The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
FLORIDA.

Eggs are very scarce in the Gainesville
market
No damage was done by the cold in
Manatee county.
Many turpentine farms are being Local
ted in fernando county.
John, Dominick, deputy harbor master.
of Pensacola, died Tuesday.
Lettuce shipped north from Gainesville
is selling from $50 to 81 per crate.
The exhibits sent to the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton from Polk county were returned last
week.
Arbor Day observance In Escambia
county has been postponed until the 18th
inst.
There is to be a big bicycle meet at Pen
sacola on the I'D. Wheemen from all over
the country will be there.
Tomatoes, peppers and beans are still
being shipped from Auburndale, notwith-
standing the reported "all frozen OUT
]. NJ Starbuck. Of Orlando, picked four
teen quarts of fine strawberries Monday
Notwithstanding the recent cold weather.
The Gypsies arrested in Tampa, charged
with stealing horse, have been discharg-
ed. as A. l.. Arnau failed to appear and
Substantiates his accusation.
The Runnymede Pineapple Company
now has out about 5000 plants at their
pinery and are preparing to increase their
stock to 5000 in short time.
Joe Stroud, a barber of Pensacola, re-
fused to be vaccinated Friday, and in con-
sequence was fined $50. Later he consented
to be vaccinated and his fine was RENTED.
Cigar men of Tampa were at Ft. Meade
last week trying to buy 5000 pounds of to-
bacco. but those who have it are holding
it for still better prices, although Vt looks
as if 65 to 70 cents per pound for pole-drled
leaf ought to be good enough.
There is quite an extensive tub and
bucket factory al Windsor, on Lake New
nan, ten miles east of Gainesville. 1t is
provided with the most approved ma
chinery, is operated by skilled workmen
and the buckets and tubs made at this
factory are equal to the best manufactur-
ed in the country.
j. B. LaMontague informs the Orlando
Star that all of the tobacco plants in the
seed beds which were planted for the 40
acre tobacco plantation, which he and
Adolf Hovelle are preparing TO cultivate
for the Orlando Tobacco Growing COM
pany, were unframed by the recent colo
snap. They were covered with moss when
the first warning of the cold weather
came and consequently not a single one
of the tender plants were injured.
jacksonville Metropolis: Mrs. Palmer, of
st. Nicholas, whose house was recently
robbed of clothing. bedding, silverware,
etc, returned Friday night from Palat-
ka, where she found much of the stolen
property carried there by white man
named johnson and a negro named Tur-
ner. and who had begun to rob houses in
Palatka. and were arrested and are now
in Jail there. Mrs. Palmer said that she
had recovered most of her property, except
a clock and table siverware and that she
had good reasons TO suspect that they
had been sold or pawned at the Jackson
VILE Loan Company on Main street. Coun-
ty Solicitor Christie told Mrs. Palmer TO
20 to the above house and see II she could
find any of her property, and IL she could
TO demand possession. She. says. she went
and saw a handsome clock Of hers, but
possession to her was denied. She then
went before Justice Wright and swore out
a search warrant, and Mrs. Palmer and
Deputy sheriffs J. A. Yinzant and w.
OTooie went to the store TO make the
search. but nothing except the clock was
Identified by Mrs. Palmer. which the Of
icers took in charge and carried II to the
court house. No resistance to the demands
of the officers were made by the proprie-
tors. They said they did not know 1t was
stolen property when brought to them.