The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

The Methodist district conference meets
at Kissmmee June 8.
The banking business this week in
Gainesville is reported good.
Monday night twelve new members
were received into the odd Fellows lodge
at Orlando.
The grand jury of Osceola county finds
that there is much Illicit distilling of IL
quor in the county, but can't find those
doing 1t.
The United States practice ship Chase
will remain in Tampa waters until April
list. when she Will so further up the At
lantic coast.
Friday committee from the ST. Angus
tine Humane Society notified the persons
who conducted the recent wild cat and
bull dog fight In that city that another
occurrence of a like nature would result
in their prosecution.
The Florida Niagara Vineyard Company
of Orange county is pushing the work on
its vineyards under the management of
the new superintendent. A large con-
signment of fertilizers was received a Jew
days ago, and a force of men is en-
ployed in cultivating the ground. A big
yield of fruit is looked for.
The Chattanooga foundry and pipe
works has filed suit in the Alachua county
court against the city of Gainesville for
500. The city contracted debt with the
company for material May 1, 1894, to the
amount of S333.01. The interest accumulat-
ing since that time makes the total amount
AcLSS. The city will in all probability al
low judgment to be entered without pro-
test.
Vegetable shipments are reported to be
very heavy out of the state at present,
and strawberries are also going forward in
large Quantities. A resident of Plant CITY
sand Friday that a grower in his section
mad sold the greater part of his straw
berry crop at prices ranging from 81 to
SL5O per quart. Prices are now likely TO
take drop. however, as the berries from
more northern sections are rapidly coming
INTO market.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News A live bird shoot came off here
Friday. The match was for $500 and the
value Of the pigeons. Fourteen birds
We're turned loose for each man, and the
score was as follows: First team-Floyd
Jones. ID; w. c. Churchhill. II; DR. Hus-
sey, 81 George Emory, IL; total as Sec
ond team-Thomas II. Hail, IL; T. G..
Rawls, S; ]. A. Pearce, 10; A. McMahon.
S; total, 81.
Mrs. Edgar ]. Howes of Philadelphia,
who arrived at the Hotel Alcazar at st.
Augustine few days ago, lost a chamois
bag containing one pair of diamond ear
rings, five diamond rings and other pre-
cious stones of considerable value. Mrs.
Howes carried the bag beneath her waist,
and says that it was in its place when
the train arrived in Jacksonville. and that
she lost It somewhere between Jackson
vile and st. Augustine. She has offered
a reward of 800 for the recovery of her
jewels.
In session this week at Daytona, elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows
c. E. Percell, past grand director; w. s.
Turner, grand director; G.. l.. Baltzell,
vice grand director; w. b. Sheppard, as
sistant grand director; A. II. D'Alemberte
grand reporter; +. p. Foster, grand treas
urer; Robert Carnes, grand chaplain; O.
G., Robinson, grand guardian; Joseph
Duncan grand sentinel; l.. j. Burkheim,
grand guide; j. r. Keller, Angus Pater-
son. j. e. Johnson. grand turstees; A. III.
D'Alemberte, representative to supreme
lodge for two years.
board Of trade has been organized at
Avon Park to assist in obtaining railroad
facilities and new settlers and to start
manufacturing enterprises. The board
begins with twenty-five members. More
than $500 pineapples will be shipped from
there this summer. Among the large
growers are r. p. Davidson, 10000 Hunt
ington & Gonzalez, 10000; w. ". Hail. 5000;
Valentine Taylor, 5000; j. J. Conden, 5000;
A. T.. Bester, 1000; William King $500;
Maj. Robert Clarke, 1000; Nelson Cunning
ham, 1000; Wright Shaw, 1000; Alkaline
Guild, $500; ]. I. Hendricks 1000 Many
others will have from 1000 down to few
hundred. ...la.