The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-18
FLORIDA.


Gainesvile's public school has over 125
names enrolled
F. 5. Goodrich Of DeLand has junior
co gresham at his home.
Mrs. Black, e Fort Meade vocalist, CON
templates removing to St. Augustine.
The conyOcati0l Of South Florida will
meet at Fort Meade on the last Wednesday
in January.
The first vestibule train will pass through
Palatka next Tuesday. 1t will leave New
York the day previous. -.--
a farmer of Remington brought TO Ocala
Saturday 100 pounds of very fair Marion
county tobacco, and sold it for a good
price.
A negro by tie name of Abe Douglass,
who works at the Monroe saw mill, at San
ford, had his leg badly smashed by pully
Tuesday night.
At noon Wednesday the street railway at
PaiatkA reached Second street. The work is
being pushed rapidly forward and cars Will
soon be running.
Mr.. Robertson, of Windsor owner of the
tub and pail factory there, was one OF the
stockholders Of the defunct Electric Sugar
Trust Of New York.
Already there are 400 cases on the docket
Of the circuit court of Volusia county.
court conveues in April.
The first cabbage of the season was
brought into Ocla by James a. Albeston,
one Of the leading men in the orange grow
ing interest on South Lake Weir.
Il would seem strange TO northerner to
see school children TT ting about barefOOted
in January. but that's the way lots Of them
60 to school in Florida all the year round.
d. c. Wharton Smith, of Philadelphia,
Pa. and vice president Of the Ocala com
p1ny. has given 100 acres of good land in
Citrus county to the SeniTropical, worth
$500 cash.
A number Of buyers and solicitors of con-
s.gumsnts OF oranges are in Barlow this
week. Most Of them bail from the literary
huo-Boston-and have been in Florida just
long enough to think they know it all.
Marquis Bros Of Barlow have secured
big railroad contract on the Alabama Mid
land road, running from Bainhridge to
Montgomery. They will leave in a few
days for prolonged stay, probably twelve
or eighteen months.
The orange grove Of Mayor L. B. Les.
lying on Lake Griffin and the northern
edge OF Leesburg, viii yield this season
600 boxes of the golden fruit He has
shipped a good many carloads, and thus far
has received quito satisfactory returns.
Mr. Lawson Of the Sanford water works
has jus. returned from a trip to Tampa.
lie rep rts that that city will be supplied
by the same company that operates in
Macon, Brunswick and Ocala. They viii
use tbs high pressure service, the water he
ing from artesian wells, and is what is called
free stone water.
c. +. Waidron Of Welaka shipped $3.50
worth Of oranges TO Savannah few days
ago and got his check three days after ship
n r.g n nQ y
ment, which was cashed by Mr.. North, aud
after going 70 New York came back pro-
tested. Mr.. Wadrol is now in Savannah
investigating the matter.
The following is the strength Of the Meth
oaist Episcopal church south in Florida, as
shown by the last aruual report: Loca,
preachers, 1874; members, $500; inteutS
baptized, 15i, adults baptized, l,J17; mum
Der OF SUNDAY schools, 3 =; number Il
teachers, 1,7.0; number Of scholars, H.
So; number II churches, 2lS; alue,
Sl9l.9S1; parsonages, 90; value $50535.
4 proposition is omitted 81 the business
men Of Barlow by some northern capital
lists, through the Polk County Bank. 70
build fine hotel on the half acre block i'm
meiiatcly north OF the court house. The
building is 20 Ia Of brick, two stories in
height AID iO1x2l0 feet in size. The pro
Jectors ask forHcontribution Of only g., 500,
nearly half II which has already been
raised.
Propositions to publish the Florida
Christian Advocate, the organ If the
Methodist church Of Florida. submitted to
the late conference, came from Tallahassee,
Jacksonville, Tampa. sanford, Arkansaw,
snd several other places. Eight hundred
aai dtty dollars was raised TO support the
paper, and turned over o. DR.. Anderson. its
editor, to do as be thought best in awarding
contract.
+. V. Hull, Of Okahumpka, met with a
painful accident on Thursday night Of last
week while rttlr ing home from Leesblrg
A large live OAK tree near the Helena brid
had fallen IL spch manner that it admit