Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21
FLORIDA.

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Business is materially improving at
Lake Helen.
Paul & Reed are adding 400 tangerine
trees to their grove near Seville.
1t is estimated that two-thIrds of a crop
OF oranges Will be made in sumter coun-
ty.
Wright's mill, at Pensacola, which has
been idle for month, started work yes.
terday.
There are some of the finest turpentine
lands in Columbia county to be found in
the State.
Large quantities of fish are now coming
in to Green Cove Spring from the upper
river points.
The Wekiva Baptist Association will
meet with the Baptist church at Apopka
Friday, Oct. l.
The formal opening OF the new armor,
by the Orlando Guards will occur about
the middle of next month.
The Harlan Hotel, Lake Helen, is being
enlarged to double it's capacity. The
work is being rapidly pushed forward.
Eight hundred and fifty dollars is the
amount appropriated for the public
schools at Orange CIty-$650 for the white
and 5000 for the colored.
IdhG ilttGh 10 NuilG a bunuluS
boom. The new buildings are being built
of much better class than ever, few of
them costing less than $4,000.
There la a very large demand in Palatk a
for opium and morphine, from which fact
it Is supposed that the fearful habit is
havinG full sway in that section.
The Excelsior saw mill at Lake Helen,
recently purchased and enlarged by G. j.
SCANNED, Of Orange city, does quite a
business in scroll saving, turning, etc.
On Monday night Mayor f.. Reel, of
Orlando, telegraphed the Mayor OF Charles
ton that 500 had been Deposited in the
FIRST National Bank OF that city subject
to his order.
At the Lake City Democratic County
Convention saturday Capt. +. w. Citizen
was unanimously nominated for Senator,
and Messrs. Jonathan Weeks, A. j.
RumDf and I. J. Snmmerall were nomi-
mated tor the Assembly.
At Starke Saturday grand mass meet
ing was held. its purpose being TO nomi-
nate a peoples ticket TO represent the
cOuoty in the next Legislature. j. NJ.
Johns aud S. :. sessions were nominated.
the former of Starke. the latter Of Provi-
dence.
On the last trip or the Mistletoe 10 Ho.
mOsasSa, having In tow n schooner, a ne.
gro boy named Wilson Robinson was ere.
cipitated overheard from the schooner by
the parting OF a filler rope and drowned.
The steamer was put about, and every
effort made TO save the unfortunate youth,
but without success.
Two houses were burglarized Thursday
night on the hill at Pensacola. They
were the residences of Mrs. clifton and
\. Il. Keeling. Charles Bean, an inmate
OF Mrs. Clifton's house, lost about $50
cash, whicn was taken from his breeches
pocket, and Mr.. Bowles, VINO resides
with Mr.. Keeling, also lost several dol
lars in cash.
The sight OF burning car being drawn
at break neck speed along the track hunt
ing Tor a water tank where the flames
might he eXtinguished, is certainty a
novel one, and does not frequently occur.
let such was scene witnessed on the
South Florida road few DAYS ago. The
Tampa Tribune says: AS train No. 81
was running last Tuesday morning be-
tween Dade City and Tedderville, a freight
car was discovered on fire. All cars be.
hind were cut or and left standing on the
track while they took the car TO the first
water tank three miles distant. Before
reaching water the flames had gained
such Roadway that it IVES impossible "