The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-15
airlv we'll A. present, much better than earlier

fairly well at present, much better than earlier
in the season.
Exhibits for the colored state fair are being
collected rapidly at Gainesville, anu Alacnua
county viii make a good show.
Rev. A. NJ C. Russell OF Brooksyille was
thrown from a buggy Thursday and goL some
painful bruises about the head.
West Branfori has been chosen by the people
Of Lafayette county for their future county
site over Mayo by a majority OF - votes
Orange blossoms are.makfng their appearance
generally in the groves around Oviedo, ana the
reports from the growers all point 70 pheholhe-
nal bloom.
Rev. Father Charles has purchased the vAlu-
able estate OF Judge Edmund Dunno for st.
Leo olege in Pasco county, the consideration
being $500.
Some iend tied COW on the railroad track
near Orlando last Friday. She was founa
by man passing along the track and released
just before the train came along.
DR.. Misick of North Gainesville was before the
state medical board Of Jacksonville last week
for examination aud was granted certincaIe
to practice medicine in the state.
The A del Pine Company at Tampa mas IN
creased its force TO rs hands, ana is now max
ing shipments of about 10000 cigars a week
They have orders ahead for upward OF 100000.
This notice appeared Friday IN the Starke
Teie0GDh signed by " r. Weeks. clerk of the
circuit court: In consequence Of the inability
of the circuit judge to be present on Monday
March 20. 1898, the clerk has been ordered to is
sue venires for grand and petit jurors for the
spring term Of 1928 OF the circuit court OF BRAD
ford county, returnable Monday, March q,
1898 Judge Young of Jacksonville presides
over Bradford circuit court.
At the close Of business at Pensacola Saturday
sawn timber at Ferry Pass was quoted on absss
of l214 cents cash. and firm at these figures. Re
ceipts during the week we're moderate, Cnoc-
tawatchie sawn was quoted on basis Of ll8
cents cash, with fair receipts Hewn timber
was quoted at 70 cents, according TO average
and quality, with ample receipts and dull
market. Sawn timber was sold freely during
the week at the above quotations.
At meeting OF the orange county democratic
executive committee held on Feb. :, T. VI. Muir
ply was indorsed for surveyor general OF Flor
ida; j b. Bro wne for collector OF customs at
Key West; DR.. w. w. Townsend for minister to
Mexico; Col W. B. Randolph for inspector OF
postoffice for the district of Florida; j. X. Wise
Tor postmaster at Oakland, and W. w Sum
mervle for postmaster at Oviedo. John 7.
Shufton. worthy colored man, was recon-
mended as a sound democrat.
A story is going the rounds that recently Con-
ductor Seibert. on the Florida Central and
Peninsular railway, was bothered with pas
senger from whom he had collected fare from
one station TO another Finally Seibert said:
Look here man, where are you going, any
wayf' ITO --, guess, said the man. "All
right" said Seibert, give me dollar and get
off at Baldwin. That's the nearest station y
This is pretty tough on Duval county. Baldwin
is only twenty miles from Jacksonville
Ovedo Chronicle: The orange markets show
a decided Improvement in prices good fruit now
bring from 81 so to 50 per box. There is not
enough fruit left In the state to crowd the mar
kets il it is rightly handled, and every box should
bring good profit. Strange to say there is very
little complaint heard Of frosted fruit, although
shipments from all parts of the state have ar
rived in market since cold weather. The fact
that the weather moderated so gradually after
the freezing weather of the early part Of last
month, had much to do with the keeping
quality OF frosted fruit