The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02
FLORIDA

Cucumbers and tomatoes are bringing
good prices in the northern markets.
Parson Hall, well known throughout De
Soto county, died at Wauchula last week.
The Plant steamer Mascotte brought
to Key West and Tampa on her last trip
232 Cuban refugees.
Robert A. Henderson has sold to r. In
gram o. Travers three acres of his bear
ing grove at Fort Myers for 5000 cash.
Quite a party of Ohio people contemplate
moving to Tavares and engaging in
orange and pineapple culture on a large
scale
Capt. William Lewis, formerly of the
Three Friends, accompanied by several
Cubans, passed through West Palm Beach
thursday, en- route to Jacksonville.
The State Horticultural Society con-
venes in annual session in Orlando on
Tuesday next and continues four DAYS.
1t is an important body and an important
meeting.
The first watermelons Of the season
made their appearance at Tampa Thurs
day, and were bought by a Franklin street
fruit dealer. They were not very large.
weighing AIOtn ten TO nIleen pounds each
and were sold at so cents each.
1t is rumored that Capt. ]. f. McCar-
thy of Oak Hill, who is well known to
many of the residents of Indian river, has
received authentic information to the eff
rect that ne has fallen heir to an estate
worth between 100000 and 100000
The Avon Park Idea and Punta Gorda
Herald are scoring the county commits
sloners who voted for the resolution to
release the bondsmen Of b. +. Wood on
the payment of $500 and $3.50 respectively,
the bond originally having been fixed at
5000.
r. Ingram o. Travers. the capitalist
orange-grower and cattleman Of Lee coun-
ty. was married at Fort Myers Thursday
to Miss Lady Hendry, daughter of William
NJ. Hendry, the clerk OF the circuit court
and niece of Representative f. A. Hen
dry. The wedding was private, and but
Few We're present. The happy couple left
for New York on honeymoon trip.
w. A. Gilbert, who is getting up a ma
val reserve company for Jacksonville IN
der the Chipley bill. now pending in the
state legislature, hopes to be able to SCI
Z cure the necessary number Of signatures
IN order to send the application on to
Tallahassee by next Monday. The com
sons ana nearly that number has now
been secured.
Seven convicts employed at the Morris
turpentine camp in the south end OF Ma
| rion county made bold break for liberty,
! Thursday In which all save one were
! successful One met death at the hands OF
| the guard, whom the convict grappled
| with in order that his fellow-prisoners
! might make good their escape. The CON
! victs are all colored. and the authorities
have been notified and are now searching
! the woods Tor them. A liberal reward win
be offered.
The county commissioners and citizens
! OF Washington county have sent In a pro-
test against the bill to erect a new coun-
| ~ to be called Kirby, from the most val
| liable part Of their county, and parts of
! Holmes. Jackson and Calhoun counties
/ for the following reasons: THAT IL takes
! from Washington county more than one.
/ lhlrd or the assessable property, thus re.
dueing the revenue below the amount
/ necessary to support "a good county oov-
! eminent. That II leaves to Washington
! county territory thlnlv nopufat co
Astounding In large streams requiring napy
| expensive bridges; a territory extendlng
from the East Pass to the Wotappo creek
distance along the coast OF about nina,
! ~ miles. That this division would ieayo
the county seat of Washington count, In
the northeast part OF the county avn,
from the territory and from the center az
| population. "
Thursday nishts boat from TAMPA for
Key West carried Rev. G. A. Fulwood
presiding elder Of the Tampa district M.