Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-27

A. Oyied0 James Jelk's large twO-story
packing house viii soon be completed.
n. L. Person, near Seville, is about try
ing an experiment with blOOdeG cattle.
Almond trees are in bloom at Mr.. q. A.
BacOn's place, below OrmOnd-On-t he Hall
fax.
RenJamin Boyd, Tax Assessor, will be-
gin his work of assessing the property of
Putnam county on April ,.
The County Commissioners of Putnam
county have refused to accept the new
jail recently built at Ralatka.
+. w. Boone has sold his tract Of IL
acres in the eastern part of Orlando to
Massachusetts parties for $4,000.
I. }. LawtOn is building new store %
by 90 feet two stories high, the upper part
to De finished for hall for public use.
The ordinance granting T. G. Eaton the
gas franchise has passed the Sanford city
council. The works are to be completed
by Dec. 1.
Phe new hotel enterprise at Orlando is
progressing smoothly, and amounts are
being added 30 the list every day. A large
sum has already been raised.
About 40 acres of land lying in the north
western portion OF 0cala is now being sur
yeyed. 1t will be laid out in lots and
Known as Dunn's addition to Ocala.
Bids amounting to 81, 900 have been re-
ceiVed from some towns for the location
of the Methodist college. Nothing has
been done to secure it's location at Or
land0.
The street railway from Orlando TO
Maitland, via Wilcox and Winter Park.
Is being talked Of again. Persons who
know, say the railway would pay now, as
all these places are growing.
The lemon trees are putting out nicely
at Orlando. Only some Of the branches
were nipped by the freeze. The lines
were seriously if not fatally injured, but
are p6tt1ng out sprouts again.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Whipple, Of Mime
sofa, will preach In St. Luke's church, at
Orlando, on the first Sunday in April.
Apostolic rite Of confirmation will be ad-
minlstered by him on that day.
S. V. Hardness, Of Cleveland, O., Vice
President of the Standard Oil Company,
is making great improvements on the
Russ grove. one and half miles north
east of Orlando, which he recently pur-
chased.
At the last meeting Of the City Council |
OF Ocala it was decided to make the cur
rent assessment OF taxes at 10 mills,
mill Of which is to be paid in cash and
appropriated to the sinking fund and in
terest on bonds for the payment of che fire
engine.
Mr.. Bigelow, OF the Seminole String
Band, of Orlando, had his violin, valued
at $500, stolen from him last week, and
his friends IN the city have decided TO give
a hop at the West End Friday night to Sc
cure funds to purchase another instru-
ment for him.
The new ice company Of Orlando will
erect their warehouse next to COOper's
machine shop, on Gertrude avenue, 'front.'
ing the South Florida Railroad. The
building will have capacity fer between
900 and 1000 tons. The company will be
ready for business IN the summer of early
fall.
Capt. j. B. Parrsmore has sold the lot
on the corner of Orange avenue and
Washington street, at Orlando, to T. 3.
Price and James W. Anderson, of Ur-
purchased this lot, together with a small
part which he sold some time since for
$500, one year ago for 81 500.
The large and handsome building on
Wright street, near the railroad, Pensa-
cola. owned by w. A. DAlemberte and
occupied by Mrs. Clifton, who kept a
boarding. house, was consumed by fire
Tuesday. The house was valued at s., 800
and insured tor S, $50. Ali the household
effects of Mrs. Clifton's were saved,
though somewhat damaged in being re-
moved.
Saturday lightning struck L. Lytle's
residence in Barlow, and shiVering the
boards and weather strips on the west end
OF the house, knocked down the stove pipe
and shook up things lively all about the
house. 1t set a window curtain on fire
near the bed where part of the family
were sleeping, and might have caused the
destruction or the building, but for the
prompt action of the family in putting it
out.
Among the many cases before court at
Oca4a this week is the old case of Charles
Mason, who shot William Peach in
November, 1884, at Pennington. The par-
ties are both eoleFed, and some OF the
most prominent citizens of the county are
summoned as witnesses. THIS case has
been brought before each term OF court
ever since the shooting occurred and
nothing has been accomplished. 1t has
already cost the county more than bOtn
the parties involved are worth.
The Florida Spring Exhibit, which
opened last Monday in the armory on
Laura street, Jacksonville. has steadily
improved both as to the quality OF dis
plays OF fruits and flowers and in the at
tendance and interest manifested. Add
tiOns were made to the Columbia county
exhibit in the shape OF a cutting from the
tea plant in perfect condition, a spe cimen
Of cork from the cork tree growing in Lake
City, and some long staple cotton. Col.
g. r. King also sent down a sample Of
scuppernODg wine, seven months old,
which is very fine. This can be manuiac-
tured. Col. King says, at 81 per gallon at
profit. A pepper tree has been sent down
In the United States Court at Jackson
vile Thursday the case Of David b. Parce
VS.. E. w. Bond TOR $4,000 damages re-
ceived by fall at DeLand landing was
completed by the jury returning verdict
in favor of the plaintiff, assessing the
damages at $1,000. IL is expected that
the case will go 70 the Supreme
Court Of the United States. In the
case of the United States vs.. Maria
Valentine, which was argued ana sub
mitted last week, Judge Pardee rendered
a decision ordering that a decree be given
In favor OF the defendant, and that the
plaintiffs bill be dismissed. This suit IN
wolves about 80 acres of land Ia Fairfield,
which includes lands owned by the state
Park Association, Mr.. Columbus Drew,
DR.. j. II. Paine. and others, aud cOnsid-
cradle amount Of valuable property, over
the title Of which the defendant holds a
United states land warrant, granted her
husband some years ago. The plaintiffs
claim that this decision only dispOses OF a
"side issue" la the case, and does not by
any means settle the main issue.
Poisoning Birds.