Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
FLORIDA.

At Waldo the cotton crop is promis-
| ing. hf't
The Orlando Guards have disbanded
until Dot. I.
There are IN Polk county ffty-two
| public school buildings.
The Baptist protracted meeting con-
| tinues with undated interest at Anthony.
The Palatka Gaslight and Fuel Com
| pany charges its customers an average of
$40 for use Of meters.
There is some probability that the South
Florida and St. Johns Presbytery may
build their college in Barlow.
Mr.. E. W. Codington promises the citi-
zens of Barlow that if they will build
hotel he will build an ice factory.
The Brooksville Register publishes a
| list OF all lands sold for taxes in Herman
do county and bid i'll by the State.
The annual meeting of the Ellijsy Bap-
| tist Association convened at Cherry Log
church yesterday, and will continue sew
eral days.
A recent canvass shows that there are
nearly, if not more, than 200 boats of all
kinds, from IA up to 60 feet in length, on
! Indian river.
The knowing ones assert that from De-
Land and the other places four miles
| around DeLand 100000 boxes of oranges
will be shipped this year.
Orlando is to have a grand State cham
pionship base ball tournament, with $500
in prizes. Invitations, with the dates and
clubs to play, will be sent out next
week.
Several new school houses will be
erected in Duval county shortly. The
Oakland colored school is also to be
greatly enlarged. Counting the new ones
to be built there will be about seventy in
the county.
At Barlow in the case Of w. W. Will
lingham ct al. VS.. Ziba King ct al. the
Supreme Court has granteda supersedeas
from the decree of Judge Mitchell. This
is a case involving about $55, 900 and some
nice points OF law.
Mr.. Powers, of Brooklyn, has submitted
an ordinance for water works to the Town
Council of DeLand, which. If they adopt,
will be carried out by him at once at
cost of $4,000 to $4,000 and only about
50, 600 to the town.
Capt. r. w. Adams and 7. +. Wesson,
two highly respected and distinguished
citizens of White Springs, Fla. died at
their homes on Sunday evening last, the
latter at $3.50 O'Clock and the former at
O'Clock, only about 80 minutes apart.
The general office buildings fthe Flori-
da Southern Railway Company in Pa
latka, on Water street, have all been
rooted with slate, and the work of compile
ton is fast drawing to a close. Another
mont tn will find the employees OF the COM
pany in these new Offices.
The steamer Welaka, OF the DeBary-
Baya line, that has been lying up since
last spring in the shipyard, is now run
ming up the river as freight carrier, in
place of the Everglade. She has been
thoroughly overhauled and looks fine.
Capt. E. Hallowes is master.
After the preaching service by Rev. s.
M. Cove, held in the school house at Mer-
rift Aug. l, a. Baptist church was organ
lied, consisting OF ten members. On the
first Sunday in Septem Der, after the usual
public services, the church will meet to
decide on name for the church, appoint
delegates to the Baptlst State Convention
etc.
II. s. Kedney, who is reported to have
sold his fine grove on Lake Maitland for
sos, 900, has bargained it for that sum TO
an Englishman and received a forfeit of
5000. Mr.. Kedney is now engaged in
building a new and handsome residence
on the east end Of Lake Maitland, on one
of the most beautiful spots to be found in
the State, having a lake front Of three
fourths Of mile along that matchless
lake.
Al AnbnOUy hOOuU 4'oU O'ciOCk W cuue5-
daV afternoon, as the south bound passen-
ger train passed j. p. Whilden's saw mil,
about one mile from Anthony, a spark OF
| fire from the passenger engine fell in the
chips and trash under the mill, There
being a stiff breeze from the east, the en-
tire mill building was soon in flames and
entirely consumed, including all the ma
chinery belonging 10 the mill. Mr.. Will
den, with much assistance, by herculeau
efforts prevented adjacent buildings from
catching by the free use Of water.
Sanford Argus: We have IN our pos.
session n tax receipt. given Nov. ", 1884,
TO Mr.. r. :. Henderson, of near Sylvan
Lake, and signed by A. NJ. Hyer, for taxes
ON five acres OF land in the northwest
quarter OF Sec. 80, township 10, range so,
amounting to SO 40. And yet Mr.. Hem
derson's land was ordered sold to satisfy
the state for money retained by Hyer.
Will the State permit these gross evils TO
continue? This is one instance OF many
TO which our attention has been called,
and we do not hesitate 10 pronounce II an
injustice OF the most fragrant kind.
At Mount Pleasant, Gadsden county,
for several weeks somebody has been go
ing into the school house and mutllnting
copy books, breaking states, writing OBJ
scene language, ETC.. and the indignant
patrons set about vigorously 70 catch Inc
iniscreants, which they did 0y one oil their
number turning states eYidspce, as IL
were. The ringleader proved 10 be an
attendant OF the school. When informed
! that be must pay the damage done IN DIS
sportive pranks, he waxed wroth ana de-
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