Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-26
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The recent cut in fruit rates by freight
from Ocala is off already, and the old
tariff of 55c. box is on.
From thirty to forty carloads Of oranges
pass through Waldo daily.
At Wildwood S. JeGamble has sold out
his drug store toe. HIIAard.
The Eureka Cornet Band, OF Oxford,
made its first appearance Tuesday night.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
COmpany's management are reducing
largely their force OF employees.
Petitions. ale being circulated for sig
natures asKfng for the appointment Of
Hon. Z. j. Vann as Judge of the Third
judicial circtie., ae1l 2f
At Tavarss George Lemoyne has sold
two lots on the Don evard, between Rock
ingham avenue and the theatre building,
TO George Nicoll, OF Orlando, for 1900.
Another party of ten families, under the
charge OF Alburtus Vogt, arrived at Ocala
last week from AnsOnia, Conn. They
have invested in soil, and will become
permanent citizens.
Hac Armstrong, of Wildwood, recently
killed a very large buck carrying niue
points. The deer was killed In towE on
the spot where the old Indian chief Tusca-
a century ago.
Jim Bryant (colored) section man on
the T., D. g. A. road, while walking the
track near the L A. & G.. junction on
Saturday evening, was attacked by a
wild cat. and after assevere struggle sue
ceeded in Cspatcning the "varmint" with
4 club which he happened to have in his
hand. Bryant received a number OF
scratches and his clothing was consider
ably torn.
While in Tavares on Thursday Gov.
Sinclair signed contract with Jabez II.
sears for the immediate erection OF five
cottages, one of which is to be completed
within sixty days. The cottages are TO
have commodious roome, with fireplace
and three chimneys, and the dining room
is TO be finished in curly pine. The house
to be built by Capt. Kelley is included in
the contract. They are to be very desira-
BILE residences and are to rent for $50 a
month.
The rate on box of oranges from Eus-
It's via the Florida Southern, is 30 cents,
while from Sorrento via the Jacksonville.
Tampa and Key West, it is only 30 cents.
The Seneca people and others are now
shipping by the latter instead Of by the
former route, aud are making Il saving OF
81 on a load of oranges, and, as they can
haul two loads a day, the saving effected
is So a day. Sorrento and Eustis are
equally distant from Seneca, and the saw
ing is thus quite an important item to the
grower.
The gin house and contents, with the
engine and appliances belonging 90 e. T.
@. Dickerson, at Greengood, in jackson
county was destroyed by fire on Thurs
day night of last week. There being no
doubt of its having been fired the matter
has been kept as quiet as possible with
cordingly, on Wednesday evening last,
Pryor Wheeler acknowledged tn the own
er that be was the man who fired it and
that he was hired to do the fiendisb deed
by white man 1t also appears that this
negro Informed another white man on the
evening Of the tire that the house would
be burned that night.
Paymaster Thompson distributed some
$4,000 among the employees of the Florida
hallway and Navigation system this
month. The pay Car in which he travels
is com forabiy furnished with large, easy
chairs and the seats of the car can be con-
ver,ed into berths. The car is also pro-
yidedSwidh cooking apparatus, ice box,
etc. and an excellent cook in the employ
OF t5e company accompanies the paymas.
ter on his trips. The money is carried
now in an xpress safe; in the old DAYS II
was carried ID tin box Mr.. Thompson
has now been fer eighteen years in the
employ g khis railway system and has
distriba tedsraifions of money. He has
never met with any loss or been robbed,
though until within the past year he has
never carried asv defensive weapons.