Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-23
FLORIDA.
Eau Gallie is to have daily mail.
Fort Meade has corn in fuO tassal

lied in Jefferson county.
over $4,000 visitors have left the State
for their homes during the last six weeks.
A committee OF Maitland citizens have
arranged to have d park at a cost of
$4,000.
A hotel is talked of at Fort Ogden, toe
cost of which will be from $4,000 TO
$4,000.
An effort is being made to induce a co.,
ony of German gardeners to locate AT
Keuka.
At Orlando all the buildings to be
erected in the burnt district will be built
of brick.
The negro shot at Mason last week died
at Palatka, where he had been brought for
treatment.
There is now regular boat service on
Lake Eustis, the steamer A. j. Lane haV-
ing begun her trips.
The question of bonding Orlando for
school purposes is to go before the people
to be decided by ballot.
Land that was purchased at Charlotte
Harbor few years ago for 81 an acre is
worth now $500 an acre.
At Fort Meade the early blackberry,
known there as the dewberry, IS ripe.
The crop is SAID to be unusually large and
fine.
E. B. Bailey has rendered to the Gov
9rnOr his resignation as a member OF the
Board of County Commissioners for JEFF
fers0n county.
The hauling of of the st. Johns river
the steamers DeBary, Anita, Magnolia,
Pastime and Water Lily, has thrown out
of employment 125 men.
1t is rumored that Hart & Smith will
put on a companion boat to run on the
same river, connecting with the Worth at
Melbourne for Lake Worth.
The channel over the bar at FernandIna
harbOr has been shifting in a southerly
direction to such an extent that the
government has buOyed out new chan
mel.
Lake Butler claims that property has
appreciated in value there from 90 TO 100
per cent, and that this rise in value is
due to the fact that there are no barrooms
there.
Hospital buildings are being erected on
Tiger Island in Fernandina harbOr which
will be used as a hospital station after
quarantine goes into effect, which will be
about May l.
w. T. Chamberlain is erecting at Cres-
cent City nice hotel, which he will have
completed by the beginning OF the next
season. The house will have accOmmO-
datiOns for so guests.
The big park for the Danbury colony
is being fenced and cleared. 1t is 900 feet
feet long and IS the centre of a new town
called Keuka Heights, a half a mile
south of the depot at keuka.
The Seville Saw Mill Company has
been reOrganized and incorporated under
the name of the Seville Lumber Company,
with Lawrence Miller, Benz. M. Miller
and W. V. Spencer as incorpOratOrs.
A number OF persons about Keuka have
planted castor beans. Mr.. Kersting
has about three acres, Mr.. Lock one, and
several other parties from half to an acre.
1t is an experiment that will be closely
watched.
On last Wednesday night the clothes on
little 4-year-old negro living in the south
ern suburbs of Monticello caught on fire,
and he was severely burned from the
knees to his chin. He will recover with
attention.
The steamer Anita has been Temporal
rily chartered by Capt Garner. to run
between Green Cove Springs and Jack
sOnvIlle. until such time as the steamer
Manatee is ready TO again renew its reg
ular run on this route.
The steamboats, DeBary and Anita will
probably be chartered by the Jackson
Vile, Tampa and Key West railroad next
winter to run south OF PalAtka on the ST..
Johns on the popular daylight route, be-
ginning in December next.
Wright Welch, who lives a short dis
| lance east OF Fort Meade, has a rose bush
five feet high and five feet broad that con-
tains more than 200 beautiful buds and
! full-blown roses. The sight is described
by those who have had the pleasure Of
| witnessing it as by far the handsOmest
thing of the kind they have ever beheld.
An Indiana gentleman, who owns a
| large quantity Of land at DeLand that he
| purchased five years ago, and has not
! been in Florida since he bought until last
week is so pleased with the prospects OF
the place that he has advanced the price
! of his land - per cent. Next fall he will
! return to live there and bring his family.
DR.. Il. NJ. Palmer, OF Monticello, was
! called one day last week TO see a negro
! boy, aged "A or 10 years, who had over
| charged his gun to shoot a Bee. Martin.
The gun kicked him in the mouth, break
| ing his upper jaw for the length OF four
! teeth. and knocking out two of his lower
| teeth, and broke the breech of the gun Of
| course. The bird was unhurt.
At Keuka orange trees are doing we'll
Some strong trees are making second
| growth. Peen-To peaches are about the
! size OF a half dollar. Honey peaches are
! One-tnlT0 ETOWus DlidW utlIiGS are 80
! plentiful that almost every one is troubled
with the shOrt-cake ache. Mr.. Robinson,
! of Dwight. Illinois, is making l2-acre
! grove on the east Of Capt. Reid's place.
Friday night the dwelling and kitchen
! Of W. A. simmons, at LlOyds, was de-
! stroyed by fire. Its origin is at present
! unknown. Mr.. Simmons was absent at
/ the time, but his neiEhbors and friends
/ rallied and the greater portion OF his
! household goods was saved, butIn dam
aged condition.. The residence, kitchen,
kitchen furniture and SOL in money went
up in the flames.
The case of George Burt vs.. the Florida
Southern railway was tried before the
! County Court at Paatks, Tuesday, when
a verdict was rendered IN favor Of the
plaintiff. The question involved was the
right Of the Florida Southern TO run a
track across private property. that road
having sometime since run track across
lot No. SO, belonging to MIR. BurC, without
the permission Of the owner.
The Savannah. Florida and Western
and the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West and South Florida railroads and the
Peoples and the De Bary-Baya lines Of
steamers have entered into q traffic
arrangement whereby the business Of all
Of them viii, in future, be conducted m
the interests Of all, and all under the
direction Of a harmonious management,
sharinC the profits on a basis satisfactory