The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-15
FLORIDA.

There are over l6 feet of water on the bar
at the inlet near Daytona.
Efforts are being made to build a rectory
at DaytOna for the Episcopal parish.
J. B. Higbee, Of Daytona, has been offered
over 81 per box for his oranges on the
| tree.
The strike of the cigaTmakers in LoZano,
Pendas & Co.'S factory at Key West is still
in force, but will probably be settled soon.
The Florida Chautauqua will open Feb
| Is and continue until nearly the end of
March, instead of till Feb %, as has been
stated previously.
| George Wright, formerly of Sioux City,
Ia, is erecting a 1000 residence and put
| ting out forty acres in grove at Chuluota,
! Orange county.
! Gainesville reports strawberries and green
| peas in the market, tomatoes in bloom,
| peaches on the trees as large as berries, and
vegetables growing finely.
At a recent meeting of the directors of
| the South Florida Exhibition a prize of $50
was offered for foot racing; $50 to first, $50
to second, and $40 to third.
| The firm of Lozano, Pendas & Co, who
have just moved their factory to Tampa,a are
| the largest manufacturers of strictly Havana
! cigars in the United States.
The Sanford post office, under charge of
| DR.. j. J. Harris, will soon DO removed to
the new Thrashcr brick block, and be sup
piled with a handsome new outfit.
1t is currently reported that the will Of
the late George II. Norris, of Volusla coun-
ty has been declared Illegal, owing to an in
sufficient number of witnesses thereto.
| The next term of the Escambia County
Criminal Court of record viii be held,
commencing on the fourth Mandav, Jan
% The jury will be drawn next Saturday
T.eesburg's offer for the Lake county
court house is $4,000 cash. and her public
square, which is the most valuable and the
most suitable lot in the county on which to
| build court house.
Work on the Episcopal college which is
! to be located at Auburudale will begin soon
! and the school will probably he in full blast
by this time next year with a fine faculty
| and large attendance.
AT Pensacola J. f. Sierra has been EN-
| ployed by the projectors TO solicit subscr p
| tons TO the 100000 fund asked of the citi-
! zens for investment in stock of the Pensa-
! cola and Memphis railroad.
! A party of twenty three negroes recently
/ passed Orlando en- route for the st. Cloud
! farm near Kissimmoe. They came from
| Georgia and We're going South to work on
! the sugar farms at St Cloud.
| The building for the Gainesville gas works
/ is assuming shape rapidly. The framework
is about up and ready for covering. The
! pipe for laying the streets is on the way
enough for about five miles Of mains
| At Jasper the copartnership of Sandlin &
| Greene, dealers in general merchandise, has
been dissolved. w. y. Sandlin has pur-
/ chased tho interest of Mr. Greene. and will
continue the business at the old stand.
The Hillsborough River Brick Company.
! of Tampa, made a big sale on Monday, the
! Tampa Water Works Company buving the
/ entire kiln of 10000 brick Just finished and
! they are being delivered as rapidly as teams
can haul them.
The building for the cold storage at
Waldo is about completed and the ma
chinery is being put in. Over 100000 feet
of lumber is being used, and the capacity
of the ice mandatory is twenty tons per
day. The capacity of the storeroom is 100
car loads
Daytona Messenger: The Breeze, of New
| Smyrna, says that DaytOna is a candidate
for the county capital. The Bree-e is a
little off. Daytona does not want the county
seat and is not a candidate. Would rather
New Smyrna, Port Orange or Ormond
should get it.
AT Pensacola Sam J. Torshes has been ar
rested for perjury charged by Sam Waller
Torshes sued out writ of attachment on
tilt orOh VI w oltli dAitSlilE III MS dUltldNlU
that Waller owed him SIT. The charge of
perjury is based upon the alleged fact that
Waller does not owe Torshes that much.
The school house at Victoria was entered
on Monday night and number of school
books taken. Two white men were seen
with school books at Ellsworth the next
morning, Offering them for sale. The name
Of the teacher, j. +. Miller, and other
names, were written in some of tho books.
The Key West Daily Equator SAYS that
it is probable that the custom house is
shortly TO be removed from that place to
Tampa. 1t says that one thing that gives
credence to the report is the fact that the
leading manufacturers, in a body, are con
temDlating removing their business from
there
On Friday last the track-laying force on
the Tavares, Apopka and Gulf railroad
reached Lake Minneola and pushed onward
toward Clermont, nearly half a mile be-
yond Minneola, when they were compelled