The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-03
FIOnIDA.

There are 10. 900 budded trees in the Scar
lett orange groves near DeLand-and all
of uniform size.
Rufus E. Wilds, a prominent young bus
ines man of st. Augustine, died suddenly
Sunday night of heart failure.
A. E. Wilson of Orlando last week sent
two hundred bushels of velvet beans to tue
Secretary Of Agriculture at Washington
for general distribution.
A colored man at Beresford makes from
So to Sc per week catching fish with hook
and line and selling them in DeLand. He
has been fishing for thirteen years.
Orlando will have an early orange crop
and a very late one this season. Some of
the groves are well stocked with fine large
oranges just beginning to yellow, and
most of the trees are just putting out a
new bloom. II is estimated that about TO-
0OO boxes viii be shipped from Orlando this
season.
The Fost-office department at Washing
ton has ordered a postponement of the car
rier and free delivery system of mails at
st. Augustine. Postmaster Richie an
nounces that due notice will be given when
the street boxes may be used. No reason
is given for the postponement, nor is 1t
stated how long it will be delayed, but
evidently not for long
The result of the Marion county Demo-
cratic primaries held on Saturday shows
that for Representative w. K Zewadski
and NJ. L. Payne are elected. There were
five candidates for this Office. For County
Judge. r. Bullock was chosen; treasurer.
A r. Griffin, with no opposition; for tax
assessor, ]. c. Matthews and j. 7. Lam
aKgt1 h.axf To. m,
Carrabelle is quietly coming to the front
as a seaport. The business by way of its
harbor is rapidly increasing. The Gulf Ma
val Stores Company will ship the present
year by sail craft and rail about $3.50 900
worth of spirits of turpentine and resin.
The saw mill will follow with 100000 worth
of lumber and the miscellaneous business
viii reach $4,000 MORGAN even million dol
lars.
The Michigan Central Lumber Company
has begun foreclosure proceedings in the
Circuit Court against all the Howry prop
erty at DeLand comprising a good portion
of the city's unimproved lots, and a num-
Der of orange groves near there. The
claim, secured by mortgage against this
property, is $4,000 in favor of said corn
pany, 5000 in favor of the president indi-
vidually.
In the Circuit Court at Jacksonville Mon
day Judge Call finally deciced the lonz
pending case of Mrs Fannie d. Cen
ovar and husband, Frank Genovar,
against Mrs. Laura k Halliday
Eanto, by dismissing the bill and
taxing costs on compliments. which.
so far as the Circuit Court is concerned
ends it,. Santo on June g. 1896, married Mrs.
Halliday Of ST. Nicholas. two miles south
east of the city, who was a most worthy
widow. Santo was 81 years Old very feeble
though possessed of considerable property
few months after marriage he died.
Mrs. Genovar, a daughter by a former
wife and an excellent lady and who was
the only child of Santo, entered suit for
the property that her father had be-
queathed to his widow, and to set aside
the marriage on the ground that Santo
from his extreme Old age and feebleness
was mentally Incapable of making a will
or bequeathlng property The property con.
sists Of one house and lot In Jacksonville
and notes and mortgages for so, 900 OF
money loaned.