The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-22
FLORIDA.

The Orlando Methodists are in the midst
of a big revival.
The Charity hospital ball last week at
Orlando netted $176
A Young Mems Democratic Club has
been formed at Milton.
Work on the new Baptist church at
Gainesville is in progress.
The Cathedral fair in st. Augustine last
week netted between $1,000 and Sl,4OO.
The sun says Lakeland will ship more
vegetables this season than ever before.
1t is said that the West Palm Beach
fire was caused by a drunken tailor, who
overturned lamp in his shop.
The annual meeting of the General Con-
gregational Association of Florida came
to a close at Winter Park Thursday.
The Bell River Packing Company of
Fernandina one day recently canned $500
pounds of oysters, that being the largest
amount for day this season.
Nassau county will vote on April 6 on
the question Of issuing $4,000 twenty year
per cent. bonds. the proceeds to be used
for building Jail and refunding out
standing indebtness.
Sam Austin, the negro who has been
Ill in the county Jail at Gainesville for
some time past, died at noon on Tues-
day. Austin recently exhibited signs Of
insanity and for that reason was locked
up.
A mortgage was filed with the county
clerk at Gainesville Thursday from T. e.
Getzen & Co. to the Jacksonville Naval
Stores Company. Four thousand acres
of pine land is mentioned in the instru-
ment, valued ait $500.
The warning factions of the republican
party in Escambia county are still at
outs, and there are no present indica-
lions of harmony. The state machinery
of the party and the delegation to ST.
Louis are the bones of contention.
The Ocala Board of Trade has appoint
ed Mayor Reardon, President F. A. Tea
que and c. H. Campbell a committee to
appear before the council and see If they
cannot have them remit taxes for num-
her of years on the proposed furniture
factory.
The republican convention for Brevard
county was held at Melbourne Thursday.
Only two colored delegates were present.
George NJ. Robbins and James Paine were
chosen delegates to the state conven-
tion. and G. J. Schoonmaker and James
Bassett to the congressional convention.
1t is stated that the negotiations which
have for some time been pending for the
purchase of the steamer City of Tampa by
cessfully concluded, and that the steamer
will be thoroughly overhauled and placed
on the Port Tampa ana st. Petersburg
run.
The bakers of Gainesville have combin-
cd and caused to be published notice
stating that on and after Thursday last
they would not sell bread below a certain
price, naming a figure considerably in ad-
vance of former prices. This was follow
ed by the butchers, who have likewise
The court officials of Nassau county
presented States Attorney Hartridge a
| beautiful silver plated water set of four
pieces, a pitcher, cup, finger bowl and
| tray, as a wedding gift. The pitcher is
| engraved as follows: Presented to Mr.
| and Mrs. A. G. Hartridge by the court off,
Gals of Nassau county, Fernandina, Fla,
| Feb. IS, 1896
A new company has been organized to
operate the Graham Lumber Company s
| single mills al ST. Marks. Contracts have
/ already been let for building railroad
! from st. Marks to East river cypress
swamps, and an agreement has been en-
/ tered into with the contractors to fur
nsh the mill with 10000 feet of cypress
/ timber for ten years. The new company
will manufacture both cypress lumber and
shingles.
The republicans of Columbia county
met in convention at Lake City Thursday.
the state convention: Frank Holton, w
r. Bush, w. w. Wood, NJ. A jenkins
Enoch Mattox, JEFF Elder. These are ali
understood to, be Gunby, Chubb and Mizell
| men. The delegates to the congressional
convention are; S. H. Hadley, Nose
Barnes, William Rafe, j. w. Tompkins
A. D. Holland and Jim Rinsey.
The republican county convention OF
Putnam county was held at Palatka
Thursday. The following are the dele.
gates elected to the state and congress.
sional convention: 1. L. Purcell, chair
man of the delegation; J. S. La Roche
/ ]. S. Rowley, d. NJ. Kirby, George ~
! Cay d. j. Daniels, L. #. Griffin and L.
NJ. Coburn. Five of the delegates above
elected are white and three are colored
The convention resolved to put a full
county ticket in the field.
Several growers and commission mer-
| chants, among them G. F. Sickles and
| DIR. Watson Porter, have made a tour
/ Of the strawberry and vegetable farms in
! Alachua county for the purpose of ascer-
1 tanning the loss by the cold. Mr.. Sickles
! stated that the lettuce crop had not been
/ injured in the least, and independent of
i a few tomato plants there is DAMAGE