Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-14
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Tampa is to introduce the Holly system
OF water works into that city.
From around Palmetto $3.50 crates of
vegetables were shipped in one week.
The Board of Trustees of the East Flor
ida Seminary meet tomorrow at Gaines
vile.
AT the Rogers House, Winter Park,
eighteen hundred tube roses have been
planted.
The st. Johns and Halifax Railroad
Company is building a freight house at
Relleston.
Most of the newly erected buildings in
hey West are covered with patent metal
lie shingles.
Cotton around Jasper is reported to be
In tiourishing condition. 1t will bios
som In short time.
John Anderson has donated two good
lots at Homeland, Polk county, to the
Beulah Baptist church.
William Pool and Lewis Green, two
worthy young men of Fort Meade, died
from measles last week.
The Fort Highland Press reports that
Peen-to peaches are ripe in the vicinity of
Sorrento and that some fine specimens of
this fruit are 0n exhibition.
President. John A. Prentis has sold an
interest in the ApOpka and Atlantic rail-
road to company of Orlando gentlemen,
who Will extend it through to Apopka.
Inc Wesleyan Institute at Orlando will
close for the school year on June %. The
closing exercises will be concluded on the
evening of that day in the opera house,
and Will consist OF music and recitatiOns.
W. B. Lamar, of Monticello, says he
n 70 al
Monument Fund. 1t will require about
$1,000 to erect the desired monument,
which it is proposed to raise by subscrip-
-tion in Jefferson county.
An old freshman who has been loafng
about Live Oak for some time, associating
principally with negroes, was taken
from negroes bed Thursday night and
logged by unknown men, and released
after promising to leave the county.
A gentleman near Sorrento has six
acres planted in oats, which stand now
about AZ feet high with remarkably fun
and heavy heads, and many have declared
that it Is as good in quality as that grown
in the Northern and Western grain States.
A gentleman in Orlando has received
letter from a gentleman In France, who
says that he will be in Florida in Septem-
Der next with the object Of personally
inspecting the country for the purpose, if
satisfied, OF bringing over a large colony
OF his cOuntrymen. The proposed colon
lists are engaged in the silk industry at
home and would follow that occupation
in Florida.
The DaytOna Messenger has been col
lating data concerning oats on the east
coast section, and the reports show them
to be in good condition. One man says
that he has IA stalks from one stand
high anon oh n a IiOXV him tO GfaOd nndnr
the dropping heads about six feet; two of
the heads had 1870 and 134 perfect grains.
The stalks were as thick as an ordinary
little finger. This was grown on east
coast pine land and in "Littleton Park''
at Blake.
Reports from Clay Land Church, in
the southwestern part of Suwannee cOun-
ty, state that B. Lester GLADDEN., a school
teacher and prominent writer on temp
erance, was taken out by unknown men
Thursday night and severely whipped.
GLADDEN. was recently married to daugh-
ter of Rev. W. n. Lindsay, of Suwannee
county, and 1t is said the offense for
which he was logged was ende avoring
to persuade the young daughter of a
prominent citizen to elOpe with him.
The Episcopal Diocesan Council in ses-
sion at Palatka completed its labOrs Fri
day night. Various committees reported,
the first being on "The State of the
Church." showing gratifying prosperity
throughout the State, the parishes being
stronger andothe missions more numer-
Gus. Rev. A. w. Knight, from the Com
Smittee of diminished Business from last
diocese, Offered an amendment to canon
10, relating to the qualifications of voters
in the council. A resolution was offered
asking the General Convention to con-
ssider theqnatter of an appellate court,
which receives appeals from diocesan
courts. an this point Rev. G. 5. Will
1 Jams urged that the pastoral Office culmi-
mated in the Bishop, and should be em-
phasized rather than his judicial func-
tons. Rev. A.W. Knight insisted that the
decision of the Bishop should be final. 1t
was determined that the matter be re-
I}ferred to the General Conference. The
subject OF Christian Union was then dis
cussed at some length reference being
made to similar discussion recently in
the Louisiana Council. Gainesville was
selected as the place OF the next meeting
ofthe council of the diocese. The merits
of other places were also discussed. A
special report was made by the Finance
Committee, in which a schedule of assess
ments was made to meet the expenditures
cot the diocese. the payments being quar-
steriy. Also, 500 was asked to
aid In sustaing the theolog-
zeal department in the Uni
sversity of the South. Adopted. A resO-
| luton was adopted looking tosthe estab-
lisbment of fund for the maintenance of
disabled ministers. A resolution was Of
tered by Rev. A. w. knight Mandatory OF
the efforts OF Rev. p. S. SnOwden in be-
half Of Christian education.