Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-23
FLORIDA.

DR.. F. Jackman. Of Orlando, died few
days ago.
The Indian river truck farmers are putting
ont tomato plants.
The last weekly shipment OF cigars North is
worth 900 to hey West.
Key Vests imports are largely increasing.
both from New Y Ork and New Orleans.
There is rumOr abroad that intOXicants
are being sold without license IN Archer.
The dedication OF the new Presbyterian
Church at Archer will take place on the first
Sabbath in December.
This seasons crop Of fruit from nine acre
orange grove on Indian river has been dis
posed of on the trees for $4,000.
The State and county taxes for the present
year in NOlusia county are only II Mills
for the state and 10 for the county.
It is rumored that the steamer Dictator viii
run between Tampa and Cuba under contract
with the Plant Investment Company.
Large lots Of oranges are being shipped to
Northern markets from differ mt points the
Upper st. JOhn's. Every boat down is loaded
with them.
a Congregational sunday school, with Prof.
Ford as superintendent, was organized at
Orlando last sabbath. 1t viii meet IN the
opera house.
There is an unusual amount Of travel on the
St. Johns river and on the railroads Tor TINS
season of the year. The tide has set in carly
and very strong.
Several new buildings are being pushed to
completion at Gainesville. but the demand Tor
ive-rOom cottages To rent viii largely exceed
the supply the present winter.
Edward Kuhl. OF Orlando, backed ms judg-
mcnt about $1,000 worth on the result OF the
election. and as his judg rent was clear and
correct he is just about that much better OF.
Gen. sebring IS row engaged at Key West
in raising up and getting ready for trans
pOrtatiOn large cOcOaaut trees, with the fruit
hanging i'm large clusters on them, for the EX-
position at New Orleans.
Capt. .CosgrOve, of the Uni ed states steamer
Laurel, has placed buoy on the old wreck
OF the steamer GOV. Marvin. on Key west.
This has long been needed for vessels going
through tho Northwest channel.
Miss PhUbe LOCKER, a blind lady, gave a
concert in the Presbyterian church at Orlando
Monday night, assisted by the choir, 1t was
for inc benefit OF herself, mother and two sis
lers. all blind, living in Indiana,
one Of the new industries Of Orlando, which
will be in operation at an early day, ls
hottling establishment IL viii manufacture
the various mineral waters, ginger ale, etc.
TIE bOttling of soda water is also contem-
plated.
Orlando has an unusual number of strangers
within her bOarders just at present. One
meets as many strangers as familiar faces on
the streets, and in the hotels citizen OF the
town Is as much among strangers as ne WOulu
be in = Northern city.
Fifty citizens of VOlusia county were sum-
mOned 10 appear at Enterprise last week;
| from which numbers Of jurors were selected
to try the murder cases now pending IN tnat
cOurt The muTderers are three NEGROES. and
their victims were negroes.
Fifteen orange trees near Plant City yield
this year 10000 cFanges-lO,OoO to the tree.
| These trees are about 40 years old. and fur
nish another illustration Of the persistent Vi
tality OF the orange tree in Florida. One hun
dred and fifty thousand oranges at ] cent
each is s., 500.
a pOst Office has been established ct Chu-
lu-ota. Orange county, with John a. Wood
/ as Postmaster, village stOrekeeper and pro-
prfeter OF an Orangery. Mail for Chu-lu-0ta
is supplied by new route from Lake Jesup
post Office, SOIary's wharf, on Fort CHRISTMAS
and Lake Winderi military road eight miles
from Lake Jesup. The mail route will soon
be extended sOufhward. eventually supplying
ROckledge and points On Indian Tlyers