The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-05


begin its session at Orlando May l.
The term If the Lake Worth schools has
been extended, making it SIX moaths in
stead of five.
There were eighteen prisoners in the
county jail at Monticello Mondy when
court convened
There are great many Pee Ito peach
trees around Monticello that will yield large
| crops this season.
The new Episcopal church at Lake Worth
will be dedicated April Z. Bishop Weed
will be present to officiate.
Proper steps are being taken by the peo-
pie of Lake county for the establishment Of
a criminal court for that county.
twenty-five new street lamps have ar
rived at Monticello, and Marshal Ware Is
having them placed on the streets
The spring term of the Vollsia county
| circuit court will convene next Monday in
DeLand with very heavy docket.
There were thirty-four beeves, besides
other fresh meats, sold in the Monticello
market during the month Of March.
In the Orlando white public schools are
representatives Of twenty-ntne states, AID
also Of Eng land, Canada, Italy and Ger
many.
Efforts are being made to establish a
| weekly mail route from Macclenny t.
| JOunsNllle, anu Ju6re are IdlF prospects OF
| its becoming an assured fact.
J. NJ. Bryan Of Osceola county has sixty
! acres III tomatoes now about ready to be-
gin shipping. The crop is variously esti-
mated at from 5000 to 10000 crates.
Messrs. Chubb & Ward Of Orlando picked
last week 527 quarts of Strawberries
| from their quarter Of an acre patch. They
disposed of the berries at 25 cents a quart
The Orange Belt arbitration case, which
was to come before Capt. Shrine and Harry
| Teasdale at Sanford Wednesday, was post
| poned on account of the sickness of Mr.
| Teasdale.
The bell for the new Methodist church at
Monticello has arrived. 1t is one OF the largest
and finest bells in the state. The church,
when completed, will cost between $1,000
and 5000.
w. c. Sherman, chief Of the Orlando fire
company, has been presented by his fellow
| citizens with a splendid diamond-studded
medal as token Of their high appreciation
| of his services.
| J. E. Arnout Of Orlando is in receipt Of a
| letter from s. G.. Stocking, a broom manu-
facturer, stating that he will ship his ma
chinery on April 3 or 4 to Orlando and be-
| gin business there
The colorsd candidate for mayor of Palat-
| ka, I. l.. Mccoy, bought a new refrigerator
gotten up TO his place Of business before the
sheriff put an attachment upon it.
An Orlando real estate agency has COM
pleted sale Of the j. r. Irvine place, on
Lake Lucerne, TO Mr.. Groninger Of Sioux
City, Ia, for 81, 700. Also lot of c. f.
McEwen, joining the same property, to the
same party for 81, 500.
The hotel at Lake Worth has proved en-
tirely too small for the patronage, although
it was thought, when built, to be a heavy
venture to put up so large q structure on
Lake Worth. Two hundred and fifty thou
sand feet of lumber have been ordered for
an addition, to be built to 1t for next season.
A. n. Doyle, one Of the newly elected
aldermen Of Palatka is a colored man who
runs one Of the lowest bar room dives in
the city. His place acis like fly catcher
in raking in the lowestlclass Of rowdies, and
his bar room is considered by those living
in that neighborhood, to lie the greatest
annoyance Imaginable.
l. l.. Bristow has retired from the Lake
land Florida Cracker, having sold to A.
q. Mum Of louisville, KY, l.. j. J. Nieu-
wenkamp and F. B. Briggs, trustee of
Leonora ]. Briggs OF Lakeland, Fla, the
newspaper and the entire outfit of the same,
together with the good will Of the business
Edmund b. Briggs will have charge of the
paper for the p esent. Mr.. Bristow will
remain in Lakeland.
Monday morning at an early hour, at
the residence Of Miss Kimbro, at Orla do,
Victor Burke, the oldest son of Mrs. Marie
Prescott, quite noted actress, passed away.
The deceased was in his 18th year. and an
exceedingly bright young man. He was
brought TO Orlando IA few weeks ago in
hope Of being benefited by the change, but
that dread disease, consumption, had taken
too firm hold upon him.
There is a chap in Orange county who is
working an oldtrick on the crsdulous negroes
lie represents himself as an agent come to
assist them TO emigrate to Africa, and
collects from each 81 giving them a paper
which he tells them will take them free to
New York, where vessel will carry them
to Africa free of charge. Upon arrival they
VIII be given as much land as they want.
which is represented as being richer than
any in this country. They will also be
given clothes and rations for one year, after
which they will be independent. There are
no poor niggersn over there. All the
lawyers and doctors are black men, and
they all have doors Of pearl to their houses.
This agent seems to be working his game
very quietly but a garrulous waSherwomRn
gave the snap away to her employer,
The county business OF Dade has hereto
fore been transacted in Miami, a village
eighty miles south of Lake Worth. But
owing TO the greater development OF this
part Of the country, the large increase
OF business being, in fact, nearly
the whole to be done in the county seat, and
the vast Inconvenience OF going and return
ing 10 Miami, there being no means Of
transportation, the people voted to estat-
lish the county seat on Lake Worth. Ac-
| cordingly the records, books, etc, " ere
| removed 10 Lake Worth, where all the
county business is now done. The sits for
the courthouse has been selected at the
north end Of the lake. at the southern ter
minus OF the Jupiter and Lake Worth rail
road. IL is understood the town is to be called
Juno Then, little way up the above
road, Is TO be another town or station
called Mars, and still farther on is another
! TO DO known as Venus.
Br1oksville Register: We have informa-
ton from a reliable source that the forma-
ton OF trust IN New York to control the
| orange crop OF Florida is rapidly assuming
! definite shape. II is proposed 10 join 100 OF
tue largest houses in this country Ia com.
! pany which will have sufficient capital &c
buy the entire crop, and guarantee rot only
| rapid delivery of the fruit In the markets
throughout the country, but also insure a
uniform quality Of the fruit The com.
| pany will send representative q
! Florida about September to inspect the
| groves and advance not more than a
per cent. Of the value on the three-quarteri
OF the estimated crop Of each grove as Sc
curity. for which they will take from the
! grower an iron-bound contract for delivery