The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-09
FLORIDA.


H. II. Menager, prominent real estate
dealer Of Jacksonville, died Saturday.
Supt. Russell urges that an exhibit be
made by Florida schools at the worlds fair.
There are twelve phosphate plants erected
or being erected within a radius of a few
miles OF Barlow.
Six prisoners made their eacape from the
town Jail at Lakeland a few nights ago by
prying the staples OFF the door.
petition has gone to Washington ask
ing for the establishment of q postofflce
at New Prospect Its name is to be Ja~
metro.
The machinery for another phosphate
plant is being shipped from the South
Florida foundry and machine shops. at
Orlando. 1t goes to Tampa.
In tearing down the old Marsh building
at Milton a day or two ago, r. Sandlin
found between $50 and 800 in coin. He
turned it over 20 the owner of the land.
A petition has been circulated and signed
by large majority of the citizens of Lake
land, requesting the appointment of W. B.
Bonacker as county commissioner, to sues
coed A. G. Thompson, resigned.
Lakeland Advocate: The orange groves
are reported as having badly suffered all
through the country from Barlow to Fort
Meade, many trees being split open by the
trees.
A 2-story building will be erected
alongside of Ed Earnest's store on Oak
street at Arcadia for Cincinnati man. The
building will be 40x5S feet, and will cost
between $4,000 and 5000. Mr.. Horn is
getting all the work he can attend to,
Capt Widen of Arcadia has struck
phosphate at last. He recently purchased
GAO acres of land near Joshua creek, which
he sold few days ago to an Atlanta COM
pany for $4,000 cash aud S. 600 stock in q
company which will work it. The name of
the company will be the Atlanta and
Florida Phosphate Company.
On last salesday at Punta Gorda j. K.
| Glenn sold that portion of the property be-
! longing to Judge N. II. DeCoster, at Har-
Dor View, under mortgage TO Messrs. Sim
! mons e. Carlton, to satisfy the mortgage.
| Special Master B. G.. Granger sold the
| property of Mr.. Srubblefield at Arcadia to
| satisfy mortgage in favor OF Irwin Loeb
lair. The former was sold to w. Fl. Sim
mons for $3.50 and the latter to 2. King
tor $500.
March Jessie L. Burtz and a. F. Bim-
berly, two we'll known printers of Jack
| sonviIle, will set out to walk from that city
| to Chicago for purse of $1,000. The walk
is to be made against time and the entire
distance between Jacksonville and Chicago
is to be covered inside of four months. A
wager Of 81, 500 has been laid between two
parties whose names have not yet
transpired that the distance cannot
be covered in that time. II the
contestants succeed they will receive the
81 500. If they fail, the prize Will go to
those who have laid their money against
them. The contestants to carry off the
| purse must reach the chamber of COM
merce building in Chicago not later than
noon July l. The entire journey will be
made by rail, and ell through the balmy
days Of spring the two young bantams will
skip the crossties OF the great American
railway system with high hearts This
mode of transit has been chosen for the
simple reason that the referees can Ia this
way more easily accompany them than in
any other. These gentlemen will not, of
course, walk. Their journey will be COM
fortably conducted by means of
the very ingenious little vehicle
| known as railway velocipede.
| They will travel in state and keep the two
pedestrians up to the mark. From Jack
sonville Messrs. Burtz and Pimberley will
take the justly famous Savannah, Florida
| and Western to Waycross. Their way t.
| Albany will be over the Brunswick and
Western, and from that point to Macon
they will dit Ike fairies over the South
| western. Thence TO Atlanta their weary
| way will be over the famous East Tennessee
| Virginia and Georgia, and then on to Chat
tanooga via the Western and Atlantic.
| Cincinnati will be reached by means Of the
! Queen and Crescent, and after leaving this