The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-29


commenced.
Arthur Frautzen, of Jacksonville, assist
ant boOkkeeper for Clark 81 Lotus, VINO
IS alleged to have stolen Sis 80 from ms
employers safe some months ago ana lelt
town, has bee arreste / a. New York.
Oakland orange trees are beginning. to
bud and will soon be in blossom. Inc
splendid growth Of last year and the line
condition of the groves at present warrant
the belief that the next crop VIII be an e&-
tremely large one.
J. L. Willis, Cf Oakland, who has an extra
fine crop of vegetables, is making prepare
ton to plant Others He is clearing oil a
fertile piece Of land, near the east end OF
Oakland, where he proposes 10 raise tobacco,
and may still further diversity the produc-
tons Of bis farm.
The South Florida Exposition which
opens at Sanford next month, VIII have
contest for the best drilled military com
pauy in the State, the prize berg $3.50.
The Oca Rifles have decided TO enter, and
are now engaged in nightly drills prepare
tory to entering the contest.
A difficulty occurred at Sneed s, jackson
county, last Saturday night between II. G,
Lee and n negro, which resulted in the
death of the latter, A Coroner's jury re-
turned verdict that deceased came to his
death by a deadly weapon in the hands OF
II. {. Lee, but that the killing was justiti-
able
Through the exertions Of w. S. Price, Of
| the Ocala Planning Mills a neat little sum
has been secured from friends toward de-
| fIaying the expenses of q neat and Substan-
| tial railing and tombstone to mark the rest
ing place Of John II. Schick, late clerk of
the Ocala House, who died at Ocala about
| year ago.
George Lemoyne Of Orlando, has sold hi,
interest in the Phoenix Block, on Main
street Barlow, TO the Polk County Bank,
and intends to build right away four brick
| buildings each - feet front, between C. f.
| Reed & Bros, and the Phoenix Block, tn
making a complete and unbroken row of
brick buildings on that block.
O. Howes has completed the raising Of the
| frame of his hotel on Anastasia Beach. The
hotel will be used as a waiting room for the
| st. Augustine and South beach railroad.
The dimensions of the building are G0x32
feet. Later on Mr. HoweS will build anum-
Der of bathing houses. He says the road is
doing an excellent business and will soon be
compelled to have increased rolling stock
| facilities
About 900 boxes of oranges were disposed
OF by the Orange Auction and Forwarding
Company at jacksonville Friday at the fol
| lowing prices: Mandarns, s. 50: choice
brights, So 25@3 80; brights 81 l50l2 Is;
golden russets, 81 S50I2 10; TIsSets, 81 Boa
l "; three lots of culls, 81 3jG1l 20, and one
lot of bright drops at 81 75 There were
also three carloads Of oranges that could not
be delivered for examination, consequently
they were not sold, but will be, with fifteen
or twenty other carloads, on next Tuesday.
| Oranges are now coming in very lively.
The Virginia Lee Hickman, a three
masted schooner with general cargo of
merchandise for st. Augustine, which
stranded on the bar while attempting to
enter port Thursday morning. Is complete
wreck and only IA small portion Of the cargo
can be saved. She now has feet of water
In her hold and 1t is rising as fast as the tide.
A small portion Of the cargo has been
lightered aud towed in by the steamer Flora
| Temple. The Hickman drew 1917 feet of
water, and is valued at about 5000, partly
insured. Most of the cargo was insured.
At Ocala the shipment of oranges is about
over for this season. Very few are left on
hand for home consumption The prices
obtained this season were satisfactory to
growers, and for the first time the fruit
could be bought at home as cheap as il
could in Northern markets. +. w. Green,
whose beautiful grove is situated on Orange
avenue had a very successful season.
While only shipping 2, 100 boxes, which is
less than shipped in past seasons, he has re-
allied better prices His fruit this year
was of a better variety, and he averaged
81 n box.
The News correspondent at Interlachen,
wrote as follows, Jan. %: The municipal
election passed off very quietly, and there
was no opposition to the regular ticket.
The officers elected We're George Long,
Mayor; J.. s. Hall, Marshall d. Z. Pea
cock, Clerk. Aldermen--Robert Long, Lott
Alien, f. :. Brown, H. X. Newbert, j.
Wmberly, George Brakeman and Charles
Francis, ,Jr. Several crates of caulilowel
have been sent to New York by the Inter
lachen Shipping Company. The strawberry
blossoms were killed by the frost, and the
shipping of the crop will be put back be-
tween two and three weeks.
Carl Holmer, a cousin of Josef Henschen
Of Oakland and who resides in portion OF
Mr.. Henschen's house near Killarney, on
Lake Apopka, while going home, the other
evening after sunset, saw an object lying on
the ground in the woods. Paying no heoc
to it, in the gathering darkness he wa
greatly alarmed to find that it wa, rattle
snake, but with rare good fortune, he
stepped squarely upon its head, when in
stantly the tail was ere ted, he says, higher
than hIs head. The snake was partially
disabled by the weight of Mr.. Holmer, whC
ran home got double-baIreled shot gun
returned and shot the reptile. The snake
measured seven feet in length, three inches
through in the thickest part, and had elev
ell rattles and button.
Each county in Florida is to have a specia
day at the Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jack
sonville. The following have been decided
on to date; Escambia, Thursday, Feb. ,
Santa Rosa, Saturday, Feb. A. Walton
Tuesday, Feb. z; Levy, Wednesday Feb s
Holmes and Washington, Thursday, Feb
Jackson, Saturday, Feb. II; DeSoto, Tues
day, Feb. Il; fernando, Wednesday, Feb
Is; Citrus, THURSDAY, Feb. Ii; Pasco, Fri
day, Feb. Il; Marlborough, Tuesday, Feb
2l; Marion, Wednesday, Feb. %; Brevard
Thursday, Feb %; Manatee, Friday, Feb
pa Polk, Wednesday, Feb. %. The othel
counties have not yet been heard from, ant
will be awarded days later. On the,,
county days it is hoped that the railway,
will make lower rates than at any other
time during the season, and that the peoul,
, of each county will come en- maSse on thei
, own county day.