Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-06
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
An Episcopal church VIII probably be
built at Winter Park this winter.
Knowles addition to Winter Park of 10
acres is being cleared and improved.
Mr.. Stovln reports a street railroad
from Orlando to the college almost GER
tainty.
Two hundred negro immigrants passed
through Callahan last week for South
Florida.
A meeting will be held Tuesday to take
into consideration the question of incOr-
pOraung Callahan.
The matrimonial record of Leon county
70 T August foots up sixteen-two whites
and fourteen colored.
Calhoun & Braswell have opened a
bottling establishment in Plant City,
where they manufacture soda water, ale
and birch beer.
At Live Oak, a gentleman who recently
married forgot his license and had to walt
ON the floor till friend could get in his
satchel and get them out.
One of the West brothers of Madison
county, was shot at one night the early
part of the week, but escaped. 1t is sup
posed that negro did the shooting.
Bamboo is to have a fishery. 1t will
supply Bamboo, Orange Home, Wild
Wood, Montclair and other points with
the fine trout, Dream and speckled perch
tor which the Okahumkee lakes are noted.
The International Ocean Telegraph
Company are now engaged putting up
their wires south along the right-ot-way
of the railroad. Some six wires will CEN
ire at Villa Wood and necessitate quite
an extensive office, one with four instru-
ments, at least.
Maj. A. L. Woodward has pur-
chased his old home at Live Oak
back from Capt Fl. f. Dexter. to whom
he sold it several years ago. RumOr has
1t that Mr.. Dexter will now erect hand
some residence on the Stevens lot, adjoin-
ing DIR. OYerstreet.
j. w. Tucker, of Tuckertown, Her
nando county, one of the most extensive
orange growers in South Florida, has
taken as many as 5000 oranges from one
tree. Dir. L. also raises some of the best
beef cattle, having just shipped several
car loads to the 5 tVannah market.
The contract for erecting the large new
pavilion at Pablo beach, at the terminus
OF the Jacksonville and Atlantic railroad,
has been awarded TO James 4. Woodward,
and lot Of the material was shipped
down TO the beach Wednesday. The pa
vilion is TO cost between $4,000 and $4,000,
and is to be completed within thirty days.
A storm passed through the northern
portion of Madison county Sunday night,
destroying every house on Mrs Hammers
ley's place. Que child was killed on the
place of Mrs. NJ. K. Wyche, and q woman
was alec injured, and every house at &.
ID. Tuten's was blown down. Consider
able damage to crops and fences is re-
ported.
There are thirteen prisoners now con-
fined in the jail at Palatka, two white
men, one cOlored woman and eight negro
men. Arthur Choate alias Lieutenant
Bryant, Is one of the white men, who is
held on the charge Of horse stealing. The
lieutenant Is q pretty sharp fellow, and
has a somewhat lively criminal history.
Erastus X. Shaw is the other white man.
Maj. d. L. Way, secretary OF the meet
ing held at Sanford few weeks ago, TO
prepare resolutions in remembrance OF
Gen. Grant, received the following letter
of thanks day or two ago: ''Mrs. Z. s.
Grant tenders her grateful thanks for
your resolutions, which have been re-
ceived. Respectfully, +. ID. Grant. To
Messrs. }. j. Harris, Fay 5. Phelps, Will
liam Scott, ). f. Travis and A. Il. Phillips,
committee"
At Ocala, Wednesday night, some par
ties broke into the post Office, rlfied the
drawers and stole twenty registered let
ters. Miller 81 Spencer's law Office was
also entered, but no money was found.
Sunday night the Florida Southern depot
was broken into, and the following night
the money drawer Of the Ocala house was
forced open. but In neither Instance did
the burglars succeed in getting anything
more than some small change.
The lightning played some curious
freaks around Longwood recently. DR..
Norman was lying on the sofa at his house
reading and holding his pipe In one hand
when fash of lightning seemed 70 run
down a wire picture cord, hurled the pipe
from his hand, and electrified bis arm for
some time. IL also tore on some plaster
ing, ana took about 10 feet Of moulding
from the house, and used one OF the raft
ers Of the front porch pretty roughly. An
other freak was 10 come down one OF the
tin water conductors and slice of piece
OF one Of the blocks and throw 1t across
the road. 1t finished up by striking the
well house and sending buckets and chain
to the bottom of the well.
John Z. Tucker and family, who live at
Fruitland, had a very narrow escape
last week from death from stroke OF
lightning. Mr.. Tucker was sitting at
his secretary writing, when the lightning
struck the corner Of the house just above
mis- head. knocking a hole through the
roof, and stunning and knocking him out
Of his chair. The lightning passed around