The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-25
FLORIDA-

A number of new buildings are going W
IN Arcadia.
| The old buildings on the Hayden place
recently purchased by the Tampa Bay Hote
Company, have been removed preparatory
to contemplated improvements there.
Mr.. Fulton Of Ocala has sold 5000 acre.
Of phosphate land In Alachua county FOL
$50, 900 to a syndicate Of Kentucky and one
New York capitalists. This is the grave
beds near the Snwannee river.
Tie new building for the Owl Cigar
Company is alnzost finished and will soon
be ready for its occupants, and then
the number Of operatives will be greatly
increased. About 300 new work
men will soon arrive to enter the employ OF
the company.
P. A. Walker, q civil engineer from
Washington. has been commissioned by
parties in Virginia to look the advisability
OF establishing at Pensacola a large dry
dock. The gentleman is making inquiry in
that connection. and bis report will doubt
less be favorable one.
Quincy Herald: I. L. Ward & Co. have
this week purchased about 5000 pounds OF
tobacco and we understand the highest
price paid was about thirty-fve cents per
pound. There is considerable tobacco in
this county yet for sale. This firm also
have a number of hands at work stripping
and packing tobacco.
L. s. Stearns has made arrangements TO
erect new hotel building on the site Of the
one recently burned at Quincy, and has
given the contract to I. l.. Ward. The
building is to be ofsorick. two stories high,
and will contain twenty-three rooms, so
built that it can at any time be added TO,
aud is 10 be finished by April l.
Capt James Argo. prominent citizen of
Oviedo, was driving into Orlando Friday in
a buggy behind two mules with family
party when the mules became frightened at
pile Of empty orange boxes and turned
suddenly, overturning the carriage. Mrs.
Argo was thrown violently 10 the ground
and had an arm broken above the elbow, as
we'll as sustaining other injuries.
Tavares Herald: 1t is automatically re-
ported that owing to his increasing duties
and responsibilities, A. A. Parker has
recently withdrawn from the bank Of
Tavares and the Umatilla branch bank.
Mr.. Parker was the founder Of these -four
ishing institutions, and while his retirement
from them-if the report be true-wilI be a
great loss to them. it will in no wise affect
their financial standing or responsibility.
A note from a confederate veteran, resi-
dent IN Florida. to the Jacksonville Me-
trOpolis, says: "lf there be war between
Chile and the United States. will in ten
days organize full regiment OF old confed-
crate soldiers and tender them to the gov
eminent, and if accepted will illustrate nv
adopted state in the first engagement.
am Georgian and would ask the old Geor-
gia rebs now In Florida to fall in and 90 to
the front, and when the war ends to record
In history the valor Of the regiment No
one would be ashamed OF it."
Sanford Journal: C. Jones, superin-
- he
a fine orange grove at Longwood, in which
he takes great interest. He went down to
see 1t Wednesday, and tells us that he
found six or seven trees on which there
were four crops Of oranges-the regular
crop, which is ripe; the June crop which is
grown In size. but green in color; another
size about an inch In diameter, and in ad-
ditlon to this the trees are in full bloom
Mr.. Jones wants to know IL this 10 a COM
mon occurrence, or If he has not discovered
new ever-bearlng variety. II a variety
having this habit can be produced the mar
ket problem will be solved and we can sell
oranges all the year round. Mr.. Jones in
tends to mark and watch these trees and
see what they will do another year.
Orlando Record: George w. Crawford
prominent citizen of Lake county, under
took to remove hive Of bees from Arnold
Court to his own place a few days since.
His customary plan OF moving bees is to
put hive and bees all into a sack and then
carry them off. But in this case his ''poker
proved to be too small for the hive, and
George was soon enveloped by the
little symbols of industry, which
most industriously and Unfortunately
began 10 get in their work on the unpro-
tected parts OF his person. But George held
the fort and finally got away with the bag
gage. but he carried OFF In his anatomy the
poison of from 100 to 500 OF the pugnacious
little collectors Of concentrated sweetness.
The next day George appeared as il be had
had an unsuccessful mill with John l.,
Sullivan, and he has resolved that in the
future be will keep a safe distance from the
busy end Of the little busy bee.
Senator Pasco spent Friday in making
himself familiar with the wants of his con-
stituents at Fernandina. He was met at
Harris Road junction by a committee of the
chamber OF commerce, who escorted him
to their rooms after his arrival, where the
senator listened TO an address by Mai. G..
K. Fairbanks and delivered a short speech
in return. The senator and a number of
prominent citizens then sat down to a sump-
tuous lunch at the Fernandina club after
which the party boarded the steamer Wade
Hampton and took sail down the river
and over the bar. On their return a special
train was waiting and the sena-
tor was taken to inspect the pro
cess Of canning oysters by the Amelia
River Packing Company. Next in ordsr
was a visit to the Florida Central and
Peninsula Railroad Company's big
CSC, 900 elevator. where the phosphate was
pouring into the hold Of the French bark
Ma2atlan at the rate Of 100 tons per hour.
The senator and few friends were enter
tanned at dinner by Dr. and Mrs. ]. D.
Palmer at O'Clock At $50 he left for
Monticello. He expressed himself as being
much pleased with what be had seen of this
city and promised his best efforts toward
securing a liberal appropriation for our bar
and public building.