The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-04

gustine. At least eight are now in course
Of construction.
The dog ordinance Is to be enforced in St.
Augustine this week.
Forest Burton, aged q. died Of apoplexy
at West ApOpka Sunday.
Goodman Bros. Of Key West, have as
signed. Assets. 5000; liabilities, $1,000
DR.. Ira W. Porter has resigned the office
of city physician Of Sanford and moved 10
Mobile, Ala
Watermelons still go north by the half
dozen carloads per each outgoing tram
from Gainesville.
People around DeLand and Sorrento are
rebuilding their orange trees and some are
ordering nursery stock from California.
The Marion county commissioners
awarded the contract for new armOry on
the county lot on Fort King avenue at
Ocala to George Mckay for 1885.
Since May IS there has been sixteen yes
sells fumigated at the Fernandina station.
and all speak in praise of the thorough
and quick manner in which the work is
done.
Experienced watermelon growers in Ala
chua county complain that inexperienced
parties have been the cause of almost
running the market this season. In many
instances melons were shipped before they
were half ripe.
At Clermont, lately, quite a number
Of valuable dogs have been diving of n
disease called black tongue" The symp-
toms presented in some instances have
given people occasion to fear hydropho-
bia might be developed.
During the past year about 100 houses
were built at Tampa, including West Tam
pa, at about total contract price OF
$,2JOO0O; from this amount IL would be
safe to say that 10000 was paid to the
workmen employed on these buildings.
X. z. Stow, hardware dealer Of Barlow
has made an assignment, naming NJ. Scott
as assignee. 1Re liabilities are about s., 200,
with assets about $1,000. Mr.. Stow is re-
garded as perfectly solvent, and decided
upon this plan TO get out of business as 1t
was not paying.
The Foote Commercial Phosphate Com
pany OF Polk county, is in the hands of f.
X. Gunby Of Tampa, as receiver. 1t is I'M
derstood that 1t was placed in the hands
OF a receiver upon the application OF Mrs.
Frederick Lewis, wife OF the general man
ager, who Is the largest creditor.
. Henry G. Dunn OF Citra has sold his
George Coulson" orange grove at Citra
TO G. l.. Ward for 5000. Eighteen thou
sand dollars was refused for this property
before the freeze. The first crop Of fruit
from the grove brought the price Mr.. Ward
paid for II. AS the trees are sprouting
vigorously, the outlook is encouraging for
the buyer.
Willis W. Russell and Judge c. G. Butt
were in Tallahassee last week, and while
there they completed the purchase for A..
o. Russell of what is known as the San Sc
bastian saw grass lands. These lands were
bargained by the state to Maj. NJ r, Marks
several years ago, and part OF the pur-
chase money was paid Maj. Marks organ
lied a syndicate, mostly made up of Or
landa men. and his contract with the state
was turned over 20 this syndicate.
Last fall l.. b. Lee OF Leesburg opened
a hardware store at Tampa, and also a
branch establishment in Ybor City. Tues
day Mr.. Lees store was closed, and no
tice posted that stock was being taken
After the freeze, from which Mr.. Lee suf-
fered Feverses, he found it difficult to MAIN
tain his business in two places. He has
made out a bill of sale to ]. 3. Anderson.
cashier of the Exchange National Bank, to
satisfy an Indebtedness of about 5000,
which the stock will easily cover.
Mrs. Margaret Partin, wife OF H. Gill
more Partin, died al Lockwood day or
two ago, aged about "A years, of blood
poisoning Mrs. Partin was injured n
Thursday last by falling from the piaza
Of the House, caused by portion of the
flooring giving away. The distance fallen
was not over three feet, but, being a very
large woman, the injuries We're severe
The left arm sustained Q compound frac-
ture below the elbow. and the right Shout
der was severely injured. She leaves
eleven children and a husband.
Fernandina News: The phosphate ship
ments through this port last month were
heavier than anticipated, q 633 tons be-
ing the amount, valued at $3.50 Co., 1t was
taken by nine steamships and one sail
ing vessel. and nearly all of ii went to
foreign ports. Lumber shipments We're
2,lSO, 454 feet, and miscellaneous shipments
coo cypress shingles, 97S barrels of ros-
I. in, 50. barrels of spirits. 664 cases OF ce-
dar, 80 packages of merchandise 7045
tons of cotton seed cake, 1000 sacks of
cotton seed meal, 800 barrels of Vegeta-
bles. Imports, 800 packages OF merchan-
disc. The entrances and clearances for
the month We're: Entered, coastwise, 10
vessels; foreign, 8; cleared, coastwise, IS;
foreign. &