The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-12
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MARCH -, 1889:

$50. and beers the Inscription: Present ed
TO T. F. G. Kokke, as a token of regard
from his friends. Chicago, April 81,
1861
At the meeting on Thursday night of the
Orlando board Of aldermen, Alderman
Sperry offered the following resolution,
which was adopted: Resolved, That Mayor
NJ r. Marks b requested to invite Presi-
dent Ingraham, Messrs. Plant, Haines,
Flagier, Swoope and other members of the
Plant Investment System and Jack onville,
Tampa ald Key West Railroad Company,
who are TO convene in Sanford on March
49, to dine with the city council and friends
of Orlando at the San Juan hotel. at s
o'clock p. m, March Is, and that tho mayor
inform the council Of his action and of the
reply to same"
Oviedo Chronicles: Positive arrangements
are made to put two new steamers on the
st. Johns, between Sanford and Lake Poin-
sett, connecting with the DeBarry line to
Jacksonville, and thence to New York by
the Clyde line. Two new boats will be put
on Indian river, connecting the st. Johns
line by q railroad across from Cocoa to
Poinsett landing. Capt. Paddison is the
general manager OF the Indian river and
train road division, and leaves next Friday
for New York to contract for the Indian
river boats, and iron aud other material for
the road. Work is to be begun at once;
and pushed ahead so as to inaugurate the
new line regularly by the first of November
next.
Pensacola Commercial: Mrs. Gonzalez,
the widow OF Celestine Gonzalez, attended
mass Ash W ednesdaY at st. Michael church.
Mrs.. Gonzalez, although she will be 90 wears
old next June, never rides, but always walks
to church. She is the parent of many chill
dren, grand and great-grandchildren and
has perhaps more relatives in this city than
any person living here She is native of
Pensacola. Wednesday was the Goth birth
day of Mrs. Brosnaham, relict of the cele-
brated DR.. John Brosnaham. She numbers
among her children and grandchildren many
OF our prominent citizens. She has kind
heart and is very charitable. Mrs. Brosna-
ham is native Of Pensacola and daugh-
ter of DIR. Sierra.
The various fire companies represented at
Ocala last week perfected the organization
of a state association for the benefit of dis
abled firemen and the families of firemen
who may be killed in the exercise of their
duties. TO firemen who are disabled ben
eAt OF S. a week will be paid as long as they
are sick, and to the family of any fireman
killed the sum of 81, 900 will be paid. ANY
volunteer fire company III the state can
become a member of the association on the
payment Of 81. They also intend to try
aud have the state legislature pass a bill
making all insurance companies out of the
state pay certain per cent. of the business
done in the state for the benefit Of the as
ISOLATION. Chief Bowers of Key West was
elected president of the association; w. C.
Sherman, chief of the Orlando fire depart
ment, first vice president; Maj. Lancaster,
chief of the Ocala fire department. second
vice president, and P. B. Dukes Of Ocala,
treasurer. The following were appointed to
draw up the Institution and bylaws: w. C.
Sherman, chairman; I. S. Coart, Harry
Pellew and William Smith, all of the Or
lando department Chief Sherman entered
as members of the association Mechanics
Hose Company No 2, Hook and Ladder
Company and Hose Company No l. Chief
Bowers entered the three companies from
Key West. Chief Lancaster entered two
companies from Ocala. Two companies
from Palatka were also entered. The next
meeting of the association will most likely
be held in Orlando.