Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-07
FLORIDA.

The hotels at Orlando are full already.
Physicians at ApOpka have hardly a patient
in charge.
Rabbits and quail are exceedingly abund-
ant about ApOpka.
The ApalaChicOla Catholics will probably
hold a fair this month.
Bisbse is billed to speak in Sanford on Sent.
% and in Orlando on Sept. p.
Clubs are doing noble work in Columbia
for the Democratic nominees.
\ large infirmary, to cost $4,000, is the
1 latest project on foot at ApOpka.
two hundred room hotel and hundred
well built cottages are needed in Orlando.
Plasterers are at work upon the interior of
/ Whilldin's new hotel at Orlando and the work
Is going on rapidly.
Mr.. Shoemaker, who opened a store at Cot
tondale two weeks ago, has already bought Is
bales of cotton and hIs goods are selling.
The increase in the express business at
/ Orlando has necessitated an addition of Is
feet 20 the store Of Ives & Cox, in which the
Office Is located.
\ meeting of Prohibiuonists was held in
the opera house IN Orlando to ratify the nOmi-
nation of st. John and Daniels. There was a
full attendance.
The South Florida Preserving Company has
Its works at Gatlin again in operation. Pres =
ent prospects are fair for a lively season wit
them. They turn out jellies and marmaIades.
At Apalachicola B. +. Rowland was nomi-
mated by the Republicans for the State SEN
ate on Sept. !. George W. Smith (cOlOred)
was nominated for the lower house, and AIeck
Simpson constable.
a Democratic convention will be held at the
court house in Lake City Saturday. Sent 90
at y m. TO nominate three Assemblymen and
transact such other business as may come be-
fore the convention.
Capt. Goodwin, at COttOndale, has already
gathered seventeen bales of cotton from a
hfty-acre field and Is confident of gathering at
least eighteen or twenty more from the same
a hal bic
home place at COttOndale.
A dwelling house belonging to J. E. Story,
on Little TahOpekaliga Lake, was destroyed
by fire on Aug. 20. Several of his bearing
orange trees around the house were killed
and large number injured. His brOther-in-
law, Mr.. Wilson, lost all of his household
goods.
The rear car on the north bound freight
train on the SOuth Florida Railroad Jumped
the track just south OF Orlando on Monday
last. Two or three men were injured slightly,
but no serious damage was done. First re-
ports stated that half a dozen or more were
crushed beneath the car.
Active work has commenced on Orange
cOunty's new jail at Orlando. The brick are
all purchased and are expected soon. They
are the best hard brick. The building when
completed will present more the appearance
OF a large and elegant residence than a Jail.
and will be one Of the most imposing and sub
stantial structures IN South Florida.
Mariana Courier: Business in Mariana is
very dull, and a great deal of the cotton and
trade that she has heretofore received is going
elsewhere because of the high rates OF freights
on the Z. and 4. X. r. to this place. Our
merchants are having a great many of their
goods shipped to the river landings and haul
them out cheaper than they can have them
shipped by the railroad. We understand Capt.
Chipley Of the p. and A. Road has appointed
day TO meet our merchants and make rates
satisfactory to them.
Apalachicola Tribune: Last Wednesday our
community was shocked over the particulars
1f n fafr
in this city, at the house of Mr.. Spikes, who
has but recently moved to the city from ne ar
West Point, Ga. On the evening in question
Mr.. Spikes was down with chills and fever
and Mrs. Spikes sent her young daughter,
Bertha "a bright and pretty girl of some
: twelve years Of age, to kindle a fire in the
stove. Bertha TOOK the kerosene can and,
kindling a light in the stove, began to pour the
oil on the fiickering blaze. Suddenly the blaze
ignIting the oil, the can exploded with loud
sound and the unfortunate girls clothing
took fire. Bertha then ran into the room
where her mother and father were, screaming
at every step as the flames mounted higher
and higher. As she entered the room the
frightene mother sprang forward and clasped
the half fainting child TO her breast. While
they were IN this position some neighbOrs
rushed into the house and using blankets eX-
tlnguished the flames that had envelOped both
father, mother and daughter. The girl
Bertha was burnt almost beyond recognition,
while the mother was not much better OF.
The girl subsequently died. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spikes at last accounts were doing as well as
possible under the circumstances. while il
was found that the baby's injuries were not
OF an alarming nature.