The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-10
FLORIDA.

Many orange trees are in bloom around
Arcadia
Fresh beef was advanced cents on
the pound Saturday in Ocala.
DeSoto county will ship several thou
sand boxes of oranges next winter.
Nearly ten thousand tons of phosphate
have been shipped from Fernandina dur
ing the last week.
A: 5. J. Graham has begun the publ;
cation at Port Tampa of the Central
Gulf Port, weekly paper.
The famous Row will case of Ocala is
again in the courts, the attorneys for
the contestants having filed papers for
a reheartng.
Mr.. Freemansteller while at Apalachi-
cola day or two ago, en- route from Penn
sylvania to Carrabelle, was relieved of a
pocket book containing $3.50.
Sheriff Hagan of Putnam county, of
his own accord, has reduced the price per
day for feeding county, prisoners from 40
to % cents each, thereby saving at least
500 per month to the county.
Some six or eight of Plant City's bust
ness men have formed a stock company
for the purpose of engaging extensively
in strawberry culture. Ten acres of i'm
proved land, lying one mile south of the
town, has been leased.
Oscar Mack, charged with stealing cattle
near Jonesville. in Alachua county. resist
ed arrest on Saturday and was shot sew
eral times. His wounds are not consid-
cred dangerous Several hides of missing
M E. Weeks store at Melrose was
broken open and robbed on Sunday morn
ing, some time before daylight. Several
suits of clothing and extra pairs of trous-
ers, six or eight pairs of shoes and towels
and other dry goods, with a few groce-
ries were taken.
The district Methodist parsonage will
be located at Gainesville and arrange
ments are being made to commence its
erection. The old Methodist church build
ing will be sold and removed from its
present location and the parsonage erect
ed where it now stands.
The Methodist people of Tampa are
making an effort to build churches and
schools among the Cuban population Ap-
preparations have been made by the ex-
tension board of the church for this work
and lots have been secured. The next
step is to secure a parsonage lot.
At a called meeting of the board of city
commissioners at Pensacola Saturday a
resolution was adopted declaring that the
gas and street ear companies had failed
to. comply with the terms of their fran
chises, and instructing the mayor to en-
force the ordinances against them.
A company has just been organized at
Tampa for manufacturing and importing
vinegar, cider, sauces and catsups and
various grocers' sundries. A speciality
Will be made of canning tomatoes. They
VIII begin operations at once under the
name Of the Tropical Manufacturing Com
pany of Tampa.
Florida vegetables are now moving
such large quantities as they We're last
year at this time. This is due of course
TO the cold weather, which delayed plant
ing until later than usual. In about two
weeks it is said that vegetables will be
going forward in carload lots.
The store of S. p Bennett at Tomoka
and contents, including the postoffice. was
destroyed by fire Sunday night The cause
is unknown. There was no Insurance. MIR
Bennett not having settled with the gov
eminent for the last quarter lost the en-
tire funds and all records. The goods in
the store belonged to G. w. Rich
The Hotel Royal Poinciana closed its
doors FOR the season after breakfast
Monday II has been one Of the most
successful seasons in the history of the
Lake Worth region. Fully 1900 peopie
have been there, and out of this ~ an
# can be safely said that fully two-thirds
Poinciana.
Mode Bros, wholesale and retail dry
goods merchants Of Fernandina, have sold
their entire stock Of goods 10 Mrs Han
nah Moore. This is one Of the largest
mercantile institutions In Fernandina. Ii
has been ia existence in that city FOR
twenty years, The firm was composed