The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-25
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FLORIDA.

FA-ChADAs
The Iolusin County Mirror is the name
of a paper just started at Lake Helen.
1t is said that several brick buildings will
be built in Brooksville in short while.
The most striking of the new improve
lnents in Lake Helen is the new church.
One of the old landmarks of Lake Helen
will soon disappear, namely, the old Frevatt
house.
The Tangerne orange has brought so far
a very fancy price this season in the North
ern markets.
Orange City has placed an order for
10000 folders descriptive OF the town, to be
distributed at the Sub-Tropical
The Congregational church now being
built on the corner of Main street and Robin
son avenue, Orlando, is beginning to take
shape.
Several knights from lstachatta have en-
tered TO ride at the tournament to be given
at Brodsville next month by the fernando
Tournament Association.
There are many rumors of a large deal of
some sort by some capitalist for the pur-
chase of n quantity of valuable real estate
IN Orlando, upon which will be erected the
finest hotel in South Florida.
A conference of voters from Leesburg
Eustis, Fort Mason, Umatilla, Altoona,
canvass the question of definitely locating
the county seat at the next election.
Capt. George Archer, an old New York
policeman of twenty years standing, is
now chief of the Ponce de Leon police
squad. At present he has charge Of five
men, and the force will be increased here
after.
Within n radius of three miles from the
post Office at Orange City there are 200, 900
Orange trees. Half Of this number will
bear this year, and the prospects at present
are that there will be an immense orange
crop TO ship from that section next winter.
Mr. West. of Orange City, has recovered
a portion of his goods stolen from his store
on the night of Jan. 3, but the thieves es
capped They were found IN a negro's house
over at DeLand. where it seems a band of
burglars have been making their headquar-
teIs.
The foundation of the first brick building
in fernando county last week was laid at
Brooksville and the work under the skilful
hands of Mr.. 7. f. Kirkly, contractor for
brick work, is rapidly progressing. The
house is being built at the instance of the
fernando Real Estate agency.
At Orlando Sunday the young son of
George LeMoyne, while standing in the
street near the depot Of the South Florida
IdllIOdut WIS hCClienldlY kuOtkVl hoWu ny
n horse, and before the team could be
stopped both wheels of the buggy passed
over him. Beyond a bad cut in the head he
was not seriously injured.
r.. J. Shand, a Scotchman. felt the need
of some money in Kissimmee one day last
week, and after the banks were closed drew
several checks and collected the money for
them OF different parties. 1t turned out
that the parties who accommodated him
had been victmized, as the checks were
bogus. r. S. Craigg &, Co. lost the sum of
81 while other business men of that place
lost larger sums.
Lake Helen has hitherto been without a
station house, but this want will soon be
supplied j. p. Mace has prepared plans
and drawings of a handsome building to
cost about 81, 800. These plans have been
approved by the railroad officials and work
ON the building will be begun at an early day.
The railroad company will contribute 500
to the COST and the rest will be paid by Mr.
Delaud Col. Schoonmaker and other large
and liberal property owners.