Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-09

There is a movement on foot to organize
a board of trade in Orlando.
o. w. Princes handsome residence in
South Orlando is nearing completion.
Judge Anderson has received the ap-
pointment of Postmaster at Homeland,
near Barlow.
Five hundred and seventy-five vessels
have passed the railroad bridge at Milton
since Aug. IT.
j. W. Keller contemplates the erection
of brick block upon his Church street
lot at Orlando.
A. L. DEMO will hereafter assist the
choir Of the Orlando Methodist church
with his cornet.
The Orlando Novelty Works have turn
ed out and are putting up the seats in the
Episcopal church.
Up to Wednesday morning $50 deeds had
been recorded in the Recorders office at
Orlando since Jan. 1.
Out of twenty acre grove budded last
June DIR. l.. j. Watkins, of Orlando, has
lost only twenty buds.
The oolored people of Lake City will
tree plant and decorate the graves in
their cemetery on the afternoon of Feb. 10.
Eight persons were admitted into the
Presbyterian church at Orlando last Sun
day, and one applicant was taken in by
letter.
Fischer & Berg, OF Orlando, have ship
ped their goods, and the New York nov
city bazaar is now on it's way to Key
West.
Cecil Butt, of Orlando, is the possessor
OF an exceedingly valuable legal volume,
and prominent member of the Orlando
bar has offered him 81 900 for it.
Quite lare addition has been built to
the Orlando Novelty Works. This estab-
lishment is turning out large amount
OF work, and is giving perfect satisiac-
ton.
Fay s. Phelps, Secretary and Treasurer
OF the Sanford and Lake Eustis road, died
at Sanford on Tuesday. He also held the
office OF Treasurer and Collector of the
city of Sanford.
Orange county stands third in the list
OF counties in the State in the assessed
value of property, her assessment being
on $5,O40,4 S3. Sumter cOunty's assess
ment is on 50, 205,920.
Over 10000 acres of land has changed
hands during the past 30 days in Levy
county, the purchasers buying for the
purpose of cOlOniZlng and selling of the
land to actual settlers.
The losses sustained by the late fire at
Ancrum, $500; and building owned in
ValdOsta, Ga, 500. The insurance
covers about three fOurths of the loss.
A tramp who was confined in the Gala
OOose at Lake City for being drunk, set
fire to it Saturday. Fortunately for the
tramp Johnny Masters discovered the
smoke issuing from the house just in time
to save the poor wretch by breaking open
the door.
Henry Dicks, OF Lake City, says that at
IL 100 O'Clock last Monday night he wit
messed m tecr in the eastern part of the
heavens which shot in a sOutheasterly di-
rectl0n, which was so luminous as to light
up the whole heavens and where he was
it was almost as light as day.
From little less than one-quarter of
an acre OF land planted in beans. George
W. Sanchez, living about two and a half
miles out from Bronson, sold in town Az
bushels of beans at 50 per bushel, ana
shipped and received returns for S137 60
worth, making SAG go that he received in
cash from this quarter acre of ground,
besides using beans all the year, supply
Ing large family.
A citizens meeting was held at Barlow
day or two ago to take action on the al
legged exaggerated reports on the effects
Of the recent freeze. 1t was decided that
communications be prepared for various
prominent journals; THAT the San and
Herald of New York be requested to send
reporters here at our expense, to report
the true condition Of this county: that
strangers in our midst be requested to
write articles to their home papers; that
excursions be asked for over the lines OF
road from Jacksonville and intermediate
points to Barlow and Meade; that a man
be employed TO travel in this State" g.
A. h. Stevens was elected to the latter
place.