The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

Efforts are being made TO organize an
Odd Fellows lod 20 IN Sanford. There are,
now living there q number OF members Of
this order.
The United States bank examiner has
finished exa mining the First National Bank
Of Sanford, and found the affairs in tne
best condition.
Thursday night was celebrated BY sone
Of the clubs Of Orlando as their last, having
determined to no longer run the risk of
prosecution on the liquor question.
Capt. w. B. Malone, chairman Of the
board OF public health and chairman Of tne
board Of public instruction, died at Quincy
Thursday night Of acute consumption.
Mayor Evans OF SANFORD has ordered an
election for two aldermen 10 fill the vacan-
cies occasioned by the resignation of Col.
Tnrasher and Mr.. Swoope, to be held on
March II.
The Bar Association Of Orlando held a
meeting Thursday night, and, altar trans
acting the usual routine business. steps
we're taken to disbar member Of the Or
llndo bar
The ladies Of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Tampa gave very enjoyable en-
tertainmeut and spread bountsous supper
at Branch's opera house last Wednesday
nignt. They made about $50.
WIN Morton, the successful trucker, OF
Dunster, i ready aud willing to wager $500
or 100 acres of his unsurpassed hammock
land that he can show the largest, soundest
and best matured head OF cabbage in the
state.
The scheme for establishing a cigar fac
tory at Orlando has fallen through. The
trouble was a sufficient amount of stock
was not subscribed by citizens Of Orlando.
Mayor Marks, the irrepre sible, is going
to try them on another tack
Present indications show that there will
be IA crop of As, 600 boxes on Belair grove, at
Sanford, to ship next winter This will
make 200 carloads, or ten full trains of or
angss There will be shipped, besides these
oranges, 10000 boxes OF lemons.
Baccio Balichen, late of Marseilles,
France, has about decided to establish a
perfumery mandatory at DsLand, and
will require about % acres of highly fer
tilizsd and irrigated land on which 10 grow
the flowers required in his laboratory.
The store of J. S. Oliver, at Kissimmee,
was entered by burglars Thursday, the safe
was blown open and about $25 in money
and some legal papers taken tuerefrom. 1t
was evidently the work Of an expert and
shows that some Of that kind are around.
Circuit court will convene at Arc da on
the firt Monday in March. A large num-
Der of cases will be tried, aud the session is
expected to be au unusually long one, due
10 tue fact that no re SulAr court has been
held In DeSoto county in about two years.
As the afternoon train was approaching
the dock at Titusville last Friday the axle
to the forward truck of the locomotive was
twist d of as the engine passed over the
| frog of q switch. The engineer immedi-
ately applied the air brakes and the train
was stopped before any dam ge was done.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrabeau arrived at Lees
burg from Kentucky Sunday and, it is
said, If the hotel project succeeds, will erect
n brick block on the site occ Ipied by Pad
getts ocery and Lovelace g. Buffers
store That property is owned by Mrs.
Farraheau, who was Miss Mytle II. Beadles
before marriage.
The Tampa Real Estate aud Loan Asso-
citation bought n lot on Florida avenue at
Ia upa, ad Dining that of Mayor Gpgow-
skis, last ~ eek, for the Methodist Z liscopal
church for $935 1t is the intention of the
Methodists to build $4,000 brick church
on this lot at once, and steps have been
taken in this direction.
Feb. Is was the list anniversary Of Gen
Harney's entering the military service,
having received his commission as second
lieutenant ( the First United States in
fantry on Feb, Is, 1918, making him the
Oldest general in the woFld, except Gen.
Won MJltke. Gen. Harvey and family spent
last summer in Orlando, but will go to
Washington on May l.
The rolling stock and rails for the Jupiter
and Lake Worth railroad are arriving at
Titusville nearly every day, and will be
loaded on the Loxahatchie Immediately for
their new route. Thongl thi short route
is narrow guage it will be sufficient to meet
the transportation demands of the Lake
Worth region, which is now settling up
and improving SO rapidly.
S. A. Wilson of Fremont, o., left Day
tona for home last Friday after a pleasant
two weeks visit on the Halifax. On Tues
day p eviols he in company with 2 l..
Stevens and another gentleman went down
captured forty shepherds and twenty
eight sailors choice, The former weighe
from two to seven pounds each.
jefferson Prescott of SAID Lake recently
met with a serious accident, which will dis
able him for some time. He and his brother
Daniel were assisting ueighbOr to raise a
log house body. jefferson was on the struc-
lure, but wishing to get down for some pur-
pose he stuck his ak into log. sJuss as he
reached the ground the ak was loosened by
the turning of the log. In falling it struck
his leg below the knee and split it open for
distance of seven inches, severing the
main artery in its course The brother
Daniel Immediately took up the artery and
sewed up the wound. At last accounts the
injured man was doing WELL
Sheriff Shelley returned to Palatka Tues
day morning from Melrose, having IN Gus
tody colored lunatic by tae name Of Tony
Pitcher, who went crazy ON tie SUI iects OF
politics and religion. Politics he has dropped
since the election, but still hold, t. religion
Pitcher is dangerous man, and threatened
to kill out the whole neighborhOod He
believed in baptism, and took all the chick
ems and pigs AROUND him down to the lake
and baptized them. Almost every day be
would himself jump into the lake and hap
tie himself. He attempted to b ptize the
sheriff. but that official proved too niue
for him, SO he now rests in the county Jail
until he can be sent 10 the asylum.
About week ago friend and country
man Of Ente za's, Antonio Armen;ero, n
large cigar manufacturer OF Havahnah and
Key West. visited him Mt st. Augustine
With view 70 purchasing a site and erect
ing cigar factory in St Augustine. Two
pieces OF land we're inspected, one plot of
$50 acres on North river, valued at $40, 900,
and 300 acres near Magnolia grove, five
miles out, at $4,000 But Mr.. Arnentero
was not satisfied, and accompanied BY Mr..
Entenza, proceeded TO Jacksonville, Tala-
hassee, Pensacola and Mobile on a prospect
ing tour Pensacola seems to have been
most liberal, tho mayor aud the people in
general offering so great inducements that
1t was finally decided 20 locate there.