Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
II LORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Seneca has been enlivened this week
by the wedding of John T. StinsOn, of
Eustis, to Mary e. PattisOn, of Seneca.
Robert Finley, of Seneca, is shipping
his oranges this week. They are re-
markably fine lot, and he was offered
81, $50 for them on the trees.
Messrs. Cook & Libbey have purchased
the Donate Bravo place In New Angus
tine, containing four acres, for $4,000,
and Will divide 1t up in building lots.
A road has been located along the shore
of Lake Worth, commencing at the Co.
cOanut Grove House and extending as far
north as is agreeable to the citizens.
Prominent capitalists contemplate
erecting an extensive saw and planning
mill in the vicinity of Sanford, probably
on the line OF the Sanford and Lake Eustis
railroad.
At Jacksonville, Nichols, Rockwell &
Co. have dissolved partnership. Mr. G.
b. Benedict, formerly of the firm of Bene-
dict & McCOnthe, has bought out Mr..
ROckwell's interest.
Capt. Eels, OF Jacksonville. is at Lake
Worth looking after the wine that came
ashore from the wrecked vessel Tres Au-
rOras, which was foundered at sea Oct.
10. Five lives were lost.
Gus Meyers and Jimmie Flanagan, two
disciples OF John l.. Sullivan, have ar
rived at Jacksonville from New York.
Flanagan expects to knoc X ont an English
champion who will shortly meet him.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railway Company are laying out fifty
acres at the Enterprise Junction into lots
of various sizes, and about twenty men
are engaged in clearing streets, etc. 1t
is the intention OF the company to estab-
lish new city at this point.
A letter from Havana 70 Max Inversion,
states that the Athletic Base Bal Club OF
Philadelphia, now in Cuba, will return by
way of Florida and will PLAY In Tampa,
| Orlando and Sanford, If satisfactory ar
rangements can be made, OF which we
have no doubt. as Mr.. Myerson says he is
willing to grant them even better terms
than they ask.
J. II. Draper Is building a handsome
two-story nine-roOm residence at Rut-
ledge, a short distance from Col. j. E. In
granam's residence. Mr.. Draper has
made his first shipment OF oranges,
twenty-six boxes, by express, consigned
to friends in various parts OF the North.
He says he could easily dispose of LOCO
boxes in the same way.
w. }. Dodson. who is farming near Ok
ford, made fine crop OF 0ats last season,
and, being far-seeiDg man, had about
200 bushels tnreshed out, using the old
fashioned fail in doing 80. Tue oats be-
ing OF n superior quality he finds no trou-
bic in disposing OF tnom for seed purposes
at 81 % per bushel. Mr.. Dodson made as
much as thirty bushels 10 the acre on
some OF his land.
A movement is on foot tn hold. at an
early day, IN Jacksonville, a mass Pres
| byterIaD convention, continuing two or
three days. Jacksonville Will probably
! be selected, because II is the only place
thai has asked for it, having accommodate
tien 8 Tor the large number of persona that
wjD attend. DR.. jDhn Hail. OF New York,
Df. Hogue, OF Richmond, Va, aud other
distinguished diviDes Will be invited to
| attend and address the convention. Tho
! movement looks to harmony, union aud
cooperation between the Northern and
Southern branches OF the church.
Sumetrville Times: On Dec. 10
the treste OF the Florida Railway
and Navigation railroad gave way TO
sueh an extent That trains were
unable TO run over IL until the
! "Wednesday following. AT various times
! for the past several months trains could
I not venture over this unsafe piece OF
| work for one or two days at time, but
| this last break has proved the most seri-
| Gus and has been a great detrment to our
| orange growers and business men. On
| last Monday orders were gwen to the
agents at this place and at Panasohkee TO
| receive no more freight until further
| notice; hence, everything was at dead
standstll on this portion of the road un-
I'll yesterday. 10 the meantime several
! carloads OF oranges had accumulated