Savannah morning news., 1886-06-19
FLORIDA.

A fine boat house, with tower. is being
erected on Lake Osceola, at Winter Park.
The finishing touches are being put to
the colored Odd Fellows hall at Winter
Park.
Mrs. DR.. BULBS house, costing $4,000,
near the Seminole Hotel at Winter Park,
is nearly completed.
Herman Phillips house, on the east
side OF Lake Osceola, at Winter Park, to
cost $4,000, is almost finished.
st. Augustine people have been suffer
ing greatly during the hot weather of the
last few weeks by reason Of an Ice
famine.
The boys dormitory and the dining
room addition to Rollins College, at Win
ter Park, are now under way. These
aduitiens will cost together about 5000.
Some Of the new rooms Of the Seminole
Hotel at Winter Park have been finished,
and work has been begun on an annex to
the dining room. Tee dimensions OF this
annex will be 20x25 feet.
J. p. Gardner, Of Orlando, has the con-
tract TO construct large building near
the depot at Winter Park for Hunter
Bros. The dimensions OF this structure
will be A by go feet and will be used for
store and office purposes.
Winter Park community is building up
very rapidly, and the absent residents
will be greatly surprised at the extensive
improvements that have been made
during their absence when they return in
the fall. Que can judge of the amount of
building done there when told that George
Nichols. the plasterer, has contracts
amounting to 10000 yards in Winter Park
alone.
Waldo Advertiser: Judge Kennard will
nc bo oh
this season. His trees are filled to their
utmost capacity with an abundance of
the most beautiful and luscious fruit.
Having devoted special care and attention
to the culture of the trees, the fruit Will
reach the markets in frst-class condition,
and must necessarily bring high prices.
This abundant yield will render this in
dustry of his very prOftab BILE this season,
as he will ship large uantities-prObablv
greater than any other grower in the
country.
At meeting Of the stockholders of the
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf railroad
held in Oeala Tuesday the following
directors were elected for the ensuing
year: Col. Thomas g. HOge, Oscar Ia
magno, James T. Van Rensselaer,, DIR. ] =.
B. Upham, and Alexander C. QuarrIes. of
New York, E. W. Agnew, of Ocala, and
r. f. Taylor, of Gainesville. This cleo
GlOu VIII CduSo Oue retirement Oh bne pres
ent officers, President Sylvester and Sec
retary N. r. Gruelle, but they will,
however, retain their connection with the
management in responsible positions.
AS soon as this board elects it's officers it
is understood that work will be re-begun
with energy.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY, says
Fl. B. Tascott, who was arrested last Feb
Tuary while trying to negotiate with the
ticket brokers for the purchase of 100
railroad tickets issued by the Florida
Southern Railroad from points in Florida
to Chicago and return, has pleaded guilty
to the charge of grand larceny. Upon this
plea the case was submitted to Jury, and
TascOtt's punishment was fixed at one
year in the penitentiary. Sentence was
Immediately passed upon him. He has
altogether lost the flippant air and stylish
appearance which marked him when FIRST
incarcerated, and now appears a very
common sort of thief. He was agent
for the company at the time the tickets
were stolen, and being very highly con-
nected the railroad people were loath to
prosecute him.