The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-03
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scalled the West HiHsbOrOu0h Times

sealled the West Hllsborough Times -.
a steam road engine was landed from the
Steamer Cochran on last Tuesday. 1t
svas consigned to some party in the in
aerior, and was forwarded by rail the
9text day The leaA es of the orange
lfees are curling up and the young fruit
IS dropping by the thousand. 1t rain
slnes not come soon the crop in ;his re-
taon will be diminished several thousand
inxes Prof Kerr, State Geologist Of
North Carolina, who is now in Tampa,
Informs us that the mari which is found
sn incxhaustible quantities at Six Mile
creek is just the thing with which to pave
pnr streets One part of the mari to SIX
st sand, he says, will axe lasting pave
n,ent The Professor also says that this
h.arl is the very best possible fertilizer
sor orange trees The Ilillsborough
County Exposition Association held an
enthusiastic and well attended meeting
at the court house on Thursday last. AS
the proceedings are lengthy and our col
amns already crowded, we are compelled
20 defer publication till next week -.
The business of killing alligators and pre-
pairing their hides for market, which is
carried on almost entirely in South Flor
ola. now employs about 300 men, and
during this dry season, which is extremely
favorable for this pursuit, hard as it may
lee on the agriculturists, at least $4,000
will be handled in the business. In addl-
tion to the hides, the oil extracted from
che carcasses, and particularly the teeth,
bring good prices.
Pensacola Adrdnce- Gazette: Bids
are now solicited by the Secretary of the
I hotel company for the erection of an ad-
iition of eighty rooms to the Continental
Hotel. The work is to be completed by
! the first of December, and our winter
visitors will be able to get ample hotel
accommodations next winter. le re-
{ porter had the pleasure of gazing on the
nohle face Of Gen VIM. Miller on the
streets last Wednesday. The General
Is growing Younger instead of older, and
looks the picture Of health E. The Gulf
i"c Company is having another ice ma
chine added to their business, owing to
the taIv demand for manufactured ice.
I lie machine was manufactured by our
cn,crIli~ing citizen, Mr.. John Cosgrove,
~ sisted hy Mr. J. J. Mcclure, and is a
iine piece of work E. Last Monday about
'-'''' - i'' N, AUiii |HO i'O"i " $1,000
At the Public School on the hill, young
boy by the name of James Odom
was struck dead by lightning. We learn
;'a' the young boy was sitting under a
law tree eating his lunch, while several Of
TIE other scholars were standing or play
iNg near by, when terrible flash of light
ring, accompanied by terrific peal of
t.,uulcr, came and young James was seer
T. ial Efforts at restoration were re-
>.It,d to Immediately, but with no avail
i',l he was pronounced dead the only
evidence that he was killed by the light
t;u. being a small wound on the fore
;4ead and 4 large hole in the groun'
whore be was standing. Several othc
}nMl- were shocked by the electrical cur
I~n,. The young boy was very brigh
scholar and had many friends among hi
-,Aooi mates. He was IL years of az
ana was the son of Mr.. James Odom
Who lives in the western portion of tn
hin. We deeply sympathize with him il
BIS sad loss.