The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-09
FLORIDA.

The largest sweet potato crop ever
raised in Citrus county is about ready
for harvesting.
Work has commenced on the fertilizer
factory at Inverness, the main building Of
which Will be 60 by 800 and 30 feet high.
The Montgomery Cooperage Company of
Lake City has made since January ], more
than 5000 barrels, and are now making on
an average 1000 month.
ST. Luke's hospital at Jacksonville will
reopen. its doors for the reception and
care Of patients on Jan. /, 1896, after be-
ing closed since Aug. !.
The next session Of the Florida confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, win convene in the Methodist
church in Orlando, Dec. 49,
Senator Pasco has been elected by the
Baptist church at Monticello as a dele
gate to the Florida Baptist state conven-
ton, which VIII meet at Pensacola in
January.
The French phosphate mines, near
Floral city, are running full time. They
are getting out 100 tons Of phosphate per
day. They have two large dryers, one Of
which is in operation day and night.
A fire occurred outside the walls at the
navy yard at Pensacola at o'clock
Wednesday morning, in which the dwell
ing and contents belonging to John G. Da-
Venport, one of the bar pilots was totally
destroyed The loss is estimated at 81 500
upon which there is insurance Of 81, 800
At a meeting of the state pension board,
b.
were granted to the following persons:
Mrs. c. 3. Byrd, of Jefferson county, $50
a year; Isaac Spence, Walton county, S96
year; Caroline S. Bradham, Putnam
county, $50 year. \ long list Of applica-
tons were refused.
Lem Hutchinson, a big black negro.
who has made Gainesville his headduar-
tiers for many years, and who has re-
peatedly been arrested on various
charges, and who, only a short time ago,
nnlshed serving a sentence for gambling,
is now in the clutches of Uncle Sam,
charged with selling liquor without pay
ing the government tax.
James r. Moorhead, county surveyor of
Marion, has a contract to lay out the
town Of Anita, in Citrus county, and has
been engaged for the past thirty days at
his task. During that time he has seen
six business houses 90 up and several
dwellings. Anita is located on the lands
of the Florida Phosphate Company dim
ited), and at their mines.
The report of the officials Of the United
states land office at Gainesville, for the
month Of October, shows about the aver
age business. Eighty-one homestead en-
tries, embracing 1857 14-100 acres. were
made aa6 and forty tinal proofs, embracing
523S 1870 acres, were filed. -Four com
muted homestead entries, embracing
S50z5 acres, We're also made.
A supplemental bill and exhibits Of the
complainants in the case of the Mercan-
tile Trust Company ct al. VS.. the Jack
sonville, Mayport and Pablo Railway and
Navigation Company, and J. n. c. Stock
ton, was Med In the office of the clerk OF
the United states court at Jacksonville
Thursday The petition to file the same
was granted to Judge Locke at Tampa
on Monday.
The petition of c. 3. and J. D. Easter
lin. asking for a permit TO sell liquors al
Newberry. has been refused by the county
commissioners of Alachua county. be-
cause a majority Of the voters Of the dis
trict had not signed il. This is the sec
ond application for permit by the above
firm. on Tuesday the petition of j. NJ
Fryer, asking TO sell whisky at Newberry
the above.
The city treasurer of Jacksonville has
issued SOS licenses for general merchan-
disc purposes, A for the sale of LIQUOR
and 1S for the sale. Of milk. He has col