The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
FLORIDA.

The county commissioners Of Liberty
county are considering the adyisability of
building now jail.
The Baptist church of Orlando, in cast
ing about for pastor, have two men, one
a Virginian the other a South Dakotan, in
view, but no definite action has been taken
IN the matter yet.
Braidentown Journal. Speaking of
grapefruit, several trees belonging to
johnson Helm are rather profitable. Two
trees this season bore twenty-five boxes,
which brought Mr. Helm $l56.
George C. Williams and family, formerly
of Cincinnati, O., have arrived at Bris-
toll Mr.. Williams comes south for the
purpose of establishing a newspaper at
Bristol. 1t will be the first newspaper
ever printed in Liberty county,
R.H Wright. of Orlando, under charge
of forgery, upon being put on trial in the
county court at Barlow Saturday, plead
ed guilty and was sentence to fifteen days
Imprisonment and to pay the costs OF
court, amounting to about $3.50.
Plant City Courier: The strawberry
patches in this vicinity are producing some
of the largest and finest berries that we
have ever seen or heard of. Eighteen and
twenty berries TO the quart is common
occurrence with some varieties grown at
Plant City.
A. IL. Price. white, was knocked in the
head and robbed by three negroes Satur-
day night at the southern end Of the Ter
minal station at Jacksonville. He had
been drinking during the day, and sew
eral negroes had seen a roll of bills he
was carrying in his pockets.
After the 9th inst. the Fort Brooke
postoffice will be discontinued The rea-
son is not stated but is supposed il does
not pay, and as its patrons can be served
as readily through the Tampa office, it is
considered a useless expenditure of money
by the government TO keep 1t open.
Jim Anderson, a negro section hand on
the Plant system. shot John Ivey, another
negro at Wades, Saturday night, from
the effects OF which he died Sunday. They
had a uisplJe over a debt due Anderson.
Anderson left soon after the shooting,
and has not as yet been apprehended.
Titusvile Star: A drove Of cattle and
goats arrived at Fort Pierce Saturday
from Alabama. Several COWS and quite a
number Of goats were purchased by cit-
zens. T.. c. Summeriin of St Lucie in
vested in one low and twelve goats. He
can now have his trees girdled free of
charge.
The proposed farmers convention which
was to have been held in Sanford next
month, has been postponed a year. The
time was considered too short by the COM
mittee 70 prepare properly for such an
Eanization has been formed, and every
effort will be made to enhance the sue
cess Of a national farmers ntion Tor
1898.
A large raft of cedar logs is lying
alongside the Plant system dock at SAN
ford for shipment TO the Crystal Lumber
Company. TO be cut into blocks for the
Dixon Pencil Company. The logs were
cut on the shores OF Lake Jesup. This
Is the second raft that has been floated
down within year. IL Is about 800 feet
long, and is equivalent to ten car loads
of $4,000 pounds each.
A meeting or prominent citizens OF Ocala
was held Saturday in the Office Of j. L.
Burke TO consider the best plans for Oh
tanning Immigrants OF the best class for
Florida The meeting was informal in
character. Many projects were discuss.
iqea are already la correspondence with
citizens in other states. VINO have had ex'
perience IN this direction.
An attempt was made TO assassinate
John Sinclair (colorod) at Golden Rod
Orange county. Friday night. About
CLOCK, while he was sitting In his house
WIN MS wife and child, some unknown
party discharged a load OF buckshot
through the door near which he sat Foi.
tunately All OF the shots save one missed
the mark, the one making a severe flesh
wound 81 the Intended Victims thigh The
others oasing IN the walls of the room.
Tallahassee Coi4espondcnce Morning