Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-14
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been ordered to be held at Newnansville
on Monday, April 8.
DR.. VIM. Z. Moon, of Brevard county,
has realized $500 proceeds from his
orange crop this year.
The orange trees around Orlando are
blooming profusely, and a large crop is
predicted the coming season.
A dairy farm is to be established at
sefner. carload of stock Tor that pur-
pose arrived there last week.
Several Ohio families are expected to
arrive at Barlow very soon. They have
made arrangements to locate there.
The work OF preparing the marsh land
between the two Tohopekaliga lakes, at
klssImmee, for planting cane is progress
ing steadily. Ian
The building hoOm seems to have broken
out afresh in Orlando. Residences and
business houses are going up in almost
every direction.
The Hillsboro Grays, at Plant City, are
TO have an armOry. A lot has been pur-
chased aud bids are to beadvertised for as
soon as the title to the property passes.
The marriage Of W. C. DeGraffenried
and Miss Lila Hately, both of Jasper, oc-
Cured on Feb. 10. They left Immediately
after for New Orleans and other points.
Sheriff Anderson, of Orange county,
has been presented by his friends with q
handsome gold badge in recognition of
his services as faithful and efficient
officer.
There is q cypress tree at McDonald's
station, on the South Florida railroad
that is Is feet in diameter, and the space
from the ground to the limbs is at least
rs feet.
The Orlando Light Infantry had two
drills last week and are progressing well.
They are now in correspondence with the
Adjutant General in regard to obtaining
their arms.
depot site has been selected at Home
land, and the building of a Methodist,
Episcopal, and Baptist church is cOntem-
plated, as we'll as hotel, store, and other
buildings.
The next meeting Of the Polk County
Teachers Institute is TO be held at Plant
City on the third Thursday Of May, and
Will continue through Friday and Satur-
day OF that week.
Works are rapidly forwarding the lum-
Der for the South Florida railroad COM
pany's new shops at Sanford. The con-
tract is for 100, 900 feet.
At st. Augustine, Friday, James
Walker, colored, was found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree for killing Charley
walker, col0red, at Whites Camp, and
sentenced to be hanged.
A. J. Schwartz, who was recently ar
rested in Detroit, Mich, for polygamy,
was brought to Orlando last Saturday and
safely lodged in jail. He married his last
wife in Sanford last winter.
Capt. j. B. ParramOre sold the lot 165
by IA feet fronting Central avenue at Or
lando between the Presbyterian church
and the South Florida railroad last week
TO Capt. I. j. Shine for $1,000.
Orlando has 81, 800 subscribed to be ap-
piled towards the location of the Methodist
College in the Wesleyan Institute build
ing there. Leesburg, Brooksville and Lake
Weir are each trying to get it.
The wounded negro Squire aoIIIngs-
worth died from the effects OF his wound
at TitusVille last Friday morning. The
perpetratOr of the crime. Joseph Casma.
was lodged in jail the following day.
Mr.. Kinsman will ship his tremendous
cabbage crop from Southport, on Lake To-
bopekaliga, to Kissimmee, where it will
be shipped North via the South Florida
railway. BE will deliver a car load day.
The people at Live Oak have resolved to
build new school-house at a cost not to
exceed 5000, and proposition has been
luduC " UOuu JuO JDW II budB ..
issuing bonds to run for one, two, three,
four and five years.
Hon. A. L. Woodward, OF Live Oak, has
donated to the University library, ITALIA
hassee, II volumes Of 1.-The Writings of
Washington" by Sparks, beautifully
bound in calf, and four volumes of the
speeches of Lord Brougham.
At Orlando Scott 81 Grady have dis
solved cO-partnership, Mr.. Grady retir-
ing. Bul0rd Allen, of Kentucky, has pur-
chased Mr.. Grady's interest, and in the
future the business will be conducted
under the firm name Of Scott & Allen.
Frank Hall, of WakuIla county, a few
days ago took rare bird for Prof. Kline,
at Tallahsssee-an ivory-billed wood
pecker. The plumage is worth $40. and
there is no record OF one being killed be-
vOnd the limits OF Florida in the past 10
years.
Application has been made for three
post offices in Columbia county recently.
One to be called Lake Ogden, situated
six miles west Of Lake City; one called
Dixie, nine miles south of Lake City, and
one at Cypress Branch, II miles southeast
OF Lake City.
c. V. 5. Wilson, editor ofthe Lon0lc0od
NeloS, has moved the press and material
of the NeloS from LOngwOOd to Braiden-
town. Wlefe ne VIII puDliSn Inc lhu1tdtee
Riuer Id 0cdte, devoted to the interest Of
the towns of Palmasola, Fogartyville,
williamsburg, BraidentOwn, Manatee,
EnentOn, Palmetto and the county Of
Manatee.
The steamer Alice Howard has been
Withdrawn from the ferry line between
Enterprise and Sanford, as she has not
been making anything since the compile
tiOn of the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railroad. Some talk OF taking her
around to Indian river was INDUCED in.
but her draft OF water, 4 feet, was too
much to 90 through the Indian river mar
rows.
A brakeman on the iron train OF the
Florida railway by the name Of w. G.
Homes was killed Thursday about one
mile and half from Hawthorne. A rail
fell from one Of the fiat cars while the
train was in motion, striking him and
about 20 years Of age, and came to Florida
from Pennsylvania. The body was taken
TO Palatka, where the interment occurred.
A first-elass, two-stOry apartment hotel
is being erected at Orlando, on the corner
OF Orange and Robinson avenues. tits 10
be built on q novel plan, With a spacious
dining and kitchen for the use OF It's
guests, who wish 10 do light housekeep-
ing. 1t will contain thirty-sLx roOms--in-
GLIDING dining room, Kitchen. pantry,
bath room. Office and three suites with
ample closet room. The contractor ex-
poets TO have II completed by June I.