Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-23
FLORIDA.

1t is reported that there is a movement
in Jacksonville to establish brotherhood
OF carpenters shortly.
Miss Packard, of New York, and Miss
Abby, OF Chicago. will open a millinery
store in Orlando oct. 20.
Efforts are being made to establish a
Christian church in Orlando. C.S. Shat
tuck has the matter in charge.
At Orlando w. H. Sands has purchased
an interest in the real estate business OF
Watkins Il Butt, and the style of the firm
hereafter will be Watkins & Co.
Owing to unanticipated exigencies In
the campaign elsewhere, the appointment
for Mai. Russell, at Sanford, for next
Tuesday evening, Oct. %, is cancelled.
The new voters OF Putnam county are
registering right along, and the prospect
is that there will be much larger vote
cast this year than is usual IN an off year.
The Orlando policemen had six negroes
up Wednesday morning before Mayor
Reel, charged with gambling. They
paid the fine of IS so each and were dis.
charged.
DR.. K. G. Bowman is having his
wooden store, at the corner of Court and
Pine streets, at Orlando, inolosed with
brick. The doctor proposes making it
one OF the most attractive and handsome
stores In the city.
The Secretary Of w ar has directed Gen.
Sheridan to have Geronimo and fourteen
Of his followers removed to, and confined
at Fort Pickens, Fla, and the remainder
OF the Apaches captured at the same
time to Fort Marion, Fla.
Ransom Williams, a young colored m an
of Tallahassee, fell from a derrick al
Chattahoochee river last Sunday and was
instantly killed. He was assisting in
raising some cars that had been derailed
by the recent accident and fell.
+. p. Hyer, of Orlando, has purchased
the stock and business OF DR.. Il. r.
Prince, OF Apopka, and will open at the
store formerly occupied by DIR. Prince,
about Nov. l, with an immense stock OF
hardware and house furnishing goods.
At Sanford the lake has been rising
steadily for several days, and is now
higher than it has been for years. The
Sanford House dock is entirely sub.
merged, aud the water is up under the
Office Of the Sanford wharf, and is still
rising.
Some parties fond of JOKE have been
piling old goods boxes, barrels, etc., in
piles on the side walks, at Palatka, and
the police are now on the lookout for
them. Anyone caught in such mischief
hereafter will he tried for it before the
Mayor, and fine will be certain to fol-
low.
The Odd Fellows of Orlando are making
preparations for a series of entertain
ments that they will give in their new
hail in the Brown block, commencing
Dec. l3. The programme. which is now
being arranged by a committee. will be
changed every night, and promises to be
very attractive.
A gentleman coming in from the Ock.
lockonee river few days since saw four
bears crossing the railroad about six
miles from Tallahassee. One of the en-
gineers on the Florida Railway and NayI-
cation informs us that he frequently en-
counters droves OF wild turkeys on the
track near the same place.
George Sydthob and Joe Heubuer, two
painters, while arranging the scafTolding
around The Episcopal church at Winter
Park, Wednesday, fell from the scahold a
distanoe of twenty-five feet, injuring
George Sydthob, who fell baOk, ards.
striking on his head, quitting a ghastly
wound and breaking his shoulders. tie
is resting very easy, and hopes are now
entertained that his injuries will not
prove fatal.
There was a grand torohlight parade Of
the knights OF Labor at Key West Tues
day night in honor Of the Anniversary 4
the OlOer tuere. over O.uOO parade
through the streets; speeches we're made
in jackson square by Mayor Piummer,
sgnor Bolina, the State delegate 10 Rich
mond, William Bethel, Lopez Perez. e.
G. Blake, Signor Zsldiyor and Editor
Rivero, of the Equator, to 5000 people.
The affair was enthusiastic.
As a freight train was gong out OF
GAINESVILLE Tuesday evening on the 81
NdnnAh, Florida and Western railway,
and when near the head OF West Main
street, little white child was discover d
by tne engineer 10 b. asleep between the
rails OF the track, As IL was Impossible
~ step the heavy train before it would Q
on the little sleeper, the engineer sprung
I ON the CAB and snAtched the child from
the track just IN time to save 10 from a
horrible death.
At Key West Tuesday the Democrats
OF Monroe county held their county con
ventiou. +. j. Moreno presided. Peter
Knight editor nj the Democrat and
County Clerk, acted as secretary. George
a DE merritt, sheriff. nominated p. i.
Moreno Tor The senate; Mason Moreno.
Hssislant ouit0r OF tue Democrat aud
County AS BiOr, nominated George H..