The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-08
FLORIDA.

ing Saturday.
st, Augustine policemen are accused Of
unnecessary brutality
The State Pharmaceutical Association
meets at Tallahassee to-day.
The fremont Hotel at Lakeland, has
been sold to j. W. Emerson for $4,000.
A Mr.. Hawthorne, of Eustis, recently
had cancer removed, and is doing we'll
Until new county judge is appointed,
no one can be married III Volusia county.
The crew of the life-saving station a t
Jupiter have been discharged for lack of
funds.
DR.. John C. Preston brought into Lake
land the first watermelon of the season on
May 2.
The Board of Directors of the Farmers
Exchange Of Florida, will meet at jackson
vile to-day.
The shade trees set out on Arbor Day in
Orlando have done remarkably well, not
per cent. having died.
The largest shipper of Montverde is re-
ported to be George Kirk, who is forward
ing mainly cabbage and white potatoes.
A shipment of 70 head of sheep was made
from Lakeland, Friday, by j. S. Lanier.
The purchaser is j. Summerlin, Of Orlando.
Some 400 crates of vegetables have been
gathered by different parties, on the tracts
of ground owned by Hon. H. J. NJ. Porter
at MOntverde.
DIR. H. j. Long, of Enterprise, shipped 100
barrels OF Irish potatoes to the New York
and Philadelphia markets last month, and
the returns show profit of 5000.
On Wednesday, June 6, the Orlando Dis
trict Conference of the NJ. e. church will
convene at Kissimmee. There will be about
100 ministers and de egates present.
1t is rumored that one of Mr. Flagler's
plans is the extension Of the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway from Titus
vile south to Lake Worth at an early day
Gen. John Varnum, formerly of Gaines
vile, who for several months past has been
in Denver. Col, has recently und ergone a
sickness from a fever incident to that
country.
Thompson Grimes, a conductor of the
Florida Southern, whose hand was terribly
mangled several weeks ago on that road, is
so much improved that he will soon again
report for duty.
A burrfish is owned by a man in Pensa-
cola. 1t is entirely covered with short
quilts, and is enclosed in shell as hard as
an oysters, which opens underneath in a
very curious manner.
Charles Campdeid, of St Andrews. was
suddenly stricken with apoplexy a few days
aSOs "hiic Ola ilN WY iIOul Ltlt bOMH W MS
residence. He was taken home in wagon,
but lived only few moments.
An old saw mill shed, belonging to Mr..
Sultenfuss, at San Antonio, Pasco County,
was burned fesv days ago. A planer and
circular saw and other mill machinery
were destroyed. Loss about $500.
A statement in the Adrunce Courier
shows that the Polk county pamphlet cost
1896. OF this sum $7J1 60 has been sub
scribed and paid and 1915 subscribed, but
not paid leaving balance due of $3.50 40.
Aside from the st. Cloud plantation and
some OF the larger planters there are scat
tered throughout the Kissimmee section
patches of cane ranging from one to five
and six acres in extent, aggregating about
800 acres.
r. Gabriel, one of the night inspectors at
the Key West customs house under the Re-
publican administration, received $144 from
the Treasury Department last week as
remuneration for seizures made over four
years ago.
The yacht Cheemaun, that carried off the
prize III the Pensacola regatta and went
down last week to take part in the Indian
river regatta, was disabled on the Indian
river, which accounts for her not having
entered as a contestant.
Surveyor King and Mr.. Pendry of Eustis,
returned to Klssimmee Tuesday from a
trip to the Ishtopoga country, where they
were selecting and locating 5000 acres of
land for Col. Wicker, of Chicago, to add to
his recent purchase of 5000 acres
Capt. A. A. Scott, of Lakeland, sold, last
week, the dwelling of Judge Brooks and
the Morgan q Reynolds cottage, both stu
ated on Lake Mirror, and valuable proper
ties, to J. w. Emerson. The price paid for
the former is 81, 100 and for the latter
81, 500.
Present indications point to regular
building boom at Orange City this summer
IL is reported that lpt fainter alone will
place 10000 in buildings on his grove
property be recently purchased in the CITY,
lie has already purchased part of the
lumber for this purpose.
Mr.. Goblet who has already bought
three vegetable farms in the kissimmee
section, writes Mr. Cannon from France,
where he is now visiting, that before two
years he will have in 500 acres of cane, be-
sides making speciality of vegetables He
says they will want sugar mill erected in
their neighborhood, and that he and his
neighbors will be able to supply it with all
it can do.
Saturday morning, in that portion of
Basco county known as the Flatwoods,
were found the remains of missing
WVlldh, w AtAON pDtll. ne Olu may nal
been ailng for some time but as she was up
and around no one apprehended any dan
ger She left her nephew's on Wednesday
to visit neighbor some distance off, and
died on the way. Her death is supposed to
have resulted from heart disease.
A few evenings ago free fight took
place at the Catholic church near San An
tonic. Some Germans had a land syndicate,
and their priest was the President of it.
The deal was not a success, and he resigned
his position. This caused a mutiny in the
camp. They went TO church and fought it
out after service. Two of the parties, Freeze
and kessen, are badly hurt. 1t has caused
hard feelings, and there is more trouble
anticipated.
Oscar Brooks, young colored man, died
Saturday noon at the Savannah Florida
and Western depot at Gainesville. His
home was at Providence, Bradford county
and he had been attending school at Live
Oak for several weeks. Ten DAYS ago he
got sick and concluded TO go TO his brother,
who lives at Gainesville. He took the train
at Live Oak Saturday morning, but the
trip was too much for him ana he died in
the depot shortly after arriving
A few nights ago burglars entered the
residence Of James Atkinson, at Enterprise.
and stole his watch and chain valued at
S45, and So in money from his vest, which
was lying on a chair in his bedroom. They
also visited the residence Of w. II. Harold
and subtracted So from his trousers, which