Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09

ING SoubucIu Express company nave
established q route over the TaVares,
Orlando and Atlantic railroad, and pack
ages for the North and West can be sent
over that line.
The old Methodist Church and the lot
on which 1t is situated at Orlando have
been sold to gentleman who lately
arrived from Kentucky, and will convert
1t into boarding house.
A negro who had stolen a horse from J.
b. McClurkin, OF ApoDka, and was cap
tured at Ocala, was brought to Orlando
and lodged in Jail Thursday night. He
Will be tried at this term OF court.
The court room at Orlando was crowded
with people every day this week listening
TO the evidence and arguments in the
case or the State against Carter for MUIR
der. Great interest was manifested by
all.
Rev. A. S, Tatum, who recently went to
Orlando from Barlow county, Ga, has
decided 20 locate, and has purchased lot
in West Orlando on Pine street, on which
he is building very nice two-story cot
'age.
A liberal New Yorker who owns ex-
tensive property at DeLSnd, offers to put
in $4,000, if other parties will put in
$4,000 more, to erect handsome opera
house that will be an ornament to the
town.
The railroad warehouses at Palatka are
stacked full OF goods, and the agents in
charge there have their hands about as full
as they care TO have them in looking after
the immense and constantly growing
business. d,
The gentleman who has the contract for
sinking the artesian well at Orlando, has
gone to Tampa where he will be at work
for about two weeks on well, After
this be will return and resume work on
the well at Orlando.
The Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic rail-
road will only charge one fare for the
round trip from stations on it's line to-
morrow for the benefit of those desiring
to attend the Methodist Conference, in
session at Orlando.
G. NJ. Hull has traded his Sumter county
land for land in Illinois. He traded $40
acres in Florida, which cost 81 80 per acre,
for ago in Illinois, 100 miles east of ST.
Louis, and got s., 900 to boot. His Hi
nois land is worth $40 per acre.
Burglars forced open the windows on
Saturday night, and entered the houses Of
J. Y. Parce and DIR. &. W. Lancaster, at
DeLand. They did not get much at the
formers, as they were disturbed, but
they got away from the doctor with
property worth $50.
Almost daily small parties OF excur-
siOnlsts visit different points of interest
on Pensacola bay and its tributaries. The
usual points visited are Fort Pickens, the
gulf beach, Fort Barrancas, the light
house, navy yard, and occasionally q short
run outside or up the sound.
The next meeting of the Gainesville
Guards will be held in their new armory
in the Ebdel building. AT a meeting
Tuesday night it was decided TO expend
about $500 in the furnishing Of ,t46, eeZ-s
armOry and a suite of rooms i -" ne
rooms. Sial and clu
The Orlando Guards heIdW
meeting Thursday for the their annui
GERS, with the following Delectlon OF OF
Shine, Captain; L. o. Gfet result: I: :
tifJsngGyeSlng. Cess' ID iai ;at,. ISL Llel
CHARLES COusen, Sd Lieutenant. Tn
otner ofhcers will be appointed by th
Captain. W
Gov. Perry has issued a procIamatio
appointing Feb. 10, 1896, Arbor dav IA
FLORIDA. AS set forth In the prociamg
Iion, there is nothing more importa ut t
me state than the proper preservation q
our forests and the encouragement to b
public places. ''A
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held Dec. 26 to decide whether or not h
bond the city of Orlando for the erectio,
OF water works and for other Improve
ments was ordered not TO be held becans,
| oi Jne excited condition of the nnhiI,
mind at tnat time. No election will h,
| neld unless another is called by this
| Council. " TIT
DeLand has general merchandise
stores, grocery, L dry goods, confec.
tlOnery, drug stores, two meat markets
JeWelry store, 2 livery stables. 8 news.
pdPeTs, restaurants, saloon, hotels,
oarDer shops, l wagon factory. / ice fac
tory, merchant tailor, hard ware stores
zsnoe stores, fancy goods and millinery
stores aid bank.
Marks 81 Palmer, of Orlando bava ro-
Gently sold 10000 acres of land in Polk
county, west of Fort Meade. to marty of
gentlemen from Philadelphia. This arm
ls also negotiating the sale OF 20. 600 acres
IN the same county to party of gentle
men from Jew York, with every prospect
OF success. The party is now upon the
held inspecting the lands.
Z. X. stockton, who has been in the
mercantile business at DeLand for
several years, has sold his entire Interest
10 his store on the corner of INDIAN
avenue and the boulevard, to r. c. Busn-
fil, VINO took possession Jan l.. Mr.
stockton has heretofore carried on the
nercantilt and real estate business. snd
MY he VIII devote his whole time 10 the
later. '''0 W INC
r.. Il; q. Hunter, OF MiOanopy, has inst
re1lved letters patent for new and very
usepl invention IN pocket knives. and
the tnlie Will soon be manufactured and
putin the market. The invention con-
slstsin an interchangeable blade. and he
so made that knife can be fitted to one
enc "a fork to The Other, for the use of
ons-epled men, which can be removed
ana - ordinary knife blade inserted.