The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
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eau now boast of seven mails each way
per week. Before this ARRANGEMENT was
consumated with the East Coast line we
mao only tlve northbound mails per week.
while we had seven incoming mails.
Miss Zena A. Leitner, one of Marion
county's fairest daughters, and Mr.. lanes
L. Wells, one of Dunnellon's successful
merchants, were married at the residence
OF the brides brother, Mr.. J. I, Leitner
on Wednesday evening al 9 O'Clock. Rev.
" j. Kennedy performed the ceremony.
An enthusiastic meeting of the melon
growers was held at the office of the Flor
ida Fertilizer Manufacturing Companv AZ
GAINESVILLE Saturday afternoon The
meeting was fraught with much interest
ne question of refrigeration was discuss
co. ana it is evident that the Macarthur
car VIII be used in refrigeration
A special 10 the Morning News from Pal
metto' Fla, says: The crops here are very
nhe' as the seasons have been good. Cab
pages are selling for So and Sc per box.
Beans ana cucumbers are very fine and
selllnS for fancy prices. The growers will
snip tomatoes by the carloads soon. This is
undoubtedly the garden spot of Florida.
Lloyd Spiers truck farmer near Mon
Grief Springs, DuvaI county, has made
wonderful success with his brandy
VINE Strawberries" which are a very
cholce variety and quite large, thirty
three of the luscious fruit on the ay-
erage making a quart. Mr.. Spiers has
only half-acre of this variety, and il
will yield him 1900 quarts, at an average
OF ~ cents This cannot be excelled in
any state in the union.
Gainesville Sun: From ell reports there
is more demand for laborers in Florida
than there has been for a number of years.
There is little excuse for those who are
physically able to work and who desire
employment, to remain idle. I.aborers are
wanted on the turpentine farms, in the
phosphate mines to cut crossties and to
work on railroad construction. The out
look is encouraging. Where labor finds
employment prosperity is certain to fol-
low.
Judge George w. Means, one of Evins-
toms Oldest and most esteemed citizens,
died Friday. He was born in Spartanburg,
S. c., seyenty-one years ago, and spent
the last forty-eight years in Florida He
was one of the first, If not the first ones
10 engage in fruit growing. Judge Means
induced many good citizens to settle in
Florida, through his true Southern hospi-
tally In all of his dealings with his fell
iow-men he has done as he wished them
to do by him.
quiet wedding took place Sunday aft
ernoon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Stiles at Sanford. Miss Adele Pich-
ard, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pichard
OF Paola, was married 10 George Thomas
also of Paola Rev. Father Fox perform
ed the ceremony. Mr. Thomas has charge
of a great deal of property owned by non
residents, including that of the Bradley
Fertilizer Company, at Altamonte Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas left for Altamonte
Springs, where they will reside for the
present.
Tampa Correspondence Times-Un and
Citizen: Some of the statements concern
ing the end of the controversy about those
Gorkeys of Col. Tayior's were erroneous.
A few days ago il was announced that the
department had decided that the donkevs
were not dutiable, and that they should
be returned TO their owners. The facts of
the matter are that the animals were seiz-
ed by Deputy Collector Whitney and that
his action was approved by the collector:
the animals were advertised for sale. but
the sale was postponed. The department at
Washington took no part in the matter
and the sale has since been made. John
B. Moody of this city was the purchaser
and is now the owner of the animals. TaV-
Tor did not receive his donkeys, and will
never get them unless he shall paw the
price that may be asked him by Mr..
Moody.