The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

FLORIDA.
The Florida orange crop is going ahead
of all estimates.
Sugar boilings are now fashionable in
the rural districts.
The Alcazar hotel. St. Augustine, opens
for the season on Nov. 10.
Tampa and Port Tampa City are now
connected by bicycle track.
States Attorney S. L. Garter is very Ill
in Gainesville with rheumatism.
Six new stores have been opened this
year at Fort Meade, Polk county.
A horse swapping convention is to be
held at Barlow on the oath inst
Marshal Gresham of Barlow, has col
lected the tax of "a dogs and has killed %.
The Gainesville marshal shoots all dogs
in the streets of that town without a le-
gal badge.
Cattle men are asking $3.50 a head for
cattle which they would have sold few
weeks ago for 50.
1t is said that in the Auburndale locality
of Polk county moonshine liquor is being
made from syrup and potatoes
Peter Williams, colored, confined in the
county Jail al Bronson, under indictment
for murder, died a few days ago.
The Barlow steam laundry has been
leased to J. N. Baggett, and he has en-
ployed II. C. Peters as manager.
G. w. Adams and others of Lake Thon-
otossa, Hillsborough county, are ship
ping car loads of oranges to New York.
Sugar grinding will begin at St. Cloud,
Nov. 90 and continue for about six weeks,
and will give employment to about 300 men
during the time.
j. r. Gilbert has made necessary appli-
cation and bonds for the starting and OPP
Grating cigar factory in Kissimmee for
the employment of four men.
]. A. Armstead of st. Petersburg was
recently playfully slapped on the side of
his face by young lady, which resulted
in the loss of hearing in one ear.
The county commissioners of Orange
county have petitioned the Secretary of
War for permission to construct a bridge
across the st. Jonns river in that county.
The Tampa Times says that if Tampa's
coastwise trade continues to grow like it
has for the last three months, the Hills
boro river will have to be widened as well
as deepened.
H. D. Mcleod is putting up a saw mill
at Turkey Creek, Hillsborough county, and
p n. Odum will soon have a steam cane
grpding and syrup evaporating machin-
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Frank Macduf, the 16-year-old son of
W. A. Macduff, a contractor of Jackson
vile, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of his gun Saturday, while out
hunting in the woods near Panama park
Charles H. Blackwell owns fine peach
orchard at Newport Sulphur Springs,
where he has a most remarkable tree. II
produces a large thin-shelled nut, of fine
flavor and as smooth and bright as If poll
ished. This nut is greatly sought after by
parties who desire to grow pecans, and
finds ready sale at 81 per dozen or 81 a
pound.
Wednesday at a. m. the large ware
house near the passenger depot at Bar
tow belonging to VIM. Lyle, was entirely
destroyed by fire. The building and con-
tents, consisting of fertilizers, hay, crates,
etc, was consumed peIofe the people could
get on the ground. 1t is supposed to have
been set by tramps, either accidentally or
otherwise.
Tampa Herald: Dr. b. G. Abernethy, ac-
companied by his friends, DR.. and Mrs.
Mills, and w. S. Morris, and several ex-
perienced men in agriculture and horticul-
ture, will leave the city tomorrow morn
ing for DR. Abernethys historical orange
grove near the Everglades, in what is
known as Big Cypress hammock. The
doctor and his party win return in about
six weeks, but the men who accompany
him will remain there indefinitely. They
will graft the trees in the grove. which
comprises about 4SO acres, and contains
something like $1,000 trees, to grapefruit
lemon and other members Of the Citrus
family besides planting and cultivating
numerous varieties of tropical fruit.