The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-09
FLORIDA.


It is claimed that there is not a mos
quito at Lake Worth
Stuart & Canning have sold the s. j.
Reede residence in Hyde Park, near
Tampa, to Mrs. Jessie Ranke for SO, 900.
Application has been made TO the gov
ernor for the Incorporation. of the Ala
bama Coal and Commercial Company to
succeed the Alabama Coal Company at
Jacksonville.
George f. Macy reports a five-acre
held of rice on one OF his places near
Orlando. 1t is of the dwarf Japan va
riety. He confidently expects to harvest
nifty bushels to the acre from this field. 1t
is an upland rice and promises better than
the varieties usually cultivated at Orlan-
do, as it stands dry weather well.
The people of Marti City, Ocala's cigar
manufacturing suburb, held impressive
memorial meetings Sunday night in honor
of Cen Marti, the dead Cuban patriot,
and in whose honor their town was nam
ed. Most of the houses are draped in
mourning, and the flag of the Cuban rev.
olutionists is at half-mast on all build
ingS.
During Saturdays rain lightning struck
two-story house in the southwestern
portion of Orlando, occupied by col
ored family, and played general havoc
with the building, without disturbing any
member of the family. They were all in
side at the time, but were not even aware
that the house had been struck, although
the fiuid tore holes in the. roof, and made
kindling wood of some of the timbers.
Eugene McIlvaine, the s-year-old son
of Capt. V. B. McIlvaine, was run over
about o'clock Saturday by a heavy
transfer wagon loaded with wood. Eu-
gene has a new bicycle which he is just
learning to ride, and he was practicing
on Franklin street, when he turned his
wheel suddenly into the wagon. The
over his knee and other foot, bruising him
badly.
1t is reported at st. Augustine that Con-
tractor McIain who has done a great
IF Florida
Georgia, and who had charge of certain
extensions of the East Coast Line, has
been awarded the contract to build the
road from Palm Beach TO Biscayne Bay.
Nearly one mile of road bed south of
Palm Beach has already been graded. This
section is being done by Contractor f. NJ.
Cabot. II is stated that the road south
of this will not be graded until a free
right-of-way has been obtained. II The
right-of-Way can be secured free of cost
operation on the extension viii begin in
the very near future, as to complete
the work before next season. Engineers
have nearly completed the final survey. .
The announcement made at St, Angus
tine to the effect that the seawall would
be thoroughly repaired al once has al
layed the fears of many people, especl-
ally property owners along the bay, who
feared that the work would be neg Iected
at any rate, during the summer months.
The new council, however, is alive to
such necessary repairs and has taken the
matter up without delay. People living
along the river front have not FORGOTTEN
the force of the fall storms during the
past two years ana realize that the sea-
wall is the only Safeguard. Heretofore
the elements have not affected the strong
wall other than to force leakages, which
are gradually undermining the wall in
several places. 1t is this that endangers
the whole length Of it in case of a severe
storm. and it is this that the authorities
will look after. Every hole will be SCI
curely sealed by competent masons, and
the historical old seawall viii be as safe
and strong as the day it was built
You will notice that / haye,you on the
string, said the boy t6'tse Abte.
Yes answered the kite. "And that is
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