice president; L.
K. Warren, secretary and treasurer Their
meetings VIII be held monthly at the office OF
Dr. j. B. Lefingwell in the Gibson building.
The conditions of the timber market at
Pensacola at the close of business Saturday
remained practically unchanged from those
OF the previous week The demand during the
week was very limited but the offerings were
small ard quotations remained unchanged.
Sawn timber at Ferry Pass is quoted on a
basis Of 10 cents, according TO average and
quality. During the week one lot Of Choc-
tawhatehle sawn timber was offered on a
basis of 9A cents.
The Baptist Sunday school az Braidentown
celebrated Children's day Sunday. The new
building, which is one of the towns greatest
attractions, was decorated with much taste
The exercises consisting of recitations and
dialogues from the little ones, interlined by
the sweet cords of music from Braidentown' S
most accomplished musicians, was unsur-
passed on any former OCCASION From begin
ing to end the exercises were a success which
was greatly due to the energy and persever.
ance Of the superintendent, w. c. Lightfoot
who is one of Florida's leading lights in Sun.
day school work.
Following is a fuller reference 20 matter
mentioned in dispatch in the MORNING NEWS
of yesterday: "A deed for block No. ll9 in
Port Tampa City, for a consideration of 81. 325
TO Thomas Sullay of New Orleans has been
filed with the register of deeds for Hills
boro county 1t is rumOred-and the rumoI
seems well founded-that the Louisiana Lot
terry Company will on or about Dec l, 1888
begin the erection Of brick building cover
ing the entire block. Here the company will
do its printing and such other business as can
be done without violating the laws OF lorida
From Port ampa City they VIII run a line OF
two steamers carrying freight and passen. g
TO honduras $, where their princil al head