The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
FLORIDA.

There are twenty grocery stores in Or
lado.
The daily average of water supplied TO
| Orlando is 100, 900 gallons, and it takes four
1 teen miles of mains to distribute it.
II Is understood that the Cubans Of Key
West will give q grand entertainments and
pass resolutions OF congratulation to Sen
ator Call.
DR.. T. D. Hawkins has rendered his resig-
nation as county commissioner of Nassau
from the Callahan district, and the resigna-
tion was accepted by the governor.
A small fire occurred at Key West Mon
day morning. which resulted in the demoli-
ton of a two-story frame building, valued
at 81 800, belonging to negro Cuban.
When opposite st. Petersburg, Thursday,
garet, fell under the crank pin, receiving
injuries which proved to be fatal few hours
later.
The estimable wife OF Capt. Jesse S. Wood
of Lake City died at their home quite
suddenly Wednesday morning. The evsn-
ing before she was in her usual health. but
suffered q stroke Of paralysis during the
night.
c. A. Snow & Co., solicitors of Ameri-
can and foreign patents. Washington city,
report the following patents granted to
Floridians for the week ending Dec. 5: p
II. Herndon, Leesburg, automatic railway
switch; G. Hodgson, Jacksonville, pump
for raising water near rail ways; q. from
bly, and j. J. kinsman, Tampa, carriage
gear.
The full stock for the First National
| Bank of Key West has all been raised, aud
1t will open up business very shortly. The
capital stock will be 500, 900. about one-half
of which is taken at Key West and the bal
ance in New York. George w. Allen, ex-
cashier of the Bank of Key West, will, it is
said, be president aud a New York man will
be cashier. E. NJ. Semple recently left for
New York TO arrange for the starting Of
another bank, with a capital Of $4,000. A
considerable portion Of the stock was taken
at Key West and Mr.. Semple seemed san
guine Of being able to raise the balance and
consummate an arrangement to open In a
week or ten days. The excitement caused
by the failure of the Bank Of Key West has
about subsidized and business is picking up
again.
The Sub-Tropicsl building at Jackson
vile has stood vacant for many months,
but now that it has passed into other hands
it win soon be opened up again as an expo
sition. The purchasers Of the building
held meeting Thursday afternoon in the
Office Of J. w. Archibald and decided to
form a company, which will be duly in
corDorated under the laws of the state. The
name Of the company will be the "New
Sub-Tropical Exposition Company" The
articles Of incorporation have been drawn
up and signed and were sent to Talla-
hassee. The capital stock of the company is
placed at $1,000. The incorporates are j.
w. Archibald, A. B. Campbsll. w. A.
Bours, ]. G. Greeley, J. r. Campbell,
Charles Benedict and W. A. McDuff. These
gentlemen have been requested by the stock
holders to act as incorporators; they, with
four others, to be elected at the first meet
ing of the stockholders, viii constitute the
first board OF directors The stockholders
will have meeting as soon as the incor-
poration is perfected. aud decide upon plans
for conducting the exposition this season.