The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
FLORIDA.

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Real estate is looking up at Lake Butler,
| and purchasers are numerous.
Like Butler farmers are making extern
| sive preparations for a large vegetable crop
for the coming season.
The citizens of Five Mile neighborhood,
! Bradford county, now have postoftice for
their accommodation. T. E. Dekle Is
the postmaster, and Dekle is the office
name
James A. Harris, the orange king Of
| Panasoffkee, is sending a carload Of trees
| day from his Citra property to his grove on
| ths lake. He intends to send about fifty
cars this season.
Lake Butler reports that the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad is being
rapidly constructed. The right of way be-
tween Lake City and Palatka is almost
clear and grading will begin soon.
c. w. Jacocks of Orlando packed away a
portion Of his orange crop ulder his house
IN dry sand, and after all other oranges
were shipped he brought his out in per
feet state of preservation and got 40 cents
per dozen for them.
Messrs. Haynes, Young and Bailey pro-
pose to establish system of electric wires
IN their vineyard near Orlando next year.
This will not only lay out the birds, but
will prove a shocking affair to night marau-
ders Of the genus homo,
Alex McRae of Orlando was fined for
turning his cows out of the pound He
claimed that they we're Illegally confined,
and has appealed his case on the ground Of
the uncoustitutionality of the ordinance,
and one of Orlando's best constitutional
lawyers says he will win his case.
Petitioners are canvassing Baker county
soliciting signatures in compliance with
artiptn KIN rOf the raVlcad CnnCfIfn.tpn n
secure an election on the liquor question.
There is a bare possibility of its being a
success. Two years ago the county de-
clared for prohibition by very large ma
jority.
The Orlando Sentinel says: "It is re-
ported that DR.. j. o. Bronson, the pro
jector of the Alabama Florida and Atlantic
road, now graded from near Eustis to
within a few miles of Altamonte, has been
sold to an English syndicate with a capital
Of SIC, 100000 This syndicate, it is said
will soon put the line through.
In the yard of 6. w. Meyers at Alta
monte is growing a huge specimen of the
giant cactus. 1t has reached "A hight Of
about 10 feet, and its limbs are spread out
about feet. This cactus was planted by
Miss Willie Meyers before the freeze of Jan
| uary, 1885, when it was killed almost to the
ground, and from the root mas sprung this
remarkable growth.
At the railroad meeting at Cocoa last
week it was decided to accept the original
| proposition Of the DeBary Steamboat Line
aud have q tram road put through from
| Lake Poinsett to Cocoa and run down the
! hammock as far as Maj. Magruder's place.
In the meantime, if the citizens see fit to
add a sufficient stock Co the SIS, 900 offered
by the DeBary Line to build a steel track
and use steam, the change will be made.
Sheriff Turner of Volusia county received
communication last Friday from Gov
Fleming, requesting him to send in his
| reSiE nation. This is an outgrowth of the
| Benjamin case. Gov. Fleming received
| aifidavits from citizens of DeIIand, to the
| effect that Benjamin was allowed to 60 on
the streets without guard after he had
| been committed 10 jail and the governors
action is based on these aftidavlts. 1t is
| understood that Mr.. Turner will not resign
The preliminary hearing of Missouri
| Grant and Gus Rilander, held by the C ro-
ner for the killing of Thomas Branch at
| Gainesboro about ten days ago, was had be-
| fore Justice Lane at Orlando Wednesday.
After hearing all the evidence offered by
the state and the defense, he ordered that
| Rilander be discharged. and that the wo-
man, Missouri Grant, give bail in the sum
of 50, 900 for her appearance at the next
session cf the circuit court in default of
which she was remanded to Jail, to await
the action of the grand jury.