Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
FLORIDA.

Sanford up to Thursday had sent $3.50
to Charleston.
The new Florida Southern depot at Bar
tow will soon be completed.
Six of the standard gauge engines for
the South Florida railroad are ready for
use.
Two grape vines, one 80 years old and
another 70, are growing near Green Cove
Springs.
The estimated value of imports at Key
| West for the month of August foot up
| $166, 900.
More than $4,000 worth OF Apopka
property has changed hands during the
past ten days.
The artesian well at Green Cove Spring
has reached depth OF 500 feet without
I striking water.
| d. W. johnson, OF jackson county,
wears Panama hat purchased twenty
Pseven years ago.
! The cigar trade at Key West is largely
improving. The last weeks shipment
was worth $4,000.
Bartow's increase in taxable values. as
shown by the assessment just completed.
shows nearly $1,000,000 increase in the
past year, the total being now over 3d.
400, 600.
| At a recent meeting OF the stockholders
and board of directors OF the Sanford Ice
and Cold Storage Company the contract
| for their new building and the several
tanks was let to j. H. Duncan.
f. B. Bailey, of Monticello, has been
| notified that to him was awarded the d.
plOma and prize money Tor the best bale
/ OF Florida cotton presented at the worlds
exposition, In the city of New Orleans.
A prize of $40 was offered and paid to
! Robert McCreery by w. S. Bunting, of
! Cedar KEYS, for capturing the largest
| gregating 1929 pounds. Some OF the tur-
| ties weighed 400 pounds.
Rev. J. J. W. Place, pastor of the Bap
| fist church at Palatka, baptised four con-
verts at Sanford last Sunday. They were
baptised in the lake at the foot of Pal
metto avenue, and the ceremony was wit
messed by large cOncourse OF people.
Fort Myers Press: We are not a prophet.
nor the son of a prophet, but 10 the man
who erects a $4,000 hotel in this town in
time for business this winter, we prophe-
| sy and feel willing to guarantee him
|, SIS, 900 on his investment the first season.
Louis Ref Was lost in the woods OF Polk
| county last week while hunting game.
and remained out two days and nights be-
fore recued by friends. He was found in
| a tree, where he bad taken refuge from
| mud and water, in an exhausted and
starving condition.
! The car sheds of the Blaine Bros. by the
side of and parallel with the car'snops of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railroad, OF Palatka, were completely de-
molished on Monday OF last week Dy the
wind storm. None OF the wOrkmen en-
ployed under 1t were injured.
w. II. Smith, of Boardman, Marion
: cNvfa
grove in the vicinity of Boardman, saws
| that there will be fully a twO-thirds crop
! of oranges in his section and that none OF
! the trees we're injured by the last win
! ter's cold. Mr.. Smith also says that at
| Citra there will be full crop of oranges.
| Fred Hotchkiss has let the contract Tor
! the construction of his new brick stores
at Sanford TO Capt. Price, OF Altamonte,
who ia building the new market at Orlan-
do. The building will be Two stores. 30
feet nigh. The stores will be IA feet high,
and the rooms above IL feet. The entire
front Will be iron ana glass. The store
will he ready for occupancy by Nov. /,
and the entire building will be completed
bv Dec. l. These are the first OF num-
Der of brick and fire proof buildings that
will he erected IN Sanford during the
coming winter.
The Democratic Convention Of Orange
county assembled at Orlando Wednesday
and held q stormy session. The chief
contest wac over the nomination for State
Senator, Those who had been most
strongly urged for this place prior 10 the
convention were Hon. John NJ. Bryan, DR..
j. j. Harris and Mr.. Ed. Kuhl. The latter
was not, strictly speaking, candidate,
but had iptlmated that be would accept
If nominated with a reasonable degree OF
unanimity. The principal contest was
bet ween DR.. Harris ard Mr.. Bryan. The
latter was nominated on the 18th ballot.
wood, and George ii. Brown, OF oyiedo,
were nominated.
Sanford Argus; About O'Clock last