The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-27
FLORIDA.

The windows for the Presbyterian church
at Orlando have arrived and are being put
| in place.
| Kissimmee's school now shows an enroll
| ment of 1855 scholars, with an average at
| tendance of 1854.
The st. Augustine guards will go to
Tallahassee to participate in the Inaugural
ton of Gov. Fleming.
MIR. Roselle of Narcoossee. formerly of the
| firm of Roselle 81 Grinstead, was found dead
in his bed last Friday morning.
| B. r. Milan of Leesburg is being spoken
of for the position of state attorney for the
seventh judicial circuit of Florida.
The special election at Kissimmee last
Saturday resulted in the selection of E. S.
Douglas for aldermanin place of j. T. Bass,
resigned.
The magnificent sugar mill at st. Cloud,
said to be one of the finest in the world, is
now in complete running order and running
day and night.
Judging from the number of jugs 900
or more-sent out by one firm of Pensacola.
some of the citizens of the neighboring tenn
perance towns did not lack for egg-nog
ChristmaIare
II. Buchanan, a noted embalmer, is regis
tered at Jacksonville. He is the gentleman
who embalmed the five Chicago anarchists,
as also tho body of Preller, the man muir
dered by Maxwell.
At Orlando Saturday night, Henry Boggs
(colored), stole SIS or 500 from the money
drawer in w. l.. Richardson's grocery and
ran. He was arrested at mid light after a
desperate struggle.
Mrs. Dawley died at Orlando Sunday
from a stroke of paralysis at the residence
of her sonin-law, Mahlon Gore Mrs.
Dawley was about 76 years old, and had
fnr ne hair hn,
second stroke of paralysis.
A. A. Hicks, who hasscharge of DR.. j. N.
Bishops groves. says that he is not shipping
much fruit on account of not getting
through rates. DIR. Bishop, probably. will
not order his fruit shipped until February.
The bulk OF the crop in that section is still
on the trees.
The Kissimmee Home Circle, a social and
literary club, was organized last Friday
evening by the election Of Charles Swayne,
president; Mrs. t. $. Douglass and Mrs. NJ.
Katz, vice presidents; V. p. Keller, secre-
tary. and NJ. Katz, treasurer. 1t is pro-
posed to hold entertainments of some kind
each week.
The postoffice department has advertised
for Proposals for mail service at Manatee,
Fla" The service is to carry the mail both
ways from the steamer Kissimmee to the
postofice ut Manatee. No contracts is re-
"honest. capable and not less than 10 years
old, i" and must take the oath prescribed by
law.
The committee appointed to choose the
ground for our agricultural experimental
station at Ocala, consisted OF Messrs. III. w.
Long. +. E. Harris aud f. A. league, and
they have selected the farm known as the
Goss place, three miles west of the city,
and on the line Of the exposition dummy
line. Hon. Frank d Poser will be recon-
mended as the superintendent.
John Tillman, one of the colored men
who were drowned at the log boom, below
Ellaville, in the Suwannee river, on Dec. 3,
was taken up at Branford ON Dec. 10. His
body had lain in the water fourteen days
and had foated down the current about
seventy-five miles. The bodies of the other
two men who we're drowned at the same
time have not been found as vet.
The Texas pony Dandy, owned by ]. II.
Mooney Of Orlando, was drowned in the
Ekonlochatchee day or two ago. Dandy
was being driven % buggy across bridge
spanning the above named creek, when
was precipitated Into the stream and
drowned, The pony has quito good record
as a runner, and has been faYorite in ali
the races which have taken place at Or
landO.
The Stratton ice works OF Pensacola are
making arrangements for a more plentiful
supply Of water for manufacturing pur-
poses Thoy have just driven well OF 4
inch pipe 10 the depth Of 1906 feet and pro-
posed testing ii last saturday evening; and
Ii the flow was not sufficient 20 drive still
deeper. Mr.. Kellar says that II to one
va did not give all the water wanted
another well Of the same size would be sunk
immediately.
Last Monday week AZ the school house
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