The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-17
FLORIDA.

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The State Press Association is in session at
Ocala.
A lodge of Knights Of Pythias was or
ganized at DeLand last week with twenty
| five charter members
Gen. g. A. Bnfington is making prepara-
tions TO plant twenty-five acres in grove on
fine tract of land he has near Port Orange
Ground was broken at Gainesville Thurs
| day, for the foundation of Mayor Burnett's
new block on the southeast corner Of the
square.
J. w. Varnie, q member of the English
colony, who arrived at Gainesville a year
ago, and who went to Bronson a few days
| ago to spend few weeks with a friend, IS
reported to have committed suicide on Tues
day morning.
Silas B. Wright's residence at DoLand
was burned few DAYS ago. The residence
cost So, 700, and was protected by insurance
Of 81, 900. The furniture was insured, also
but Mr.. Wright sustains a loss Of about
$500 over and above all insurance.
DeLaud Record: Doc Tanaer, a few
weeks past, offered his crop of oranges from
the small grove surrounding his residence
for $780, Yesterday AL Bennett finished
picking and packing the same. Total mum.
Der Of boxes packed and picked was 40, or
at 81 80 on the trees, would amount 20 1865,
and there are left on the trees fruit sufficient
for winter use.
Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, has trans
mitted TO congress a report of Capt Blake,
United States engineer, on the improve
ment of Indian river with the Endorsement
that the river should not be improved by the
general government until the Florida Coast
Line Canal and transportation Company
relinquishes to the United States its rights
under state charter.
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create the IMPRESSION that the recent cold
materially damaged the orange crop around
DeLand. The parties, of course, are not
friends of the place. In few exposed
low localities a little Of the fruit was
slightly damaged. probably about one
orange in thousand. The present orange
crop around DeLand is as fine to-day. aud
as beautiful in color and delicious in flavor.
as can be found in any section OF the orange
belt.
Two hundred citizens of Oviedo were
dined and wined at Orlando Thursday. 1t
was return dinner to the one given by the
people of Oviedo on the completion of the
Orlando, Winter Park and Lake Jesup rail-
way, which was built during the county
seat contest. The dinner was entirely in
charge of j. M. Cheney and I. 4. Ives as
committee of arrangements. Judge C. q.
Butt delivered au address Of welcome,
Ii. +. Brock Of Oviedo in behalf
of the guests and President Hooker
of Rollins college, Winter Park, on behalf
Of the Christian Endeavor, after which
they were seated at long tables, 200 guests
of the city in all, and dined on the good
things provided by the ladies and public
spirited citizens of Orlando, with appetiteo
sharpaned by the delay. The delegates to
the convention were seated at separate
tables and waited on by young ladies, whe
are members Of local society and thf
| Oviedo guests were served by the ladies oe
Orlando. Late in the afternoon the people
| of Oviedo returned as they came, over the
| Orlando Winter Park and Lake Jesup
railway.
Mr.. Ralph Phelps, who lives over in
| South Jacksonville, has a curious tale TO
tell About two years ago MIR. Phelps
daughter was here on a visit to him. One
day she gathered some sweet gum burrs-
already dry-and arranged them effectively
in white stone china platter, Of the ordi~
nary tableware material They have re-
manned on a table in the same position
ever SINCE A few days ago some one
was examining them and discov-
affected some how by the burrs and had
fallen to pieces. There it was, preserving
its original shape, but broken into hun-
bred pieces. The enamel had all been eaten
away, and the ware appeared to be crumh-
ling into a loose mass. The platter had
never been disturbed nor had anytbi !,
fallen on il. Mr.. Phelps thinks there must
be some chemical property In the burr
which eats its way into the stone material.
On Mr.. Phelps farm there are two or three
natural paint quarries. They produce Q
material which needs only the addition Of
oil to make paiut of the very best quality,
In its natural state it is in two cOlors-s
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