The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-26
FLORIDA.

w r. Washburn, OF Fort Myers, made ship.
ments OF cigars this week to Iowa, Indiana
and Illinois.
w H. Mann has been awarded the con.
tract TO erect at Fernandina a handsome two
story residence for Capt. f. F. Morse.
Judge Locke, OF the United States court,
transacted some business in chambers at
Tampa last week, and has gone TO Key
West.
good sized waterspout on Lake Harris at
4 O'Clock Saturday afternoon passed near
E3tlorafo and toward TaVares The air was
all in twist and full OF water and cypress
tree tops.
Information was received at Orlando Sat
uraay Of the death OF Hon. Peleg Peckham,
formerly of St. Louis. but who has been a
winter resident OF Winter Park for several
years past,
The wash bin OF O big yacht is an item Of
considerable importance. Betty Kelly, a
colored laundress OF Fernandina, was Thurs
day paid S60s7 Tor washing the linen on board
the yacht Dungeness. There we're 47s pieces
In the wash.
Alta mass meeting OF the taxpayers Of Pal
metto Saturday night, called for the purpose
OF deyising means to build a new school
house, it was almost unanimously decided to
Dond the town 10 raise the money. Only one
vote was east ia the negative. Palmetto has
the largest school in the county.
Green Bellamy killed Charles Adams Sat
ufday night at Eli Bolstons near carleton
on Santa Fe lake Alachua county: both are
co.ored The weapon used was knife and a
stab in the left breast caused death almost
Instantly Both parties were about IS years
old They fell out about handkerchief.
V. w. Stephenson, OF Lakeland, has sold
his handsome grove property on Lake Beu-
Ian to Griffin Il Brice, receiving therefor
some very handsome farm property in Geor-
g1a and other valuable considerations
Grimm & Brice will install large irrigating
plant on their new property, which will be
snf1cient 10 irrigate 1t ana their other grove
on the west side Of the same lake.
Since the call for the congressional conven-
ton for the First district has been made for
the middle Of August. little or no interest is
being manifested in politics in Jackson
county IL is thought mass meeting will be
held about the 10th proXimo for the selection
OF delegates 70 the state convention. County
politics VIII be quiet, and no call for con
ventlon viii be made until few days before
the time OF the meeting OF the congressional
Convention
John Beatey, the well.known phosphate
man, who built and for a long time was man
aRer Of the Bone Valley Phosphate Com
panys fine plant. has organized a syndicate
IN Boston and Providence, r.. l.. for the cree
ton OF another fine plant. Three hundred and
thirty acres OF land, containing very rich
deposit have been purchased from "Phos-
phate' Cox, few miles south OF Lakeland
by the syndicate, and the WORK will be act
lively prosecuted until the wheels turn which
Will be In the early fall. The plant will he
frstclass In every respect the machinery
being larger than most or that now ia use
The hydraulic machinery will be very much
larger than any yet introduced In this state
The democratic convention of Liberty
county convened at Bristol, June TO- for the
purpose o. electing delegates for state con
Rressional and senatorial conventions The
following were elected: For state conveD-
ton' M. j. Soloman; alternate. l. +. Rob
tIts. for congressional convention: r. II
jackson ana Lebron Larkins; alJernates. W
II. Quinn ana Frank H. Henty For sennto
tlal convention; A. III. Jackson, Lewis Rob