The morning news., 1889-03-02
FLORIDA.
Allentown is to have a shoe shop.


Altoona is shipping large quantities OF
English peas.
The board of trade question looms up at
Breidentown.
A mail route is needed between MaccIeuny
and Johnsonvilie.
Circuit court convenes at Braidentown
Monday, March II.
a paper factory is one of the possibilities
for the Manatee section.
The Tallahassee hotels have had increased
tourist arrivals the past week.
Japan plums are ripe, and wild violets
are blooming in the Tallahassee country.
The citizens of Palmetto have decided to
hold an election on March 80, to decide the
question whether they will incorporate or
not.
Alex st. Clair is said to be talked of as a
candidate for mayor of Tavares at the
forthcoming municipal election in that
town.
Col. H B. Church of Orlando has three
acres of tomatoes, all doing well, at his
place on Lake Underhil. The colonel ex-
poets to net considerable sum from the
crop.
G. w. Papot of Orlando hired couple of
colored men to work on the streets, but
when they found that they would have to
associate with the Italians, they refused to
work
The ladies of the Presbyterian Sunday
school at Braidentown, will hold a festival
at the court house next Tuesday evening TO
raise funds-to finish paying for an organ
for the school.
The Orlando Guards are having full DIRE IS
parades and drills every night now. The
boys are determined to carry off the prize
at Ocala next Wednesday, and are using
their best energies TO that end.
correspondent in the TitusviIle Star
says that a company is ready TO build a
railway to run from ritusville to the east
and that line of steamships will then run
to and from New York exclusively in the
interest of South Florida.
The Sanford Journal says: "There is a
paper on the streets to-day which is being
generally signed ling for an election on
the license question. With fourteen places
in Sanford where liquor is sold, from which
the city derives no financial benefit, it
seems about time there should be a
change"
Between the first and second acts of the
opera Patience" Saturday night at Or
lando, w. L. Palmer stopped in front of the
curtain, and, with few appropriate re-
marks, presented in behalf of the company
$40 gold piece to Carl Warfield and a
handsome set of gold cuff buttons to j. M
Cheney for their efficient services as accom-
panist and musical director respectively.
Judge Pardee has designated Hon. Harry
7. Toulmin, district judge of the Southern
district of Alabama, to hold the March
term OF the United States court at Pensa-
cola. Judge Toulmin writes Mai.
Humphreys that he will not be able to at
tend before Thursday, March z, when he
will be present and open court at 10 o'clock
a. m. The marshal will open court on
Monday, March 4, and adjourn from day
to day until Judge Toulmin arrives
Pensacola Commercial: There is no need
of citizens in this vicinity becoming excited
about the escaped Indian, Seelover, as he
has undoubtedly crossed the Perdido, and
is perhaps many miles beyond that stream.
Some OF the female members of this COM
munity were considerably alarmed last
night. One lady locked the bedroom door
against her husband who was ca led up late
at night to open the front door for belated
son. One young man reports that a yal-
liant night-watchman hid in a barrel when
the aforesaid young man approached him,
thinking no doubt he was the murderous
red slayer of the forest.
Some time Wednes lay night bold rob
berry took place at Solomon's book and sta
tlonery store, near the postoftice at st.
Augustine. The miscreant entered the
store by bursting open the blinds and de-
stroying the sash of the rear window. The
cases in the front of the store were COM
pletely Quilted of all the valuable jewelry,
gold pens, fancy ivory pieces and other
articles. A number of books were also
stolen. He found a red bandana on his
office desk and in the back yard an alliga-
tor skin pocketbook which the burglar, hav-
ing no further use for'it, had thrown away
hatchet and an iron bar were found and
were probably the tools that were used for
breaking in the window Mr. Solomon esti-
mates his loss at about $400
Ocala Banner: John Dixon, Of near
Fantville, who came to Marion county
twelve years ago to escape the rigors of the
Uncertain, trying and cold climate Of Mis-
souri,, has succeeded in that time to create
an orange grove of 2, 900 orange trees, most
OF which are III bearing, in the meanwhile
making comfortable living off of his land
by raising the usual crops of Florida soil
Mr.. d. has adopted the commendable plan
Of setting out a grove for each or his six
children, beginning with the oldest, and en-
listing their cooperation in the work of
caring for same, and says it works like a
charm, for every one of his progeny is so
pleased and stimulated with the thought of
being JOINT owners with their father in the
property that all their spare time is given
to the care and cultivation, and the happiest
results are flowing from it.