Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-31


over N,2OO weekly for labor.
Inc Orlando Baptist church has been
newly plastered and painted.
Inc steamer Cumberland is 70 run on
'ne nhe between Mobile and Pensacola.
Mrs. K. NJ. Seymour sold to C. r. button
Sl,oVO worth OF Suwannee county lands
Inc new Scandinavian church at Pen
sacoia, 10 replace the one lost in the great
IRE, Is nearly completed.
quite a crop OF the Margarine orange
mas oeen shipped North from Orange city
uurlhg the present season.
The town of Seville, is months old, is
nov making preparations to incorporate
WIN Iull set OF municipal officers.
b. .. Moore wrapped, packed and nailed
Iops on 5S boxes of oranges in go hours
at a. COsners grove, near Orange city.
A lemon raised in the Brock House
grove at Enterprise weighs ~ pounds
ana measures l4x15 inches in clreumfer-
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Company's warehouse at Ssnderson was
burned Friday night The loss is not
known.
There has been considerable activity of
late IN homestead entries in Escambia
county. There are some valuable govern
ment lands In this county subject to en-
try.
W. t. Fitzpatrick, while killing hogs in
Madison county last week, had his right
nand badly bitten by porker while it
was dying.
The vault of the Florida Southern in it's
falatka office is to be built of brick with
lts wall 70 inches thick with air chambers
between, lined with chilled steel rails 6
ieet by feet by 26 in height.
A travelling Snowman gave perform
ance last week in Madison, aud took, on
his departure, all the paraphernalia be-
longing to the hall and private societies
which was stored in the room.
The new hotel recently built by r. E.
shirley, at Gainesville, is completed, and
VIII be opened in a few DAYS by Mrs.
Clark of Asbury, n. J. 1t ia a three-story
Drlck structure and eligibly situated.
A truck farmers club has been organ
lZed on Grand Island, Lake Eustis. Its
object will be the advancement of cult
walton and consolidation in the purchase
OF necessaries so as to get lower prices.
The orange crop of Manatee county is
very large this year, and the fruit is of an
unusual bright color. Had the railroad
been in running order many farmers
would have made a fair income from
oranges alone.
Ed. Stone, Jr,, met with an accident at
the sawmill at McClenny, Thursday, by
which he may lose the sight OF an eye.
he was cumming a saw on the emory
wheel, when several small particles OF
steel from the saw entered his left eye.
The new public school building at
Gainesville is fast nearing completion,
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
The corps OF teachers will consist OF Prof.
Poole, of Georgia; first assistant to be
yet elected; second assistant Miss A.
Gregory; third assistant, Miss Laura Ben
net, of Georgia.
Tamarind trees are plentiful on the
Keys. A most delicious summer drink Is
made from the pods, which are filed with
an acid pulp Of a jelly-like sistency.
Handsome, indeed, are the long, drOop-
ing bOughs and bright-green bi-pennate
leaves, and the tree resembles, in some
respects, the hOney-locust, without the
thOrns. 1t bears early, andis not injured
by moderate frost.
The producers of oranges and vegeta-
bles Of Orange Lake and vicinity held s
meeting at EvinstOn on last Saturday.
There was large attendance and much
interest manifested. An organization
wax effected. and committee appointed
to confer with the railroad companies in
regard to more rapid transportation,
better handling, carload lots for vegeta.
bles to the West and lower rates.
On Monday last David Scott, an old
gentleman living about 20 miles south oil
Live Oak, brought load of cotton TO that
place and sold 1t, and after stopping over
day started on his return home, since
which nothing has been heard from him.
Foul play is suspected, and large party
is out searching for him. 1t is said that
a negro was seen with the missing mans
team on Thursday night, and parties are
in pursuit of him.