The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

family and obseF- red the man of her. choice
counting youDe lady. She Immediately
broken accusing him 0ranch of being
nothing but "a gay deeeiver.'
F4 .oRIDA.
Hundreds Of hade trees have been
planted in Bartofv this winter
The Union View hotel at Jacksonville
was badly DANA ged by fire Saturday
Postohice Inspet tor Tate has recon-
men,ied free ia livery system for ST.
Augustine.
A number Of gra pc fruit seedlings. only
a few inches high, are in fun bloom in
Polk county.
e. +. Shine, d. IS. Shine and J. Kirk
wood. within an he'ur and a half. killed
40 quail near OrlaE do Tuesday
J. b Martin Of Orange county has
three acres in Lettuce He has already
realized more than $1,000 from less than
an acre.
The Ocala Furniture Company has or
dered its machinery and expects its ar
rival next week and as soon as set up.
work VIII begin on large orders already
on the books.
Gainesville Sun: j. NJ Dell has the
most valuable pointer dog in Ga inesville.
lie was offered $500 for it F'rica y. The
dog il a grandson of Bismarck, owned
by Capt. DuVal, and which cost the cap
tain $l2,O00
c. c. Memminger. superintendent of
the Palmetto Phospha te Compahy in Polk
county, has posted printed notices to all
employees of the conn amy that if any of
them are seen to enter blind tiger or
are known to buy from ore any whisky or
beer they will, under the rules of the
company, be discharged at once.
Hawthorne correspondent of the
Gainesville Democrat says J. d. Leitner
of Hawthorne has beautiful peach, pear
and plum orchards in fun bearing, also
five acres in oranges, which We're killed
down by the freezes of 1894 and 1895. His
trees have attained, since the freeze, a
growth of twelve feet and are in a wig
orOus condition. He also has five acres
of the finest strawberries in the state.
Several plants had over 200 blooms and
berries on them.
Mayor Thomas of Gainesville has been
requested by Isaac Brereton, land COM
missioner of the Florida Central and Pee
ninsular railroad, to name two delegates
from Gainesville TO attend convention
at Southern Pines, n. C., Tuesday, May
s. The convention is used as a means
of presenting to the people OF the north
ern states the true state of affairs in
the south-her resources, excellent farm
ing lands. etc. Delegates from the west
and east will he present.
Gainesville SUM There Is talk of hold
ing another meeting of phosphate miners
IN the near future for the purpose OF
sugges ting some remedy for the depre-
ciated price of phosphate. 1t is claimed
that a Arm mining in this county, and
which controls several large plants, is
crfppling the industry by contracting tc
furnish rock at a price far below rea-
sonabTe At the co ming meeting II is
said that plans will lie adopted to freeze
out" the Objectionable company.
The Florida Ice Nj anufacturers' Asso
citation held its seven tn annual meeting
at the San Juan hotel. Orlando Tuesday
/ The factories represented at the meeting
/ were; Orlando Ice Manufacturing Com
many. Orlando: the PA atka Ice Factory
/ FaIatka: the East Florida Ice Manufac
4 turiny Company Ooala; the Jacksonville
! RafIipe1ator Ice Works, Jacksonville; tbs
/ Hvrienic Ice Factory and the Arctic Ice
I Factory. Jacksonvile; the Gbor City Ic'
! Works Tampa; the Crystal Ice Works
Barlow the Leesb burg Ice Factory. Lees
bHre: the Waldo Ice Factory. Waldo
/ The old officers w re reelected in body
( viz. President, " w. COdlngton, Bar
i tow: vice president, Guy r. Pride, Jack
! eonVille; secretary and treasurer, l.. c
/ Canova. Palatka Additional members o
arbitration committee, Robert Gamble
/ Tallahassee, and Simon Benjamin, Ocala