The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25

The new colored Baptist church at DeLand
was dedicated last Sunday.
Burglars stole S35 worth of cigars from c.
B. Fitchs store, at Tampa, Thursday night.
Circuit court for Osceola county will con
vene in Kissimmee on the first Monday in
March.
If the orange trees hold one-eighth of the
bloom they are putting on, there will be an
immense crop OF oranges about DeLand next
winter.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Florida
woman Christian Temperance Union will
convene at Kissimmee, Feb. 81 and 28 March
/ and 2, inclusive.
Miss Eva Bitch the 16year-old daughter
of County Commissioner f. w. Bitch of Phoe-
nix died Friday morning offever This is the
third death in the Immediate family within
the last thirty days
H. M. Flagler is at St. Augustine suffering
from an acute attack Of neuralgia and re-
quires rest and quietness. He cannot bear
the sound of the least noise, and barricades
have been put up at his house.
An old Floridian passed away a day or two
ago in the person of the late A. S. Collins, of
Orange Springs, Marion county. He was the
manager of the once celebrated Luckenough
orange grove of Orange Springs, but this
grove now has almost died out.
The Brock house, at Enterprise, has been
recently purchased by G. l.. Atkins 4 Sons. of
Asbury Park, N J. They own the Ocean
hotel there and have one Of the largest sum-
mer houses in that famous resort. They pur-
chased 1890 acres of land at Enterprise with
the hotel and have made many improve
ments on the house and cleared up the ham
mock land
Reuben Carruthers, n new brakeman on the
Florida Central and Peninsular road was run
over by a freight train Thursday, and had
both legs so badly crushed that he died at his
home at Wildwood Friday. He was the
first man shot by the negroes in the Christ
mas riot at Wildwood and was about 81 years
old. His brother John Carruthers, is con-
ductor of the freight train on which he was
running.
The finance committee Of the city council OF
Ocala has submitted a report, asking the
judiciary committee to report an ordinance to
bond the city for $4,000, OF which $4,000 Is to
be for street Improvements, 5000 to pay for
the old jail and lot, bought some time ago
from the county, and $1,000 for sanitary pur-
poses. When the ordinance is passed the
people will be called on to ratify the same at
the polls or reject 1t.
There now seems some prospect that the
First National Bank of Orlando will resume
on the basis proposed, paying 3 per cent.
the deposits are paid. Bank Examiner Lynch
is expected in few days, and will report on
the advisability Of resuming. A United
States deputy marshal was in town last week,
notifying a number OF citizens of suits
brought against them in the United States
court at Jacksonville. Most Of these are
stockholders, but few are largely indebted
to the bank in other ways.
DOSJOulGG
Senator Pasco, has arranged to give Metcalfe
and Miccosukle,a much quicker and more con-
venient mail delivery than at present Here
after mails, instead Of going from Monticello
to Jacksonville. then to Townsville and
thence to Metcalfe, will now be sent direct
from Monticello to the two last named offices.
Railroad mail service from Daytona to Eau
Gallle. over the Jacksonville, st. Augustine
and Indian River railway, will, after March
s. embrace Bahia Brevard county, between
Buena Vista and Eau Gallle.
Orlando Record Deacon E. G. Hunger
ford the Chester Comm banker, is a col
pleasure in giving to old soldier organiza-
tions Gen. Ii. Thomas Post, @. A. R., at
Longwood has in its military library and
reading room pair of cutlasses that saw ser
vice with Admiral Farragut. which were pre-
sented by him. His last relic is confeder-
ate cornet that was picked up on the first
Bull Run battlefield. lie desires to donate
IL TO some confederate organization that is
sure TO hold together and preserve its relics.
Deacon HungerfOrd has a lovely winter home
on Lake Maitland, at Maitland where his
wife and charming daughter reside.
Several days ago =. Fischer was fined IS
in the municipal court ~ Jacksonville for in
fringing on the fire ordinance Upon the re-
com mendation Of Chief hanleY this was sls-
pended TO give him time TO change his build
Ing 10 confprm 70 the ordnance. Not doing
this he was arrested ng lin Friday. ARA gned
10 he municipal court and fined s2j 0y Judge
Gibbons. refusing 70 pay this he was re-
named 70 jail. Col COckrell his attorney,
secured his release on writ Of haheas cor
pus on q technlcalitY in the afternoon. Mr..
Jlsc hler saws that 10 Is a matter Of principle
with him. aud that he viii not pay the fine.
Meanwhile De ~ still liable % ne rearrested
ald nned Or imprisoned, 40 the Judge 5 OPP
ton.
Orlando Record. About O'Clock Friday
morning. while Policeman q. T. Carter was
maklnF be lonely beat along the Church
street front Of Tho Boone hardware furniture
store, h,s atteltlQa WAS attracted by The Open