Savannah morning news., 1886-05-10
FLORIDA.

w. j. Emmerson. of Orlando, has in
vested $4,000 in property In Barlow.
Tue artesian we'll at Green Cove is now
Ais feet deep, with but slight flow Of
water.
Capt. G. W. johnson, of Clear Water
Harbor, has shipped few barrels OF cab
bages, WITH good results.
The ladies rendered the Orlando Guards
complimentary supper and ball at the
Opera House W Wednesday night
The transfers made through one real es-
tate agency, of Orlando, last month ag-
gregate between $50, 900 and $40, 900.
At Green Cove Capt. Wylie is still
struggling with the Port Royal, and has
succeeded in getting her forward deck out
of the wafer.
A trestle across Terrilis branch, on the
G. G. and M. road, about eight miles from
Green Cove, was injured by fire on We'd
nesday, but has since been repaired.
Up to date, S. II. Kilgore, of Clear Wa
ter HarbOr, has shipped from less than
one-third OF an acre of land, about seven
ty crates of cukes. These are good for
$500.
At the tax sale at Green Cove on Mon
day, Messrs. Fisher. Netf & Co. bought in
some 16, 900 acres of land. Bidding was
active, and but little land was returned
to the State.
Besides putting down'a new floor at a
cost of Sl97 and purchasing $95 worth of
new skates, the six stockholders of the
Orlando skating rink cleared $50 each
during the season just closed.
The building committee Of the Union
Congregational church at Tavares have
considered plans proposed, aud nave de-
cided TO report in faYor of a plan, with
rnOlifiQa finna nFQGnntan nv ~
John &. sinclair, of Congregational
church at LlttletOn, N. H.
Saturday afternoon last fire was discov-
cred in the barn belonging to Mr.. George
W. Wilson, on his premises at LOchbie.
Assistance was soon on the ground and
all the vehicles were saved, but the feed
was a total loss. A tenement and an
other small house with some fence were
also burned. In the fight against the fire
John McClymOuds received several very
painful bruises.
The "Jumbo" Of the orange trees of
Green Cove. Mr.. Lassalle's large tree, is
now dotted over with fruit as large
as small marbles. Other trees are
beginning to show up more fruit than we
had thought had been retained, so we may
yet be a2reeably disappointed with a
pretty fair yield OF oranges. 1t is fact
also that blooms continue to put out on
some of the trees, much OF which will be-
harvested as fruit.
The dog OF r. s. Aston, OF Orlando, has
captured the hrst prize in the mastf
class at the bench show at Cleveland,
Ohio, while another was awarded the
second prize in the bitches class, and
third was highly recommended. He also
succeeded in capturing the special prize
offered for tne best kennel of three or
more mastih5 owned by any one person.
Mr.. Aston left with his dogs for New
York, where he hoped to he equally for
tunale.
Clayton county truckers who planted
for foreign markets feel encouraged from
the reports OF the commission men, who
state that Florida grown vegetables will
probably maintain good prices through
out the month of June. William Rankin,
OF Green Cove, who mas some seven acres
planted in tomatOe states that he will be
able 20 commence shipping by June L and
as his crop is In a fine condition he ex-
poets handsome return from his toma-
toes alone.
At Mayo Woodbridge is it's new nameL J.
the ice factory is nearly ready 10 COM
mence operations. A new brick manu-
factory Is going up, where bricks are to
be made in molds from sand and cement,
with the addition or certain chemicals.
The Artificial Stone Company is at work
filing orders for foundation blocks, etc.
Streets are being laid out aud improved,
in short, everything is booming, and it
promises 10 be onetof the livellest little
towns in Orange county.
Leonard Douglass, colOred, who has
been incarcerated in Clay county jail for
some months past under forfeiture Of
paying a liked sum as a penalty for the
cutting Of acolOred man at Melrose about
year ago. has been pard0ned by the
Governor and set free. Under the SEN
tence passed upon him, be would virtual
ly have been Imprisoned for iife. as be
was unable to raise the amount Of The
fine. There were exteBuating circum-
stance connected with the cutting.
las, Thursday whom sheriff Anderson.