The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-29
FLORIDA.
Orlando wants a union depot.


Indian river bananas are now in their
prime.
The election of municipal officers will
occur at Paatka on April 3.
! New Smyrna is full of land hunters and
! fishing and hunting parties, who are enjoy
| ing themselves
! The c. r. Griffin property at Crescent
! City has been sol in bulk TOD. X. Howe, OF
Brooklyn, n. y.
| Melon planting around Lake City will
commence shortly, and the citizen learns
some fifty or more acres will be planted.
Ormond has organized a company with
$50, 900 capital to build and operate a
twenty-acre garden on the Marsh system.
Marion's Tax Collector gives bond in the
sum Of $50, 900 aud receives about 500, out
of which he pays all the expenses OF his
Office etc.
Mr.. Neyins, of Merritt, has fourteen acres
Of land in tomatoes that are looking finely,
and he will commence shipping in about
three weeks.
At Gainesville Monday i. j. Burkhim,
clothing merchant, made an assignment to
John G. Nichols The Liabilities and assets
are not known.
! S. B. w. Stevens near Fellowship, lost
| two of his horses in one day recently, both
! dying IN a short time after being attacked
! by an unknown disease.
The South Florida railroad has estab-
lshed IL station at Ybor City, and have
erected depot building for the accommo-
dation of passengers and freight
New Smyrna is having quite boom now.
| Four new two-story cottages are IN process
of building, also one new store, and the site
is prepared for another new one.
At New Smyrna Monday, Mr.. Fisk, of
Pittsburg, Pa, caught nineteen bass in the
surf in two hours and another party from
the Ocean House caught thirtysix.
sword fish weighing 800 pounds was
caught last Friday from the wharf at Punta
Gorda IL took the combined efforts of
three men to draw it from the water.
Lowd & Weston, merchants of New
smyrna find their present place of business
too small. so they are clearing the land, and
have ordered lumber for large two-story
building.
The drill in the Ocala artesian well has
struck "a flint rock on which it can make no
| impression. Dynamite will be resorted to.
The water basin sabout completed. 1t will
hold 100000 gallons.
Capt. r. A. Hardee's schooner Virginia,
which has been partially sunk at Georgiana
for some time, was brought up to Cocoa on
! Thursday by the Captains son, and will be
hauled out and repaired.
| Freight train No Is, arriving at Ellaville
at 1 O'Clock Monday afternoon, ran off the
| track Two cars were demolished and the
track was considerably torn up and OBJ
structed No one was hurt.
The Starke Presbyterian church, through
the gift of friends. has ordered new com
munion table and $50 pulpit chair; also
stained glass for certain sections of the
gothic windows as memorial decorations.
The Kennedy grove at Cocoa, with its
present crop of fruit was sold a few days
ago to two gentlemen by the name of Ives.
They are practical orange growers and are
interested in that business on the st. Johns
river.
The rumor is quietly whispered around
that there is to be quite a Sensational we'd
ding within a few days among the elite Of
Orlando There will be sew eral hundred
cards issued, and it is expected to be the
event of the season.
The celebrated Burdett grove, one of the
most valuable groves in Orange county,
| located upon peninsula jutting into Lake
! Apopka on its south side, has just changed
owners. The purchaser was r. H. Tomlin-
son, Kentucky gentleman.
| j. c. Rossetter, of Enterprise, has begun
suit against the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railway, for $1,000 damages for
running their line Of railway through his
case will be tried aIthe April term of court.
While returning to Gainesville from St
| Augustine Friday j. A Carlisle, j. M. Dell
and j. S. Turner each had his pockets
picked. Mr. Carlisle lost So in money and
some valuable papers Mr.. Dell lost SO in
money. while Mr. Turner lost 81 900 in
money and notes.
As the steamer Waunita was being over
hauled at Palatka Saturday small round
| tin box about one and half inches in
| diameter was found embedded in the stern
post of the boat. A cross is scratched on
the top and bottom OF the box and inside a
slip of paper with the Lords Prayer printed
on it was found.
Florida alligators are plentiful in Wash
ington now. Mrs Cleveland's two pets frisk
gaily about their new quarters at the White
| House, and are quite the favorites for the
time At the capitol Monday Senator
Faulllners pet attracted great deal of at
tention in his committee room, and will be
sent to his Virginia home.
A boatman of Cocoa a few days ago tied
up his boat ut one of the docks and, to pre-
vent pounding during the night in case of
heavy weather, he ran out a large stern an
Choir and the next morning, forgetting this
little man@uver, he set sail for Rock Ledge
and after sitting for some time without
covering any space he discovered that he
was anchored to the spot.
New Smyrna Breeze: Surveyor Howard
has completed the survey to establish the
line of Front street along the Andrews
tract. This will be a perfectly straight
street along the river front for about mile
| The land for tho whole distance is covered
with a most beautiful hunmock growth,
which is being improved, and when the inn