The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-18
ELORIDA.


Palatka wants to be made port of en-
cry.
S. d. Strickland of IIillard. Nassau
county. has many apples on his trees.
From 81 to $3.50 per box, at the groves,
have been realized for Manatee county
oranges.
A negro is under arrest at Phoenix for
attempting to wreck Plant system trains
by placing Instructions on the track.
The owner of tobacco farm at Home
land. Polk county has ordered complete
irrigating plant for his tobacco plant, COW
ering twelve acres Of land.
Detective McMahon, who has kept an
eve out for crooks at the Ponce de Leon
during the past three years, will not he
down this season. Pinkerton detectives
have been employed by the Florida East
Coast hotel system, and will be stationed
at each resort along the coast.
A general invitation has been issued to
the ladies' of st. Augustine who are inter-
ested in seeing that the streets are kept
In good order and the laws properly en-
forced to meet at the council chamber at
st. Augustine tomorrow morning at 1880
o. clock to join the Good Movement Club
The congregation of ST. NIiehaers church
i'm Fernandina has placed monument
over the grave of their late priest, the
Rev. Father kilcoyne, in Scranton Gene
terry. Pennsylvania. IL is hewn from
granite and stands seven feet high. In
the center of the monument is engraved
the emblem Of his priestly character,
"Bible. Stole and Chalice," with suitable
inscription.
The hard rock industry, which at one
time fourished in Alachua county under
the MANAGEMENT of Col. ]. b. Brown, is
again being revived. Many cars are be-
ing shipped from High Springs every day.
and recently a gentleman has commenced
operations in Levy county, near Ellzey.
Twenty carloads will be shipped to The
seaboard daily from that place After a
few weeks operation at Ellzey, the gen.
tleman will operate near kanapaha.
Arcadia Arcadian: To date 1855 boxes Of
oranges and grape fruit have been ship
ned from the Arcadia depot by freight,
and 1853 by express, making total or
z. 2sS boxes from Arcadia alone. The crop
is not all gathered yet 1t Is safe to say
that De Soto countys crop this season Is
CLOSE to 1000 boxes. More fertilizer is be-
ing applied to the groves now than was
ever before used in this vicinity, and the
result for the next crop will be four-fold
Fernandina Mirror: ]. II. p. Morrow
while driving on the beach last Sunday
noticed a bird floating on the water near
where he was, and on approaching, gave
no signs of departure, and he was able to
capture him. IL is difficult to say of what
species the bird belongs but would sus-
gest the wild goose variety. It has tre-
mendous web feet, and must at some time
or other been wounded, as he walks with
difficulty and has the cry OF human
voice.
Orange growers who have tried 1t are
convinced chat they have solved the prob
lem of cheap fertilization of groves, in
the culture OF the velvet bean. 1t Is a
rank and rapid grower, completely chokes
out all grass and weeds, leaving nothing
for the grove owner TO do but occasionally
turn the ends Of the vines from the trees
The vines form "a dense shade over the
ground and In the winter form a coat OF
rotting vegetation several inches thick
which sufficiently fertillzes the grove for
year, and after gathering the beans
enough are overlooked to produce the
next crop.
Gambler correspondence Morning News:
The severe cold snap OF last week did no
material damage here Cabbage and let
tuce were npped slightly, but not dam
! aged to any extent orange trees were not
| hurt at all.-Warren Gaskiu lost his barn
by fire Thur day night and his fine horse
persisted in the flames. A new buggy wa
gon, plows and all his farming implements