The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-03
FLORIDA.


Winter Park
The United States men-of-war Yantic
and Ossipee are at Key West.
Work on the Gainesville City and Sub
urban railway is to begin at once.
Circuit Court opened in Vousia county
yesterday, Judge Bronze presiding.
r. D. Fuller, one of the pioneer settlers
of Altamonte, is building a new house.
The site for the public building at Key
West has not been definitely settled as yet.
P. B. Jaudon recently caught black bass
weighing { elye pounds from the waters of
| Lake Butler
Dr. L. f. Henley has disposed of his Wig
orous young grove on Hawthorn avenue,
New Smyrna.
Dealers from Savannah and jacksonville
are securing South Florida for the plumes
secured this season.
great many acres will be planted in
tobacco in the western part of Gadsden
county this season.
The catching of shad after April is pro-
hibited by law. Fishing for other of the
''finy tribe, though, will continue.
Gen. w. t. Withers, OF Lexington, KY, is
perfecting arrangements TO build a hand
some residence upon his place near Ocoee.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
| lando April 49, A large attendance is ex-
pected
Columbia county farmers as a rule are
about through planting corn, and are now
giving their attention to planting cotton
and tobacco.
1t is stated upon good authority that the
road from Orlando to Oakland will be taken
in hand by the Orange Belt Company and
built during the summer.
Mr.. Mobbs, of Sanford has commenced
the work of pulling down a portion of his
b, ilding, preparatory TO moving the main
structure to another location.
There is shipped by the merchants of Lake
City annually 5000 or 5000 worth of
| eggs, chickens and turkeys, and yet there
is not a hennery in the county.
At Orlando T. s. Court has purchased the
interest of j. l.. Giles III the boot and shoe
business of Kuhl & Giles, and the new firm
will be known as Kuhl e. Court
Orange City's artesian well has reached
depth Of over 700 feet, but the drill has
struck an almost impenetrable rock and
further Progress will be very slow.
Lee Clark was badly cut by Charles Gull
len, at Clearwater Harbor last week Clark
will not die The row was the result of
Clarks anxiety to whip Cullen's younger
! brother.
The United Friends of Temperance, n
temperance society recently organized at
| New Smyrna, has started out with a large
roll Of membership, and new members are
being admitted at each meeting.
1t is reported that the board of survey
| held on the Swedish bark Lima at Key
West Thursday estimated the damage done
| by the United States ship X. richmond at from
s., 900 10 5000, but that another survey
will be held by order of Admiral Luce.
SO fa~ this season forty mine tarpon have
been caught, with rod and reel, at Punta
RasSa. Several have bsen caught in the
river Just above Fort Myers, making a sum
total of about fifty-six of these beautiful and
gamey fish that have been captured this
season.
The number of cases tried by Mayor
Bush, of Lake City, to date is III, the fines
| aggregating 1851. This as against As cases
aud $2l7 tiaes during the preceding admin
istratlon gives n balance turned into the
town Treasury in favor of the existing ad-
miniStration OF $4l4.
A few days ago while w. VI. Orig by and
Luke Palmer were riding in buggy near
Medulla the horse became frightened and
ran away, finally running the buggy
against tree, throwing both occupants to
the ground. Mr.. Grigsby had one of his
hands badly sprained, while Mr.. Palmer's
shoulder was dislocated. The bug y was
| demolished.
Capt. Frank Hendry, one Of Florida's
cattle kings. has a magnificent farm near
! Fort Myers, upon which he has 800 bear.
ing orange trees. The Captain Is expert
menttng in the culture of forage grasses,
aud finds that johnson Para, Guinea and
| Fort Thompson grasses do well, the latter
! being the best for low land and is very
similar to the famous blue grass of Ken
! lucky
! There has been more property sold in and
around Lakeland tins winter and spring
] tlan for several years People are not buy
| ing for speculative purposes, but in nearly
/ every instance, where land has been bought
a grove has been planted, and great ma
! joritv Of the buyers will build in the near
! future; certainly before next winter
! During the coming summer at least twenty
families will locate there.
| Saturday n ght week ago, at the cross
tie camp near Saddle creek, Polk county,
while the hands were engaged in o game of
| skin some Of them became involved in a
row, which resulted in the death of man
named Peter Williams. man shot him
! with large load of buckshot just above the
| thigh. The shooting occurred about 9
| o'clock SATURDAY. night and the wounded
man died about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
! The murderer escaped.
| j. ID. Galway has Just effected the pur-
chase from f. L. Cleaveland Il Son, Of
| Jacksonville, Of the valuable property on
the corner OF Marion street and the public
| square at Lake City, comprising the stores
| occupied by futch Bros, Futch &, Nnzant
| Cieavelands Hall, the under.akers' shop Of
| r. House & Co., d the vacant iot between,
the consideration named being 81, 500. The
/ property Is one OF the most desirable in the
] business portion Of Lake City.