The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-18

well and should we be SHARED the da,nas-
ing effects of another freeze this winter
oranges VIII again be seen in Mandarin
next year. -
Inc tWln-screw steamer Prince Edward.
belonging to the Florida East Coast
Steamship Company arrived at Miami
MONDAY from Boston. The Prince Ed
Waru Is one of the finest steamers of her
ciass' ana in finish and general appear
ahce differs greatly from American-made
ships The f1nishings are elegant througb-
out. The Prince Edward has a carving
capacity OF $50 passengers. Wednesday she
lelt on her regular schedule for Havana.
Strawberries are being shipped from
Lakeland every day in very large guam
Titles. the average price, net to the grow
ers, being 81. Lakeland is filled with tour
ISIS, the hotels and boarding houses being
null There has not been for many wears
such d prosperous winter for Lakeland as
TINS promises to be. Several handsome
dwellings are being erected one of the
most notable being that of the Messrs.
hlnney, on Lake Hollingsworth Miles of
clay road are being built by the county
convicts
Messrs f. s. Thompson and w. Hal
leck, of the Michigan Seed Company, are
at Orlando for the purpose OF establishing
a seed warehouse for the state of Flor
ia They secured the B. T. Kuhl three
story brick block several months ago, and
have been working at the other end of the
hne to the accomplishment of this They
bring with them a carload of stock, and
TO this will be added other shipments.
They are full of enthusiasm over the out
look and believe that the time is ripe
for the enterprise they have undertaken.
The following names have been added
to the Reception Committee for the cassa-
va convention to be held at Sanford Thurs
day, Jan. 25; j. N. Whitner. S. o. Chace
and c. w. Goodrich. The programme as
arranged, is as follows: 1920 a. M, con
venion called to order by president of
the Board of Trade for organiza ton; TO
p. m. business session, addresses by
prominent speakers. The meetings will be
held in the Opera House, which will be
decorated for the OCCASION 7:90 p. m. a
visit will be made by special train 10 the
stock factory at Lake Mary.
Last Friday night, at party at the
residence of Samuel Wood near Day post
office, a few miles from Mayo William
F. Lisle, while under the influence of whis-
ky, shot and fatally wounded Jasper s.
IdIheTs NlSAIy respected dIlu WtIl-lO-uO
farmer of that vicinity. While Mr.. Lisle
had been recklessly firing his pistol be-
fore shooting at Mr.. Parker, still, from
information received, the shooting of Mr..
Parker was intentional. Mr.. Parker was
Immediately taken TO his home, a dis
lance of about four miles dying from
his wound just before reaching there
Isle has not yet been arrested.
Engineer Roy Ellis with a corps of sur
lveyors, left Jacksonville Tuesday
for Live Oak, where they will
push the work of surveying and
grading new line of railway, to
be laid from Live Oak. In Suwannee coun-
ty, to Stevensville, in Deadmans bay, on
the Gulf coast, in Taylor county. The
road will be operated by the Drew Lum-
Der Company of Jacksonville, which has
many thousand acres of land. and two
mills in the timber of that section. The
road will be about fifty miles long, and
viii run through a rapidly growing dis
trict with several good towns, and will
carry the lumber down to deep water,
where it can be loaded and shipped at a
comparatively slight cost. The proposed
line of railway will run from Live Oak
to Bolton to RiceVille, to LuraVile to
Ruia. and across the Suwannee river to
Mayo. then to Steinhatchee, then to Sa-
lem and across the Steinhatchee river to
Fully 800 workmen have been
sent 70 work on the roadbed, and it is es-
timated that the first train will be run
a bout April l. 1t was also stated that the
Drew Lumber Company will build docks
and warehouses for naval stores at Stew
ensvllle.