Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-24

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/ Giles, on Pine street, Orlando, is to be
three stories instead OF two. as originally
| intended.
/ DR.. r. e. Green. one of the leading 8 1irits
or the Orlando street railroad, arrived In
/ that city last week and is now buslly en-
gagged preparing to begin work.
Nine passenger trains now arrive and
as many depart daily from st. Augustine;
four on the Jacksonville road, two on the
Palstka road and three on the Tocoi road.
Eighteen or twenty buildings in course
OF erection or just completed, many OF
which are handsome brick structures,
may be counted from the top of the ar
mory at Orlando.
One hundred houses have been built in
| Sanford within the last twelve months.
and, within that time, 100000 feet Of
lumber have been put into construction
In Sanford and suburbs.
Henry Davis, who was arrested re-
Gently in Key West on charge Of stealing
some 5000 from one Smith, has been
found rot guilty. 1t will be remembered
that MIR. Smith died from the worry caused
| by its loss.
| A preliminary meeting in the interest Of
| educating the Indian prisoners was held
at the st. Augustine Academy Wednes-
day. DIR. G. X. Agnew and Rev. f. X.
~A'NShSii elu thO AhOfCi5 Al wv
enterprise.
On account of the large amount OF
building being done at st. Augustine
mocha Tics and workmen Of all kinds have
| rushed into st. Augustine until every
branch is overstocked and many are
leaving for points in South Florida.
Arrangements are about perfected to
erect another large brick block on the De-
Lany lot at the corner of Main and Pine
! streets, Orlando. Upon the lower floor
there will probable be three stores, two
! fronting on Pine street and one on Main.
The daily receipts of the post office at
| Orlando average from eight to twelve
! pouches OF papers per day, and from 5000
to 1000 letters. The receipts are con-
stantly on the increase too. They are 40
ito so per cent larger than last year at this
! time.
| A large force OF hands is at work max
, ing broad gauge track from the junction
to DeLand. The line leaves the narrow
gauge near Writings and comes into
town on the grade of the New Smyrna
road. The depot will be located near the
Parceland Hotel.
The building eff the two mills in Mica
! nOpy is matter of more than ordinary
Importance. They both will grind meal
and feed. and manufacture hominv for
both the wholesale and retail trade, local
| and foreign, besides ginning cotton. They
will be equipped with the best of new
| machinery, consisting of engines, boilers,
stones and gins.
| DR.. f. House, of Sorrento, is getting up
a section map of Orange county, and, in
addition to what is usually shown on a
county map. will show every grove of any
size In the county. Each map will be
| accompanied by directory, giving the
names of the owners of the groves and
the location Of each grove. The map will
also snow every lake, creek, swamp and
railroad in the county. Its size will be
36x48 inches, and will be the best and
most complete map of the county ever
| lished.
At Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon
a double marriage occurred at the At
lantic House, corner Of Forsyth and Cedar
| streets. the ceremony being performed by
Rev. W. Fl. Dodge, OF Newman Street
| Presbyterian Church. The contracting
parties were James Weiss. of Eustis,
Fla, who was united to Miss lula Upton,
of Brighton, ILL.,, and William Frederick
James. of Eustis. to Miss Annie Upton,
of Brighton, ILL.,, the brides being sisters.
They left in the evening for their future
home at Eustis.
About six years ago Judge Wright
bought what is known as the AcOsta
| EAAbbs iOtdOCu JuSL OppObiJo EOTt OdJee
| on the st. johns river. 1.-THE tract he
found large wild orange grove, mex: 10
the river, but too low for all practical
purposes. Z. II. Storms, who had charge
of the place, Immediately cleared up land
back of the grove, some fifteen feet higher
than the river, and budded the stocks OF
the wild trees. AS soon as the
growth the stocks were taken
up and transplanted on higher ground.
The old orange growers laughed at him
and said the trees would not grow; that
the stumps were too old, and that he was
taking all that trouble for nothing. But
out OF $50 trees only one was lost, and the
others now make up one Of the prettiest
and most valuable groves in the county,
This year, Notwithstanding the shortness
of the crop, the grove will yield 1000 boxes
of oranges, 1000 OF which have already
been shipped.
Key West Democrat: Some time ago
we reported that a young negro boy had
broken into Judge Locke's residence
while he was North, and broke open
boxes containing his silverware, and
scattered things about promiscously,
since which he mas been in Jail. and last
Saturday he was released, the grand jury
not finding a true bill against him, prOba.
bly, on account OF his extreme youth, be
not being over or 10 years of age. But
Saturday night the citizens were turned
out by an alarm OF fire, which occurred
in two or three places, one being kndled
from pile OF shavings in rear of the Bank
OF Key Wesps new brick building, anu
this young scamp was arrested in the vi
entity, and "a box Of matches found In his
pocket. He was taken TO Jail and Non.
day Justice De Lono committed him for
trial. The boy. whose name is Thomas
Sands, is either a crank or else is full OF
pure "cussedness," and his parents ought
to be held responsible for allowin him To
roam where he pleases without any re.
straint whatever.
1t has been the desire OF the managers
OF the Clyde line of ocean steamers to
run their boats to Palstka, in order to get
| the freight business at that point. The
only trouble has been the lear on the part
Of the managers that their boats would
run into the shoals or mud banks al
Orange Mills, the only place in the river
where the water Is shallow. Two ex.
perenced river captains who have
nayigated the river for years think
the boats will have no trouble in
getting over these shoals il the
pilots will only stick to the channel, They
state that when the water is lowest in
the river there Is always from 10 TO 10I5
feet OF water above the mud, and that the
mud is so soft that 1t offers no obstruction
TO the passage OF vessels even when they
are loaded 80 heavy as to have TO &c