Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01
FLORIDA.

Orlando wants building and loan as
sociation.
The Midland railroad depot at Apopka
is completed.
! a uniform grade is TO be established for
the streets Of Eustis.
Sorrento ia having a quarrel over the
| location of the railraad depot.
| A telephone IS in working order from
Sumterville TO Leesourg, fifteen miles.
st. Augustine's board OF health threat
ems to resign at its next regular meeting.
Col. @. A. Hanson. of Barlow, is men,
toned as probable successor to Senator
Jones.
Unripe oranges are selling on the trees
al 81 % per 100 in some sections OF Sumter
county.
A falling tree at Jaffrav, Volusia coun-
~, last Friday, killed young man named
! Sam Jordan.
Barlow is determined to have a school
| building, and the citizens have subscribed
the money for it.
Cotton is now coming in in Gainesville
In lar quantities, and business is
! gradually improving.
There ia every indication that the
coming eeason for fsh and oysters will be
! Il fine one at Cedar Key.
A concert at DeLand last week, Friday.
Noted $50, which was sent to the Charles
/ ton earthquake sufferers.
/ w. VI. Girardeau, of Monticello, gath
/ cred aud secured the past season 20,0 eco
| pounds of watermelon seed.
| In the third race at Farnaudina Satur-
| day for the Carnegie challenge cup the
| Mabel, sailed by j, Risk, won.
a large number o. people have made
| DeFuniak Springs their summer home.
The climate is said tn be excellent.
/ The Southern Express Company has
/ opened an Office at OVifd0, the present
terminus OF the Sanford aud indian River
railroad.
A delegate elected TO the Escamb,a
| county convention is said to he wanted
for murder at Ferry Paes, and a warrant
! Is out for him.
/ In an alteration at the colored pool
room at Lakeland last week. between Ju-
| Inns Maxwell ard Tom Nelson, the latter
| Killed the former.
Correspondence is now in progress
with number OF leading men who are to
appear on the platform at DeFuniak
Springs next March.
Two men NJ South Lake, Marion county,
oil wager last week on pultIng in buds
in o orange trees Inherited 0SS-one put
ting 1,01l, and the other 977 in seven
honrs.
1t ia stated that Mir. Banfn. OF the
! Florida CbnutaGqua. VIII have the finest
dwelling house Ia Walton county when
his new building at DeFunIak Springs is
completed.
Parties are Investigating the lime rock
beds out on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, some six miles from
Lake City, with view of max ing lime on
a large scale.
Nursccymen in Orange county say there
is large demand for trees, large sales
having already been made. This means
the extensive planting of orchards and
groves this wiuter.
The citizens of jefferson county have
cause to ne proud OF the leading mer-
chants Of Monticello. They are making
every effort to retain and improve the
business of the place,
MANY banana plants are now putting
opt fruit stems in Sorrento. The plant,
were frozen down to the roots last winter,
and mauy OF them have attained height
OF eight or ten feet since.
Bob Scott, the negro who escaped with
the murderer McRae. by saving the bars
OF the Jail at Tampa, was arrested again
on Thursday morning in Orlando by the
Sheriff OF Orange county.
One of the results of the reckless killing
Of the herops, storks, egrets. etc, of South
| Florida is an increase in the number of
snakes about the lakes and ponds. The
great blue heron Is without a rival as a
snake catcher.
The Midland railroad had some diff
! Guilty in getting the right-of-way through
some lands near LonGwood After trying
! in vain TO settle with the owners, the
/ railroad company called a Jury. who
awarded the claimants 81 each, and now
| the work goes on again.
I The Florida Chautauqua Assembly
rests upon solid foundation and noihinr
| can shake ii. Its ann is to bring advap-
| tages together which will have an eleyat-
ing influence on all that may come in con-
tact with it. The array OF fine talent 10
be placed on the lecture platte t,r h
coming season viii surpass anything yet
offered at the assembly.
The st. Augustine Press saws that every
day since the arrival of the Indians small
squads are permitted. under the guidance
OF IN interpreter. TO leave the fort Tor the
purpose Of purchasing various articles at
the stores. They seem 10 have plenty Of
money, which they freely spend. Old
Mana is gradually becoming civilized, as
it were, for on Tuesday he was observed
buying white shirt.
u is rumored that thoroughly CONNIE.
tent parties propose TO open a school o!
ultu EihuS III hhlL anu, OF VelN bGar by.
The school will be Of such cha actcr as -
generally described by the word iuCrs-
trial, and its course OF study aud training
viii, II carried out. nit young men +, r such
positions as superin' endents ard MAJ
gers of workshops, factories, MINES and
railroads, architects, c.vil engineers and
surveyors.
In abiding TO the Barlow fire the San
ford Journsl says: "Investigation led TO
the suspicion OF Messrs. Johnson & Dan
le's. in whose saloon the fire originated,
and they were arrested and tried. Their
license expired on Oct. l. ANA they were
unable 20 renew it, and they had ST. 600
insurance on their stock, which was prob
ably more than its value. Circumstances
pointed very strongly 10 them as tae
guilty parties"
On Thursday night last, shortly before
5 O'Clock, the residents in the vicinity OF
Treasury and Tolomat0 streets, AT st.
Augustine, were much startled by two
pistol shots aud tho cries Of "Stop him.
stop MIN. Catch thief!' Rushin TO the
doors the people saw tall negro dasnint
madly along. with u white man IN closa