The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-16
FLORIDA.


The bond of the treasurer of Orlando is
now $4,000.
Rollins college, at Winter Park, opened
| for the winter term Tuesday.
E. H. Rice announces himself as candi-
date for tax collector of Orlando.
The Orange county judge issuel twelve
| marriage licenses for the month of October
Isaac Ferris, a winter visitor to Starke,
has given bell to the Presbyterian church
Sugar cane and sweet potatoeShave never
| been more plentiful in Putnam county than
now.
Judge White has postponed the fall term
of the circuit court for Columbia county to
| Dec. 81.
The Green Cove public school opened on
Monday with an attendance of fifty-seven
scholars.
the Plant City Courier, after suspen-
| sion Of four months, resumed publication
| Saturday.
E. B. Richardson, captain of the Ocala
Rifles, has rendered his resignation, and it
has been accepted
The Rev. J. p DePass is an applicant for
the position Of director of the experimental
station at Lake City.
Two thousand pounds of broom corn for
the Tampa broom factory were received
from Missouri Friday.
Capt. Thrasher's residence at Sanford
was deluged with water Monday in conse-
quence of an incipient fire.
The new coaches for the street railroad
at Plant City were shipped on Oct. %, and
are expected to arrive every day.
1t is estimateit hat there are 80, 900 boxes
of oranges within two miles of Orlando, 60
per cent. Of which is good. bright fruit.
The election inspectors of the Starke pre-
cinct worked all night Tuesday and till Q
O'Clock next morning counting the election
tickets.
The Citizens National Bank of Orlando
has received the new fixtures for its banking
room and will have them put in place In a
few days.
DIR. M. NJ. Michau, once a preacher of the
Florida conference and owner of property
near Adamsville, Lake county, is suing for
divorce from his wife.
The fever must have killed out thu col
ored voter at Plant City, as only two votes
were cast there for the republicans, while
the democrats got los.
A number of dirty negro women hung
about the voting place in Orlando on Tues
day, and by their remarks sought to incite
their maA friends to violence.
/. NJ. Aud has been elected by the board
OF aldermen city sanitary inspector of
the resignation of Capt. Cram.
f. w. ACnew of Ocala has purchased
the Thomas Duncan farm Of 100 acres near
Eliza bethtown, KY. Mr.. Agnew expects
to utilize the place for a summer home.
The f. G. and p Railway Company have
uamed their pet engine, the M. IS, in honor
of Edward Bross, one of their engineers,
who was killed on the road some time since
Capt. Low. commanding the Green Cove
quarantine force, after consultation with
other officers of the citizens committee. has
resolved TO cut down the number of guards.
The Arcadia Phosphate Company is max
ing daily shipments of rock TO Atlan.a.
Peace river is low, and good gang of men
are making up for time lost during the
rainy season.
The Rapello and Slant Perrin law suit.
which has been repeatedly tried in Marion
county court, has been amicably settled. II
involved ownership TO valuable property at
Stanton, on lake Weir.
! Honey bees have almost taken possession
! OF some Of the grocery stores in Orlando,
and they sometimes get so numerous
around Kuhrs candy store as TO almost
drive the workmen out
Plant City is on regular boom, and
| business pushing ahead as II the burg had
had no back-set. There has not been a case
OF sickness there in over two months, and
all the citizens feel confident that they are
free from infection.
Gov. Perry having asked the county COM
missioners to recommend new county
board Of health for Orange county, the
board agreed upon the following: N.
Schultz, Orlando; DIR. W. Kilmer, Orlando;
DR.. M. A. Henkel, Winter Park; w. b.
jackson, Maitland; Col A. M. Thrasher,
| Sanford
One Of the odd bets of the campaign was
field and Sam Happersett. IL was agreed
that should Harrison be elected Mr.. War
field would roll Mr.. Happersett from Boone's
corner TO theSan Juan hotel and back on
next Christmas day in decorated wheel
barrow, Mr.. Happersett 10 perform a like
service for MIR. Warheld should Cleveland
| DO elected.