Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-03
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Circuit Court conyenes in Orlando next
Monday week.
The town tax at Ensus will be 10
mills this year.
Orlando and Winter Park are now con-
nected by telephone.
The Orlando public school has on It's
! register the names of 275 pupils.
The building boom Is raging more now
than ever in the history Of Orlando.
! The Jacksonville Electric Light Com
! pany Will shortly increase their capacity.
| The Queen of St. Johns will shortly
run again between Jacksonville and SAN
/ ford
TIE new paper at Winter Park will
| probably be out this week. 1t will be
called the New Age.
An adjourned meeting of the stock
| holders OF the Florida State PARK Associ-
/ alton was held at Jacksonville.
| Rev. \. A. Bailey, the pastor-eIect OF
! tue Baptist Church at Orlando, was in
that city Friday last, arranging for his
| pastOrate.
The gentlemen interested in the South
| Florida Fair are booming it for all there's
IN 1t, and the exposition will undou btedly
be big success.
Eustis WAS enterprIsing enough to con-
| tribute $4,000 and thirty acres OF land to
secure the location of the proposed new
! Presbyterian college.
| Rev. A. l.. Farr, an old and highly es.
! teomed citizen, died at his residence in
| Orlando last Saturday night after long
and lingering illness.
| the Escambia county jail contains
| twenty-ohe prisoners. In the absence OF
bond they are imprisoned to await the
action OF the Circuit Court, which con-
yenes next Monday.
the Town Council of Enterprise mas
authorized legal proceedings begun
/ against the parties who took $3.50 from
the city's treasury to pay Pope g. Fildes,
! Of Jacksonville, attorneys in the late
maDdamus proceedings.
| I. j. Appleyard has succeeded in pro-
curing new material for the publication
! OF the southern sun, at Palatka, sus-
| pended few weeks ago on account of
the removal OF the material upon which ii
! was printed. The new material is now
on its way TO Palatka.
A couple of soldiers from Fort Barran-
cas-, while under the influence of liquor.
attempted 10 cross the bay 10 a small boat
last Thursday night, but were caught by
the outgoing tide and carried out TO sea.
Their absence was reported, and it was
thought by the officers that they were
lost, but they managed TO get to land FRI
day evening, very much worn out and
awiully hungry.
n. i. Mills, OF Orlando, is trying his
hand at garden farming. Two months
| ago, where now stands his garden was
an unbroSen growth OF shrubbery, trees,
ETC.; DOW, instead OF this, can be seen
growing onions, tomatoes, lettuce, rad
ishes, cucumbers, cauliflower, turnips.
Ia fact, general variety OF almost ali
| kinds Of vegetables, all OF which are
| growing rapidly and promise we'll They
! look as fresh, green and vigorous as
| plants OF n like nature in more northern
latitude in tue months OF May and June.
Sergt. W. W. Thomas, OF the United
| States signal Corps, and who had dill.
| Guilty at Cedar Key with Lieut.. c. NJ.
| Barnes, OF the revenue marine service on
Oct. IL, was ordered few days ago TO
| report to the commanding officer at St,
Francis Barracks, for duty. Upon CON-
| plying with this order from the War De-
| partment, he was Immediately placed
under arrest and in solitary confinement
| in the post guard house, and all inter-
| course with friends denied him. Sergt.
| Thomas claims that all this trouble grew
out OF Lieut.. Barnes persistence in an
noying his family. He expects trial by
a military court.
Wednesday the report OF the committee
| dDDDiuitu at lNob tut6tbluR W
| "A plan Of reoTg anizatiOn. presented their
| report, adopting the substance OF Mayor
| McQuaid's resolution to increase the
stock 20 200 shares OF par value of 500
| each. $40 to be paid in on subscribing for
| the stock. IL was agreed that the old
stock be valued at $3.50 in the event of the
! reorganization taking place, that no
| stocSholder shall hold more than three
! shares &C one time. The association
! had been offered $2l0 per share for
| their stock, but they decided that
| inasmuch as the public was interested III
| the maintenance OF a fair association and
! just such buildings and grounds as the
! State Park Association were owners OF,
they give the public the opportunity of
! interesting themselves more directly in
| the purposes OF the association and that
| the offer TO take stock in the new organi-
| cation be limited to 90 days, after which
| time IL the full amount OF shares are not
| subscribed for tue property will be put
| on the market and disposed OF to the best
| advantage of the present stockholders.
A short time ago base ball tourna-
| ment was held at Orlando, at which all
/ clubs IN the State were invited to par.
| ucipate and play for the championship OF
| the state, Being admirers of the game,
and In order to work up an interest in it.,
Bennett ~ Mulroy, OF jacksonville, vol.
| untecrcd To present the vic orious club
with Il fine bat, and at once sent In their
| order 10 have 1t made. The tournament
| closed, and the Orlando club was
| decided 10 be tho champion
club. The donors have just received
the bat. 1t Is Of the ordinary size and is
made OF solid mahogany finely polished
just below the handle Is solid sllve,
band about one and halt inch thick,
beautifully engraved. Another band or
the same kind encircles the end OF the bat.