The morning news., 1889-05-21
RIORIDA.

| A historical society mas peen organized az
Orlando.
H. NJ Tiuis has been appointed post
master at Waldo.
Tho Episcopal church at Milton was oon-
secratsd on Su day.
Acres and acres Of Strawberries are going
| TO waste in Alachua county.
| II ii rains in a few days the cucumbers in
| Alsehua county will be all rigAt
! Tae Nsehodist Iadiss Of Milton cleared
| 500 en- their sazAr Friday night.
| The organization fever is becoming cpl
| dan1ic anSag the farmers Of Florida.
Lsroy Corbitt Of Fort Myers broke his
ara last Thursday by falling out Of a pine
tree.
The couAty commissioners allow tie Or
| lando Quarts $500 psr annum to pay for an
armory.
One of Sanfords mail agents made 90. z
out Of possible 100 in his examination
Saturday.
The CO.. tract fer cIsauing Tallahassee has
been let to Frank Wilks, WAC Is putting In
some goed work
F. E. Bend has been elected superintend-
eat OF the Orange BSlt rsilrsad, in place #
?. A. Dsnens, resigned.
Miles II. Johnson has purchased the
Butte homsatesd on Lake jackson. The
amSusB pai1 was -, ,OuD.
Senator Call aud a party Of gentlemen
and ladies spent Friday picnicing at the
famous Wakulla Spriags.
Sorrento ladies, in an organization callsA
the Village Improvement Society, are
greatly improving the town.
The business moan of Lsesburg are arrans-
ing for two biz railroad excursions from
Dado City and from ClsTmont.
Out Of 600 bills and memorials introduced
less than nfty have sas1sd both branches of
the legislature ana become laws.
A very large shark OF the hammsr-hsad
specie was caught at Punta RAsaa = fe =
days ago. He was about 10 feet in lsngth
Dan Warner has an alligator, says the
EuStis Region, that he is goikg to traia to
drive in karness. The youshful saurian has
had several lessons, and is proving very
trAcbRbls.
AT Maaates, W. C. Cramsr who purchased
tas apa1ry consisting Of forty-thrsN eoleniss
Of bees Of Judge Burdick is Extracting the
honey, and reports at least 800 pounds OF
extracted hsnsy.
At Gainesville, the case Of Peter jackson,
for tss murder # Mrs. Miles, went TO tie
iary Saturday afternoon. The jury brought
in verdict Of guilty Of murder in the ARst
degree and recommended to the mercy Of
tia court.
The Lske City hotel, situated on Main
stree5, in the ceRter Of tOwn and oppcsibe
the public square has been reRtsi by Capt.
J. c. Terry, and on June / will, uAdsr the
management Of his wife. be tArown epsA to
the public.
An Orlando policeman had newell and
exciting experience Thursday. He oPeAed
6rS en- = stray dog on the street, wsuading
it at FIRST fire. This 50 incensed ancSAer
dog that it aaacked the policeman SaYagely,
and he had to de some very lively moving
TO escape from it,
The question Of Differences ia often asked
bstwssn sae crocodile and alligator. There
are said to be twenty species, but they ara
| divilsd into thrse families, viz, the gavial,
which is found snly ia Asia: the crocodile,
found in every country ia he world except
ing Europe, aAd the alligator, which IL
purely North American reptile.
Last week ths weeds east Of Bronson. in
the vicinity Of o. Richardson's p ace, caught
On fire snd considerable damags was d0ae
to several farmers and orangs-growsrs.
Mr.. Richardson was the most unfortunate
OF the number, losing three sides of his fence
and Abo & fsrty OF ais bsst orange rsss,
many Of which were Ia bearing Msssrs.
Meyer and Biggs Loaf each string of fence
on tAs back Of sasir places. and Mr.. Aoger
several orGsgs trees.
bAhAel 4fASuUEAAuup Ol AAAel&hQ Ru5-
fishes the fol owing notice in tke Ocala
paper: "In view OF the foolish so called
usury bill now before the legislature, l
hereby notify all parties Interested tAat
aBtil the fia2l dlspesitioA of the bill, ii viii
be useless t. apply to me for any leans, er
for any further sx ensionS Of any outSsa2d-
ing indebtedness, and all paper maturing III
the msaHti1s will have ts be paid on the
day when dus, or it will be protested asd
placed in suit for collection.
The old store Of Curry Bros at Manatss,
has again made a change and John W.
Curry is now the proprietor. This proSsrty
:. 9. Garry bought in 1S74'75 aad raa IL as
q drug store until in 1881 the firm Of 8. G.
q c. o. Curry was formed, when general
msrchandiss was added. Last year s. a.
Curry Transferred his interest in this store
to G. o. Curry, and now, C. o. Curry hsv-
lag been placed by ths Msthodist EPISCOPAL
church on tAs Pias level charge. he has
sold the store to his brother John w. CRvTy.
IL is only question of tine, and not
great whils either, when q railroad Eron
Gainesville to Aicanopy, around the lake
via Rocky PsiAt, will become an absol ate
necessity. The road would certainly DO
great accommodation to ths pboPls aRd
would undoubtedly pay g handsome per
cent. on the sum required to build it. The
thousands OF acres Of orange groves in and
100000 packages OF vegetables, besides
other freiEhts the road would control,
ougst to saasfy any reasonable persen
that railroad is badly needed in that
quarter.
Cant. 3. 8. Carl, aged 73 years, and q
resident OF Pensacola for twenty years past,
has bees Rt work for tho last two years ol
an Amsricaa eagle, whicA he is fRshioRing
out VI wood, and which, whom complstsd,
he intends to present to the city govern.
msnt. Capt. Carrs extreme age prevents a
constant attendance to the work. he ex-
peets, however. TO have the bird finisaed by
Jan. /. The eagle will stand about fOot
high and will Measure from tip to tip of the
winRs about fsst. Capt Carl has picture
OF s@ilar work performed by him many
years ago and presented to the city OF La
Cross, Wis
AT thu time Of the Gre in Tavarss, en-
April 3, 1883, q silver conmupion service,
presented to the Union Congregational
ehNrch OF that town by the First ConKrsgA-
tionAl church of Mt. Vernon, o., the
esursh OF which Rsv. II. T. Hal lad hssn
pastor previous to coming to Florida, was
burssd. At the same time the records Of
the church oArs destroyed. On Saturday
night new constitution and confession at
faish were adopted and officers elected ~
follows: Dsacoss, z. S. Burlsigh, for i've
years; &. II. Newell, for o4s year; Clerk,
Mrs T. w. Gree sslitt. The church society
have elected the follO wing 0Hicaru: Trustee