The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
FLORIDA.
Palmetto is to have brass band.
Rev. P. c. Drew is going to issue
paper at Tampa.

Palmetto is to have a brass band.
Rev. P. c. Drew is going to issue a
paper at Tampa.
Many crates of vegetables are being
shipped from Pasco county.
Phosphate shipments are moving randi
~; the Columbia county mines near Fort
White as being worked extensively.
The tax assessor of Columbia county
reports that the tax rolls for 1896 show
exemptions for widows and disabled per-
sons to the large sum of $4,000.
Judgment of $4,000 was rendered against
the bondsmen of b. F. Wood, the default.
ing treasurer of De Soto county, at the
circuit court at Arcadia last week.
Wilbur Mccoy, E. R. Gunby and Mat
thew B. MacFarlane are prominently men
toned for the office of collector of GUS
toms at Tampa.
High Springs is in the midst of red
hot fight for the control of municipal pol;-
tics. One faction is headed by j. NJ. Ron
erts as candidate. Two tickets are in
the field.
L. E. Moseley of Hudson, Pasco county
visited his old home in Henry county.
Georgia, this summer, and drank out of
Wen from which he drank last fifty
years ago.
A petition is being circulated at Green
Cove Springs asking the postoffice authori-
ties to appoint G. A. Brace to the post-
mastership of Green Cove Spring. to suc.
ceed L. j. Branning, when his term of
Office shall have expired
Postmaster Usina of st. Augustine Is
now awaiting the instructions of the post
office department for him to employ car
riers, as the streets have been named and
houses numbered. The city has complied
with the departments conditions in ever,
detail.
The 1000 tons of coal that was con-
demned by the government some time ago
because 1t had been on fire in the coal
shed at Key West was sold day or two
ago. William Curry's Sons bought 1t for
N,S25. 1t must be removed from the gov
eminent yard in thirty days.
In the United States court at
Pensacola Friday, Garfield Potter.
colored, IS years of age, who
had pleaded guilty to robbing the
United States mail in Washington coun-
ty was sentenced to four years in the re-
form school at Cheltenham, Md.
Last year the steamship Alamo was
wrecked on the Florida reef. and all con-
signees of freight had to pay 20 per cent.
of the goods before they were delivered.
The salvage was more than per cent, ana
the Mallory Line is paying back the differ
ence TO the merchants a. Key West
A stock company is being organized in
Manatee county for the purpose of raising
Havana tobacco. An expert tobacco plan
ter has been secured. The adaptation of
Manatee county for tobacco raising will
be thoroughly tested by this company.
Many Of the citizens are enthusiastic over
the new enterprise.
As the time for the municipal election
at Ocala draws nearer the campaign be-
comes warmer. The candidates announced
are: For mayor, c. H. Campbell w. $.
Bullock and II. X. Smith, for aldermen
from the First ward, Simon Benjamin
and william Hooker. for alderman from
the Second ward, Lem Dozier; for alder
men from the Third ward, t. II. Water
man ana George Mackay. for alderman
from the Fourth ward, h. l.. Anderson.
Judge Locke Of the Uniter States court.
who is now at Key West on Wednesday
made an order appointing II. l.. Davis Of
Polk county, receiver of the United States
Phosphate Company, and fixed his bond
as receiver at 5000. The order was made