The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-20

! grounds OF the Hotel Royal Poinciana at
1 Palm Beach showing the royal poinciana
| tree in full bloom. Mr.. Richardson IS send
| ing these TO all coupon ticket agents in the
| country with his best wishes for the new
1 year.
| Out of 500 boxes OF oranges picked from w.
| W. Clyatt's grove near Levyville, only five
boxes OF russets were found. They were the
| finest lot Of oranges ever shipped from that
| section.
| n. Lovegreen has bought the undertaking
business Of L. G. Gone, at Tampa and has
| turned over the management Of that and his
| own establishment to G. c. Harris, who has
] been in charge Of Mr.. Cones undertaking bus
| mess from It's inception.
Melville G Gibbons, one Of the most prom
| Using young attorneys of Tampa, was married
Wednesday night in Brunswick, Ca, to Miss
Mary f. Blain, Of Brunswick. She is a sister
| to Eugene d. Blain OF Tampa. member OF the
| firm OF Ferris & Blain, shoe dealers.
It is said that the cost Of sending the sec
/ ond battalion Of state troops to Jacksonville
to stop the prze fight win cost the state in
| the neighborhood of $4,000. The Ocala Rifles
are now under pay until they return home,
some OF them getting as high as s. day
Mrs. Ida Freeland, who was injured a short
| time ago by being violently thrown to the
| ground by loose board at the crossing at the
| charleston block corner, has made PROPOSE
| tion to Mayor Gore that in lieu of a suit for
damages, she would accept 500 and the pay
ment OF her Doctors bill by the city in full
| settlement Of the damage sustained by her
At the Nelligan house, on st. George street
| at ST. Augustine, after the guests had retired
| Wednesday night an attempt was made by
| some person to enter the boarding house in
| the rear through window which was forced
| open Henry Nelligan was aroused by the
noise and securing pistol from his bureau
| drawer, CROPPED his way TO the back yard in
| time 70 see man escaping. He opened fire
and shot at the retreating figure five times
without effect.
| Baggagemen elected the following Of
| hcers at their session at St
Augustine Wednesday President H.
I. bearing, OF the Michigan Central road. To-
| Gated at Chicago Vice President, Charles
Lorraine. OF the Chesapeake and Ohio road
| located at Richmond Secretary and Treas
| urer j. E. Quick of the Grand Trunk lines
reelected. EXECUTIVE committee, II. A.
| Winter, OF the Illinois Central road; ]. 4.
Mckee, OF the New York. Chicago and St
Louis. and r. J. Wolfe, OF the New York
| Central and Hudson River road.
George Alexander Walker who was
| acquitted in the criminal court at Orlando on
| Tuesday last, was again arrested Wednesday
| This time he was taken on United States
warrant on charge OF breaking into q post
once at Mcdonald station on the night OF the
| MRrot murder. He has twice escaped punish
ment for completely in this crime; has twice
confessed his participation in IT, and has ex-
pressed the opinion that il would be hard for
him to be convicted when there were others
who were just as deep in the crime as him
| self who would not be prosecuted. 1t would
therefore, seem that justice has twice mis-
carried He may not be so fortunate now
| IndL Uncle sam mas MIN IN custody.
In the immediate vicinity Of Orlando are
| situated what are locally known as the
standard groves" This name is given
| them for the reason that the owners are
members OF the Standard OIL combination
These groves belong TO individuals however,
and not to the company. The Hardness es
tate owns 200 acres of land about 40 of which
is in an orange grove. Several tine lots In
town also belong to the heirs OF this estate.
Senator Camden has 1888 acres OF land fifty of
which Is In grove. w. N. Chancellor has
forty acres in all, fifteen being in a grove.
This makes total OF 4OS acres Of land and
200 acres OF orange grove This entire prop
erty is under the management of Hon. w. A.
Cooper.
The annual meeting for the election OF
officers of the Consumers Electric Light and
Street Railway Company, and of the Tampa
Suburban Railway Company was held at the
companys office Monday. The officers
chosen by the Consumers Electric Light and
Street Railway Company are E. 5. Douglass
| president; e. Ward Chaplin, vice.president;
z. 5 Douglass, treasurer, and J. T. Douglass
superintendent and secretary. Directors, f.
). Douglass, r. Ward Chaplin, w. II. Ken
drick, |. S. Giddens, J. T. Douglass. The
| new officers OF the Tampa Suburban are w
| H. kendrick. president; f. s. Douglass,
treasurer and general manager; j, 4. Douglass
secretary. Directors, w, II. Kendricl, +. S.
| Douglass, J. 7. Douglass.
The grand lodge F. and A. NJ. of the state
| OF Florida, was called on at Jacksonville
| Wednesday. The session was devoted prin-
| cipally to the transaction OF routine business
| cussing the same. which took up about two
hours. The lodge was then called of until 3
| o'clock, when it was called on and the annual
| election OF officers took place. W. Forsyth
| Bynum, OF Fort White, was elected M. w.
| grand master, and the following were re.
| elected; Deputy Grand Master James w.
| Boyd, Of Barlow; Senior Grand Warden
| James M Hilliard, OF Pensacola: Junior
| Grand Warden Silas b. Wright OF DeLand;
| Grand Treasurer Hy Robinson, OF Jackson
| villei Grand Secretary A. j. RUSSELL of Jack
| sonville, Rev. William L. Malphurs, OF Starke
| was elected grand chaplain. on Thursday
| Rev, r. II, Weller, grand orator, delivered his
| annual Grafton. The officers appointed are:
| Rev. r. H Welle, grand orator; sgd L. Car
| ter, senior deacon; J. NJ. Finn, junior deacon;
| E. A. Wilson, standard bearer; C. j. McGhee
! sword bearer; A. w. Gilchrist, marshal: A.
| A stewart, pursuviant; James II. Whitehead
| senior steward; o. H. Dorsett, tyler.