The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10


On July II the Of Lake county pro-
pose to try once again to settle the vexed
| question of the county seat
There are sixty-four bearing orange
groves within radius of three miles from
Sanford, and all doing well.
At Gainesville J. p Bauknight has pur-
chased the st. Nicholas hotel, the sum
mentioned in the deed being $4,000.
The Methodist Episcopal church, south,
has purchased lot in New st. Augustine
50xS5 feet. The price paid was $500.
Judge Eortner, in Polk county, has q
yourg lady for clerk. He expects to have
no trouble in getting young men to serve on
juries.
A. s. Pendry of Eustis has an orange
tree in his grove not only covered with
| bloom, but with fruit on it in four different
stages of development.
Geo NJ Lee of Leesburg recently lost a
valuable horse which, in kicking at a fly,
caught his hind leg over the cross-tree OF
| the wagon and broke it.
The Thirteen acre lemon and orange grove
of c. l.. Porter, at South Lake Weir, was
purchased by DR.. J. c. Perine last week,
the consideration being $4,000.
The South Florida railroad company is
making extensive preparations on its picnic
| grounds, at Port Tampa, and expects to run
an excursion to that place about June 20
| 1t is said that line of steamships will
run from Tampa to South America direct
during next winter, carrying through that
port the bulk of the South American trade
The rolling stock for the Orlando and
| Winter Park railroad is now completed and
will be shipped early next week. The road
is certain to DO in running order on or before
| July T.
| Col. MannAwhose place is four miles
south of Seville, had raisad and shipped up
| to June l, $500, crates of vegetables from
thirty acres netting him $3.50, or over
Sl75 per acre.
Orange Howes of ST. Augustine, ex-host
of the Casa Marina, and present postmaster
of the thriving town of Anastasia City,
rendered his Masonic friends supper on
the island Thursday night.
The physicians of Osceola county have
formed medical association and elected s.
| G.. Worley, M. D., president; G. Is. Proonis
| M. D., vice president and T.. b. Given, NJ
! D., secretary and treasurer.
The Idlewild orange grove Of Col Eichel-
berger, near Panasoffkee, has been sold for
| $l25, 900 The new owners are 7. +. Bishop,
| president; J. A. Harris, secretary, and
John f. Dunn, treasurer
Daytona Messenger: 1t is currently re-
| ported that young man well known here
has left" with cash belonging to his father
and others to the amount of nearly 900.
! lie is now supposed to be III Texas.
The county commissioners of Lake. at
their regular meeting Tuesday, made an
| appropriation of 800 to be used for immi-
grafton purposes. This is Lakes pro rata
of the $l6, 600 assessed against the counties
| by the state association.
At Sorrento, Mrs Mary Patterson gave
| birth to son about a month ago,
| but has lost her mind, and fear is expressed
| that she is hopelessly insane. She has been
| confined in q room with boarded windows,
| and needs constant attention.
1t is rumored that man, named Young.
started from Titusville, Tuesday, for the
Haulover in boat which could hardly be
| called stanch or seaworthy, and that up to
| Wednesday evening he had not arrived
there OF had not been seen at all. 1t is
feared the boat capsized during sudden
| squall.
Rev. p. w. Corr, who has had charge of
| the city high school at Cedar Key for the
! past term, has received a unanimous call
| to the passionate of the First Baptist church
| of Gainesville. He will move to Gaines
vile the last of this month. The past term
has been the most successful in the history
OF the school.
At New Smyrna, Tuesday, the first regu-
|
the place was Incorporated. The following
were the successful candidates: Mayor, J.
A. Ball; aldermen, p. N. Bryan, g. R.
| Pitzer, r. s. Sheldon, c. Westall, K. T.
King; clerk, w. p. Shryock; treasurer,
Milton Bryan; assessor, II. l.. Hawley; col
lector, c. l.. Dohn; marshal, William
Lourcey.
Last December the South Florida railroad
company established a depot at Campbsll
City, five miles from Kissimmee, since
which time there has been shipped from
there l, 100 boxes of oranges, eighteen bar
rels of grape fruit, and 2, 100 crates Of vege-
tables. The returns from the vegetables
| have been very satisfactory, and prepare
tions are now being made to increase the
acreage tenfold for the next season.
A meeting of the directors of the Mil
ledgeville Bank Company Wednesday
night developed surprising showing. Since
| 1884 only has the bank been in operation.
| In 1888 it declares dividend of 25 per cent
From paid up capital of 5000 it has in
that time increased to one Of $4,000, and
now the directors authorize an increase to
$50 900, and the additional $1,000 will DO
taken at once at considerably above par.
| AT Bloomfield, Thursday, court disposed
| Of two cases p. ii. Frazier of TavaFes was
tried for burning a wood rack belonging to
the railroad and entering the Florida South
ern railroad depot with intent to steal. He
pleaded guilty to a portion of the charge,
and was bound over to the circuit court
under $500 bond. w. H. Peermon was also
placed under O $500 bond to appear and
| answer to the charge of entering building
with intent to steal.
Ocala Rural Free Press: The most Won
derfully and fearfully made calf We have
ever seen was six-legged infant bovine
exhibited In town one day last week by W.
| j.. Nix Of Kendrick. The anterior portion
of the body was well constructed, bnt ter
minated with double rear and flank move
| ments, wherein hung two tails and four
| legs. Three of the legs were fully de
veloped, and the animal represented two
| genders 1t was about two days old, and
had been killed by dogs.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: w. d. Fin
layson, to be member Of the board of health
in and for the county of Levy; II. b.
Gamett. to be member of board of health
in and for the county of st. Johns; Daniel
s, CoSer, TO be justice of the peace in and
for the county Of DeSoto; c. C. Harris, TO
be justice of the peace in and for the county
of Marion; Alonzo Il. Jones, Horace c..
Whiteman, II. b. Grace, TO be notaries pub
lie in and for the state at large.
There is a gentleman living at Sorrento
who is recovering from long illness. All
hope for his recovery was over, yet when
death was nigh he changed for the better,
and now is fast gaining health and strength.
Tho orr Of tho or 10 hat he