The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-18
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
One of DeLand's crying needs is a street
sprinkler
Dewberries now vie with Strawberries for
favor in the Green Cove Spring market.
The South Florida Baptist Association
will convene in Barlow on Friday, April u.
The white school teachers of Levy county
will hold a meeting in Bronson on April q.
Col T. S. Coogler is building a handsome
residence on his lot in the northeastern part
of Brooksville
A Jersey calf 10 months and 10 days old
belonging to w. H. Clay, of Concord,
weighs 430 pounds.
At DeLand George A. Hummel has
bought from Clark a lot 70x330, on Rich
avenue, consideration $500.
At DeLand Willilm Dunn has bought
from II. c. Strack, for $500, tho brick
building used by Walter Critehell as shoe
store.
W, S. Hancock, of Brooksville, is ahead
on the peach business this year. He has
had ripe honey peaches on his place al
ready this season.
Friday Walter Westcott, Of Orlando,
picked a couple of ripe peaches of the
Peento variety They were very fine both
in size and flavor.
Two men answering to the names Of Ben
Dixon and w. S. Heed were arrested at
Broolksyille, Saturday. as they were about
TO leave on the train, on telegram from
Fort Myers, charging them with burglary.
AT St Augustine, for the benefit of those
who did not 90 to GilmOre's concerts in
Jacksonville, Joyce's band played in the
corridors of the Ponce de Leon all of Gil
more's pieces, which were listened to by Mr..
Joyce through the telephone.
On Friday Grant Davis, OF Altoona ship
ped II crates of beans to Cincinnati. On
Monday morning he received telegram
announcing that they had been received and
sold for "a, 60 per crate They were in good
condition and will net MIN about 81. 40 per
crate.
Hon. c. c. Moore, of Huey, H., and an
ex-State Senator has Just purchased from
John Rawlston, of ST. Louis, his orange
grove located on the peninsula 70 miles be-
low New Smyrna, for $3,400. Mr.. Moore
intends TO bring his family to sunny Flor
ida with view of settling,
Hon. John G.. Long will begin immedi-
ateiy the erection of a handsome concrete
block on the plaza at st. Augustine. 1t will
be four stories high, and will be an orna-
ment to the city. On the opposite corner of
Charlotte street the handsome brick block
of K. Ii. Gordon will soon be completed.
The new Union Church at Lake Helen
was opened with appropriate ceremonies
last Sunday by DR.. Eddy, of Detroit, Mich,
who has been spending the winter at Lake
Helen, assisted by S. f. Gale, Secretary of
the II. M. s. of the Congregational church.
About $500 was raised after the service to
meet the debt of 81 100 against the building.
Mr.. Doughertv says he is not sorry that
the River and Harbor bill did not pass
Monday, because he will, when the bill
comes up in its regular order endeavor to
have paragraph inserted appropriating a
sum of money for the Improvement of St
Augustine harrison. He says he has ma
jority in the committee to do this, and he
is assured that it will 60 through.
At Interlachen, George w. Hastings,
President of the Interlachen Winter Resort
{ ompany, is clearing four acres of ground
in the handsome southern suburb between
Lake Lagonda and Lake Sue, building
green house aud preparing TO plant four
acre rose garden. He is also putting hand
some fences around number of lots and
blocks of ground and planting them in trees
and shrubs.
In Buena Esperurya, the addition of the
st. Augustine Improvement Company,
great changes are being made Streets are
being laid out and houses erected of supe-
rior order. The handsome So 900 residence
of George w. Atwood will soon be COM
pIeted. About = dozen houses are now
going up in New st. Augustine and Ravens
wood, aud a score of others will be com
menced before winter
Gen. w. S. Harvey, the Oldest officer of
the United States army, now on the retired
list, and of the Florida Indian and Mexican
wars, recently arrived in Orlando, seeking
a healthy home to pass the remainder of his
allotted time. On Saturday he purchased
the home of the late Judge Copeland, stu
ated on the south side of Lake Eola. The
price paid was $4,000. 1t was built by
Judge Copeland for his home. and no pains
were spared in making it one of the most de
sirable places in Orlando. After an absence
from Florida Of over forty years, except
one short visit, Gen. Harvey returns to
make it his final home.
Since the sale of the Casa Monica by F.
W. Smith that gentleman proposes to
erect at ST. Augustine a handsome
apartment building alioinng
the Villa Zorayda and Just oppo-
site the AlcaZar. The rare tase and iudg-
ment displayed by Mr. Smith in the COZ
struction of the Casa Monica render as
surance that the building in question will
be credit to the city. Mr.. Fagler will
make a number of improvements and altera-
UlOtlS 10 MS new purchase, ana rs already in
with his architect on the sub
ject. 1t is said that he contempates a large
amount of building during the summer, and
that work will shortly begin. Philip Am
michorn will also erect twelve handsome
cottages this summer on his property near
the NJ. 4. church.
At st. Augustine Messrs. Beck & Leon
ard have already made arrangements to
build an elegant six story building on the
site of the old Planters Hotel, to be used as
an annex TO the Florida House, which was
unable 10 accommodate the great number
of guests who applied for rooms last year.
w. w. Palmer will follow suit by building
a large addition to the Magnolia Hotel
Messrs, Vedder & Henderson are laying the
foundation for a brick hotel, containing 100
rooms 10 be built in the most approved
style. Adjoining his lot on Charlotte street,
the new county court house will be erected,
and next to that b. Genovar will, in the
fall erect n handsome business block. Mr..
Genovar will also tear down the building on
st. George street owned by him aud at
present occupied by c. f. Mackey and
others, and erect in its place q handsome
block Of business houses.