Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-06
FLORIDA,

FLORIDA.
The Barlow Informant will soon be
housed in its own building.
G. E. Reed g. Bros. are erecting a large
addition to their store at Barlow.
The water in Lake Monroe has risen
two feet in the last two weeks, and is still
rising.
Joe Heard and John Fore, late of Winter
Haven, have opened a livery stable in
Barlow.
Six different tracts OF land near Or
lando have been sold within two months
to English settlers.
Work is progressing on DIR. Fosters
parsonage on Lake Charm. This building
is to be home for invalid ministers.
There were filed for record in the Clerks
office at Enterprise for the week ending
Sept. 80 twelve deeds and nine mort
CAGES.
James Keene, an old and respected citi-
zen, died on the Alfalfa, near Barlow,
Tuesday, and was buried on Wednesday
with Masonic hOnors.
II. B. Lord, of Sanford, has about 100
infant alligatOrs. which he is tanning as
pets for Northern visitors. He SAYS he
could have sold 800 last season if he could
have procured them.
Clark's mill In Jacksonville has been
running for the past thirty-six years on
the old-fashioned plan of work, from day
light to dark. On Oct. l Mr.. Clark
changed it to the 10-hour system.
The outside OF the Leon hotel at ITALIA
hassee has been completed and the scat
folding taken down, finishing touches are
being put on the interior, and the building
will soon be ready for the furniture.
The fO1Inrvfpnr sfrH ia bo,
been made during the past week: Geo. II
Curry to be County Commissioner for
Monroe county. James H. johnson to be
Justice of the Peace for Marion county.
The Baptist church at Leesburg is
larger than either of the others. 1t is
frame, but unfinished within. The Rev.
DIR. Johnson, of DeLand, formerly of Phil
adelphia, supplies the pulpit occasionally.
Alex. st. ClGir-Abrams, of Tavares, has
returned home. but, like his ancient enc
my, John A. Mcdonald, of Eustis, he is
in very poor health. They are the fOun-
ders of their respective places of abode.
George w. Hunter, of Georgia, while on
his way to Jasper, Saturday, was waylaId
and murdered by unknown parties. The
murder was committed about five miles
from Jasper, just across the Georgia line
in EchOls county.
The property in Jacksonville known as
the st. Marks hotel, on Newman street,
between Forsyth and Bay. has been sold
by its owner, Mr.. Brown, Of New York, to
j. B. Togni, of Jacksonville, the con-
sideratiOn alleged to be $4,000.
An election will be held at Orange City
on Oct. II, at the usual place Of voting,
for the purpose of electing two aldermen
to fill the places of Aldermen Horton and
Herring, and also to vote on raising $500
by city bond-$350 for street purposes and
$3.50 for schools.
A special term of the United States
Circuit Court has been called by Judge
Don A. Pardee to commence in Jackson
vile on the first Monday in Novem Der
next, which is the first day of the month,
to hear the equity suits in which Attor-
ney General Garland and Senator Call
wish 10 be heard. The term is called be-
fore Congress meets to accommodate
them.
The new steamer built by Fell & David
son at NaracOOssee. TO ply between that
point aud Kissimmee City. via the new
canal Of the drainage company, was
launched Saturday, She is 45 feet long,
16 feet beam. She was tOwed to Kissm.
NEE by the steamer Mary Bell and will
receive her boiler machinery and finish
ing touches at the Okeechobee cOmpany's
shlpyard.
NJ. l.. Menges, of Barlow, and his wife,
were the owners of four nice canary birds,
aud on Sunday night last a chicken-snake
got into the cage and, swallowed two Of
them, and the others died-perhaps Of
fright. At any rate, they were found
dead In the cage. His snakeship, en-
larged by the two he had swallowed,
could not get out OF the cage, and was
captured and killed.
W. f. Arnold, a gentleman profession
ally connected with various institutes Of
learning throughout Great Britain. has
recently located at Orlando, aud will es-
tablish a Horticultural college on his
place about miles east Of Orlando. He
has let the contract for the building. II
will be about 81 by 70. built after the style
OF the East Indian Bungalow, and 10000
shingles will be used in the covering.
u. A. Smith came from Sumter county,
$. G., TO Florida in 1864, settling in Vou-
STA county, where he lived until 1871.
when he removed 20 OsceOla. one mile
from Winter Park, he and Judge John X.
Mlzele being the first settlers at that
place. Mr.. Smith induced the first north
ern settler ever seen in that locality to
make his nome there. This was in 1873,
and the Qentleman's name Is Wilson
Phelps. He came from Chicago and re-
mains still in the place.
A young man Of Lisbon went 10 Lees
burg, Saturday. TO make final arran re-
ments for matrimonial venture which he
was to cOnsummate Monday. la order 20
celebrate the occasion in what he thought
a becoming manner he took a couple OF
WHISTLES straight. 10 was too much for
him, and he fetched up In the calabOose
that night. Sunday he. was in great dis
tress, tearing he could not get released IN
time for the nuptials. Some sympathetic
souls, however, secured him liberty.
Lake City Guide: Thlrty-three years
ago the little spring then known as the
Whit smith spring, on Alligator lake, one
mile from town, was one OF the ioVellsst
spots IN the county. Tall pines lowered
above live oaks and magnolias. shading
with evergreen the hillside. The young
people resOrted TO the grounds for pic
mics, and a gutter made from hewed pine
sapplings led the water TO bath-house,
whore young and old al all seasons OF the
year cpioyed bathing. Some one should
take az interest in the spring and put 1t
In roudiffo1 for fho uunlin.