The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-09
FLORIDA.

Barlow wants a first-class hotel.
Several families are expected to locate on
Lake Weir.
Strawberries are plentiful at 20c. per
quart at Barlow.
The South Florida Exhibition, just closed
fell short about 81, 200.
The projected park at Fort Meade is as
Stunning tangible form.
The public sale of the school lots at Bar
tow has been postponed.
Talk of plant for a new furniture man.
ufactory is heard at Fort Meade
G. f. Campbell, of Lake Weir, still con-
tinues to ship orange trees to California.
Mrs A. NJ Gilbert, of Savannah, Ca, is
the guest of her son, w. G. Gilbert, at Bar
town
Several new residences are being CON
tracted for at Fort Meade to be completed
in tho near future.
A srscial election for permanent county
seat of Lake county, and the third one, will
be held to morrow.
Mr. Hyres, of Fort Meade, has planted
thirty acres of budded orange trees inside
the corporate limits.
The San Juan Hotel, at Orlando, is to
have at least 100 more rooms added to it
the coming summer.
churches than any community of its popu-
lation in the country.
The British bark Alumbagh was lowed
TO sea from Pensacola Tuesday, drawing
twenty-three feet three inches.
Gov. f. A. Perry passed through De
Funiak Springs on the train Monday, and
promised TO be there next week.
Mr.. Kelley, successor to II. w. Smell, has
purchased Mrs. Kings residence and
grounds in the southwestern part Of Bar
tow.
The gardens in and around Orlando are
now looking splendid. The spring crops
are taking the place of the exhausted winter
planting.
The Union Club of Oakland is having con-
structed in the audience room of its fine
building, at that place, stage for dramatic
entertainments.
The firm of Goodrich & Woolseley,
bankers, of Daytona, has been dissolved,
Robert b. Woolseley, continuing as sole
owner Of the Bank of Daytona.
Capt. John Hannah, of Milton, has 1000
young pecan trees coming on in his grove,
and $50 fine LeConte pears, besides good
many walnut trees, grape vines, etc.
Winter Park people promise to raise 81, 900
of the 81, 900 needed for the extension of the
Orlando and Winter Park railroad if Or
lando will secure the remaining $1,000.
According to the census of 1885, the pop
ulation of Florida was 49,, 406, and there
We're only fourty-four persons in the State
between the ages of 100 and $50 years
Excelsior Lodge No 2S, of Good Temp
lars OF Oviedo is in prosperous condition,
and new members join at every meeting.
The membership now numbers over forty.
1t is a common remark among the old
settlers that the orange groves in the
vicinity of Orlando now have the finest
crop of blooms ever seen in South Florida
There is a strong probability of a fruit
preserving and glucose factory being erected
in the near future in Fort Meade, as a
branch of a very large establishment in
the Northwest.
The railroad subscription seems to lag at
the Orlando end Of the route. The Oviedo
people are ready meet their part of the
! subscription and the people Of Gabrielle are
subscribing very literally.
A party Of Gadsden county farmers in
going 10 Tallahassee last Friday TO do their
trading drove their wagon into a water hole
at the Ocklockonee river, capsized and
came out looking like drowned rats
DIR. j. G. L'Engle, of Jacksonville, has
brought from Mosquito Inlet TO that city the
wreck OF the schooner Five Brothers, which
was abandoned at sea Nov. 81. towed into
mosquito luleJ ana lnere bought from tue
owners by Dr. L'Engle.
A big cattle trade was consummated at
Barlow a few days ago. j. N. Hooker sold
TO Jasper Summerlin all his interest in
ca Ito east of Peace Creek amounting TO
] 800 or 1880 head The price of the
whole will amount to $4,000 to $4,000.
Oakland sun: An interesting expert
ment on the muck soil is now about TO he
tried by Mr.. Burdett. lie proposes to plant
five acres Of tobacco. and for that purpose