The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-25
FLORIDA.

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Gainesville is to have a grand carnival
during the first week in May.
The Inn at Palm Beach will close for the
season on Monday, March 2S. The Royal
'Ponciana will remain open until April A.
The Presbyterians of Miami will com
mence the erection of their church build
ing early in April. 1t will be built of
stone.
a larger acreage of corn than usual is
being planted in Brevard county, each far
tner and stockman desiring to raise enough
10 foeG his horses for the year
The Grand Lodge of the state Odd Fell
lows has been in session at Sanford ST.
Augustine was chosen as the next meet
ing place for the annual meeting in 1899 4
The case of the city of Tampa VS.. Eu-
gene A. Brantly, charged with embezzle-
ment, was argued at Tampa Wednesday
on motion to dismiss. 1t was claimed
that he was short about 81, 700 during his
term as marshal. The case was quashed.
The following ticket has been nominated
at Lake City after spirited contest: Hon.
ANOoNA MAY w. M ives, Clerk
ana treasurer; 8. F. Eaton, marshall w.
II. Wilson, assessor; ]. H. Hunter col
rector; and ]. E. Young, A. D. Hart, and
r. Brown, aldermen. The elections will
nc held on the second Tuesday in April.
AT present there are five candidates in
the field in Marion county for the state
legislature as follows Attorney w. X.
Hewadski the present member; Hon. John
D. Reardon, one of Ocala's leading legal
hghts; G. j. Stroller of Biitchtom, Coun-
" Commissioner e. C. Mcleod, and Clar-
ehce j. Smith of the Lake Weir precincts.
The Florida Press Association has been
IN session at DeLand. The following was
the result of the election: President,
rred L. Robertson, News-Regl ter,
hrooksyille; vice president, j. w. White,
journal of Commerce. Jacksonville; sec
ieIary, t. j. Appeyard, Gate City Chron-
lCe' sanford; treasurer B. B. Tatum,
Courer-Informant, Barlow.
A. s, Murphy and NJ. G.. Turner, repre-
seniing Peale, Peacock & Kerr of No. l
Broadway, New York city, miners and
shippers of coal, were at Fernandina re-
eently inspecting the storage facilities of
Vle port, and are contemplating the stor-
- Vi lUOUUO tons OF coal there for the
Chited States government. It is expected
mat work will commence Immediately on
,le erection of large docks and storage
%As' with all modern appliances suitable
-of the quick handling of coal.
great disturbance is being raised
among the stockmen of Brevard and the
adjoining county Osceola, about pasture
fences. The larger stock owners do NOT
want any fences, so that their cattle can
nave access to the whole range. The
smaller stockmen, with only a few hun
urea cattle. have built pastures on the
u,s' spots of the range, so that they need
nol nunt the whole prairie over to find a
~" Deeves or calves. The strife is re-
s'lrns almost in war.
d. NJ. Pfann, who intended to move his
S'"mill further up the Tampa and Thonz
o.osassa Railroad, about two miles be-
sohd Thonotosassa, has about changed his
,"'Hd' and may remain at Idlewild Park in
''.mte.y He has established a partner
o"p With German named Paschen, for
"Ily from Orange county who has a vail
S+o'e patent on staining and fixing the
U'lleTent coiors in Palmetto yeneering, and