Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-27
FLORIDA.


A. Catholic church is to be built at
Stsrke.
Palatks's water works will soon be in
operation.
The season at the Orlando opera house
Is reported as very successful.
TIE State fair at Jacksonville will be-
gin Feb. l6 aud continue four days.
Contractor W. NJ. j. Page disappeared
from Orlando last week and has not been
heard from since.
st. Augustine's new opera house will
not be finished In time for use during the
theatrical season.
Most OF the finer and larger steamers
on the st. Johns river are provided with
excellent bands Of music.
The formal opening and grand banquet
at the Seminole hotel, Orlando, will take
place some time early In February.
Active steps are being taken for the i'm
mediate securing of a daily mail service
from Welborn to White Springs, instead
OF the tri-weekly one which now exists.
The Episcopal ladies of Orlando gave a
bazar at the opera house Wednesday
night for the purpose of raising funds for
their church. Over Sl75 in net proceeds
was realized.
A great many people are arriving in
Eustis every day. All the hotels are
full, as we'll as private boarding houses.
The streets are crowded with busy pedes-
TRANS, and business is good.
HawthOrn's new hotel is now finished
and ready for guests; the town is sinking
an artesian we'll tor the use Of the pub
lie. and new presbyterian church is
rapidly nearing completion.
Samuel ChaIres, who lives nine miles
southeast of Tallahassee, killed nine deer
Monday and Tuesday. Some of the hams
weighed twenty-five pounds. and were
sold in the city at bit pound.
At Jacksonville, Thursday. doctors
amputated the arm of white man by the
name of Iverson Gates, of Anthony, who
had the misfortune to have his hand
badly crushed by train about three days
ago.
Several sharp frosts during the past
week or so have blackened banana leaves
and cut down some tender veget ttion at
White Springs, but have done no injury to
the orange, of which number of young
groves are being put out.
City property at Eustis is on a boom and
large sales are reported every week.
Town lots are in great demand. So far
but lew groves and little 0ut-of-tOwn prop
erty has been sold, but there are many on
the lookout for suitable places.
Daniel Trissler, brother of the owner of
the saw mill near Orange Heights. met
with n horrible accident by falling on the
saw Thursday. A large piece was cut
out of his side and hip. He was at last
accounts still alive and suffering terribly,
but it was not thought that he could re-
cover.
Poyntz & Paramore, OF Orlando, have
just made d sale OF the valuable lot from
which the Orlando house was recently
removed, It was purchased by +. R.
Weber, a wealthy capitalist from NJ aine,
at cost of $4,000. This will make over
5000 Mr.. Weber has invested in Or
ange county.
A coloTed man entered the house Of Ste
phen OFT, at Lawtey, in his absence, and
stole fine dress suit, three reVOivers and
So in cash. Mr.. OFT pursued and overlook
him at Highland and mad desperate
hand to-hand encounter with him. He
recovered the dress suit, but the thief es-
capped with the rest OF his ''loot."
The Alsobrook brick block on Bay
street, Eustis, is completed and occupied,
the corner room by E. I. Giibert's jewell
~ store, the second room by Halsey's
cigar store, and the third by Miller Bros.
as q billiard parlOr. The entire second
story will be used by the Florida Southern
Railroad Company for their offices.
The Orlando Lumber Company employs
So men. and 10 head of mules are neces-
sary in the delivery of lumber and their
manufactured goods. Their mill at Pine
Castle is supplied with logs from the
islands and shores OF Lake Conway, while
their novelty works here turn out every
conceivable kind OF scrolls, mouldings,
doors, sash, stair work, etc. The weekly
pay roll Is over 81 200.
The following civil appointments were
made by Gov. Perry during the past week:
] B. Dill. to be Justice Of the Peace in
and for the county of Alachua; NJ. W.
Lundy, to be Justice of the Peace in and
for the county Of Taylor; George w. Laid
hart, to be County Commissioner in and
for the county of Dade; Charles V. Hill
yer, to be Notary Public State at large;
H. j. Mccall. to be Notary Public county
OF Madison; r. B. McIendon, to be JUS
tice OF the Peace in and for the county Of
Hill~boro gb; John A. Henderson, to be
a memDer of the Board Of Education of
West Florida Seminary; James NJ. Arm
strong. 10 be Justice Of the Peace in and
for the county Of Manatee.