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

FLORIDA.
The woods around ST. Francis are thick
with quail.
/ Monticello is going to have an artesian
well bored.
Joseph f. Canova has purchased the St.
Augustine Weekly Press newspaper plant.
J. Z. Merrill. of Orange county. esti-
mates mis- orange crop for next year at
one thousand boxes.
Mrs. NJ. E. Boyd, of Palatlza. has a large
well developed bunch of bananas grow
ing on plant that has come from the
ground since the late freeze.
jefferson county people must surely be
prompt pay, as the only property to be
sold for debt Monda- at the usual month
| ~ legal sales. was one mule.
5. J. l.. Hooker, of Osceola county. has
succeeded well in growing and curing
fine article of chewing tobacco He SAYS
ne grows II with very little trouble.
Preparations are being made in Orange
county by those who farm on the extern
sive plan 70 put in fun line Of fan crops,
principally Irish potatoes, celery and to-
matoes
Little Helen Lawton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. r. w. Lawton of Oviedo,
Orange county, who was so badly burned
a few weeks ago. is still quite i'll, and is
at Orlando to receive medical attention.
The trees in the Fort Meade section are
reported to be so full Of green oranges as
to require gathering a part 70 give the
balance q chance to mature. The green
fruit plucked is used in making orange
ade.
Parties who mean business, residing at
sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Buffalo,
n. Y, are negotiating for the purchase
OF the AcFaul and Holden tracts of lands,
embracing two thousand acres, in the VI
entity OF Chuluota. No more desirable To-
cations can be found in Florida.
The old Saffern building at the corner
of lntendeneia and Barcelona streets,
Pensacola, is being torn down. This is one
OF the Oldest buildings in the city, having
been erected on the old Spanish order Of
architecture The timbers were hewn and
are found TO be perfectly sound, fact
which shows that the yellow pine OF Flo
rda is to be valued above all other timber
for durability.
Tallahassee; A man is confined in the
jail at Tallahassee under d sentence from
Judge SWayne of eighteen months and a
me or 500. lie was charged with cutting
80 logs on government land, and possibly
his punishment is not excessive but an
other man for the same offense, only he
cut Z,UOO logs, got OF with fine of IS.
Now. what we want our arithmetic friends
to determine is: How many logs would
man have to cut before the government
would let him of completely and throw in
chrome as a reward for enterprise
Orlando Reporter: Joe Buckins, of Apop-
ka, after the rain storm Saturday was
found dead with a bullet wound in his
body, and lying in the road between Zell-
wood and ApOpka. He left ZeilWoOd he
fore the rain to drive home and had o
rifle with him. 1t Is supposed that his horse
the gun to discharge and throwing Mr..
Buckins out with the result as stated.
The deceased was q single man about "A
years of age, sober, honest ana indus
trious. His parents and brothers live in
Apopba.
DeFuniak Herald: On Thursday night
last old man Jesse Beck, who lives just
within Holmes county was assaulted at
his home by three men, who had dis
guised themselves and had their faces
blackened, and badly beaten and bruised.
n0E rf1ad ffar araffa md
have been arrested, but we have not learn
ed their names. Robbery was their object
and they forced Mr.. Beck to tell them
where some of his money was and they
obtained 1910. The three men were Hem
ly, Pelham and Stevens. They were given
a preliminary trial before Judge Calk and
bound over to await the grand jury. The
whole country was aroused and Judge
Dan Campbell was employed to prosecute
the case.
1t is said that c. W. Mann's imprudence
at Idlewild Park caused his death last
week. Ten days before his death he look
ed the picture of good health, and, in fact,
enjoyed 1t, so much so that he did many
very indiScreet things for a man unused
TO our climate who has never done any
manual labor, being accustomed to the
comforts and luxuries of life in a great
city like New York. He was known to take
such an interest in the growth of his
orange trees that he Is said TO have work
ed hours at a time hoeing the trees with
his hat off during the hottest of weather
and remaining out in the rain until COM
pletely drenched and then sitting in the
strong draughts Of wind under his spa-
cious verandahs 10 cool off
Pensacola News: They are coming-that
is the factories Out on West Gregory.
near COyle street, Calvin Henry. the con-
tractor is putting up a broom and brush
factory for gentleman from New Orleans
who was here prospecting a few weeks
ago He liked the city and considered II a
good location for a factory A contract
was made with Mr. Henry for the building
| which is now well under way, and the ma
chinery has been shipped. 1t will be here
IN few days, ready to be set up when the
building is completed. This factory, it is
learned, viii begin business with five
workmen and our business men should see
to 1t that this number is soon increased
1t is a private venture. for which no aid
has been asked. and should be encnnra cd