The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-01

son than ever before.
-Braidentown Progres&.: Bob Cha
zier's dog bit the editor of s:is paper one
day last week, and next dae the dog was
found dead with no signs of violence upon
his person. Editors IL pies i. The citi.
zens of Braidentown held aleeting in the
Progress building Wednesday evening,
and appointed trustees til receive The
land and make arrangements for building
church and school-house ;n the lot do
mated by Judge =. w. WSite If their
present plans are carried osit It will be
handsome building.
-Eusts Semi Tropical "a Mr.. Kent,
recently from Canada, died. on Wednes-
day night at the residence :ot his son in
law, Mr. McCord, on Olivia street, aged
about 20 years. The funerSl services, the
first held in church in. Eustis, took
place in St Thomas Episcopal Chuch on
Thursday, Rev. Mr. Mines t5iciating -.
Mr.. Allen X Sanders, son Ut Prof VIM.
Sanders, of the Agricultural Department,
Washington, ID. c., arrivsd here last
week He will make his pc snanent home
here and expresses himselfy we'll pleased
with Florida.
Palatka Herold: Never u the history
of Palatka have we witnessed such an
overflow of visitors as we nave now and
have had for weeks past. Every hotel ia
full and the boarding houses share largely
in the increase. At one :tlme it was
thought that Palatka was sverdoing the
hotel business, but it has Improved that
all we need are facilities for.t he accommo
daton of the travel. The Gem City
seems to take the precedeIEe Of all the
places on the river. Every stranger that
comes admires the location, sthe beauty of
the city, and especially the: orange shade
trees that adorn our sidewalks.
Mariana Courier The Chipola
river is rising, and if it continues to rain
we will have one of our spring freshets
-. The Catholics of Apalschicola real
lied 100 from fair recently. Liberal
people down there A pbr;ion of the
fair groupds is to be sold Il is that part
this side of the railroad and will not dam
age the grounds in the leasts !. We hear
favorable reports from diverS parts OF the
county in regard to the lately planted
corn. Nearly every one seems To have
good "stand" .. The block of brick
stores now in process of construction are
beginning to take on competed appear
ance, and will be the most elegant block
in town when completed.
Tampa Tribune: We ARE sorry to
learn that Mrs ). r. Mckee, while out
horseback riding last Tiesday, was
thrown from her horse md severely
bruised on the arm and sidA Her in iu-
ries, however, are not seriofs. and she is
now doing well A fatal accident oc7
CURED on last Sunday near the residence
of Mr. J. j. Durham, in Maiiatec county
Mr. John Hill, late of Coffee county, Ga,
and a brothcr-in-law of Mr.. Durham, was
thrown from his horse, the fall resulting
in injuries that proved fatal within TWEEN
ty minutes The unfortun lie young man
was but twenty-six years OF age, and was
unmarried "A dastarlly attempt was
made on last Saturday night to destroy
by fire the Star Bakery an't Restaurant,
owned by Arch Ross. The fire was set
at the rear end of the kitchen, but was
fortunately discovered before much dam
age had been done This INCIDENT eyiHces
the need of two things-a good hemp
rope and fire engine TIL. uses Of each
are obvious.
-Ocala Banner The line 81 RAILROAD
from Leesburg to Barlow " be built at
All early day 1t will unite al Barlow nth
the branch now being built from iForl
Cummings The machineryfoi the East
Florida Ice Company arrived b: Florida
Transit Railway yesterday ADD will he
placed in position at one VIM. H.
Vanderbilt. passed over the road Sunday
g., I oil. w oil fa thu DaprIpo
We would have passed around the hat to
help the poor fellow along hut our eyes
were blinded with sympathetic tears--io.
we appreciate poverty-espe.;,a'ly when
it is only 100000, 900 :. The Messrs,
Buffum have Just begun tie erection at
Lake Weir of a half dozen or so neat !,
Hastily painted cottages which will be
rented at from S. to $lOper mouth. Any
person not pleased with the stylcr erected
can, by giving a months notice 70 the en-
terprisng proprietors, be PIT ~ a house
built in accordance with his wishes. The
sites selected are on high ground within
three minutes walk of Stanton Station,
and command one of the finest views Of
the lake.
Gainesville Adcocdte:: As TIE snake
season is Just opening we will offer re-
ward for the biggest snake tory told be-
tween now and the first Of October. The
liar must be residen' of Aachua coantv =.
The Roland's Bluff Railroad will ran
through West Main street. Sawed ties
are now being put down, aul ttir'E rail
will be laid, thereby USING tic Fl,rila
Southern track. The engineer. 81 lads Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western lt.'iI-
way arrived from Lake City TUESDAY, HAY
ing completed the location # tbs brapc'l
line to that place. They lst' ian Lees bn' 4
this morning to commence "l,?' a,l'ts II
that section There are. III least a i. zra
men in the city who think IL, mfS~'..l
their calling when they did ''' 'n3,nk
in the newspaper business ThirtI n
cases were for hearing i'll thr Mayor
Court Monday morning. This: dpn't kI"-
note that rowdyism is on thu iu*rra>r, put
that it is not suffered to 60 unnoi iced
On last Friday afternoon 'he STATE Fpfk
Association presented to the Cadets ct
East Florida Seminary be&ulifnl isilk
flag, emblematic of the estaeln in wliieh
the Seminary is held by that ,bonoEfbe
body. The presentation speech was IA de
by Judge Doggett, of Jacksonville, end
replied to by Lieut.. A. L. Wagner. !
Monticello Constitution There slaaf
been a considerable increase in: the npm-,